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Decades of Obscurity in St. Petersburg? Why not try a Russian Easter?

6. March 2008

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Easter has returned from decades of obscurity in St. Petersburg, and now hosts a variety of processions, church services and festivals. Take advantage of the ‘Easter Dreams for Art Lovers’ package from The Rocco Forte COllection’s Hotel Astoria between 20th and 25th March 2008 and you too could sample the celebratory atmosphere. Prices start at [...]

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Cyclone Vertical Fireplace Touts Spinning Tower of Fire

15. February 2007

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Although they aren’t mandatory, fireplaces have a unique way of turning a house into home. They are cozy and romantic. The new Cyclone is a whirling pillar of fire enclosed within two towering upright glass enclosures. It’s very much like grabbing hold of lightening in a bottle. But, at 15,000 BTUs, it’s not such an [...]

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Fine Living Top 10: Musicians For Hire… Who Would You Hire?

7. February 2007

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Ever fantasize about having your favorite rockers play a marathon set just for you and your friends? Well, thanks to a considerably more corporate-friendly environment in the music industry, it's now a distinct possibility. From has-beens like KC and the Sunshine Band to superstars like The Rolling Stones, many musicians are willing to play at [...]

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Mirror Op-Art… We want your thoughts?

23. January 2007

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Whats is it? Mirror Op-Art is an intimidating construction of circular mirrors that can be arranged in limitless patterns. Each mirror is connected to the wall mount by its own wire, which means you can arrange the mirrors to all focus on you or you could share the wealth and capture different aspects of [...]

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DV Guru interviews director Sujewa Ekanayake

11. January 2007

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With Google promising to open its video platform to indie filmmakers, and the acquisition of YouTube, it would seem self-distribution of movies is on the rise. Digital distribution makes sense, and it is potentially a powerful tool for those without a huge budget to get their films to audiences. With this in mind, Brian Liolia [...]

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Children of Men, word of mouth WORKING!

8. January 2007

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Opening weekend the movie only pulled in $179k on a limited number of screens and tremendous word of mouth (due in part to Digg) it has climbed this week to third place in box office with 10 million dollars! Lets keep the ball rolling on this fantastic movie. [Via Boxofficemojo] addthis_url [...]

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Tag Heuer to partner with ModeLabs on luxury handset?

3. January 2007

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The watch maker Tag Heuer (owned by LVMH) is preparing to release a cell phone within the coming months. Tag Heuer is having a completely new phone designed for them by the French phone maker ModeLabs who make custom cell phones for various companies including MTV and Virgin Mobile. ModeLabs also makes the Elite Model [...]

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THE RETURN OF THE YUPPIE

22. December 2006

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"The other night in Los Angeles, I caught up with my old friend Jeremy, who’d just landed a big sales job with a wireless company. We’d decided to check out Clap Your Hands Say Yeah at the Henry Fonda Theater. As you get older, and adult responsibilities cake up your life like shower mold, preparing [...]

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NBC’s The Office: Coworkers of the year

21. December 2006

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Boss Steve Carell may hog The Office’s spotlight, but it’s his watercooler underlings who do all the heavy lifting in TV’s best comedy. If only B.J. Novak, Rainn Wilson, and John Krasinski dressed like this more often—they’d probably get promoted It is said, usually during PowerPoint presentations, that there’s no I in team. But as anyone [...]

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DNA Gloframe: The Ultimate in pretentious gifts!

21. December 2006

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Give someone special this holiday season an exact replica of your DNA.  Monograms are so bourgeois, and bolting faux-gold nameplates to one's holdings is a practice best left to the comb-over king of New York real estate. But now you can be more subtly self-aggrandizing–and indulge your artsy and geeky urges as well–by getting abstract art generated [...]

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