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Olympic Mittens

February 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Gifts for Her, Gifts for Him, Specials

Thanks to Oprah Winfrey for bringing to my attention what has become the latest fan of a fashion trend which has been sweeping Canada for months now…those red-and-white woolen mittens that have a fuzzy Maple Leaf on their palms.

Oprah opted to hand out 300 pairs to her talk show’s studio audience Friday while interviewing American [...]

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Too Fat to Fly

February 17th, 2010 · No Comments · Fun Stuff, Specials

Famous Film Director, Kevin Smith was delayed getting from Oakland to Burbank on Saturday night because he was
“too wide for the sky.”
According to Smith’s Twitter page, Southwest Airlines removed him from a flight after calling the artist a safety risk.

“Dear @SouthwestAir – I know I’m fat, but was Captain Leysath really justified in [...]

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Art Is Rich

February 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Specials

After just eight minutes of bidding at Sotheby’s, Alberto Giacometti’s life-sized sculpture L’homme qui marche I (Walking Man I) was sold for £65,001,250 ($US104,327,006).

The winning bid, which opened at £12million, was made over the telephone by an anonymous buyer.
The sculpture, which is considered to be one of the most important by the 20th century [...]

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A Master In Motion

February 6th, 2010 · No Comments · Jewish Gifts, Specials

The talented sculptor Razia Gershon was born in Israel and has focused her artwork from an early stage, on the human body and its aesthetic possibilities.
In her early career, Razia studied modern ballet under Gertrud Krauss and classical ballet under Mia Arbatova. She graduated from the Wingate Institute and worked as a physical and ballet [...]

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A Less Graceful Acrobat

January 28th, 2010 · No Comments · Specials

A Pablo Picasso painting was damaged after a woman attending art class, lost her balance, fell into “The Actor” and tore it.

The unusually large canvas, measuring 77.25 by 45.38 inches (196 by 115 centimeters), sustained a vertical tear of about six inches (15 centimeters) in its lower right-hand corner in.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, located [...]

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The Tale of the Hi-Tech Hip Priest

January 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Gifts for Her, Gifts for Him, Specials

Here’s a good one for you religious shoppers and you who are religious about technology:
The Rev. Canon David Parrott blessed a heap of laptops and smart phones on the altar of London’s 17th-century St. Lawrence Jewry church on Monday.
“It’s the technology that is our daily working tool, and it’s a technology we should bless,” [...]

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IsraWine

January 6th, 2010 · No Comments · Gifts for Him, Specials

Here’s a list of the best Israeli wines which were released in 2009, or are about to be released.
Chateau Golan, Cabernet Sauvignon, Royal Reserve 2005
Dark garnet in color, concentrated and elegant. A blend of 89% Cabernet Sauvignon and 11% Cabernet Franc. The taste opens with spicy, mocha-tinged blackcurrants, those yielding to blackberries, herbs [...]

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Biggest Celebrity Knuckle Heads of 2009

January 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Entertainment & Celebrities, Specials

Biggest Celebrity Knuckle Heads of 2009
Kanye West
The “George Bush doesn’t care about black people” rapper made history with the “Imma let you finish” Taylor Swift episode at the Video Music Awards.
Perez Hilton
The celebrity bloggers question about gay marriage during the Miss Universe Pageant, turned a run-of-the mill silicon swinger, into a right wing celebrity.
Carrie [...]

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Kev, You Dog!

December 21st, 2009 · No Comments · Entertainment & Celebrities, Specials

They grow up too damn fast, do they not?
Well the eldest Jonas, Kevin, 22, got hitched to one Danielle Deleasa on Saturday night, leaving the Jonas bachelors at two and subtracting.
The couple told People Magazine, “We’re so happy that we’re finally married and we were able to share the special moment with family, friends [...]

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All you can Fly for $599

August 13th, 2009 · No Comments · Buying Online, Specials

You ever walk into an all you can eat buffet and load your plate up? And then load your plate up again? For a month?!
Well, no, probably not a month. But get this: JetBlue, is offering an all you can fly anywhere they go, for $599. That means you buy one pass, and you visit [...]

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