From Bijules NYC.

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We  hope you had a lovely holiday . . . Eggs, 1982, Andy Warhol

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How to Raise and Train a Dachshund reminds me of this book my father gave me called How to Raise a Dog in the City. With no copyright info in front of me, I’d have to say both books are circa 1960s and serve as high-brow precursors to the Dachshunds for Dummies, et al., series [...]

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Because the first two months of 2011 have been crazy! I got a new job(!), and Ryan and I moved to New York City! In less than a month, we packed up our entire apartment, scooped up the dog, and drove all of our belongings to our new home in New York — it was [...]

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If I weren’t working all day today, I would be cozied up at the Empty Bottle in Chicago for their First Annual Synthesizer Chili Cook-Off.  I’ve never been much of a chili gal, can’t do spice and don’t do a whole lot of meat…but this bizarre pairing of experimental music and homemade chili has got [...]

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Buy the The Polaroid iPhone Decal at the Photojojo Store! It is somehow always cooler to make fancy schmancy modern possessions appear much less fancy schmancy and modern than they really are…case in point: iphone decal mimicking the front of a classic Polaroid camera.  

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Bestrice Coron’s whimsical papercuts are incredibly intricate pieces of artwork.  They draw inspiration from various angles such as poems, current events, and even philosophical concepts…and quite frankly, I can’t stop looking at them.

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Mother Nature threw a wrench in travel plans for those of us who live up and down the Eastern seaboard this past weekend, stranding people in airports, halting public transportation, and leaving anywhere from 12-24 inches of snow in its wake. I, for one, lucked out and caught the very last Southwest flight out of [...]

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Ms. Marling has had me both swooning and sobbing for weeks over this song and I think it’s about time I spread the sentiment.  You’d better have  a hankie handy before pressing play.  And if you happen to dig this young British prize, I suggest you check out her new album, “I Speak Because I [...]

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Dear Santa, Allie was real good this year, please bring her . . . 1. An Undone Cloche; 2. A Tied Bow Ring from Erica Weiner Jewelry; 3. A Beatles documentary, this seems good: The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit.

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