Table & Chairs On eBay Are Cool, Vedel-esque, $500+

These cool, molded ply, children's chairs and play table are unmarked, but they're described by a mid-century collector/seller on eBay as "vintage Scandinavian." They definitely look similar to the pieces Kristian Vedel did for Orskov in the 1950's. Similar,...
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Are You Rich Enough To Join The Producers Of Supernanny In Creating Some Real Quality TV?

Gee, all these posts about Mercedeses and I have to read about this in the blogs?We are developing a new docu-drama program for a major network about Manhattan's most glamorous parents and the issues they face living in the "Capital...
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With Disney Apples, Character Licensing Goes End-to-End

Cartoon characters owned by giant media conglomerates: they're not just for diapers anymore:Among the other arrivals to the produce aisle [besides "peaches with Daisy Duck and Goofy stickers, and table grapes packaged in Mickey and Minnie Mouse boxes. Organic...
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Jon Stewart Pushes Unidentified Local Stroller

The grand NYC tradition of dads taking the kid for a walk at a once-unthinkably early hour on Sunday continues. From Gawker Stalker: 28 W 23RD ST Sep 3rd, 2006 @ 8am Jon Stewart with his 2-y-o son at Home...
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Unidentified Local Families Just Stand There

Well, maybe not local. One family has New Jersey dealer plates on their Audi Q7. But they do just stand there. And yet somehow 173 photos don't even begin to capture the moment. In completely unrelated news, the CEO...
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Heated Seats The Ultimate Ball-Steaming Machine?

I don't know about you, but when it comes to sperm production science, I prefer my revolutionary findings to be unburdened by citations, publications, and tedious explanationsn of methodology. And if possible, I like them roughly translated from a foreign...
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A Dad-To-Be's Tribute To His Dad

My step-father passed away a couple of months before the kid was born [stage 2 pancreatic cancer]. And even with a strongly held faith that our family will rally after this life, sometimes it's hard to be reminded that she'll...
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When What You Love Isn't Necessarily Dangerous, Just Time-Consuming

Thanks for a lot of really thoughtful comments about the "died doing what he loved" post. I have to say, a real standout came from fellow not-so-extreme skier Jon, who not only writes at length about the "other side," [i.e,...
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