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MoMA Design Store Holiday 2009 Preview
By Evan Orensten and Bailee Wolfson We got a sneak peak of the MoMA Design Store's Holiday 2009 products and wanted to share a few of our favorites. As always the store will have reissues, classics and lots of new designs. We were really excited that the price points for a lot of the new items are right for the times, with a lot of...

The Oratory Laboratory: A Father's Day Toast
While money can't buy you love, it can come close with a thoughtful, personalized speech written by The Oratory Laboratory. For celebrations ranging from weddings to bar mitzvahs to "other grand affairs," the service is an ideal solution for those who fear public speaking or for those who just need a little help polishing—i.e. most of us. In this case, we tasked the professional...

Father's Day Gift Guide
Whether your father prefers tools or wine and cheese, he deserves some recognition. While you clearly know him best, we've put together a few ideas for the dad in your life for Father's Day. For once, give your father something he might actually use. Although razors and tools may seem mundane and expected Wahl's Ion Trimmer and Labour & Wait's Small Screwdriver Set keep...

Wave Books
Wave Books is a poetry publisher clearly smitten with books as objects. Born from the ashes of Verse Press in 2005, the independent Seattle-based press consistently produces volumes that reflect the care and consideration given to the poems themselves. There's no clear thread running through their diverse catalog — Wave, instead, describes its aim as "publishing the best in American poetry by new and...