Mother's Day is coming up and Napa's Cleavage Creek Cellars will celebrate this day by releasing the 2006 Reserve Chardonnay and the Secret White wines which are two of their world class wines. The bottles will be sold for $15 instead of the usual $30 to $40 and 10 percent of the gross sales of the Cleavage Creek will be donated to fund breast cancer research.
The women featured on the labels are breast cancer survivors and their stories are told at the Cleavage Creek website. [More]
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I'm a passionate sushi connoisseur, but even I couldn't fathom spending $1,000 on a roll. Apparently the chefs at Koi in New York didn't have customers like me in mind when concocting the High Roller, an ultra luxury sushi roll stuffed with foie gras.
The outside of the roll is wrapped in langoust…[More]
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Diederick Kraaijeveld is a self-taught artist who makes cars out of salvaged wood. Kraaijeveld's cars measure approximately 50 inches and are made of wood he finds during traveling throughout Holland and abroad.
Kraaijeveld does not use any paint as every piece of his vehicles is made out of genui…[More]
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Here's an invention that even a Chief Trend Hunter would enjoy! If you've ever taken cereal to work or school, you know you either have to pack the milk separately or deal with blobs of sogginess hardly resemblant of the Cheerios you poured in that morning. Finally there's a solution.
The cereal l…[More]
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Designer Jinhong Lin cuts the recycling cycle short by allowing you to instantly convert your soda bottles into a stool or table. I am not sure how comfortable this stool would be, but the table variation looks pretty neat!
Chairs & Toys needs 16 bottles with a standard size neck. You can use it as…[More]
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Fast food is generally also cheap food, that's what gave chains like McDonalds their appeal... so why would Burger King deviate from that by launching a $166 cheeseburger? Specifically, the £85 Kobe beefburger.
Maybe offering a slab of fancy shmancy Japanese luxury beef topped with foie gras and …[More]
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This bee wall sconce is beautiful, but do you know anyone that would really pay $14,000 to stick a sparkling insect on their ceiling? Granted people pay more than that for luxurious Italian light fixtures, but then it tends to be from a well known Milan designer of platinum and diamonds.
The bees …[More]
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Spotted at the Golden Times bar in Guangzhou, China is this fabulous new innovation in nightclub urinals. This hip combo-unit allows patrons to throw up at the same time as they take a leak, thus a return to the bar.[More]
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What is seemingly a contradiction is catching on as exclusive social networking sites are gaining popularity amongst the wealthy. Participation in sites such as aSmallWorld, Diamond Lounge and Squa.re has more than doubled since last year as the computer savvy, rich people of the world are striving…[More]
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For his age, it's incredible how modern Pope Benedict XVI is. In his latest approach to expand his global appeal, the Pope is reaching out to youth by sending out thousands of text messages with inspirational messages.
"We wanted to make WYD08 a unique experience by using new ways to connect with …[More]
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In honor of the fascination with tiny, rodent-sized dogs, specifically Tea Cup Chihuahuas, a new Hollywood movie spoofing the craze is making its way to the big screen. The Beverly Hills Chihuahua trailer just made its online debut yesterday and already it's making waves in the media.
Some reviews…[More]
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As you may have guessed, the Vortex is a concept car. The idea was to create a small vehicle that can provide the security of a big car. The external structure of this vehicle is composed of hexagonal polyforms (Wikipedia says "a polyform is a plane figure constructed by joining together identical b…[More]
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Samsung Canada has unveiled a brilliant campaign that uses Samsung mobile phones to construct expressive hand gestures. The Playing Samsung: Express Yourself campaign, which was created by Creative Agency Cheil Worldwide, Toronto, consists of print ads, outdoor billboards and TV spots.
The hand ges…[More]
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Want to plant trees to help the planet but don't have time to go and dig in the dirt? The good news it, you can support the cause while keeping your nails clean with one of these adorable Tees for Trees designed by Carlos Miele.
The collection by the Brazilian designer features unique prints creat…[More]
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The Shine, designed by Vlad Icobet, is a high tech watch which combines luxury and fashion with advanced materials. The concept watch, which is made of ceramic filled with white gemstones, uses an advanced touch-sensitive laser technology system.
This is what I'd call bangin' high-tech bling.[More]
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If you like the idea of installing a European-style, in-home lounge and your very own disco at home, Disco Designer will be more than happy to help. The business, which has an online store, will install unbreakable LED Disco-Panel Bubbles that can be affixed on any wall or floor. These lights pulse …[More]
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A lot of exotic destinations, including Rio de Janeiro, have two sides to them: the beautiful, touristy side shown in the media, and the "real," sketchier side.
Not everyone wants the postcard experience; in fact, some companies are actually paid to set up traffickers and tourists. Private Tours, …[More]
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Remember Knut, the lovable white polar bear cub at the Berlin Zoo? Now there's another adorable baby animal on the scene. This tiny black jaguar cub is the third of his species to be born in captivity. At a glance he looks like a black panther, but if you look closely at his fur, you'll notice he ha…[More]
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The Cerva MC08 is an oval-shaped concept transport vehicle designed to be used as a car, a motorcycle, a jet plane and a submarine. It was designed by a very creative team consisting of designers Michal Cerva, Jiri Bicik, Jana Kunstova, Marketa Schindlerova, and Jan Zof,
As stated, this ambitious …[More]
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As far as traditional pets are concerned, fish aquariums have become mainstream, as have bird cages. But how about somewhat enclosed fish cage inside an aquarium?
The picture seems somewhat odd, and I hope the animals adapted well to the situation, but if it works out without any harm to them, it …[More]
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Have you ever been surprised to see a stranger appear to pose like he's part of your photos? It's no accident. In fact, there's actually a term for what he's doing. He is PhotoBombing.
The term refers to people who intentionally jump into the scene of a photo to land themselves a spot in your phot…[More]
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Mentos unveiled a rather unusual promotional site called Mentos Kiss Cam that allows you to make out with and kiss a super sexy girl or hot guy, according to your preference.
If you have a webcam, all you need to do is pop a virtual Mentos in and start loving on the model. Too bad they don't have a…[More]
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The diminutive, soap-box Bentley Continental DC is a battery-powered electric car. The vehicle, with a carbon fiber body, was built by 10 young apprentices at Bentley Motors. The small throw-back race car proves Bentley is serious about their commitment to go green. The Continental will raise their …[More]
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We've used to term "Batmobile" loosely in the past, using it to describe futuristic carts that remind us of Batman's supercar, but this beauty is actually an original from the 1980 movie, and it's on eBay for a staggering $500,000.
It's the actual car used on the set of the Batman flick featuring …[More]
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The Kitchen Workstation is the perfect solution for geeky guys and girls who need access to their gadgets all the time, even while cooking in the kitchen. From looking up online recipes, to chatting while you cook, you can now have it all. Kitchen Workstation allows full access to your laptop and ot…[More]
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The Beer Can Coffin is the ultimate way to honor a thorough-bred red neck. If if you know someone proud of their hickish ways, you know they wouldn't get fulfillment from a traditional burial in the afterlife anyway.
This coffin was designed for Bill Bramanti of Illinois who happens to be a major …[More]
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Some people's love of LEGO doesn't fade with age, in fact, for some people, the desire to build structures out of the plastic toys becomes even stronger. To demonstrate the possibilities of the architectural models you can build, LEGO created a 100 foot building made of 500,000 plastic bricks, makin…[More]
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If looking at the pictures in the gallery remind you of Toon Town, you're bang on, because both were inspired by the same world of children's designs. Cartoon Furniture, started by Randall and Sharon Porter, is a company that specializes in cartoon-inspired children's furniture.
The product line i…[More]
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Got a boring bathtub? The Slip No More banana decals add cheeky personality to any tub. They're not just quirky, they're also smart. The non-skid banana peels are reminiscent of an Andy Warhol screen print. Be the first one on your block to have pop-art in your shower. Just peel the banana and stick…[More]
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The makers of Bombay Sapphire Gin conducted a competition to find the best martini glass. They have rounded down the entries to ten finalists and they want you and me to pick the winner. The selected entries, as you can see from the gallery, run the gamut from quaint, innovative and ingenious to dow…[More]
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