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    <title>TREND HUNTER Magazine</title>
    <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/</link>
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Trend Spotting, Cool Hunting and Innovation
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    <dc:rights>Copyright 2008</dc:rights>
    <dc:date>2008-05-08T18:02:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Cancer Survivor Branded Booze &#45; Cleavage Creek&apos;s Charity Wine</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cancer&#45;survivors&#45;for&#45;charity&#45;cleavage&#45;creek&#45;cellars&#45;wine</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cancer-survivors-for-charity-cleavage-creek-cellars-wine"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/18413_1_80.jpeg" width=80 height=80 align=right border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Mother&apos;s Day is coming up and Napa&apos;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 &#8230;</description>
<category>Business Trends and Marketing Strategy</category>
<category>Marketing Strategy</category>
<category>Pop Culture, People and Internet Trends</category>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 17:02:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>$1,000 Sushi &#45; Foie Gras High Roller at Koi</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/1000&#45;sushi&#45;foie&#45;gras&#45;high&#45;roller&#45;koi</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/1000-sushi-foie-gras-high-roller-koi"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/18412_1_80.jpeg" width=80 height=80 align=right border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) I&apos;m a passionate sushi connoisseur, but even I couldn&apos;t fathom spending $1,000 on a roll. Apparently the chefs at Koi in New York didn&apos;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&#8230;</description>
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<category>Food Trends</category>
<category>Ultra Luxury</category>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 16:10:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Reclaimed Wood Vehicles &#45; Diederick Kraaijeveld&apos;s Wood Cars (GALLERY)</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/salvaged&#45;wood&#45;vehicles&#45;diederick&#45;kraaijeveldiss&#45;wood&#45;cars</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/salvaged-wood-vehicles-diederick-kraaijeveldiss-wood-cars"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/18407_1_80.jpeg" width=80 height=80 align=right border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Diederick Kraaijeveld is a self&#45;taught artist who makes cars out of salvaged wood. Kraaijeveld&apos;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&#8230;</description>
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<category>Modern Art and Design Trends</category>
<category>Design Trends</category>
<category>Lifestyle, Hobbies, Food and Sports</category>
<category>Auto and Motor Trends</category>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 15:38:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Cartoon Hero Fashion &#45; Superhero Style (GALLERY)</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cartoon&#45;superhero&#45;fashion</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cartoon-superhero-fashion"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/18402_1_80.jpeg" width=80 height=80 align=right border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) BAM! If you want fashion with punch, you&apos;ll love these fashion designs. Inspired by comic book super heroes, these styles echo the recent fascination with the Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy exhibit at the Met in NYC as well as the influx of action movies on the big screen. 

Featured in the galler&#8230;</description>
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<category>Modern Art</category>
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      <title>Sogginess Preventing Cereal Bowls &#45; EatMeCrunchy (GALLERY)</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eatmecrunchy</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eatmecrunchy"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/18404_1_80.jpeg" width=80 height=80 align=right border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Here&apos;s an invention that even a Chief Trend Hunter would enjoy! If you&apos;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&apos;s a solution. 

The cereal l&#8230;</description>
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<category>Unique Inventions</category>
<category>Lifestyle, Hobbies, Food and Sports</category>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 14:10:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Converting Color into Sound &#45; Bright&#45;F Helps Color&#45;Blind (GALLERY)</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bright&#45;f</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bright-f"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/18405_1_80.jpeg" width=80 height=80 align=right border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) If you&apos;re suffer from color blindness then you&apos;re more likely to miss that vibrant red t&#45;shirt in your white load. Ending up with pink undies is no fun as a guy, losing the ability to color coordinate your outfits is so frustrating due to your inability to recognize colors. 

Designer Lifeng Yu has &#8230;</description>
<category>Technology Trends and Gadgets</category>
<category>Cool Gadgets and Gifts</category>
<category>Unique Inventions</category>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 13:29:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Visual Pieces of Paradise &#45; Madagascar, a Piece of the World (GALLERY)</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/creative&#45;ads</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/creative-ads"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/18401_1_80.jpeg" width=80 height=80 align=right border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) This is the work of Ukrainian ad agency Psyho Studio. They were commissioned to create the work for a travel agency to promote global tourism. 

&quot;Madagascar, a Piece of the World&quot; is a rough translation of the name of this beautiful campaign which shows other &quot;pieces&quot; from other parts of the world. &#8230;</description>
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<category>Design Trends</category>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 13:27:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Guerrilla Gardeners &#45; Seed Bombs for Green Rebels (VIDEO)</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/guerrilla&#45;garden&#45;seed&#45;bomb</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/guerrilla-garden-seed-bomb"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/18409_1_80.jpeg" width=80 height=80 align=right border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Frustrated that so much potential green space was being wasted in their cities, groups of &quot;guerrilla gardeners&quot; have organized late night sneak outs which involve planting miniature gardens around town. 

Their goal is to transform previously neglected public spaces into green havens for urbanites t&#8230;</description>
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<category>Live Arts</category>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 13:17:01 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Bubble Baubles &#45; Sabine Lang Jewelery (GALLERY)</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/effervescent&#45;jewellery&#45;sabine&#45;langs&#45;bubbles</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/effervescent-jewellery-sabine-langs-bubbles"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/18387_1_80.jpeg" width=80 height=80 align=right border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) This summer, ‘Bubbles’ could be the perfect beach accessory; they&apos;re fresh, subtle and airy. Sabine Lang&apos;s collection of frothy jewelery includes earrings, necklaces and brooches. The sudsy trinkets in clear and ‘milky’ designs look like they are just going to last for a brief moment before &#8230;</description>
<category>Modern Art and Design Trends</category>
<category>Design Trends</category>
<category>Style and Fashion Trends</category>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 13:08:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Soda Bottle Furniture &#45; Chairs &amp; Toys</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chairs&#45;toys</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chairs-toys"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/18406_1_80.jpeg" width=80 height=80 align=right border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) 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 &amp; Toys needs 16 bottles with a standard size neck. You can use it as&#8230;</description>
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<category>Design Trends</category>
<category>Lifestyle, Hobbies, Food and Sports</category>
<category>Food Trends</category>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 13:08:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>90s Disco Puppets &#45; Drench Ads (VIDEO)</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/90s&#45;disco&#45;puppet&#45;drench</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/90s-disco-puppet-drench"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/18400_1_80.jpeg" width=80 height=80 align=right border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) If you&apos;re a sucker for 90s dance music, here&apos;s an ad for you. This video, featuring a disco&#45;dancing, nerd glasses&#45;wearing puppet in a powder blue suit, is actually an ad for Drench Spring Water. 

The Puppet Brains video from the Thunderbirds is backed by the catchy 90s dance hit, &quot;Rhythm is a Dance&#8230;</description>
<category>Business Trends and Marketing Strategy</category>
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<category>Pop Culture, People and Internet Trends</category>
<category>Bizarre</category>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 13:04:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Pablo Picasso in 3&#45;D &#45; Digitalized Guernica Painting (VIDEO)</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/digitalized&#45;famous&#45;paintings&#45;pablo&#45;picassos&#45;guernica&#45;in&#45;3&#45;d</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/digitalized-famous-paintings-pablo-picassos-guernica-in-3-d"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/18394_1_80.jpeg" width=80 height=80 align=right border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) To see Pablo Picasso&apos;s Guernica in 3&#45;D is a rare treat. 

The Guernica is perhaps Pablo Picasso&apos;s most famous painting. The work of art depicts the Nazi German Luftwaffe bombing of Guernica, Spain on April 26 1937 during the Spanish Civil War. Picasso, who was very affected by the bombing which kill&#8230;</description>
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<category>Icons and Leaders</category>
<category>Modern Art and Design Trends</category>
<category>Modern Art</category>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 13:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Art Transforms Depending on Time of Day &#45; *Relativity by Drzach &amp; Suchy (GALLERY)</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shadow&#45;casting&#45;panel</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shadow-casting-panel"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/18374_1_80.jpeg" width=80 height=80 align=right border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Drzach &amp; Suchy use a special technique to create art pieces that completely change their image under different the light sources. The pieces in their *relativity collection display one image during the day, and a completely different image at night. Some pieces even display three images: morning, no&#8230;</description>
<category>Modern Art and Design Trends</category>
<category>Modern Art</category>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Sculptural Heaters &#45; The Octocube (GALLERY)</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sculptural&#45;heater&#45;the&#45;octocube</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sculptural-heater-the-octocube"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/18398_1_80.jpeg" width=80 height=80 align=right border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) The strange&#45;looking Octocube was created by designer Vivien Muller. The contraption is actually a heater created entirely from a single, 90 degree elbow, and that&apos;s quite remarkable. 

&quot;The Octocube builds up into a radiant heater with a large surface area, and the inherent flexibility and modularit&#8230;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 11:41:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Musical Sinks &#45; The X&#45;Light Surround</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/musical&#45;washbasins&#45;the</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/musical-washbasins-the"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/18388_1_80.jpeg" width=80 height=80 align=right border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) A musical washbasin is not such a bad idea... unless you wake up with a hangover from hell and are prone to agitation due to any type of noise. Other than that, the X&#45;Light Surround basin, devised by Italian fixture makers WET and designed by Jan Puylaert, is pretty cool. 

The musical sink will reg&#8230;</description>
<category>Technology Trends and Gadgets</category>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 11:25:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Detachable Phone Screens &#45; Cuusoo Concept (GALLERY)</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cuusoo</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cuusoo"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/18397_1_80.jpeg" width=80 height=80 align=right border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Japan&#45;based designer Marimo&#45;san has come up with this ingenious mobile concept that allows the user to detach the screen portion of the phone. This mechanism would allow you to conveniently engage in video phone calls on the go. 

Marimo&#45;san&apos;s design offers different variations of what the various a&#8230;</description>
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<category>Modern Art and Design Trends</category>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 11:19:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Cigarette Earrings &#45; Butt Ugly Accessories</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/butt&#45;ugly&#45;cigarette&#45;fashion&#45;cigarette&#45;earrings</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/butt-ugly-cigarette-fashion-cigarette-earrings"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/18391_1_80.jpeg" width=80 height=80 align=right border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) These unusual  looking duds can be found for sale at http://www.etsy.com, with a host of other handmade crafts in their online market.  

Of course they look ridiculous, but they do serve as a symbol of the potential ugly heath risks of smoking.  They will probably never be a big hit in the fashion world, &#8230;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 11:02:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>$170 Junkfood &#45; Burger King Kobe Beefburger</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/burger&#45;king&#45;kobe&#45;beefburger</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/burger-king-kobe-beefburger"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/18410_1_80.jpeg" width=80 height=80 align=right border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Fast food is generally also cheap food, that&apos;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 &#8230;</description>
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<category>Bizarre</category>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 10:49:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>American Idol Obsession &#45; Weird eBay Memorabilia (GALLERY)</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/weird&#45;ebay&#45;finds&#45;for&#45;the&#45;american&#45;idol&#45;obsessed</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/weird-ebay-finds-for-the-american-idol-obsessed"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/18384_1_80.jpeg" width=80 height=80 align=right border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Back in the day I had some truly tasteless New Kids on the Block memorabilia. Today, there isn&apos;t much of a boy band for teenyboppers to flip over, so it would seem they&apos;ve taken a lusty liking for their favorite American Idol contestants. MTV compiled a list of the most ridiculous items targeting th&#8230;</description>
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<category>Cool Websites and Internet Culture</category>
<category>Icons and Leaders</category>
<category>Music Movies and Media</category>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 10:39:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Zipper Clasps &#45; ZipHolder (GALLERY)</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zipholder</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zipholder"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/18379_1_80.jpeg" width=80 height=80 align=right border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) As most guys know, an open zipper can be pretty embarrassing. 

Well, worry no more. The ZipHolder makes sure you avoid such embarrassing situations, as it neatly and securely holds the zipper in place. The mechanism is achieved by attaching a small &quot;rope&quot; to the zipper handle which can be hooked to&#8230;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 10:03:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Weird Inventions &#45; Bruce Brodie&apos;s Creations From The Attic (GALLERY)</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crazy&#45;gadgets&#45;weird&#45;inventions&#45;from&#45;the&#45;attic</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crazy-gadgets-weird-inventions-from-the-attic"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/18390_1_80.jpeg" width=80 height=80 align=right border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Finding the notes of an artist who likes to &quot;think up crazy stuff&quot; would always be exciting, but when the notes come with detailed building instructions, things can get a little bit crazy!

Some of the artist Bruce Brodie&apos;s crazy inventions include an indoor sundial, wedge&#45;proof underwear, an anti&#45;s&#8230;</description>
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      <title>Wetsuits for Pod Speakers &#45; The Egg Speakers &amp; Case (GALLERY)</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mp3&#45;portable&#45;speakers&#45;the&#45;egg&#45;speakers</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mp3-portable-speakers-the-egg-speakers"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/18386_1_80.jpeg" width=80 height=80 align=right border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Designer Nathan Gabriele conceived this latest design of speakers for MP3&apos;s. The Egg speakers have a curious oval shape. The &quot;shell&quot; can be opened into two pieces with the outer shell becoming the sub woofers while the base acts as an MP3 dock. Pretty cute. 

The Egg recharges via induction and it c&#8230;</description>
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<category>Audio, Portable Music and Home Theater</category>
<category>Modern Art and Design Trends</category>
<category>Design Trends</category>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 09:50:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Spring&#45;Inspired Buildings &#45; Graz Music Theater (GALLERY)</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/graz&#45;music&#45;theater</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/graz-music-theater"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/18396_1_80.jpeg" width=80 height=80 align=right border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) The new Graz Theater (also known as Mumuth Theatre) at the University of Graz, in Austria is a fusion of music, architecture and futuristic vision. 

Designed by Ben Van Borkel and Caroline Bos, the theater has two entrances, one for the performers and one for the patrons. It&apos;s all about springs tho&#8230;</description>
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<category>Music Movies and Media</category>
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<category>Architecture</category>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 09:21:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>$14,000 Ceiling Insects &#45; Bee Wall Sconce (GALLERY)</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bee&#45;wall&#45;sconce</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bee-wall-sconce"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/18408_1_80.jpeg" width=80 height=80 align=right border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) 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 &#8230;</description>
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<category>Lifestyle, Hobbies, Food and Sports</category>
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<category>Ultra Luxury</category>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 09:20:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Lavatories  for Lushes &#45; Combo Urinals &amp; Vomit Receptacles</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/combo&#45;urinal&#45;vomit&#45;receptacle&#45;for&#45;bar&#45;club&#45;use</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/combo-urinal-vomit-receptacle-for-bar-club-use"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/18395_1_80.jpeg" width=80 height=80 align=right border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Spotted at the Golden Times bar in Guangzhou, China is this fabulous new innovation in nightclub urinals. This hip combo&#45;unit allows patrons to throw up at the same time as they take a leak, thus a return to the bar.</description>
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<category>Unique Inventions</category>
<category>Pop Culture, People and Internet Trends</category>
<category>Bizarre</category>
<category>Sex and Dating</category>
<category>Naughty Trends</category>
<category>Lifestyle, Hobbies, Food and Sports</category>
<category>Alcohol, Beer and Wine Trends</category>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 08:11:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Elite Social Networking – VIP Status on the Web</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/elite&#45;social&#45;networking&#45;status&#45;does&#45;matter&#45;even&#45;on&#45;the&#45;net</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/elite-social-networking-status-does-matter-even-on-the-net"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/18381_1_80.jpeg" width=80 height=80 align=right border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) 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&#8230;</description>
<category>Pop Culture, People and Internet Trends</category>
<category>Cool Websites and Internet Culture</category>
<category>Lifestyle, Hobbies, Food and Sports</category>
<category>Ultra Luxury</category>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 21:10:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Designer Weapons &#45; The Revolution Will Be Fabulous Exhibit (GALLERY)</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/designer&#45;weapons&#45;peter&#45;gronquists</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/designer-weapons-peter-gronquists"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/18321_1_80.jpeg" width=80 height=80 align=right border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) The &quot;Chemical Warfare Fashion&quot; featured on Trend Hunter a few days ago showed us how to look fabulously hip in case of a massive chemical attack. 

This collection of &quot;designer&quot; weapons may have been conceived along the same lines. Designed by Peter Gronquist, the collection The Revolution will be F&#8230;</description>
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<category>Bizarre</category>
<category>Modern Art and Design Trends</category>
<category>Design Trends</category>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 16:37:01 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Body Paint for the Rainforest &#45; Joaquin Phoenix on 4REAL</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/celebrity&#45;social&#45;activism&#45;joaquin&#45;phoenix&#45;gets&#45;body&#45;painted</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/celebrity-social-activism-joaquin-phoenix-gets-body-painted"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/18362_1_80.jpeg" width=80 height=80 align=right border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Actor Joaquin Phoenix joined the Yawanawa people of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest as part of a new series for MTV Canada called 4REAL. The actor, who is active in many social causes, hopes to bring attention to global social issues and foster understanding of different cultures and ways of life. 
&#8230;</description>
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<category>Icons and Leaders</category>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 16:20:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Speaker&#45;Embedded Clothes &#45; Hood.e</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/speaker&#45;embedded&#45;clothes&#45;tim&#45;dubitskys&#45;hoode</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/speaker-embedded-clothes-tim-dubitskys-hoode"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/18350_1_80.jpeg" width=80 height=80 align=right border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) The Hood.e concept, which was designed by Tim Dubitsky, was originally conceived as a present for his music&#45;loving nephew. The idea was to make it easier for the little boy to cross dangerous thoroughfares on his way to school and still remain aware of street noise around him while listening to musi&#8230;</description>
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<category>Audio, Portable Music and Home Theater</category>
<category>Style and Fashion Trends</category>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 15:58:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Promoting Art With Hangovers &#45; Toronto Original Contemporary Art Party (GALLERY)</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/original&#45;contemporary&#45;art&#45;party</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/original-contemporary-art-party"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/18368_1_80.jpeg" width=80 height=80 align=right border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) I love this campaign for the Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery which tries to appeal to the young party crowd. Hey, whatever it takes to promote art is fine with me!

The print ads promote the Original Contemporary Art Party  in Toronto with decadent drunk partying and morning after antics that a&#8230;</description>
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<category>Marketing Strategy</category>
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<category>Modern Art</category>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 14:46:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Digital Religion &#45; Pope Reaches Out With Text Messages</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/digital&#45;religion&#45;pope&#45;reaches&#45;out&#45;with&#45;text&#45;messages</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/digital-religion-pope-reaches-out-with-text-messages"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/18371_1_80.jpeg" width=80 height=80 align=right border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) For his age, it&apos;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. 

&quot;We wanted to make WYD08 a unique experience by using new ways to connect with &#8230;</description>
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<category>Pop Culture, People and Internet Trends</category>
<category>Cool Websites and Internet Culture</category>
<category>Icons and Leaders</category>
<category>Lifestyle, Hobbies, Food and Sports</category>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 13:58:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Political Parodies &#45; Bush vs. Obama: DOPE Parodies HOPE</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bush&#45;obama&#45;dope&#45;hope</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bush-obama-dope-hope"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/18372_1_80.jpeg" width=80 height=80 align=right border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) The Barack Obama HOPE posters are probably the most viral image associated with this year&apos;s US presidential elections. 

After the originals by Shepard Fairey sold out almost immediately, it wasn&apos;t long before the posters were spoofed. First it was Michael Ian Weinfeld&apos;s POPE parody in honor of Pope&#8230;</description>
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<category>Icons and Leaders</category>
<category>Modern Art and Design Trends</category>
<category>Modern Art</category>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 13:44:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Movies About Celebrity Pets &#45; Beverly Hills Chihuahua (VIDEO)</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beverly&#45;hills&#45;chihuahua</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beverly-hills-chihuahua"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/18376_1_80.jpeg" width=80 height=80 align=right border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) In honor of the fascination with tiny, rodent&#45;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&apos;s making waves in the media. 

Some reviews&#8230;</description>
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<category>Music Movies and Media</category>
<category>Lifestyle, Hobbies, Food and Sports</category>
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      <title>Drawing With Mosquitos &#45; Malaria Kills More Than Hitler, Stalin, Tanks &amp; Bombs (GALLERY)</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/drawing&#45;with&#45;mosquitos</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/drawing-with-mosquitos"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/18360_1_80.jpeg" width=80 height=80 align=right border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) I am in awe of this new Malaria awareness campaign by África Directo. The message that &quot;Nothing and no one takes as many lives as malaria&quot; is ingeniously delivered by drawing portraits of infamous dictators such as Stalin and Hitler, who have the blood of millions on their hands, using hundreds of &#8230;</description>
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<category>Science Discovery Health and Environment</category>
<category>Health and Fitness Trends</category>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 13:30:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Cars of 2045 &#45; The Vortex Concept (GALLERY)</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/concept&#45;car&#45;for&#45;the&#45;year&#45;2045&#45;the&#45;vortex</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/concept-car-for-the-year-2045-the-vortex"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/18357_1_80.jpeg" width=80 height=80 align=right border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) 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 &quot;a polyform is a plane figure constructed by joining together identical b&#8230;</description>
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<category>Lifestyle, Hobbies, Food and Sports</category>
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<category>Sports and Hobbies</category>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 13:23:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Self&#45;Cleaning Glass &#45; Window with Built&#45;in Squeegee (GALLERY)</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/window&#45;built&#45;in&#45;squeegee</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/window-built-in-squeegee"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/18354_1_80.jpeg" width=80 height=80 align=right border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Cleaning the outside glass of a window can be both dangerous and tiresome. This window design by Jung&#45;In Jang is perfect for those with lots of windows and who live in rainy areas. 

Each time you slide the windows, a built&#45;in squeegee cleans the glass for you. You obviously need to clean the inside&#8230;</description>
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<category>Cool Gadgets and Gifts</category>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 12:42:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Emergency Blanket Bags &#45; Silver Space Totes</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/emergency&#45;blanket&#45;bags&#45;silver</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/emergency-blanket-bags-silver"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/18378_1_80.jpeg" width=80 height=80 align=right border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Sad that you still don&apos;t have a silver space bag? Seek inspiration from this flashy bag and try crafting your own out of an emergency bag. 

I don&apos;t want to be too presumptuous, but I&apos;m pretty sure everyone knows what emergency blankets are... then again, maybe it&apos;s a Canadian thing we take on campi&#8230;</description>
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<category>Style and Fashion Trends</category>
<category>Hip Fashion Trends</category>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 12:16:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Cell Phone Hand Gestures &#45; Playing Samsung: Express Yourself (VIDEO)</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/playing&#45;samsung&#45;express&#45;yourself</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/playing-samsung-express-yourself"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/18344_1_80.jpeg" width=80 height=80 align=right border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) 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&#8230;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 11:50:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Porcelain Fur &#45; Urban Cast&#45;Away by Studio Dror (GALLERY)</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/exclusive&#45;porcelain&#45;jewellery&#45;urban&#45;cast&#45;away&#45;by&#45;studio&#45;dror</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/exclusive-porcelain-jewellery-urban-cast-away-by-studio-dror"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/18347_1_80.jpeg" width=80 height=80 align=right border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Porcelain jewelery from Studio Dror is rare and wonderful.  These one&#45;of&#45;a&#45;kind works are “created by dipping second hand fur into porcelain, then shaping and firing them. Each is unique and impossible to replicate.” The line is called Urban Cast&#45;Away, with prices peaking at $12,000 for the feat&#8230;</description>
<category>Modern Art and Design Trends</category>
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<category>Style and Fashion Trends</category>
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      <title>Fashion Designers As Models &#45; Tom Ford From Head to Toe in Prestige (GALLERY)</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/head&#45;toe&#45;tom&#45;ford</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/head-toe-tom-ford"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/18366_1_80.jpeg" width=80 height=80 align=right border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) I am noticing an increasing trend of top male fashion designers flaunting their own physique. From Marc Jacobs parading his new lean body shirtless in numerous recent editorials and shoots to this exclusive interview and accompanying shoot of Tom Ford in the latest issue of Prestige Hong Kong. The i&#8230;</description>
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<category>Icons and Leaders</category>
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<category>Hip Fashion Trends</category>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 11:07:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Tees for Trees &#45; Carlos Miele for the Rainforest Foundation (GALLERY)</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/carlos&#45;miele&#45;rainforest&#45;foundation</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/carlos-miele-rainforest-foundation"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/18377_1_80.jpeg" width=80 height=80 align=right border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Want to plant trees to help the planet but don&apos;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&#8230;</description>
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<category>Hip Fashion Trends</category>
<category>Lifestyle, Hobbies, Food and Sports</category>
<category>Charity Trends</category>
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      <title>Movie&#45;Inspired Ads &#45; Major Productions With Sony Handycam DVD (GALLERY)</title>
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While capturing true love can be tricky, and the razzle dazzle of life can b&#8230;</description>
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      <title>Rebellious Raingear &#45; Chooka Rain Boots (GALLERY)</title>
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With names such as Tattoo City, Rock N&apos; Roll, and Love Hurts, the patterns on the knee&#45;high rubber boots range from sedate, nautical&#45;themed prints to edgy skull and bones and tattoo graphics and motifs. 

I really li&#8230;</description>
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      <title>Fun Bucket Printers &#45; Canon Selphy (GALLERY)</title>
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Besides the playful design, the printer features a 2.&#8230;</description>
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      <title>Gem&#45;Filled Watches &#45; Vlad Icobet&apos;s Shine</title>
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This is what I&apos;d call bangin&apos; high&#45;tech bling.</description>
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<category>Cool Gadgets and Gifts</category>
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      <title>DIY Home Night Clubs &#45; Disco Designer (VIDEO)</title>
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      <title>Grief&#45;Inspired Jewellery &#45; Enough Tears to Cry for Two (GALLERY)</title>
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The series, which is designed by Swedish jewellery artist Hanna Hedmans, incorporates grief symbols such as teardrops and envelops (break&#45;up le&#8230;</description>
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<category>Design Trends</category>
<category>Style and Fashion Trends</category>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 09:29:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Museum Hotels &#45; 21C (VIDEO)</title>
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While Trendhunter.com has featured hotels that look like museums, the 21c Museum Hotel in Louisville, KY actually is one, it&apos;s even funded by the International Contemporary Art Foundation!

The newly opened modern art hotel has &#8230;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 09:24:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Sketchy Slum Tours &#45; Rio Favela Trafficking Tours</title>
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Not everyone wants the postcard experience; in fact, some companies are actually paid to set up traffickers and tourists. Private Tours, &#8230;</description>
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<category>Lifestyle Trends</category>
<category>Global Trends, Hip Travel and News</category>
<category>Regional Trends</category>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 09:18:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Celebrity Animals &#45; Rare Black Jaguar Cub (GALLERY)</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/black-jaguar-cub-peru"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/18380_1_80.jpeg" width=80 height=80 align=right border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Remember Knut, the lovable white polar bear cub at the Berlin Zoo? Now there&apos;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&apos;ll notice he ha&#8230;</description>
<category>Lifestyle, Hobbies, Food and Sports</category>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 08:58:00 -0400</pubDate>
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