Running alongside the vintage vein, independent retailer Out of Print has designed a whole line of comfy tees featuring old-school cover images of literature’s most classic– and often controversial– works. Although the current line is technically for dudes, it’s nothing that can’t be handled by some scissors and a sewing machine. However, the ladies’ line [...]

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Ladies, did you know that budding plastic surgeons hone their craft on severed human heads? Or that chickens, cows, and dead bodies alike reside on the farmlands of Texas? Or have you ever pondered the slippery precariousness of holding a still-beating human heart? These and other fascinating subjects about life after death– for cadavers, that [...]

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If the girl you’re shopping for doesn’t just really dig music, but is also a musician? Gift-giving can get a little tricky. Especially if you aren’t so musically inclined. You’ll want to steer clear of super cheesy gifts– mugs covered in music notes, instrument-shaped jewelry, anything that says “Just B-Natural!”– in favor of more personal, [...]

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The holidays are a ridiculous time of year (it’s hard to spread joy when you’ve been in line for four hours to spend money you don’t have), and this year may be one of the hardest. With prices skyrocketing and wages stretching thin, the stress of this gift-giving season is hitting us all. Over the [...]

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“Gloom of hell, or night bereft of every planet under a barren sky, never made a veil to my sight so thick nor of stuff so harsh, as that smoke which covered us there…”
So goes the famous passage from Dante’s Divine Comedy. The full text is set in silver on this amazing ring, for devoted [...]

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Another fascinating solution for those of us dedicated bookworms now storing ever-increasing literature collections in the refrigerator/ hamper/ boyfriend’s underwear drawer.
From Umbra.

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Have you ever read a story that not only struck your heart, but really stuck to you? I went throught the following emotions/ actions, sometimes simultaneously, while reading this book: crying, laughing, anger, joy, anticipation, shock, gasping, warm fuzzies, fear, wonder, curiosity, disbelief, disappointment, disgust, excitement, and above all, I-must-get-back-to-reading-this-book-because-I-have-to-find-out-what-happens-omigod. This heartbreaking tale of one [...]

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Books excite me in more ways than I can describe, so I think it only fair to house them in something I find equally as awesome. Like this amazing corner book shelf from 4D Concepts– the design is incredibly unique, and serves the dual purpose of saving a ton of space (both of which are [...]

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How badass of a boyfriend/ husband/ lover do you want to be, guys? I’ll tell you how badass– so badass that you’re going to get your chick the Kindle Reader, a brand new, totally state of the art electronic reading device. Think of it like an iPod, but for books- perfect for avid bookworms who [...]

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Sushi is earth’s most perfect food. Not only is it delicious and healthy, but it’s beautiful, romantic and exotic. And you can pretty much put whatever combinations of yum into it that you can come up with.
But it looks so intimidating from a non-chef perspective– how the heck is the average girl supposed to [...]

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