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Junk in the Trunk

What kills 100 million trees a year, uses 28 billion gallons of water, and weighs about 70 pounds?

a) Evil, emaciated politicians
b) The U.S. termite population
c) Junk mail

That’s right, ladies and gentlemen, those useless flyers, magazines, and ...

Goods Search

Post-holiday riddle: What do you get when you cross the biggest shopping day of the year with a serious tryptophan hangover?

Answer: Nothing good.

Unless, that is, you stay home and use GoodSearch.com to find gifts for the folks on ...

Card Shark

You rarely play your cards right. You always lose the battle at War. Go a little crazy with the eights. And never know when to fold ’em (to say nothing for hold ’em).

Turn your luck around with Bumble Ink’s ...

Surprise Party

We know. You’ve got turkeys on the brain, not partridges in pear trees. But humor us for a moment.

Design champs Charles and Marie bring you an advent calendar that will make someone on your holiday gift list a very ...

The Weekend Guide

In honor of Mickey Mouse’s birthday, have some G-rated fun this lovely weekend.

HEAR
This American Life: Stories of Hope & Fear
What:
A CD compilation of the greatest true-life stories from Chicago Public Radio’s weekly program.
Why: Hope springs ...

Hands Off

Wouldn’t it be swell if you could hire someone to open doors, turn faucets on and off, and push elevator buttons? A handler, if you will.

Well, lucky you, because for just $10.95 you can have just that.

The Handler, a genius ...

Animal House

You’re always up for a good romp in the bedroom (or any room for that matter).

So you’ll be quite pleased with Romp’s wallpaper menagerie. The Brooklyn-based store has a line of exotic animals hand-cut from vintage ’60s and ’70s ...

The Time of Your Life

Over the years, your love of dolls has been supplanted by an obsession with handbags. And those old feetsy pajamas have been traded in for proper nightgowns.

But no matter how adult you become, you’ll always have a thing for ...