I’ve always wanted to send one of my children’s favorite stuffed animals on a round the world trip. The idea of getting back emails and photos from “Clifford” or “Puppy” showing them propped up in front of a variety of famous international landmarks always seemed like a great idea. At least it was until I […]
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Cravable has a look at THE hot toy for Christmas 2010. Mattel’s super-small “Stealth Rides” aren’t making their official debut until the Toy Fair later this month in New York. They’re about the size of a credit card and the width of a cell phone, and with the push of a button they unfold into
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In 2001, Sean O’Connor was a co-owner of a San Francisco club that served up punk bands alongside yak burgers and bear-meat chili, reports Fortune Small Business. When the dot-coms collapsed, he pared down the menu to focus on cheap, creative snacks. During an experiment with whipped cream canisters and funnel cake — a project
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The moral of this story is never give your apartment keys to friends who like to gift wrap and have lots of time on their hands.
Just Born, maker of the chick- and bunny-shaped marshmallow Easter treats called Peeps, is officially opening its first store devoted to well-known products, reports USA Today. The shop, at the National Harbor development near Washington, D.C., sells 850 Peeps products, including plush toys, clothing, china and a hand-blown glass Peep. “Our fans have asked us
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Kimberly Aya’s career choice was an easy one. When she was just 8 years old, she started designing cakes for her chocolate-loving father–and she hasn’t stopped since, according to a story in Entrepreneur magazine. So her first order of business upon returning home to Michigan was to open a specialty cake shop. Aya started showing
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The Daily Mail reports that Japanese designers Yuri Suzuki and Masa Kimura built a real-life breakfast machine. The impressive device can prepare everything from omelettes to freshly-squeezed orange juice, and can even spread butter and jam onto toast. It will also grind coffee beans before brewing them. Photo by Platform 21.
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With Halloween fast approaching, Fast Company has an interesting article for those with a sweet tooth. The U.S. candy manufacturing industry includes about 1,600 companies, but just 2 (the Hersheys Co. and Mars Snackfoods U.S.) make 15 of the top-20 selling chocolate candy bars. Only 26% of homes gives out full-sized candy bars. Fun-sized Snickers
