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Posh plates for every plebeian

Agony Uncle — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 07:00:48 +0000

So I’m a bit of a bandit for homewares and a stickler for proper deportment so when both are combined I think I might just explode! Artist Emma Houlston has created a set of plates for design collective, Narrative entitled ‘Harrow Ladies Luncheon Club’ that are illustrated with lessons in good table manners from stern-looking matriarchs. According to Houlston, [...]

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Keeping tattoos bright for life

Agony Uncle — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 07:00:33 +0000

In these modern times, it’s often more difficult to find someone who doesn’t have a tattoo than one who does. Gone are the days when a full sleeve of ink meant that you would be restricted to driving a truck or fixing someone’s electricity, now a tattoo is an accessoire de riguer. Alas, beauty fades [...]

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Gold and silver leaf spray makes food fancy

Agony Uncle — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:34:15 +0000

Attention all Stepford Wives. Normal-looking food not cutting it for you anymore? Getting your chrome chromosomes in a twist over coloured fruit? Fret no more! The Deli Garage has Esslack, an edible gold and silver leaf spray to make your culinary adventures that little bit more jazzy. At €24.80 a can it’s like a meal with [...]

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Tropic Blunder: What to wear to a Balinese wedding

Agony Uncle — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:13:18 +0000

Dear Agony Uncle, I’ve been invited to a friend’s wedding in Bali and it’s very important to me that I look good and make a great impression on the other guests. The invitation says dress is ‘warm cocktail climate’, so no suit jackets, but not living in a warm climate, I’m not clear what this does [...]

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No more submerged strings with tethered tea mugs

Agony Uncle — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:23:06 +0000

In my opinion (and most of the British Empire) a good cup of tea cures all ails. Many will attest to my tea-making prowess, whether they’ve received one in the early afternoon or in the wee hours of the morning from the night before. A spoon for each cup and one for the pot: there’s [...]

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Secret Stash office furniture deters thieving colleagues

Agony Uncle — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:49:43 +0000

Anyone who has ever worked in a design studio knows that if things aren’t bolted down, they grow legs and walk. Taiwanese-turned-British designer, Yting Cheng has created a conceptual line of office furniture and accessories that can foil even the most cunning of light fingers. See them in action in this video: I’m extremely embarrassed [...]

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Icon stationery for the old-fashioned, new-age scribe

Agony Uncle — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:50:33 +0000

Most won’t argue that the art of letter writing isn’t particularly ‘on trend’ these days; that is unless you’re part of some de Beauvoir/Satre performance troupe who interpret their discourse through dance. And if so … well, you’re just a freak. Personally, I’ve always fancied the pen over the sword and given that I completed [...]

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World Cup footballers need to lift their game

Agony Uncle — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:20:11 +0000

So while the whole world goes crazy with World Cup fever, I will quite happily admit that it doesn’t necessarily float my boat. Call me a killjoy but the incessant Facebook and Twitter updates that clog up my feed by revealing every play (mind you, from people who don’t usually follow the football), the riot [...]

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Good products for the more discerning stoner

Agony Uncle — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:32:30 +0000

Calling all potheads and friends of potheads! Now, finally something that is nutritious and delicious for when the munchies call. Good‘s range of oils, salad dressings and mayonnaise are made from hemp seed derived from—you guessed it—marijuana plants grown at the British company’s Collabear Farm in North Devon. Known for its health properties, hemp seed [...]

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A modest way to avoid camel toe

Agony Uncle — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 06:47:04 +0000

If you watched the recent train-wreck that was Sex and the City 2, you’ll be painfully aware of a rather feeble joke involving a camel and a subsequent camel toe. Poor old Charlotte, always bringing the comic relief to an otherwise dead quadruped. If you haven’t seen it, well you can’t exactly blame me for [...]

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