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How to open (undetectably) a locked bag with a ballpoint pen

Makes understandable all the reports of things gone missing from people's luggage.

Unless you believe you and I are the only ones who know this trick.

[via Dahlia Rideout and DivineCaroline]

3-D Glasses — Because you never know when reality will break out

Two pair for

$3.95.

The Meaning of Life

[via bennybb]

Wild Fling Popcorn Bowl

"Launch your popcorn through the basket."

"Extra compartments hold beer, soda, napkins and remote."

Maybe not the remote.

Holds six quarts.

$22.95.

The Politician's Wife— A superb tale of political revenge

This three-episode/one-disc DVD contains the complete UK broadcast edition seen on Masterpiece Theater, as well as a background essay by writer Paula Milne.

To say it's superb is an understatement.

Juliet Stevenson plays Flora Matlock, a prototypical stay-at-home politician's good wife married to a blood-on-the-lips stop-at-nothing cabinet minister with his eye on the very highest prize, that of becoming prime minister.

He strays from his marriage vows with a young researcher perfectly played by Minnie Driver, and then compounds his faux pas by lying about it to his wife, who instead of getting incredibly mad decides to get even — and then some.

Excellent.

Newsworthy — Wallpaper made from newspaper

 

That's different.

Tim McKeough featured the new wallcovering in an April 7, 2010 New York Times "Currents" feature, which follows.

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Newspaper Finds Its Way Onto the Wall

Newsworthy, the latest wallpaper from Lori Weitzner, a textile and product designer, is made from strips of recycled newspaper woven together to create a textural surface. “It’s similar to grass cloth, which is a very popular wallcovering where they weave grass on a loom and layer it on paper,” Ms. Weitzner said. Replacing the grass with newspaper (you can still make out some of the text) was a way to create something “beautiful and interesting,” she said. The strips are woven with nylon thread to make the paper more durable and finished with a water-based topcoat that helps protect against yellowing and staining. Newsworthy is 47 inches wide and $125 a yard (to the trade). Information: (888) 609-5551, weitznerlimited.com.

Periodic Table of Game Controllers (Console and Handheld)

[via Blame It On The Voices and LDJ]

Space Invaders Cutting Board

Handmade from walnut and maple.

17.5" x 12" x 1.25".

$125.

[via LDJ]