I couldn’t remember the url to this site about the new TOTO Washlet toilet, but I googled “toto ass face” and immediately found it. The above pic doesn’t do the site justice…We are talking about toilets here and a buncha smiley-face bums literally turn into smiling faces. Is that the most disturbing possible transition for [...]

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See the new Louis Vuitton store at the Brooklyn Museum, IN THE GALLERY.
Pop-art, Pop-branding, Brand-art or Art-cute. My favorite part is the
counter-counterfeiting that was on the street with actors playing hustlers selling
the real thing (@ real prices, $1500 ) at the gala… The art of business, the new war zone,
Sun Tzu would be [...]

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What is the big deal? Looking at the companies product line, I find Tata a more interesting brand. Practical with style meets old money. Jaguar has been a tired line for years. Maybe Tata will bring some needed color.

Ford was certainly doing nothing interesting with these cars. East takes west! It is about time. [...]

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As Billy Joel sang Saturday night, “There’s no business like shoe business.” Overall I can’t say that the World Shoe Association seemed like a great show in Vegas. I think MAGIC, a week earlier, would have been a better trip. Luckily the materials show adjacent to it was eye opening. If anything, most of what [...]

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Apparently, the bottle of water you choose says a lot about what you might be searching for, or who you want to tell others you are. I’ve often wondered, and tested the theory that you could find relief in a bottle. Never thought it would be a bottle of water…

Spiritual Water “Do You Believe?” is [...]

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