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The Soho / Ricky Powell Coffee Mug

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Sort of a ridiculous sell-out, even by Warhol standards, but there's still something engaging about a coffee mug featuring Basquiat and Warhol on the streets of Soho. Anyone who's read the Warhol Diaries may have a sense of the twin hells these guys were going through during the period in which this pic would have been taken. And here's your opportunity to have that rich tapestry delivered every morning full of joe.

Updated Oct 17, 2008

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Ricky Powell Eazy-E Coffee Mug

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I suppose anyone with internet access and a nearby Kinko's can come up with this coffee mug these days. But there's something to the idea that you're supporting art $25 at a time by purchasing a piece like this. Even if it is the art of Ricky Powell. Kind of funny to think that the guy who delivered Eazy-Duz-It would end up on the side of a coffee cup, but there you are.

Updated Oct 17, 2008

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The Hundreds "Flowers" Tee Shirt

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I like to imaging that the strategy beside deciding how large a production run to go with for this shirt at least considered how many people on the face of the earth know about both The Hundreds and Tres Flores. The shirt comes in a few color options, but I like the off-white, which approximates the color of a Tres Flores jar.

Updated Oct 17, 2008

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"Nope" Sarah Palin T-Shirt

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Here's another variation on Shephard Fairey's Obama/Hope design similar to the McCain illustration I recommended yesterday. I think the artist, Ludwig, probably could have dug around for a more nauseating image, but he doesn't seem to have any problem mustering distaste for the potential VP (see his website for marginally humorous expansion on the topic: ludwigvantheman.com).

Updated Oct 17, 2008

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Enviro-Tote Skullphone American Tote Bag

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This Enviro-Tote bag, featuring an illustration by Skullphone is dying to be unpacked. The graphic is a direct reference to a Jason Lee Bind graphic from the '90s. The subtle changes -- Miller beer swapped for Tecate, Blind-branded cigarettes swapped for American Spirits -- speak to Skullphone's southern California experience, where the cheap beers of choice are increasingly Mexican and even smokers try to engage vice in as healthy a way as possible. There's also a larger swap of the original's television for Skullphone's signature skull-with-cellphone imagery, which places contemporary communication on par with vices like smoking, drinking, violence, and religion. It ultimately all gets a little muddled, but there's an interesting dialogue between Skullphone's vision of iconography that defines America and the more traditionally sardonic reading of what's important to Americans offered by McKee less than two decades earlier. Maybe next time you're drinking and smoking and shooting things, you can text this recommendation to your bible-thumping pals and they can make sense of it.

Updated Oct 17, 2008

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EcoTots First Wave Step Stool

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Small children are simply shorter than the rest of us, so a step stool is a great way to empower them in activity that comes easy to their taller peers. This First Wave Step Stool from Ecotots is a smart choice, made with eco-friendly and non-toxic materials and comes with a lifetime construction guarantee.

Updated Oct 16, 2008

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EcoTots Boogie Board Stool

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I have a friend who, rather than sending his misbehaving kid out of the room or into the corner for timeout, simply has what's called the "naughty chair." I like the concept, which clearly separates a kid from the fun and denotes punishment but doesn't banish the child from the familial or social sphere. The EcoTots Boogie Board Stool is perfectly suited to the practice, as it will require your child to sit at attention and is conveniently movable to any room you want it to be in.

Updated Oct 16, 2008

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EcoTots Bonsai Book Caddy

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I'm all for introducing books and reading accessories to kids at as early an age as possible -- even if it means playing rather then reading -- as a means of getting kids used to the idea of having fun with reading. This Bonsai Book Caddy is small, fun, and manageable for a small child, and it's made with EcoTots features that any parent can appreciate: non-toxic, sustainable materials and a conveniently tool-less assembly.

Updated Oct 16, 2008

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EcoTots Boogie Board Desk

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This EcoTots Boogie Board Desk gets punny with an approximate shape of a boogie board. The desk is designed for kids of five to 10, and the eco-friendly, sustainable wood is finished with non-toxic, eco-friendly stains. Like all EcoTots furniture, the piece is made to be assembled easily with no tools -- in this case, from only six pieces.

Updated Oct 16, 2008

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EcoTots Sideboard Storage Unit

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The funnest thing about cleaning up when you're a kid is a big space to throw stuff and feel like you're getting away with cleaning by just removing clutter. This Sideboard Storage Unit from EcoTots offers the best of that ruse with generous storage space behind two sliding doors. The smart unit is also assembled easily from six FSC-certified eco-friendly, non-toxic pieces.

Updated Oct 16, 2008

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