Keep it classy

7.5' Pre-Lit Pretty In Pink Artificial Christmas Tree, $299.99

Saw this gem of understated elegance on amazon.com. Have a kitschy Christmas!

Pantone's Color of the Year 2008

The color experts at Pantone, Inc. have deemed PANTONE® 18-3943 Blue Iris the color for home fashion and cosmetics products in 2008.
From Pantone:

"Combining the stable and calming aspects of blue with the mystical and spiritual qualities of purple, Blue Iris satisfies the need for reassurance in a complex world, while adding a hint of mystery and excitement."

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A little green for the green

Congratulations go out to our friends over at Recycline for winning Forbes' Boost Your Business contest!
BTW, Recycline launched the Preserve® Kitchen line this fall. You can find it at your local Whole Foods (hello last-minute gifts!).

Whopper Freakout

I think this is one of the most kick-ass uses of guerrilla marketing I've ever seen!
p.s. The "King" freaks me out a little. Must be the mask. On the same note, so does the Quaker Oats Quaker statue that hands oaty after-school snacks out to kids in their commercials.

Lucian Freud at MoMA

Woman With an Arm Tattoo, 1987

Starting this weekend, there is an exhibit of Lucian Freud's etchings at MoMA. I'm more familiar with his painting, so it sounds like a really interesting show.
Read a review from the Times.