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May
7th
Wine tasting with friends (or followers)

Karen Axtell | COMMENTS (0)

Release parties are an annual spring ritual for wineries, giving them a chance to celebrate and share their newest wines with the public. However I'm intrigued by the recent trend of virtual tastings taking place via Twitter and other digital tools.

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Mar
18th
To dip or to squeeze, that is the question.

Karen Axtell | COMMENTS (0)

Who knew there are hundreds of anti-ketchup packet groups on Facebook?


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Feb
16th
Guns and Twitter?

Karen Axtell | COMMENTS (1)

"Walking down the street today, I saw a guy advertising "Guns & Ammo" for a discount gun shop...Later, I saw an email from the Brady Campaign, urging folks to sign a petition encouraging Starbucks to bar the open carrying of guns in its stores..."


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Feb
4th
Does the iPad come with wings?

Karen Axtell | COMMENTS (0)

"A healthy debate ensued from various perspectives, but one subject received unanimous agreement: "iPad," reminiscent of feminine hygiene products, is an awful name for Apple's new tablet."


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Jan
5th
The Whimsical Blog

Karen Axtell | COMMENTS (0)

"I'm fascinated by Maira Kalman's monthly illustrated blog called "And the Pursuit of Happiness" in the New York Times. While the theme is American democracy, she explores the way we eat and more..."


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Dec
1st
The Vegemite Conspiracy Theory

Karen Axtell | COMMENTS (0)

"A successful marketing fiasco. Sounds like an oxymoron, but that seems to be the case for Kraft Foods Australia..."

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Nov
5th
Not New, But Improved

Karen Axtell | COMMENTS (1)

"Using renewable and/or recyclable resources as the basis for products is better for our health and the environment. So here's to designing not new things, but better things."

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Oct
15th
A Liberating Idea

Karen Axtell | COMMENTS (2)

"On an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm, Larry David is never able to use a new GPS system because he can't get it out of the package. He buys a box cutter to solve the problem, only to find that he can't get it out the package either..."

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Jul
23rd
The Foie Gras Debate

Karen Axtell | COMMENTS (0)

I was walking down 12th Avenue on Capitol Hill one evening, past Lark, one of my favorite restaurants in Seattle. Because Chef John Sundstrom is known to adhere to Slow Food principles, I was taken aback by bullhorn-blaring protestors outside... read more

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Jun
24th
The Murtaugh List

Karen Axtell | COMMENTS (4)

"Recently on "How I Met Your Mother," the main character Ted, introduces his friend Barney to his "Murtaugh List," a list of things he's too old to do. The name comes from Lethal Weapon's veteran police officer Roger Murtaugh..."

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