Affluenza: November 28

Portable cereal!

http://www.brylanehome.com/decor/Cereal-on-the-Go.aspx?PfId=90708&DeptId=15229&producttypeid=1&pref=ps&PurchaseType=G

Admit it, you totally thought that said "lanebryanthome" in the URL, didn't you? Me, too!

What a great idea, though...a plus-size home decor line: Modern furniture secretly fortified to handle up to 500 pounds. Delicate-looking vases and candlesticks that can resist accidental mangling by giant meaty paws rendered shaky by diabetes. Marimekko fabrics treated to resist grease and barbecue sauce.

And so on.

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John Roman Photography:

http://www.johnromanphoto.com/

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Oh, uh...hey you guys: Prada Tarot Cards!

http://men.style.com/theupgrader/living/features/holiday_gift_guide_2007/slideshow/111907HGG?loop=0&slideshowId=slideshow45135&iphoto=83&nphoto=91&play=false&cnt=1

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Hilarious leather necklaces with ornate descriptions of lavish jewelry on plain white pendants:

http://www.iloveblocks.com/wishlist.html

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Joey Roth's Sorapot:

http://www.joeyroth.com/sorapot/

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Asian architects are given white Legos, build some pretty amazing sculptures; PINGmag writes almost unbearably pretentious article about it.

http://pingmag.jp/2007/11/12/building-asia-brick-by-brick-and-lego-by-lego/

Sigh. If only Norman Mailer had lived to see these!

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Speaking of, here's the GORGEOUS Mailer / Breslin campaign poster from their mayoral run:

http://frumin.net/ation/2007/11/mailer_for_mayor_in_memorium.html

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Rick Owens Lilies padded funnel neck coat:

http://www.net-a-porter.com/product/26737

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"Fitted pea coat" sounds like such a disaster, but I really like Scotch & Soda's version:

http://www.shopcaravan.com/product_detail.cfm?CatID=66&PID=3011

Uh, wait a minute. What is that on the shoulder!? And does it come off?

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This custom MP5K created in 1976 is the first fully automatic machine gun with an endorsement from Affluenza:

http://www.hkpro.com/mp5k.htm

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Kawaii! Bike wheels with HK imprinted on them! (Scroll down.)

http://www.nirve.com/parts.asp?cid=3007

(Bonus points if you just knew what I meant by "HK" before you even clicked the link...)

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A blog called Watchismo (ha!) features their holiday picks:

http://watchismo.blogspot.com/2007/11/watchismo-holiday-watch-gift-guide-100.html

I know this is an utterly banal and predictable comment, but they really DO get uglier the more expensive they get, don't they?

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Geneva Sound System:

http://www.dwr.com/productdetail.cfm?id=12825&Prfrm=1&cmp=AFC-GB9049936277

Note that the LED display is under the speaker covering. And that it's an LED, as in blinking red lights, not an LCD.

(If there were a band called Geneva Sound System, I guarantee you they would be my favorite band.)

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Ever seen a house you want to punch in the face?

http://www.contemporist.com/2007/11/28/the-sigma-home/

There's just something about it that screams "I'm a twaaaaaaat!"

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Today is William Blake's 250th birthday.