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ibiblio proposes BLiNG tag to W3C, originally uploaded by Bibi.

Too many April Fool's jokes, not enough time.

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Zoe Lucker plays a vixen on the BBC hit, Footballers' Wives, and she is rumored to play a much-vaunted villain on the upcoming third season of Doctor Who.  But behind the glitz and glamour she also has developed a more spiritual side.

Click here for an article on how an encounter with the Dalai Lama led her to become move beyond the flashy "wag and slag" lifestyle--and to film a documentary called Date with the Dalai.

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What better way to mark the arrival of Labor Day than with this stylin' Sisyphus Watch from the New York Public Library?  Be sure to click the pic to see the watch in action.

Posted by jat at 09:24 AM | Permalink

The buzz is building in NYC for the September 8 opening of Black Style Now, an exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York.  A major focal point: hip hop, "America's most important cultural export."

Bling will be the subject of a special lecture on October 25, but folks who cannot make it need not despair.  The exhibit also has a tie-in volume on the subject.  Watch for Bling:  The Hip-Hop Jewelry Book, by Gabriel Tolliver and Reggie Ossa.  

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Kloster Alpirsbach, Schwarzwald, Türzieher am Portal der Basilika, originally uploaded by destinatio.

Click the pic for a lengthy discussion of the lion imagery.

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