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The Artist's Way for Parents: Raising Creative Children

August 10th, 2013 · No Comments · Arts, Children's Charities

The Artist’s Way was a book published in 1992 by Julia Cameron. It became a runaway best-seller, selling over four million copies. The Artist’s Way is basically a twelve-week program that aimed to help artists, both professional artists and hobbyists, to remove blocks that were preventing them from producing their art, whether it be writer’s […]

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New Designs from Moleskine

December 6th, 2011 · No Comments · Arts

It’s that time of year again to run out and get your 2012 Moleskine Planner or Journal. In the past few years, Moleskines have gotten extremely popular. For those who don’t know the history of the Moleskine, it was a popular type of notebook made by a small French bookbinder who supplied all of the […]

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Statue of Liberty 2011 Christmas Ornament

December 4th, 2011 · No Comments · Arts

October 28th of this year marked the 125th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty. In the last year we’ve seen demonstrations by the Tea Party, and on the other side of the political spectrum we’ve seen demonstrations by Occupy Movement. As much as you might agree or disagree with these movements, one thing is for […]

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White Board in the Shape of a Speech Bubble

September 27th, 2011 · No Comments · Arts

Who said whiteboards had to be boring? This Umbra Talk Magnetic Dry-Erase Whiteboard is a high quality and affordable whiteboard that’s in the shape of a speech bubble. It’s perfect to hang in a dorm room or outside the door, or in an office where you want to break up the monotony and spur a little […]

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Keep the Lights Over the World Trade Center

September 18th, 2011 · No Comments · Arts

For those of you who read my post on September 11 this year, you’ll remember that I mentioned how after the towers went down, for months afterwards there seemed to be an awful “hole in the sky”. For months, I left the curtains in my window overlooking the World Trade Center closed. The hole was […]

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Queens Museum of Art Discounted Membership at Groupon

July 8th, 2011 · No Comments · Arts

To my fiance Lisa’s chagrin, I have recently become obsessed with everything having to do with the 1939 and 1964 World’s Fairs in New York. Lisa lives in Flushing, NY. Before it became a mecca for Asian food and hapless baseball teams (sorry Mets fans), it was the center of the world. In a way, […]

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Compostable Picnic Basket

June 18th, 2011 · No Comments · Arts

The first day of summer is next Tuesday, and Father’s Day is this coming Sunday. And you know what that means. Picnic season is here! There’s one thing unfortunate about picnics, and that’s that the styrofoam plates and cups we use once and never use again end up clogging up landfills. The very things that […]

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Judd Apatow Humor Book

March 4th, 2011 · No Comments · Amazon, Arts, Children's Charities

Judd Apatow’s humor is certainly not for everyone, but that’s what makes him the perfect editor for I Found This Funny: My Favorite Pieces of Humor and Some That May Not Be Funny At All. In it, he compiles stories from as diverse humorists as Philip Roth, David Sedaris, Steve Martin, Nora Ephron, Jonathan Ames, […]

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Body Moisturizing Lotion which promotes healing thorugh art.

March 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Arts, Children's Charities, Nordstrom

Kiehl’s ‘KAWS’ Creme de Corps is a body moisturizer formed under a partnership between Kiehl and New York-based artist KAWS.In the U.S., 100% of proceeds from sales of this lotion will go to assist RxArt, a non-profit organization which promotes healing through exposure to original fine art. RxArt brings art programs to pediatric hospitals.Spending time with sick kids […]

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Free Christmas E-Cards where $1 goes to support art in schools

December 23rd, 2009 · No Comments · Arts, Children's Charities

Need to send a quick Christmas e-card, and tired of sending and receiving the same free e-card from Hallmark or Blue Mountain for the umpteenth-and-a-half time? Here are some truly unique Christmas e-cards which help a great cause: support for the arts in schools. It’s no secret that in these tough economic times, often the […]

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