“A mail carrier arrives at a suburban four-bedroom home here each day with more postcards and envelopes than anyone else in the neighborhood receives, unsure of why the house gets so much mail or why it has its own ZIP code extension. “If the carrier stepped inside, she would find the reason: 2308 Van Buren [...]
Archive for August, 2009
The Collectors’ Collector: Jack Smalling’s Autograph Collector’s Handbook
Posted in Baseball, Collectors & Collecting, Sports, Sports Memorabilia on August 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Bottle of Whine: Alabama Bans “Nude Nymph” Wine Label
Posted in Design, Food & Wine, Sex & Gender on August 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“The State of Alabama’s liquor agency has banned the sale of wine which features a ‘nude nymph’ on its label. “The label on Cycles Gladiator wine shows a naked nymph with flowing hair flying alongside a winged bicycle. “Alabama’s liquor regulations bar labels with ‘a person posed in an immoral or sensuous manner.’ “According to [...]
