Category: Gift Ideas

Gift Idea: Curiously Strong Magnets »

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Magnets are fun, plain and simple, but insanely “strong” magnets are fun and dangerous! Read danger notice here. So if you’re an extreme type of guy or gal who enjoys attracting or repelling things, this canister will keep you mesmerized and magnetized! Bonus, dress up like this guy and buy yourself some Magnetic Thinking Putty to go with your new magnets. You may never leave the house again.

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Gift Idea: Reckoning [Deluxe Edition] by R.E.M. »

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Not my favorite R.E.M. album, but still one of the all-time great albums from start to finish. This remastered deluxe edition sounds amazing, even better than the cassette I still own. “Reckoning ‘confirms R.E.M. as one of the most beautifully exciting groups on the planet.’ wrote NME in 1984. R.E.M.’s second full-length album also prompted The Washington Post to proclaim that ‘there isn’t an American band worth following more than R.E.M.’”

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Gift Idea: “I Drink for a Reason’ by David Cross »

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“Now, for the first time, Cross is weaving his media mockery, celebrity denunciation, religious commentary and sheer madness into book form, revealing the true story behind his almost existential distaste of Jim Belushi (The Belush), disclosing the up-to-now unpublished minutes to a meeting of Fox television network executives, and offering up a brutally grotesque run-in with Bill O’Reilly.” – Publishers Weekly

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Gift Idea: "Five O'clock Tea" Print »

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For your refined tea-drinking friends. “After a hard day of work, Mr Alfonso likes to have a cup of tea while Poncho takes an afternoon nap.” Silkscreen print on 280 gm paper: 10 x 13.5 inch, 4 colors silkscreen, numbered and signed by Argentinian illustrator Sollinero.

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Gift Idea: "Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street" »

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“It traces the evolution of the show from its inspiration in the civil rights movement through its many ups and downs – from Nixon’s trying to cut off its funding to the rise of Elmo – via the remarkable personalities who have contributed to it.”

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Gift Idea: Giant Wine Glass »

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Looking to embarrass that wine guzzling friend at your next dinner party, just bust out this monster glass. Better yet, office pollyanna, let everyone know Marci is a total lush. Sure it’s a gag gift but on a lonely winter weeknight after a rough day at the office, you just might want to fill this baby up to the tippy top with your favorite boxed Merlot, then bust out the Slanket and cozy up with a couple of Top Chef eps on the ol’ DVR .

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Gift Idea: "animals and objects in and out of water" by Jay Ryan »

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Music nerds and art lovers unite! Enjoy 140 of Ryan’s best color illustrations promoting some of your favorite bands with his signature muted colors and whimsical edge. Steve Albini puts it best, “Jay Ryan takes the germ of an idea and makes it uniquely great. His genius is in knowing what matters and what doesn’t… His genius is in having the image matter.”

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Gift Idea: "Inventory" by The Onion A.V. Club »

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Lists! Perfect for the bathroom: 13 particularly horrible fast-food innovations, 24 great films too painful to watch twice, 10 Great Songs Nearly Ruined by Saxophone, 11 video games that prompted fear and outrage, and 100 More Obsessively Specific Pop-Culture Lists!

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Tonight on Your Local News! »

Headlines ripped from the pages of our book Quality Workday Distractions, available now for gift giving! Remember, comedian Jim Gaffigan says, “UsedWigs.com is like the bacon of the internet. Mmm. UsedWigs.”

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Circular Saw Pizza Slicer »

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Keep you tomato pies in line with the Pizza Boss 3000 Pizza Slicer.

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