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Dream Living Room, Jonathan Adler Store, Madison Avenue

Jonathan Adler Blue Living Room With Octopus

I want everything in this ’60s Mod Living Room Tableau.

Jonathan Adler Living Room 2

Jonathan Adler Blue Living Room Throw Pillows

Jonathan Adler Blue Living Room Table Piece

Found, Photographed and Deeply Admired at the Jonathan Adler Store, 1097 Madison Avenue at 83rd Street, NYC.

RIP Paul the Psychic Octopus

paul the octopus
Did He See it Coming? (Image Source)

 Paul the Psychic Octopus is now sleeping with the fishes at the tender age of 2. “Management and staff at the Oberhausen Sea Life Centre were devastated to discover that oracle octopus Paul, who achieved global renown during the recent World Cup, had passed away overnight,” the aquarium in Germany says in a statement released Tuesday, October 26th, 2010. Continue reading RIP Paul the Psychic Octopus

Pink Thing of the Day: Baby Pink Octopus


This is an Octopus and it is Pink

My friend Marian has this picture on her FaceBook profile, so I had to steal it. Thanks, Marian!

Pink Thing of the Day: Octo-Mom as Collectible Art!

Pink Thing of the Day is one of my very favorite things to blog about, and I usually dedicate it to something pink that I would actually want to own. This particular item? Not so much. I like to keep celebrity gossip out of The Gig and leave it to be done better by Best Week Ever and Gawker, and I truly find Nadya Suleman to be a completely loathsome and repulsive human being not deserving of any attention in a fun and awesome blog like this one. But hey, this shit is pink! So here we go.

Always on the cutting edge of the latest controversial-topical-media-hype-overload, sculptor Daniel Edwards presents his latest work of art. Cast in eye-catching hot pink, “String of Babies” depicts Octo-Mom Nadya Suleman with tentacles in place of her body, appropriately holding a string of 8 babies and a baby bottle. The rubber collectible, depicting Octo-Mom embracing the world’s only surviving set of octuplets, fits into the pattern of Edward’s works “which take controversial media topics and present them in the form of art in a playful way” (Edwards’ previous works include Pregnant Britney Spears Giving Birth and Dead Paris Hilton).

Measuring 9 inches tall by 12 inches in diameter and made of flexible polyurethane material, “String of Babies” is a limited edition of just 200 pieces, signed and numbered by the artist. The first 50 are available for the must-own bargain price of just $199! Once those sell, the price skyrockets to $500. So, get them while they’re hot, as the saying goes. More pictures and exclusive purchasing information are right over here at Guy Hepner Editions’ website, Trend Hunter Dot Com.

An Octopus with a Rubik’s Cube

Marine experts have given 25 octopuses (octopi?) a Rubik’s Cube each in a study aimed at easing their stress levels in captivity. Scientists believe the intelligent sea creatures have a preferred arm out of eight that they use to feed and investigate with. They are now testing this theory with a month-long observation project in which the octopuses will be given food and toys to play with. Read the full story here.

Thanks to Dark Roasted Blend for the tip!