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Shark!
Sharks are certainly newsworthy these days. Shark Week is in full swing on Discovery, JAWS just celebrated the 40th anniversary of its release, and on a less inviting note, Carcharhinus have made the Outer Banks their summer vacation destination. Yikes! Surprising as it may seem, I am loving every minute of it. Despite my lifelong fear of sharks, I am obsessed with the movie Jaws. I admit this seems a bit odd for a land lover, professional aesthete and enthusiast of all things cute and fuzzy. First, I love a good thriller. Second, the cast is perfection. Third, the cinematography (Spielberg, of course) is inventive yet convincing. And fourth, the…
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Mad About Macabre
Although it may not be very “PC”, the creepy, scary side of life can be pretty titillating at times. CSI and Twilight have millions of fans for a reason – the macabre is fascinating. It's fun to dive into the dark side of life, especially for the straight-laced among us. Sure, we like our structured, polished lives. But something about the morbid and sinister gets the skin tingling. So here’s to being a little naughty at least once a year. Go ahead, get your freak on! Blackman Cruz is an L.A. based firm that specializes in eccentric objects and furniture. The Bronze Skull lamp is one of their original and most…