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Calligraphy in Vogue

Saks Fifth Avenue released a beautiful catalog and store campaign titled "Want It!" ~ featuring the original artwork of Canadian typographer Marian Bantjes :


Masked Animations: Saks Fall Trends
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Bantjes also designed the poster and program for last month's Typcon convention in Seattle.

Veer introduces the Swash buckle:

Bumbershoot 2007

New Seasons Happy Valley: Grand Opening

Hallelujah! Foodie praise to the great folks at New Seasons for opening up their largest store yet ... just down the street! (*boogie dance*)

Store Features:
Cooking Classes
Gelato Case
Organic Bakery
Café with a Cozy Fireside
Handmade Sushi
Fresh Noodle Bar
Deli & Rotisserie
Hot Pizza Oven, Wok, and Grill

...olive bar, fine chocolate, cheese, wine & beer stewards, book/paper section, great smelling candles, a pharmacy and much more.

Its 50,000 square feet of food-lovers paradise, that's staffed with some friendly people. You can even shop online and have it delivered for $9.95.

"We'll do whatever it takes to make New Season's Market the best shopping experience in town." And in the fine print, they include a squeeky wheel policy: "Our shopping carts will be oiled and maintained so they don't drag, squeak, or otherwise annoy you."
Gotta love that.

New Seasons Cooking School – to sign up call 503.558.9214

Introductory topics: Heirloom Tomatoes, Cooking the Spanish Way: Ole!, A Perfect Marriage of Craft Beer & Cheese, Gluten-Free Cooking

30 Years Ago: The Day the Music Died

Remembering The King

Did You Know?
· The only Grammy awards Elvis Presley won were for gospel recordings.

· Elvis had an identical twin. Born stillborn.

· Aside from 3 concerts in Canada, Elvis never performed outside the United States.

· More than 20 million Elvis Presley records were reportedly sold on the day after his death.

· Elvis once wrote a letter to President Nixon in which he asked to be appointed as an undercover narcotics cop. Nixon gave Elvis a honorary Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs badge - a presentation which, in the light of his death (where heavy drug use was suspected), turned out to be pretty ironic.

Local Nostalgia: Portland's Church of Elvis Website

Living to the End: An Oregonian Special Report

A conversation about living and dying.

Lovelle Svart was told she had six months to live,
this is her story: Living to the End


What lies behind us and what lies before us
are tiny matters
compared to what lies within us.

-OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES

Where Are We Now

7.07.07: LIVE EARTH
Concerts for a climate in crisis.