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Yesterday, I wrote about the Electrolux Design Lab concept for 2050, Heart of the Home .  To give you an idea of how out there Heart of the Home is (and I mean that lovingly), the kitchen’s pots and pans are traced into existence with an index finger, and they don’t need to be washed or stored, just erased!  Now, wait until you see what Philips Design has cooked up for 2050! 

Pretty soon, we’re going to be a very happy nation and it will all be sanctioned by the medical establishment.  Aside from those with serious illnesses getting to take a few legal hits on a marijuana joint daily, our glass or two of wine a day has been shown to support cardiovascular health.  Now, we learn that beer, particularly beer with high levels of malted barley and hops, is good for our bones!

Though Slowcooker by Margriet Foolen doesn’t exactly fit easily into interior design categories, it did happen to win Wallpaper’s Best Domestic Design 2010.  Personally, I think it’s great that its good looks are matched by its utility and I can’t wait to purchase one!

TripAdvisor®, the world’s most trusted source of travel advice, announced recently the top 10 dirtiest hotels for 2010, based on TripAdvisor® traveler ratings for cleanliness.

Camel milk chocolate is coming to Japan… Will that be one hump or two?

As a former smoker, I commiserate with those who still smoke; it’s very difficult to stop smoking, but you really must.

Though they are not exactly hit men, certain enzymes in fat cells have been found aiding and abetting the spread of the most aggressive cancer cells.  The guilty enzymes are the monoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL) enzymes, which put cancer cells into overdrive when they come in contact.

Some call it the Great Land Rush of 2010. Others don’t quite understand what all the fuss is about.

Sometimes, it’s tough to be the messenger, but in the interest of your considerably valued well-being, I feel I have to share the results of this study…

McDonalds may be a global food force but the burger meister is anything but monolithic, adjusting its products to suit local customers. All well and good, but it remains to be seen if Japanese foodies will chow down on McD’s ‘Big American Taste’.