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April 17, 2009 3:44 am
By Sheila Lennon

Friday running out of words.

Parfum de livre: Smell of Books. Like the spray cans of "new car smell." You may choose from
* New Book Smell
* Scent of Sensibility
* Eau You Have Cats
* Crunchy Bacon Scent
* Classic Musty Scent


Tweeting in Technicolor: mtst3.jpgIt's 'Mystery Science Theater' meets Twitter.

During a screening of "Zoolander," audience members could heckle the movie via text, then watch as their comments appeared onscreen with the film: "I want a comb-over like Trump" and "Breakdance fighting is becoming more popular in UFC."

I hope it's also the next Rocky Horror Picture Show -- a midnight movie.


Hand jive:Hand Signals at The Stork Club at A Continuous Lean:

The Stork Club was a famous Manhattan night club that was founded by Oklahoma native and ex-bootlegger Sherman Billingsley (ed. note: amazing name), and operated continuously from 1929-1965. The NYC hot spot -- which was located on 53rd Street near Fifth Avenue -- was a destination for celebrities, artists, writers and wealthy people in general.

...While cruising through the LIFE archive, I found a mesmerizing series of images of Mr. Billingsley demonstrating his own brand of nightclub-code via hand gestures. The full set of images are below.


Framed: 1001 rules for my unborn son Or yours: Submissions accepted.

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