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Vancouver Airport plans “luxury outlet” mall, bastard child of Disneyland and Bouncy Castle

LB — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 06:39:30 +0000

Trying to laugh instead of cry over the announcement by Vancouver airport of a kitsch faux-nineteenth century monstrosity of a "luxury outlet mall" next to our quite attractive, Pacific NW contemporary airport with its forest water features, stunning aquariums and significant First Nations art.

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Most confusing Christmas decoration of the 2011 season

LB — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 04:27:17 +0000

Please take a number and ponder how The Nutcracker—you remember, that’s the story of a seven-headed Mouse King and a kingdom of dolls who come magically alive, among other pagan details—is actually a Christian-run story secretly enacted by a Jesus-like white Santa Claus operating marionettes hung from gold crosses.

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Dave Bidini eviscerates Bryan Adams in print for jamming with Canada’s über-right-wing prime minister

LB — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:06:00 +0000

The decor at Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s residence in Ottawa is almost as bad as the very fact of this distasteful event, which – can this really have happened?

It’s Not You, It’s Your Apartment

LB — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 09:03:10 +0000

When your decor is a romantic deal-breaker: a female visitor fled upon seeing this NYC lawyer’s sheets. My sister, by the way, had those exact sheets. When she was 12.

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One of these things is not like the other.

LB — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 21:29:57 +0000

Things for your garden, from right to left: Roman column, menacing bird of prey statue fit for a military dictator, mass-produced standing stone with Chinese inscription, birdbath/fountain with peeing cupid and his parents, cartoon meteorite.

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No, you bite me, Karim Rashid.

LB — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:51:13 +0000

This is Karim Rashid’s new “Bite Me” Chair, a garish blobject in the shape of a bubblegum-pink molar. There was a pretty unanimous chorus of dislike and disapproval of this chair on the CDR (Canadian Design Resource) blog in May, and Rashid – the master of plasticky furniture that looks carelessly cheap when it’s made and then ages badly – totally deserved it.

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Discuss.

LB — Fri, 15 May 2009 02:30:40 +0000

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Decorating the writing/sewing/gun room

LB — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 19:24:49 +0000

From The Practical Encyclopedia of Good Decorating and Home Improvement, 1972. Via here. And for the family outdoors, see here.

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Cringe List, Part 1: Alessi

LB — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 08:18:15 +0000

I always meant to initiate a regular feature about bad design but for a long time I didn’t have the heart for it. For one thing, finding insincere design is like shooting fish in a barrel.

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