“Symbology” or “the use of symbols.”  can be a muse which translates many different cultures and a strong design tool. These bookends by “New York” based Eric Janssen are beautiful, playful and “reasonably priced” to own. Made by MERLO-T in Switzerland. Go see it Digg Stumble Upon Del.icio.us Buzz

SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance. From the team that brought us Freakonomics, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner have returned with the follow up SuperFreakonomics. The original Freakonomics changed the way we look at the world.   SuperFreakonamics threatens to be  even more surprising, funnier, [...]