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...Twisted Transistor Talk about a blank canvas. This retro FM radio from Dutch studio wouter Geense won't even function until properly adorned. Grab a hanger for the antenna, trinkets for the volume and tuning knobs and drill your own set of holes for the speaker. Then sit back and enjoy the static. woutergeense.nl...
Writer, comedian and cupcakemaker Sedaris takes a whimsical approach to entertaining. But mixed in with her retro photos and what to serve if lumberjacks or a rich uncle come to call, she offers sage advice on party planning and dealing with mishaps--managing drunken guests, for example, or removing postparty stains. The recipes are solid, including fabulous cheese balls and her mom's steak with red-wine butter...
...products and cost cutting. At the Los Angeles auto show in December, the company is expected to unveil a small SUV called the Tiguan, due in 2008. A minivan, to be built in partnership with Chrysler, is also planned for 2008. There's even talk of importing another retro favorite, the Scirocco, which is being revived in Europe. VW aims to double sales in the U.S. over the next five to six years. "If we're going to be a global player, we have to address our underperformance in the world's biggest car market," says Adrian Hallmark, executive vice...
...during reading period—they have chosen what many Broadway lovers view as an antiquated, stylized piece.A poor choice? Hardly. Furth’s foundational book is replete with ’70s slang and cultural references, which manifest themselves subtly in Sondheim’s retro-pop tonal touches. Critics harped on the inclusion of these cultural artifacts in the ’80s, but 36 years after the first Broadway run, all the “retro” aspects of “Company” will probably come off as fun flashbacks instead of yesterday?...
...figure.) But at least his latest successful stand at the soap genre, "Melrose Place," did it in an original way, focusing on struggling, if beautiful, young people, whereas "Titans" is nothing but a stiffly acted "Dynasty" retread, two decades later. NBC may be hoping the show gets an ironic, retro embrace, but this soap is just Beverly Hills, 9021-over...