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...tiles, glass and formica in her bathroom, red blinds, white walls and blue floors in the den and she used rose-colored lightbulbs in the stairway. Unfortunately, the exhibition is so concerned with maintaining the minimalist aesthetic of the exterior of the house—only blond wood and titantium frames are used against grey walls in the exhibition—that the small blue floor is the only hint of the fun that the Browns had with their minimalism...

Author: By Christina B. Rosenberger, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: An Architectural Atlantis | 12/7/2001 | See Source »

...little less money, you can get all the UV-A and UV-B protection you need from titantium dioxide, a tried-and-true chemical agent that physically blocks the sun's rays (hence the name sunblock) from reaching the skin, rather than absorbing them, like most sunscreens. You remember titanium dioxide. Like zinc oxide, it's one of those gunky white pastes that lifeguards used to plaster all over themselves. Both chemicals have been reformulated so that they no longer leave a residue. But some people find that these sunblocks clog their pores or feel sticky on their skin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New Sunscreens | 6/29/1998 | See Source »

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