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When the Swarovski crystal company asked ultramodern furniture designer Ron Arad to create a chandelier last year, he promptly declined, saying, "Crystal is the epitome of kitsch. It is not my planet." This year he changed his mind and created Lolita, the first text-messaging chandelier. Made of 2,100 crystals and 1,050 white LEDs, the 5-ft. spiral displays SMS messages sent by any phone. Of course, you'd need Lolita's number...
...Clinton led his troop through the replicas of the Oval Office and the Cabinet Room, and past the row of gift saxophones and life-size models of White House pets, Buddy the dog and Socks the cat. Clinton explained that he had approved every photo and every bit of text, and noted such design details as cherrywood trim and ultraviolet lights. The exhibits stress the history that Clinton likes to remember: meetings with heads of state, standing in elegant company at dinners and other ceremonies. Monica Lewinsky, the intern with whom Clinton dallied, gets only a couple of mentions...
...Tired of text messaging? Watch a one-minute episode of 24 instead. Fox is developing a spin-off of Kiefer Sutherland's TV drama, with a new cast and 24 one-minute shows, available only via cell-phone download...
Anyone can actively participate in the project; the only requirements are the ability to text message and access to the internet. The freedom of expression is extended to everyone from professional artist to pedestrian dreamers to the plumber who knows the best pizza place in town...
...order to find the event, partygoers followed a scavenger hunt through the Boston area lead by the arrows and their accompanying text messages. At the end of the chase, the party came to Central Square’s Enormous Room, a suavely hip club identified only by the elephant printed on its door. In the midst of the darkened room flashed the main attraction: a slideshow of forgotten places or overlooked objects reclaimed with bright yellow arrows, historical notes and poetic phrases...