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  • August 2008
    • NY Sculptor Builds Fortune Out of Legos

      NY Sculptor Builds Fortune Out of Legos

      (Newser) - For New York artist Nathan Sawaya, earning a six-figure salary is child's play. That's because Sawaya makes his living creating arresting sculptures from Lego blocks. Once a stressed-out Wall Street attorney, he began building the whimsical pieces at night as a way to unwind. Now, he tells Portfolio , he gets commissions from rock stars and big spenders like Donald Trump. More »

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      art   entertainment   Donald Trump   sculpture   Pete Wentz   Lego   Conde Nast

  • June 2008
    • Bizarro Travel-Industry Jobs

      Bizarro Travel-Industry Jobs

      (Newser) - From Parisian sewer guides to a coconut safety engineer in St. Thomas, some travel industry jobs straddle the line between necessary and absurd. Travel and Leisure highlights some of the strangest. Tourism ambassador, Japan. Diplomacy never looked so soft and cuddly after Japan appointed elder statesfeline Hello Kitty for PR duty in Hong Kong and China. More »

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      list   Japan   travel   tourism   job   Venice   Hello Kitty   Lego   karaoke

  • January 2008
    • Still Clicking, Lego Turns 50

      Still Clicking, Lego Turns 50

      (Newser) - When a Dane filed a patent for interlocking toy bricks 50 years ago yesterday, it began a revolution that has produced enough Legos to stretch to the moon 10 times over, writes Time . The toy, named Forbes' "Toy of the Century" in 1999, survived stiff competition from higher-tech playthings and video games in recent years. More »

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      toys   patent   Lego

  • November 2007
    • Ten Christmas Wishes From Wired

      Ten Christmas Wishes From Wired

      (Newser) - Wired editors have picked out their gadget wish list for the holidays this year, and while the list includes some high-tech toys like TVs and palmtops, it starts out with a standby: a slinky. Slinky (everyone knows it's slinky) Nokia N810 (open source palmtop) Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean (invincible wristwatch) Canon Powershot G9 (small but nifty camera) Legos Imperial Walker (you know you want one) More »

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      list   video game   gadget   toys   HDTV   digital camera   Lego   Christmas wish lists   utility tools   TV remote control

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