As we walked to the lake in our heavy boots and clothes, I could feel his irritation at the bugs and the brightness, the squalor of nature in his fastidious eyes.

NEWYORKER: The Other Place

What might be more unsettling to exhibit visitors is how nostalgic they might feel for the accoutrements that dot the recreated Westwood-McLaren's Kings Road shop, Clothes for Heroes, in London, including a heavy-handset telephone, cassette tape and big-box TV set.

WSJ: Punk finds its place in hallowed halls of Met

Whenever there is a lull in Suva's heavy tropical rains, every parked vehicle is festooned with clothes hanging out to dry.

ECONOMIST: The Pacific

The efforts mostly flopped--consumers just don't turn to Wal-Mart for nice clothes and expensive plasma televisions, and the company has made little political headway in union-heavy cities.

FORBES: Wal-Mart Needs A Plan

When was the last time you were really bothered about exactly how thick or heavy your phone was, so long as it fit in your hand and pocket without making you strain or your clothes sag?

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