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Blogs, Bleader, Dec 16, 2009
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The local musical archaeologists offer 2010's coolest reissues by advance subscription.
- by Jessica Hopper
- Tags: RE Gift, Numero Group, Syl Johnson, Al Jarnow, animation, Sesame Street, Boddie records, record label subscriptions, Christmas, Hanukkah, gifts, Video

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Blogs, Bleader, Dec 14, 2009
21-Single Salute

All the Green Day singles, for the price of an early, out-of-print one on eBay
- by Jessica Hopper
- Tags: RE Gift, Green Day, Rolling Stone, box sets, vinyl, Christmas, Hanukkah, gifts

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Blogs, Bleader, Dec 14, 2009
Metal Box Redux

PIL's Metal Box "replica" on vinyl
- by Jessica Hopper
- Tags: RE Gift, Music, Public Image Ltd., PiL, Metal Box, Second Edition, postpunk, holiday box sets, vinyl re-issues, Christmas, gifts

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Blogs, Bleader, Dec 11, 2009
Wanna Jam?

Which stores are stuffing Rare Bird Preserves in gift baskets
- by Mike Sula
- Tags: RE Gift, Food Chain, Food & Drink, Food, Rare Bird Preserves, Elizabeth madden, jam, gifts, Provenance Food and Wine. Goddess and the Grocer, Trotters to Go, City Olive, blogsherpa

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Blogs, Bleader, Dec 10, 2009
Hope for the Hapless Vegetarian

A kitchen essential for vegetarians and other hungry beginners.
- by Jessica Hopper
- Tags: RE Gift, Food & Drink, Food, vegetarian cookbooks, recipes, Deborah Madison, Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone, vegan, healthy, Christmas, Hanukkah, gifts

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Blogs, Bleader, Dec 10, 2009
Say "Boodles" and Save

Holiday fashion events through Sunday, December 13
- by Heather Kenny
- Tags: Style, RE Gift, holiday shopping, gifts, Snow Ball, Koros, Winifred Grace, Shops at North Bridge, Designer Holiday Boutique, Ootra, Vaute Couture, Anna Fong, Christopher Augmon, Serpico, Holiday Indulgence, Empty Bottle, Handmade Market, Treasure Gypsy, Lily Sky Designs, City Soles, trunk show, Dollybird Design, Nittna, Robin Richman, Maria Calderara, jewelry, Chicago fashion designers

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Blogs, Bleader, Dec 9, 2009
BYOO (Blow Your Own Ornament)

Create your own blown glass ornaments
- by Jessica Hopper
- Tags: RE Gift, Visual Art, Chicago Hot Glass, glassblowing, Christmas decorations, gifts, classes

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Blogs, Bleader, Dec 9, 2009
25 Films by Akira Kurosawa, on Sale

Definitive box set from the Japanese director on sale this week
- by Jessica Hopper
- Tags: RE Gift, Film, Akira Kurosawa box set, Criterion Collection, Seven Samurai, gifts, Christmas, Hanukkah, Japanese film, DVDs

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Blogs, Bleader, Dec 7, 2009
Feather It Up

Owlita's long feather earrings, at Workshop in Pilsen.
- by Heather Kenny
- Tags: Style, RE Gift, Workshop, Annie Novotny, Frei Designs, Owlita, feather earrings, jewelry, accessories, gifts, shopping

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Blogs, Bleader, Dec 4, 2009
Rock, Sex, and Death, Italian Style

An early Italian graphic novel in a new paperback translation
- by Jessica Hopper
- Tags: RE Gift, Lit & Lectures, Visual Art, Books, graphic novels, Dino Buzzati, Italian comics, sex, mythology, naked ladies, Christmas, Hanukkah, gifts, New York Review of Books

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Blogs, Bleader, Dec 3, 2009
New Stuff for Your Old Timey Man

New and used goodies for rugged types at Hickorees.com.
- by Jessica Hopper
- Tags: RE Gift, Hickorees, vintage menswear, work boots, work clothes, rugged men, Christmas, Hanukkah, gifts

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Blogs, Bleader, Nov 29, 2009
Choco-Deals

Vosges offers 15 percent off with a special code
- by Jessica Hopper
- Tags: RE Gift, Food Chain, Food & Drink, Food, Vosges Haut-Chocolat, chocolate, vegan, treats, sale, Chicago, gifts, Christmas, Hanukkah

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Blogs, Bleader, Nov 27, 2009
Where Can I Buy a Tattered Flannel Bow?

Grunge nostalgia in fancy packages.
- by Jessica Hopper
- Tags: RE Gift, Music, Nirvana, grunge, nostalgia, Live at Reading, vinyl, re-issue, coffee table books, music books, Michael Lavine, Thurston Moore, Sonic Youth, photography, the 90s, DVDs, Kurt Cobain, Christmas, Hanukkah, gifts

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