08/21/06: Blast off! We launched the site today, to !
07/01/06: ThisNext is profiled in the Business 2.
0 July issue s What s Next section in a bit called, On the Launch Pad.
09/11/06: The thinks shopcasting on ThisNext is genius.
11/01/06: The likes us, they really like us!
Posted Monday, December 11, 2006 at 08:54PM Considering my devout hatred for cords, it s funny that I am so enamored with these two objects.
1) The , which is delightfully flexible and adaptable to just about any space that needs a lot of plug-ins. It s one of those designs which seem abnormally late in their inception.
Of course, just likes anything that has squid in it s name.
2) The extension cord gets a serious make over with Nicolo Taliani s beautiful .
discovered this modern lamp with is as convienent as it is pretty.
The excess cord extends when needed, and acts as cool decoration when it s bunched up inside the base. And can we talk about the red cord? Why aren t extension cords cool colors like this?
My might be temporarily overcome.
Posted Monday, December 11, 2006 at 08:14PM Not much to say here really.
Moms, the choice is yours.
You can dress your child 90% in a festive Holiday outfit, or you can dress your child in 100% Christmas Cheer with these .
After all, it s only once a year.
Posted Monday, December 11, 2006 at 06:44PM 
Dinner parties are a sensual experience, but the tastes, aromas and sights of a gorgeous meal are only part of the picture. If you want to make a dinner party really sing, you have to take some care in selecting the music to accompany your painstakingly prepared meal.
MattBites throws down the gauntlet, listing . Matt s a man after my own heart his list is a melange of classic jazz and contemporary Euro lounge with a dash of Latin flava in for good measure. Anyone who juxtaposes Nina Simone, Antonio Carlos Jobim and Hotel Costes can sit at my table.
What are the tunes that get your tummy grumbling?
Posted Monday, December 11, 2006 at 02:40PM If you want to see what music and audio gadgets everyone else picked, cruise around the on our site. Or scroll through some of the entries on the badge below.
Thanks for playing, everyone!
-- Posted Monday, December 11, 2006 at 02:38PM How does one characterize high-brow underground? It s Burning Man in Gaultier, walking the mutt in Manolos, filling your unfinished loft with mid-century-modern originals Where does one meet denizens of such a place? We found a few on ThisNext.
Please meet , , , and, moi,
Opera Gloves | Opera-length anything is enough to send my heart fluttering this season, but I especially love how these gloves perfectly carry short-sleeve jackets and sleeveless dresses into fall.
Posted Monday, December 11, 2006 at 12:09PM Grocery shopping - soy milk, Italian roast, and we re done - , checking the checkout tabloid trash, you re laughing at J Lo s back stage demands and air plane antics, and your girl is just looking at you, blank.
It s not that your doll s drama, it s more she s very well aware of her worth, though some might put it more bluntly and just dub her a -
Diva.
Posted Monday, December 11, 2006 at 10:18AM 
What with all the running around, shopping for gifts, it s sometimes easy to forget the real meaning of giving during the holiday season.
As you salivate over shiny kitchen gadgets and scrumptious Christmas cookies on your favorite food blogs, be mindful that millions around the world are starving, today and everyday.
Dozens of food bloggers around the world are making an effort to help out, with , hosted by . Each blogger is donating something (in some cases many things) that you simply have to have.
All you have to do is donate cold, hard cash for an opportunity to win something fabulous.
Each $10 donated is worth one raffle ticket entry for the prize or prizes of your choice. Think about it: For ten bucks, you could potentially win a once-in-a-lifetime experience, like coffee with Thomas Keller of The French Laundry.
Or an autographed set of four books by Anthony Bourdain. Or a big ol Kitchenaid stand mixer, fire engine red of course.
1.
of your choice from our Menu for Hope.
2. Go to the donation site at and make a donation.
3. Each $10 you donate will give you one raffle ticket toward a prize of your choice. Please specify which prize you d like in the Personal Message section in the donation form when confirming your donation.
You must write-in how many tickets per prize, and please use the prize code mdash;for example, a donation of $50 can be 2 tickets for EU01 and 3 for EU02. (Please use the double-digits, not EU1, but EU01.)
4.
If your company matches your charity donation, please check the box and fill in the information so we could claim the corporate match.
5. Please allow us to see your email address so that we could contact you in case you win.
Your email address will not be shared with anyone.
Then, check back on Chez Pim on January 15 for the results of the raffle.
So won t you shell out a few sawbucks to feed the hungry?
Posted Sunday, December 10, 2006 at 04:29PM 
We picked Friday s, Saturday s and Sunday s winners over the weekend That means just one more lucker ducker is going to win a Shuffle on Monday!
Remember, to win you have to pick music or audio toys you would recommend to a pal and tag things, Hear It.
Posted Sunday, December 10, 2006 at 11:25AM Even if you rsquo;re a lady, you know:
It rsquo;s hard gifting girls.
I rsquo;d rather you have more time to really get your holiday on instead of hustling hard in suburban jungles of malls, so let your K make your life easier, let me show you the light at the end of that over crowded shopping aisle.
Lift a thanks to the retail gods above, and check our shopcasters picks of girly gift sets, part deux.
Posted Saturday, December 9, 2006 at 06:21PM Even if you re a lady, you know:
It s hard gifting girls.
I d rather you have more time to really get your holiday on instead of hustling hard in suburban jungles of malls, so let your K make your life easier, let me show you the light at the end of that over crowded shopping aisle.
Lift a thanks to the retail gods above, and check these girly gift sets.
Posted Saturday, December 9, 2006 at 04:24PM Although my parents lifted my middle name his song Alison, I ve never made much of an effort to get acquainted with Elvis Costello beyond the big hits. Apparently his 1986 release is a good place to start: Considered a return to Costello s folk-rock and pub rock roots by , the record comes highly recommended by ThisNexters , , and .
I can, will and have listened to this record so many times, Holly shares. Brilliant Mistake is a perfect pop song. America Without Tears, amazing.
Indoor Fireworks - chills.
Regarded as Costello s best record by blogs like , King of America is a triumph at the artist s attempt to capture Americana in an album back in the 80 s, according to David. King of America is a poignant view of America from a Brit s perspective, David continues.
From start to finish, it is a fun listen. Highly recommended for long drives on an Interstate.
Posted Saturday, December 9, 2006 at 03:58PM I m pretty much going B-A-N-A-N-As for the first single off Gwen Stefani s sophomore solo effort , despite the fact that it recalls my fourth grade dance recital to The Lonely Goatherd, for which we had to wear these odd dirndl/tutu hybrids and crowns of fake edelweiss.
Wind It Up has also proven irresistible for ThisNexter , who asks, Who knew you could mix The Sound of Music into today s pop music? and also recommend The Sweet Escape, with the latter proclaiming:
Gwen s first solo album (Love, Angel, Music, Baby) was a hit, true, but really it was just a good record. I have high hopes for this one. Gwen is a songwriter and you can feel that whenever you listen to her. She s not just singing her songs, she feels them too, she makes you feel the work that has been put into the song, writing it, singing it, editing it I like listening to a labour of love, and Gwen really does love music.
And now we can all start crossing our fingers for Fergie to pretty-please not sample So Long, Farewell on
her next solo record
Posted Friday, December 8, 2006 at 05:04PM While I was home for Thanksgiving, my mom asked if I knew anything about Monavie, some new miracle juice her friend had just discovered with a little help from Oprah.
And even though I m in the business of constantly researching and writing about natural products like miracle juice, Monavie was a total mystery to me till I tracked it down on ThisNext. There I found s product pick, in which our shopcaster shares that acai extract + pomegranate juice = extreme jungle juice that is scary high energy but scary in a good way. Meant to be downed in just a one- or two-ounce shot twice a day, Monavie gets a good deal of its health-enhancing superpower from the antioxidants, amino acids, and omega-3s found in acai (the chocolate- and berry-flavored fruit of Amazon palmberries).
Those energizing, disease-fighting components can also be accessed by drinking a cup of , another recommendation from thedelicious: An all natural super energy from the Amazon, Sambazon Acai Juice will have you swinging through the corporate jungle vines at top speed, she promises.
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It captures the creative and spiritual aspects by capturing the ceremony, religion and individuality in one image (see the man in the background?). One of the most published Burning Man photographs by Gabe Kirchheimer.
See more of my list at ThisNext.