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20 Resolutions You Can Actually Achieve

Evann Gastaldo — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 05:00:19 CST

New Year’s resolutions to lose 20 pounds, clean out all your closets, and cut your grocery budget in half not quite working out? That’s likely because your goals are too large. Here are 20 tasks you can accomplish, all of which are “no more challenging than reaching level three of...

Merrill's Thain Rues Picking Pricey Office Decor Over Ikea

Nick McMaster — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:21:55 CDT

Merrill Lynch's former CEO issued an apology of sorts for spending $1.2 million—including $35,000 for a commode—to redecorate his office as the firm bottomed out, Bloomberg reports. “We decorated it in the style that Merrill Lynch offices were, which was very, very nice,” John Thain said...

For Chinese, Ikea a Great Place to Nap

Matt Cantor — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 06:59:46 CDT

In Beijing, people flock to the local Ikea—but for many, it’s not about picking up new housewares. Instead, they spend the day napping in display beds, eating at the cafeteria, enjoying free soda refills, and posing in front of in-store displays, the Los Angeles Times reports. it's become as...

Kids' Injuries Parallel Rise of Flat Screens: Study

Ambreen Ali — Tue, 12 May 2009 13:49:37 CDT

The increasing popularity of flat-screen TVs coincides with a rise in child injuries from furniture tip-overs, MSNBC reports. Nearly 17,000 kids were rushed to hospitals after furniture fell on them in 2007, the last year with available data, a study reveals. That’s a 41% increase from 1990. TVs comprised...

Herman Miller Says Phooey to Financial Crisis

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:25:25 CST

With a "bah!" to the financial crisis, furniture manufacturer Herman Miller has introduced a chair that costs $1,600—making you “all the more comfortable as you sit for eight hours staring in disbelief at your plummeting stock portfolio,” writes Stacey Higginibotham on GigaOm. The Embody, a follow-up to the...

Britney to Front Furniture Biz

Elizabeth Wolff — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:33:38 CDT

Britney Spears, who once ditched a custody hearing to await a furniture delivery, may be going into the ottoman and end table business herself. In an attempt to salvage his daughter's bleeding fortune, Jamie Spears has spent two months on a deal whereby the struggling pop star would endorse a...