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What Is It? Scary Ghost Edition

Can you guess what this is? I'll give you some hints:

- It sounds like a ghost.

- It comes in two colors.

- It's made of glass, but as thin as a balloon.

Did you guess it yet?

Posted Jun 25 2008, 09:00 AM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments

Filed under: Glasses, carafes

A Riddle About Glasses

Question: When are three glasses both the same, and different?

Posted Jun 24 2008, 04:30 PM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments

Filed under: Glasses

Help Me Pick A Pair of Glasses

For those of you who don't wear glasses, you may not know how horrible this is. Yesterday, while riding the subway, I tried to gently clean them, but instead, immediately snapped them in half.

My vision isn’t so terrible that I wasn’t able to find my way back home, but I do need my glasses to do things like, you know, blogging. Luckily, I still have my old pair, though they are way too tight, and have lower prescription than I currently need.

So here’s the deal:

Posted Jun 17 2008, 09:00 AM by Alex Zalben with | with 9 comment(s)

Filed under: Glasses

Alice in Dinnerware

The other day, walking through NYC, my SO was drawn, like a moth to a flame, right into Fishs Eddy. I was momentarily confused why I had lost her a block prior, until I entered the store myself, and discovered that they now have a line of Alice in Wonderland print plates, glasses, and more.

In case it isn’t clear, the SO is a freak for Alice stuff. That being said, there’s a LOT of Alice in Wonderland stuff out there, so what separates these from the pack? Two things:

1) Quality of Goods: The whole line is extremely delicately made.

2) Artwork: The drawings are John Tenniel’s original spot drawings of Alice and company, so they’re classy and cute at the same time.

The whole line is exclusive to Fishs Eddy, though you can order anything they carry online. Personally, I’m partial to this set of four glasses:

Posted May 26 2008, 11:00 AM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments

Filed under: Dining Room, plates, Glasses, Mugs

Happy Hour: Mini Martini Glasses

The best thing about these jewel toned, 3 oz. mini martini glasses is?...

Posted Apr 21 2008, 05:00 PM by Wendy Atterberry with | with no comments

Filed under: Happy Hour, Glasses

Happy Hour: Optical Illusion

If one drink leaves you seeing this, don't worry, that doesn't necessarily make you a lightweight.

Posted Mar 31 2008, 05:00 PM by Wendy Atterberry with | with 1 comment(s)

Filed under: home goods, Happy Hour, Glasses

Quick Tip of The St. Patrick’s Day: Beer Goggles

Top o’ the mornin’ to ya, Materilistas. In case you’re not already so wiznasted you aren’t even bothering to read blogs today, we here at Modern Materialist are celebrating the Holiday in style, bringing you tips, tricks, and products throughout the day.

So get ready for this:

*Every hour, on the hour, we’ll be bringing you a Happy Hour post, with a new drink, drink recipe, or way to get your drunk on.

*Every half hour, we’ll bring you something festive for the holiday, something green, or something green (eco-friendly… Get it?)

Want to play along at home with Wendy, Steph, and myself? Every time you see a product you like… Take a drink. Every time you see something on the blog, and buy it? Chug. Chug like there’s no tomorrow*.

After the jump, see the world through beer's eyes...

Posted Mar 17 2008, 08:30 AM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments

Filed under: Quick tip, Glasses, St. Patrick's Day

Listen To Your Wrist and Glasses, Not Heart

Sing it with me:

Listen to your glasses, when they’re calling for you
Listen to your wrist, there’s nothing else you can do
I don’t know why these exist
Or why you would buy
But listen to your glasses/wrist
Before you tell this post… Goodbye

Generally speaking, if you want an mp3 player, get an Mp3 player. If you want to think you’re being sneaky while secretly listening to Roxette*, then buy one of these little babies, pictured after the jump...

Posted Mar 04 2008, 02:30 PM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments

Filed under: gadgets, tech, mp3 Players, watches, Glasses

about the blogger

Wendy Atterberry is a recent transplant to New York City via Chicago. You can often find her at some karaoke dive bar singing her repertoire, which includes "Midnight Train to Georgia," "Daniel," and most recently, "Sweet Dreams." Don't expect her to always hit the right notes. She lives in Manhattan with her boyfriend and two cats, and has a blog like everyone else.

Alex Zalben is a writer living in New York City. He's written for McSweeney's, Modern Humorist and PulpSecret.com. As one-fifth of the sketch comedy group Elephant Larry, he has been written up in the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, and pretty much every other major publication. Their blog was named one of PC Magazine's Top Blogs for 2007, and they recently won an ECNY Award for their viral short, "Minesweeper: The Movie." Alex did not know love until he bought his first Mac.

Steph Auteri is a freelance just-about-everything, with a special fondness for home goods she can't afford. She has been published in Publishers Weekly, New York Press and Nerve. She runs the blog selfhelpme.net, and her work can be found at stephiswrite.com.