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• MarthaWatch™: Martha Stewart to design merchandise for Macy and Bloomingdale chains. Kmart, Smaa-Mart! Martha is definitely upwardly mobile. This new line will "will include home items such as bed sheets, dishes, cookware, holiday decorations and garden furniture." TV Squad is convinced Ryan Seacrest and Martha have hatched a plan to take over the world. And shares of MSLO continue to inch up. • Great Canadian Spaghetti Plate: "This unique dish offers a dedicated, formed pocket for one forkful of noodles to rest in while being twirled into a scrumptious, mouth–watering, perfectly proportioned (sauce/pasta) mouthful." • MoCo's great coverage of Milan: Including pics of design greats Marcel Wanders and Philippe Starck. • Lightweight chair from Miel Cardinael & Sven Goemaere of AM Design: Beautiful stuff (there's more at their site) from this Belgian team. • D*S spring spruce up winners!: This is a peek at some great solutions. Imagine the elbow grease that went into refinishing this desk above. • Lounge sofa from Apt: Nice, simple design folds out to form a bed as well.

Writer's Almanac:
• It's the birthday of jazz singer Billie Holiday.
• POEM: "We Bring Democracy To The Fish" by Donald Hall