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  • Hot Seat
    This San Diego designer's future is on fire

    Furniture designer Alberto Vieyra’s aesthetic call-to-arms came when he was about 13 years old, and it came on wheels—in the form of a mint-condition 1957 Cadillac El Dorado with a black exterior and textured white vinyl interior.

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  • Who Nose?
    How non-surgical nose jobs are changing the face of Rhinoplasty

    By Christianna Ablahad (Published in the April 2010 issue)  If your schnoz has a hideous hump or a barely discernable bridge, or you’ve already gone under the knife only to come out with a pinched beak (think the entire Michael Jackson family or Lil’ Kim) or an asymmetric one (think Teri Hatcher or Tori Spelling), you [...]

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  • Shui Loves Me, Shui Loves Me Not
    Don't leave love to chance-organize your bedroom

    Have you lost that loving feeling? It may be your bedroom’s fault. Practitioners of the ancient Chinese art of Feng Shui (pronounced fung shway) believe that what goes on in our lives is a reflection of our personal environments. By successfully balancing the flow of energy, or chi, in a space, it is thought that we can attract the life of our dreams.

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