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Chinese greet 'Oba Mao' with flaming statue, fakes
AP Worldstream; 11/13/2009; 935 words; ...in searches on Baidu, China's leading search engine _ No. 22 as of Thursday morning. But it will take more than making United...just one magazine: Men's Health. At Beijing's epicenter of kitsch, the Silk Street market, shop girls giggled at requests for...

Ready to Wear
The Independent - London; 10/19/2009; 645 words; ...charged but never exploitatively so, intriguing and demonstrating kitsch humour and unashamed decadence, the photographer's signatures...Fraulein - Ellen Von Unwerth", Michael Hoppen Gallery, 22 October-2 November s.frankel@independent.co.uk

Bill estimates? We don't need them
The Independent - London; 10/17/2009; 1075 words; ...promised that all 26 million electricity customers and all 22 million gas customers would have smart meters by 2010, at a...coming back too, courtesy of John Lewis. Surely something that kitsch should be in the kitchen, but I suppose that would miss the...

The Ten Best Teapots
The Independent - London; 10/15/2009; 608 words; ...A print brings a classic touch to a quirky design. Price: 22 Johnlewis.com Le Creuset The clumsy amongst us could do worse...brews tea leaves and bags without any fuss. Steering clear of kitsch patterns, it's a practical and understatedly stylish choice...

Bohemian rhapsody ; The magic of central Europe is manifest in Prague, a city of endless indulgence. By Christina Patterson
Belfast Telegraph; 10/10/2009; 1865 words; ...Augustine, 12-33 Letenska, Mala Strana, Prague (00 420 266 11 22 33; theaugustine.com). Doubles start at EUR 270, room only...exquisite medieval frescoes and semi- precious stones; and the kitsch tomb of Jan Nepomuk, a silver casket, overhung by a baroque...