We all love QUOGs right? Those cute animated style versions of the TOS crew that occasionally adorn T-shirts, greetings cards and other assorted Trek-tastic merchandise. Sarah Trefny of Klickitat Street certainly seems found of them,...Show More Summary
77-year-old Ruth Levy has been sending greeting cards to her 90-year-old friend Dick for decades. She’s also technologically savvy, having become a fan of sending e-cards for the past several years. So, Levy was shocked when she was told that a personalized card she made out for Dick was considered to be profane. ‘When it [...]
Although I've never seen it on a pastel flowered greeting card, Mother's Day honors a progressive feminist, inclusive, non-violent vision for world community
For moms with a sense of humor, skip the standard Hallmark greeting cards and send her a funny Someecard instead. With jokes about favoritism, awkward Facebook habits, and never-ending voicemails, these Mother's Day-themed cards are sure to make her laugh. Show More Summary
Most greeting card aisle offerings are geared towards the nuclear family norm. Check out the "Mama's Day Our Way" eCard series, which highlights queer moms, immigrant moms, and other moms that aren't so Hallmark-friendly. Read more....
For years, I hated Mother's Day. My mother died when I was 22, and every year after that, when spring rolled around and the greeting cards reared their heads, I felt the resentment start to bubble up. “Tell mom how much she really means,” the signs at Hallmark implored me. It felt like a mean joke, just another reminder of all I’d lost.
A 23-year-old pharmacy technician from Lexington, South Carolina is challenging the nation's largest greeting card manufacturer to recognize her two moms, and gay and lesbian parents around the country.
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It's inevitable that, despite the best of intentions, plenty of upstanding sons and daughters show up giftless on Mother's Day. With less than three days to go, do better than a greeting card from the picked-over Hallmark aisle and try your luck with one of these procrastination-friendly suggestions to help you win Mom's favor. Show More Summary
Felt is an app that allows users to create a handwritten greeting card using their iPad and have it printed and sent to anyone anywhere in the United States. The iPad app is currently available to download from the iTunes App Store. image via Felt via swiss miss
Rightfully, Muslim groups are not pleased. Executive director Ahmed Rehab says the card was brought to his attention by a staff member. The original package shows a doll in traditional Muslim dress. The issue? The photo-shopped version on the card, Rhab says, “basically correlates Muslims and terrorism.” “It’s playing to an ugly ravenous stereotype that [...]
Click here to view this media This parody of an actual product meant to instill tolerance could land the makers in legal hot water. News report by WGN, Chicago.
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Walking through a Chicago store, a Muslim activist spotted the perfect birthday card for the Fox News-hounds in our lives, featuring an adorable hijab-wearing doll with an explosive secret. Why is a tasteless greeting card newsworthy? Well, it turns out there's a little more going on behind the veil here. Read more...
Since we have officially begun the late-April through mid-May greeting card industry wind-up to M-Day, I thought it only fair to say a word on behalf of those for whom Mother's Day is actually Motherless Day.
Taking those electronic music playing greeting cards to a whole new level, Antonella Nonnis created a playable paper piano that she eventually hopes to turn into one of the awesomest pop-up books you've ever seen. Read more...
iOS: If you're prone to picking up a card for Mother's Day at the last minute and forget to send it in time, previously mentioned custom printed greeting card creator CleverBug can send one for you—free of charge. Read more...
Looking for greeting cards that are a little out of the ordinary? A Biglaw associate turned entrepreneur is here to help.
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Howard Kurtz is viewed by some in media like an internal affairs officer is viewed inside a police department: A necessary part of the force, but one that also gets the least holiday greeting cards come December.
Someone added a few new cards to the selection at their grocery store:
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Design geeks and French lovers beware: this video was made for you. Using some of Paris' most iconic neighborhoods and coming up with simple visual representations of them, the video was made as a holiday greeting card by global design...Show More Summary