Magtable Coffee Table Another great design from Umbra, this table perfectly combines form and function to become an extremely usable piece of furniture. Slots in the table’s top double as hangers for magazines, newspapers, comic books, and so forth.

Kottke flips the page on Donatella Versace “…And that’s as far as I read before deciding that reading yet another article about someone wealthy enough to have a staff helping them opt out of reality is a waste of my time.” You have to read what Versace has her assistants do to believe it.

We’re All a Bunch of Monkeys The greatest thing I’ve watched all week (besides, perhaps, In the Bedroom (2001), which I saw last night and was fantastic). It’s a short clip, so watch it you’ve got a couple minutes. My favorite line, regarding humans: “In fact, they’re the only animals that think they’re supposed to be happy. All of the other animals can just be.”