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Children who sang a chorus 32 years ago on one of the most famous Christmas pop songs of all time are in line for royalties payments - if they can be found.

Poor Thanksgiving. That day of giving thanks for our blessings doesn’t receive the full attention it deserves, falling as it does halfway between trick-or-treat and jack-o-lanterns, and traditional carols and decorated trees.

By Lindstrom, Martin Some brands are so thoroughly integrated into our society that we hardly perceive them as being brands. This is a story about how one of these brands became an overnight global success.

My friend Peter introduced me to art world legend Gracie Mansion and pointed me at this great article.

“From the various one-night cash-and-carry hullabaloos and the infamous “Famous Show” to any number of theme shows (such as “Sofa/Painting,” in which artists created not only the paintings but the proverbial couches to match), each exhibition was a concept, an event, an installation, a party.”
From an ArTForum article by Carlo McCormick.

I had a friend who had a three piece sofa set and a matching triptych in her condo that I always admired. In college, my friends had a three piece sofa set without a matching triptych and I complained about it often. I even went so far as to offer to paint them a triptych that would match.
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