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The article presents several news briefs and fashionable items related to eggs. Items include a carpet resembling a fried egg from designer Valentina Audrito and a cleansing lotion containing egg from Joey New York's Egg Cream Collection. The article announces that model Tyra Banks is a good egg for donating shoes.

The article presents the author's suggestions on buying snow globes. Snow globes are available in the market under different names including snowdomes, vintage snowdomes and water globes. Disney Bambi snowglobe and Santa Riding Rudolph are available for sale on the Internet. The website www.Inhermajestysservice.com, offers a reproduction of Citizen Kane snow globe for $29.95.

The article reports on the "Vaudeville Nation," an exhibition featuring native and foreign novelties that will be held on February 4 to April 1, 2006 in New York City.

The article reports on the publication of the book "XL: Forty Years of the Super Bowl," from Kraken sports and Media of Guernsey.

The article focuses on a coffee mug decorated with a heat-sensitive world map, from novelty company the Unemployed Philosophers Guild When filled with a steaming beverage, the shorelines retreat, reflecting an extreme version of what scientists predict will happen as melting ice and warming water raise sea levels. Groups with differing views on global warming have come up with similarly quirky tools to spread their opinions. Although the online pitch by the Unemployed Philosophers Guild is somewhat bleak, the mug is selling briskly.

Reports on the efforts of Gary Dahl, the creator of the novelty product Pet Rock, to publish his book "The Pet Rock Saga" in 2004.

Focuses on the invention of the Joy Buzzer, a joke and novelty instrument by former dye salesman Sam Sorensen in Plainfield, New Jersey. Importation of Joy Buzzers from Asia to stay competitive; Expiration of the patent; Creation of a superior machine in the S.S. Adams factory.

Provides information on various Web sites that offer online shopping for novelties and gift items.

Focuses on the passion for style and novelty of Anri Yasuda, a philosophy major at Columbia University, by prowling the stands of the street vendors in Manhattan, New York City. How she makes her handbag looks special; Impact of counterfeiting on sales of legitimate businesses.

Presents information on a selection of novelty accessories. Introduction of Stringa from Salviati; Comments from Maggie Wells, a New York painter who is designing, building and hand-painting folding screens; Cost of Barbara May's pillows which appeared in a Toni Braxton's video.

Focuses on Perry Shore, who sells novelty items. Estimated value of the retail gift industry; Information on magnets for refrigerators which are sold by Shore; Name and location of his shop; Comments from Shore. INSET: What, no itching powder?..

Features various novelty items. Includes Gisela Stromeyer's stretchable and washable room panels; Nathalie Hambro's lunchboxes; Bambooclette Country bicycle; Logo of the Anti Copying in Design (ACID).