2011-08-28 ~ Trend de la Creme - Trends in fashion, style, beauty, design, and popular culture.

The Seven Deadly Dictionaries

The real dictionary? Yawn. Too long. Don't bother tirelessly working through all those boring pages. The important stuff is rolled up right in a new collection perfect for the nightstand. The Seven Deadly Sins have been evenly sliced into 7 books -- each overflowing with definitions and quotes related to its respective sin (e.g. Sloth, Pride, Envy). No one vice is too greedy, as each volume prides itself on having more than 500 entries. And each perfectly-giftable hardbound edition can stand on it's own, if you're not into collecting. My favorite? Probably sloth (because 'lazy' is my new middle name.) Barnes & Noble has them on pre-order for $8.67 (20% off the cover price) so make it snappy to get the discount :)

LUST: Once just isn’t enough. You’ll want to ogle these entries multiple times, all night long. Nouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, whatever your particular pleasure–or pleasures–you’ll find ‘em inside.

GREED: Surprisingly, it didn’t claim every word in the OED (although if it could, it would). This pocket-sized dictionary swipes only the most worthy of syllables, as well as your attention.

ENVY: Everyone else will be turning green when you reveal your desirable new vocabulary. From A to Z, each entry feeds the monster and makes it want that much more.

PRIDE: No one enjoys lording over the uneducated with a pretty pointed vocabulary like the Prideful. Now each and every word you need to describe how much better you are is right at your fingertips.

SLOTH: The real dictionary? Yawn. Too long. Don’t bother tirelessly working through all those boring pages. The important stuff is rolled up right here in a collection perfect for the nightstand.

WRATH: Anger will never cause a loss of words again–as long as you keep this reference clutched in your fists during your next fit. Speech will be your weapon as you launch a verbal assault on anyone who’s wronged you.

GLUTTONY: You can devour word after word after word until you’ve had your fill. And then you can have some more. This bite-size book serves up a hefty sampling of juicy words. It’s a wonderful treat for the Gluttonous.

(Author: Jennifer Wood ~ Publisher: Adams Media)

Dressing Your Preppy Penis

All hail the scantily plaid Sir Richard's condom, "Duke of Doing the Deed," designed to appeal to discerning, responsible individuals who seek to align their purchases with the change they want to see in the world. This ultra-progressive company doesn't just believe believe safe sex is a basic human right, they encourage sex for a good cause; for each sold, one condom is donated to a developing country. Think of it as Blake Mycoskie’s Toms shoes philosophy, only for sex.

Now, meet Lucy, the groovy condom truck belonging to CEO and cofounder of Venice-based Sir Richard’s Condom Company Mathew Gerson. Lucy and Mathew ride around Venice, as well as school campuses, and pass out free, vegan condoms. This fall, Lucy will embark on a national "Where Rubber Meets the Road" tour visiting campuses, community events, concerts and local stores. To stay on top of where Lady Lucy is going next, follow her travels on Facebook. Safe travels!

Trending: Ram's Head Accessories

Photographer: Elliot Morgan

The Ancient Egyptians were famous throughout the world for their worship of animals as manifestations of gods. One animal associated with perhaps some of Egypt's best known and most important gods was the Ram, venerated for its fertility and warlike attributes. Khnum, the god of creation, was depicted as a ram. It was believed that he created the first children on his potter's wheel with clay from the River Nile. His name derives from the root khnem, "to join, to unite," and with khnem, "to build."

Elizabeth Taylor's “Cleopatra” Royal sedan chair from Cleopatra. (TCF, 1963)

The Famine Stela at Sehel island tells of a dream in which Djoser meets the ram-god Khnum:

"When I was asleep, my heart was in life and happiness. I found the god standing. I caused him pleasure by worshiping and adoring him. He made himself known to me and said: "I am Khnum, your creator, my arms are around you, to steady your body, to safeguard your limbs. I bestow on you ores with precious stones existing since antiquity that were not worked before to build temples, rebuild ruins, sculpt chapels for his master. I am master of creation. I have created myself, the great ocean which came into being in past times, according to whose pleasure the Nile rises. For I am the master who makes, I am he who makes himself exalted in Nun, who first came forth, Hapi who hurries at will; fashioner of everybody, guide of each man to their hour."