http://dir.salon.com/topics/object_lust/?source=rss&aim=object_lust en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 14 Feb 2006 04:02:00 PST Tue, 14 Feb 2006 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/02/14/valentines_object_lust/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/02/14/valentines_object_lust/index.html?source=rss From preppy perfume to Portuguese love songs, six writers share the Valentine's Day goodies that really get their hearts racing. By Sumana Harihareswara Tue, 14 Feb 2006 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/10/04/object_lust18/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/10/04/object_lust18/index.html?source=rss I used to hate schlepping around the city for groceries. But now I have a bounty of beautiful, organic produce brought right to my door. By Marjorie Ingall Tue, 14 Feb 2006 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/09/28/object_lust17/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/09/28/object_lust17/index.html?source=rss I always sneered at stroller-obsessed yuppies. Then I discovered a double-decker dream machine that changed my life. Tue, 14 Feb 2006 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/09/14/object_lust16/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/09/14/object_lust16/index.html?source=rss Who needs humans? Whether your goal is to sleep through the night or run a marathon, there's a gadget that can help. By Rebecca Traister Tue, 14 Feb 2006 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/08/10/object_lust12/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/08/10/object_lust12/index.html?source=rss I never thought I could get worked up about home fragrance. Then I got a gift from Provence. By Mary Elizabeth Williams Tue, 14 Feb 2006 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/07/20/object_lust9/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/07/20/object_lust9/index.html?source=rss With Netflix, never again will I have to endure the humiliation of having a video-store clerk bray, "You have a late fee on 'Bubble Boy.'" By Lynn Harris Tue, 14 Feb 2006 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/07/13/object_lust8/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/07/13/object_lust8/index.html?source=rss I used to gobble handfuls of Advil when period pain knocked me out. But thanks to a magical heating pad, I'm ditching the pills By Farhad Manjoo Tue, 14 Feb 2006 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/06/01/object_lust3/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/06/01/object_lust3/index.html?source=rss Simply slicing garlic isn't always enough. Sometimes, this most essential of foods needs to be annihilated, pulverized, nearly atomized -- so that when the tiny nibs hit the heat they explode into flavor. By Heather Havrilesky Tue, 14 Feb 2006 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/05/25/object_lust2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/05/25/object_lust2/index.html?source=rss I used to have billowing piles of dog hair drifting around my house like tumbleweeds, until along came the little wussified vacuum cleaner that changed my life forever. Tue, 14 Feb 2006 04:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/05/18/object_lust1/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/05/18/object_lust1/index.html?source=rss A new weekly column about the trinkets, devices, conveniences and extravagances we can't live without.