Update: 3 things

1. Although we might not approve of every use to which their new owners have put our ex-insignificant objects [that's the Cape Cod Shoe, above], we encourage them to send us photos of the objects in their new contexts. Or post them to this Flickr group pool. (Worth checking out if you haven't — some great stuff there.)

2. We're on track to announce the winner of the Significant Objects fiction contest hosted by Slate.com today. As previously announced, there were over 600 entrants, so it took ...