Revive backgrounds with CSS

What CSS techniques do you use to make your backgrounds punch, as discussed in this week’s Design and Usability Tactics e-newsletter? What Web design trends for backgrounds make you shudder? Are there background tricks you’d like to share with your fellow designers? Share your thoughts (and tricks) here.

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