Things we’re reading today:
How to build a sushi empire. A good interview with sushi king Nobu Matsuhisa, from his humble beginnings cleaning dishes to the owner of 22 famous restaurants around the world.
Animals who hate baths. Ahaha, pictures of wet animals. Never gets old.
Fans of Death Saint upset. In Mexico, some folk worship a ‘death [...]
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Monthly Archives: March 2009
Stuff we like: Sushi, death saints and animals who hate baths
March 31, 2009 – 11:20 am
Stuff we like: dire predictions
March 30, 2009 – 10:48 am
Some interesting artefacts from the web, including the people who predicted the GFC (not that anyone listened).
The fabulous Friday trash wrap: John Mayer’s body no longer a wonderland for Jen
March 27, 2009 – 12:48 pm
All the trash that’s fit to print:
John Mayer a twit? So the big buzzy thing on the intertubes is that Jennifer Aniston broke up with John Mayer due to his Twitter addiction. Of course THEN the obligatory “he just couldn’t measure up to Brad” talk started. But really, Mayer was a Twitter moderate compared to [...]
Stuff we like: Vintage supermarkets and the Mexican drug wars
March 26, 2009 – 11:03 am
Drug wars go big. Our Deputy Editor Sophie has been off in Mexico, and has come back obsessed with the ongoing Mexican drug wars. The Boston Globe’s latest ‘Big Picture’ feature is about just that.
Ask a stupid question… Yesterday, Obama held his second prime-time press conference. Gawker wraps up the most obnoxious questions asked by [...]
Stuff we like: Pet cows, David Bowie, and the 60-ft penis
March 25, 2009 – 11:18 am
Good clicks for the day:
Your very own pet cow. “Miniature cattle farming is catching on with families trying to stay ahead of rising food prices” reckons the Times. Is it? Or is this one of those “we found one person who did this, but we’re going to call it a trend” articles? Anyway, we would [...]
Stuff we like: Recession espresso and everyone knows Björk
March 24, 2009 – 10:49 am
Good things for the day:
Starbucks’ existential crisis. Big Money looks at Starbucks’ efforts to rebrand themselves as a “value” company in the new economy. It’s a hard sell in the US, where people were still happy with filter coffee only a few years ago (and also, apparently, a country where the author thinks $3 is [...]
Stuff we like: Abandoned planes and melon sculptures
March 23, 2009 – 10:46 am
Like Julie Andrews, we enjoy sharing our favourite things. As well as warm woolen mittens and brown paper packages tied up with string, here are a few others:
Melon sculptures. Crazy. I don’t know why these people sculpt melons, but I’m glad they do.
It used to be about the music. What songs can’t you listen to [...]
Crossing the Floor… with Bernard Keane
March 20, 2009 – 3:45 pm
The inaugural episode of the new vodcast from our Canberra correspondent Bernard Keane: Crossing the Floor
The fabulous Friday trash wrap: Strippers, crazy cat ladies and Gwyneth eats Dinosaur Meat
March 20, 2009 – 11:48 am
The week in crud:
Mag jumps the gun on Jade Goody’s death. Ouch: The UK’s OK! magazine has released an “official tribute issue” to dying reality TV star Jade Goody — except she’s still alive! Classy.
Sexy career opportunities. Times are tough for those looking for a job, so a strip club in Boston is hosting a [...]
Stuff we like: Scanwiches, USB fingers and drunken Clooney
March 19, 2009 – 11:09 am
Things we love today:
Eat like it’s 1925. When journalist Mark Adams discovered a copy of the 1920s magazine Physical Culture, a publication that set the tone for modern diet and fitness for years to come, he became fascinated by its editor Bernarr Macfadden, a health guru well ahead of his time, advocating a diet [...]
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