Monthly Archives: January 2009

Career Objective: Inspiration and aspiration

For a freelance assignment this weekend, I screened the new He’s Just Not That Into You. Y’know the one with many stars but most people still know it as the new Drew Barrymore flick? A central theme to the movie … Continue reading

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Rustic modern living

I have this thing about rustic design in a modern setting. Love the contrast. Check out  Ace Hotel, a boutique hotel in Palm Springs CA. It looks pretty pleasing, but I’m not sure how comfortable it’ll actually be. It’ll suffice … Continue reading

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Beautiful

President Barack Obama’s inaugural address. Full text after the  jump.

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Inauguration Recipes – Celebrating with Food

      So you’re not one of the the million or so people that made it to Capitol to herald in a new president, so you’re not among the dignified lucky enough to enjoy lunch with President Obama, but … Continue reading

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Fighting the Good Fight: Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Today’s Martin Luther King Day in the United States. It is a reminder to me to continue fighting and believing that one person’s faith and personal choices can make a difference for the world, like Joshua whose resilient trumpeting brought the … Continue reading

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Flaming Sound Wave Visualization

This guy uses fire to demonstrate a physic property I daren’t try to explain.

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Vlad Studio

Sick of staring at the morphing desktop images that came with your Mac? Ready to stick a pin in the eye from all the overly cute or busy theme based design? Transform that boring screen today. Surf on over to … Continue reading

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The Birth of Spork

Behind every momentous creation is an epic story of death, love and ultimately life. Check out Behind Closed Drawers, a story of kitchen utensils. Warning: kitchen utensil stop motion sex alert

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Casu Marzu – Maggot Fromage anyone?

Leaping lizard…or rather maggots. This is pretty gross: Derived from Percorino, Casu marzu goes beyond typical fermentation fermentation to a stage most would consider decomposition, brought about by the digestive action of the larvae of the cheese fly. These larvae are deliberately introduced to the cheese, promoting an advanced … Continue reading

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Archivist of the Yellow Peril

Check out the online version of this exhibition of a collection of cultural artifacts from the Western world, mostly American from as early as the mid-1700s, about the yellow peril, i.e. the prejudiced “oriental” view of Asia. You can also … Continue reading

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