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Chart fail. (Via FlowingData)

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:00:57 -0800

Chart fail. (Via FlowingData)

"People tend to search for gravy at 3pm. When they panic and realize they have no idea how to make..."

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:02:54 -0800

“People tend to search for gravy at 3pm. When they panic and realize they have no idea how to make it.”

- Thanksgiving, by the numbers. (Via Gawker)

The Latest Entrepreneurial Fantasy Is Selling Cupcakes (NYTimes)

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:52:23 -0800

The Latest Entrepreneurial Fantasy Is Selling Cupcakes (NYTimes):

Out here in San Francisco, the burnt out rich open wineries. In New York they open cupcake shops.

Thanksgiving at Mohegan Sun - A Chinese Casino Celebration

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:35:33 -0800

Thanksgiving at Mohegan Sun - A Chinese Casino Celebration:

Heading to casinos first became a Thanksgiving activity for Chinese immigrants decades ago because the holiday is one of the only days that Chinese restaurants are either run by a skeleton staff or closed. Mohegan Sun is one of several regional casinos that compete for this crowd. On any other day, 50 buses might run between Mohegan Sun and Chinese neighborhoods in New York, along with some from Massachusetts; on Thanksgiving, there are 100.

"We’re at an odd inflection – old people think screens are TVs, young people think all screens can be..."

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:45:40 -0800

“We’re at an odd inflection – old people think screens are TVs, young people think all screens can be touched.”

- Chris Heathcote: screens and interactivity (via iamdanw) (via benkraal)

I’m thankful for access to routinely amazing food. (I...

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:01:22 -0800

I’m thankful for access to routinely amazing food. (I can’t wait to eat this turkey.)

"Table manners are social agreements; they are devised precisely because violence could so easily..."

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:33:44 -0800

“Table manners are social agreements; they are devised precisely because violence could so easily erupt at dinner. Eating is aggressive by nature and the implements required for it could quickly become weapons; table manners are, most basically, a system of taboos designed to ensure that violence remains out of the question. But intimations of greed and rage keep breaking in: many mealtime superstitions, for example, point to the imminent death of one of the guests. Eating is performed by the individual, in his or her most personal interest; eating in company, however, necessarily places the individual face to face with the group. It is the group that insists on table manners; ‘they’ will not accept a refusal to conform. The individual’s ‘personal interest’ lies therefore not only in ensuring his or her bodily survival, but also in pleasing, placating and not frightening or disgusting the other diners.”

- Margaret Visser, Rituals of Dinner

Thanksgiving (for the rest of us)

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:27:36 -0800

ckck:

Thanksgiving is an odd day, internet-wise, when you’re not in America and celebrating it yourself. For the rest of us, this is just any other day, a Thursday like any other, except that with the U.S. coming to a near-complete halt, you really do notice when you’re online.

Opening up Google Reader would normally yield a lot to look through, today not so much. Twitter isn’t chirping as much as it usually does. Tumblr is quieter than usual, too. This obviously also depends on how America-skewed your RSS feeds, Twitter and Tumblr contacts are, but it’s hard not to notice to some degree. It makes me feel like today is a holiday here too, even though it’s not.

Anyway.

Happy Thanksgiving to my American friends, Happy Belated Thanksgiving to my Canadian friends, and Happy Internet Is Slow Day to the rest of you.

So Dubai’s broke. I don’t know what to believe...

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:09:13 -0800

So Dubai’s broke. I don’t know what to believe anymore. If recreating the wonders of the world and building islands isn’t the road to riches, I’m stumped. (Via NYTimes)

travelhighlights: Musee d’Orsay Cafeteria by severn mcconaughy...

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:07:20 -0800

travelhighlights:

Musee d’Orsay Cafeteria by severn mcconaughy bowen

Paris, France

How was PostGourmet.com not Taken?

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:08:05 -0800

Stay tuned for the new project…

iPhoto’s Facial Recognition never gets old.

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:43:24 -0800

iPhoto’s Facial Recognition never gets old.

Alton Brown on How to Carve a Turkey (Via Serious Eats)

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:41:12 -0800

Alton Brown on How to Carve a Turkey (Via Serious Eats)

The Muppets make fun of O’Reilly on his show, and for some...

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:29:37 -0800

The Muppets make fun of O’Reilly on his show, and for some reason he doesn’t yell. (Via ANIMAL)

Looks like someone has been using Bing. (Via Gizmodo)

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:02:00 -0800

Looks like someone has been using Bing. (Via Gizmodo)

"Everyone is talking about the shots of the iguanas and the alligator, staring with cold reptilian..."

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:57:43 -0800

“Everyone is talking about the shots of the iguanas and the alligator, staring with cold reptilian eyes. Who else but Herzog would hold on their gaze? Who else would foreground them, placing the action in the background? Who but Cage could regard an iguana sideways in a look of suspicion and disquiet? You need to keep an eye on an iguana. The bastards are always up to something.”

- Roger Ebert’s review of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call, New Orleans. This movie was absurd and fantastic in only the way that Herzog and Cage can be. I have never anticipated a director’s commentary more than with this film.

The bar at the Kabuki Theater is always topical.

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:04:31 -0800

The bar at the Kabuki Theater is always topical.

"As president, I believe that robots can inspire young people to pursue science and engineering. And..."

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:20:10 -0800

“As president, I believe that robots can inspire young people to pursue science and engineering. And I also want to keep an eye on those robots in case they try anything.”

- Obama.

After watching the Curb Your Enthusiasm Finale

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:04:52 -0800

I thin Seinfeld should return for season 8 and Michael Richards and J.B. Smoove should star in a buddy comedy.

Has Bell Invented a "Telegraph Killer"?

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:54:44 -0800

Has Bell Invented a "Telegraph Killer"?:

(Via McSweeney’s)