Anthony Bourdain’s Guide to Food Television. That is just brilliant. I like that he gives props to Martha Stewart and Alton Brown, and that he basically admits Gordon Ramsay is selling out by becoming a total caricature of himself.
Category: Random Links
Links that I’m reading/watching/listening to/thinking about
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The Untold Story of the World’s Biggest Diamond Heist
The Untold Story of the World’s Biggest Diamond Heist. Fascinating story. I wish Mythbusters would cover it so I could find out if the hair spray and magnetic plate hacks really work.
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WILLIS Tower?
Sears Tower to become Willis Tower. SCREW THAT. It’ll always be the Sears Tower to me.
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Korean Dreams
I saw a poster this morning for a new exhibit at the Art Gallery of NSW: Korean Dreams: paintings and screens of the Joseon Dynasty. Cool! I’ll have to check it out.
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461, 480, 483 back in the Domain!
Hooray! Sydney Buses decided to give me an early birthday present today. The 461, 480, and 483 are once again travelling to the Domain (i.e. right by my office). Fantastic news, especially since the Snook will have a different commute in a few weeks.
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What to do next?
Great – and relevant – running question in today’s Ask Penguin: “What do you do after you achieve your big running goal? Why does it feel anti-climactic?” Last May that’s pretty much exactly how I was feeling.
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Science Fiction set in 2009
Science Fiction set in 2009. That giant monster from Cloverfield? Yeah, that’s coming in May.
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Watchmen cupcakes
Watchmen cupcakes. Neat! And no, still haven’t seen it. *sigh*
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We Can Do It!
We Can Do It! Man, I totally want that Michelle Obama shirt. Too bad the stupid company won’t ship overseas.
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Annotated Watchmen
The Annotated Watchmen. (Link courtesy of Kevin.)