Archive for January, 2007
Monday, January 29th, 2007
hand scanners spark union call of ‘geoslavery’
This article from Reuters describes what could be the touchtone for opposition for biometric technology in the workplace.
Every morning Dennis Colson, a surveyor at New York City’s Department of Design and Construction, begins his work day by placing his hand on a scanner to log his time and attendance at the office.
But the planned roll-out [...]
No Comments » - Posted in business, tech(ish), thinking by Marty Finestone
Monday, January 29th, 2007
the 100 worst martial arts movie titles
KarateParty has the list of the 100 worst martial arts movie titles of all time. Watch out for titles like: Best in the Highest, Ninja Supremo, Fist of Unicorn and Flash Legs.
via linkbunnies
No Comments » - Posted in find, movie, website by Marty Finestone
Monday, January 29th, 2007
the tennis ball chair
The Tennis Ball Chair is a one of a kind product by Wholman and is sold through Esty.
This “readymade” chair has been constructed using a chromed steel frame from the popular line of Galaxy stacking chairs produced office furniture company GGI. It is modified by replacing the original cushions with a new seat and [...]
No Comments » - Posted in design, find, product by Marty Finestone
Monday, January 29th, 2007
jewish pizza by wolfgang puck
Found over at PBS’s page for the TV show Jewish Cooking in America.
For 20 years Wolfgang Puck, the Austrian restaurateur has been chef to the stars at his legendary restaurant, Spago, in Beverly Hills. and a star in the financial world. Wolf and his wife and partner, designer Barbara Lazaroff, have parlayed that fame into [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in find, food, this can't be by Marty Finestone
Monday, January 29th, 2007
record setting bonnet wearer
According to this page, the world record for the highest number of bonnets worn at the same time was set at 51 on January 18, 1997.
No Comments » - Posted in picture, this can't be, tidbit by Marty Finestone
Sunday, January 28th, 2007
woody allen - sounds from a town that i love
Woody Allen made this video short for the opening scene of the 2001 ‘Concert For New York’, which took place shortly after 9/11. It is a humorous and brilliant love letter to NYC. You have to watch it. It will make you laugh and put a smile on your face.
It is being able to find [...]
No Comments » - Posted in activity, find, video by Marty Finestone
Sunday, January 28th, 2007
the sartre cookbook
Jean-Paul Sartre was/is a leading French existentialist, philosopher, novelist, screenwriter and critic. His oeuvre in philosophy arguably ranks up there in contemporary notoriety with Nietzsche and Hegel.
Evidentially he was a foodie – or at least so says the ‘Jean-Paul Sartre Cookbook’:
We have recently been lucky enough to discover several previously lost diaries of French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre [...]
No Comments » - Posted in find, food, person, thinking by Marty Finestone
Sunday, January 28th, 2007
how to change your car’s air filter
Changing your car’s air filter is something that should be done in regular intervals. Why? Because a clogged or dirty, air filter can cause your vehicle to run rough, idle rough and reduce gas mileage. Plus it is something that you can do yourself.
What do you have to do? First, go to an autoparts store [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in activity, advice, tips by Marty Finestone
Sunday, January 28th, 2007
soviet era foodstuffs
Pop Cult has a great find on its hands - the illustrations of a 40’s or 50’s era cookbook from the Ukraine. The gallery of images provides an interesting glimpse into the cuisine of that era.
No Comments » - Posted in design, find, food, picture by Marty Finestone
Sunday, January 28th, 2007
a warning of greenwashing
Greenwashing is a pujorative used by environmentalists to describe the practice of corporations, governments and others groups who use key language and certain practices to make it appear as if what they have to sell and what they are doing is green and good for the planet when in actuality it is not. In essence they [...]
No Comments » - Posted in business, green, thinking by Marty Finestone
Sunday, January 28th, 2007
sarah silverman exposed to GQ
(c) 2007, GQ. Photo by: Mark Seliger
GQ’s February issue features an interview Sarah Silverman. For those who are fans of her schtick, you will enjoy it. For those unfamiliar with Sarah or not really fans, well then why not read it for her take on the boundaries of comedy and racisms.
No Comments » - Posted in find, person, writing by Marty Finestone
Sunday, January 28th, 2007
take this seat - the seat leon cupra
This snazzy grape-flavoured car is a special edition of the SEAT León Cupra. For those of us outside of Europe, SEAT is a subsidiary company of Volkswagen that has a Spanish twist. Many of its cars are named after Spanish cities. The León Cupra is a hot hatch that has some great looks. This car [...]
No Comments » - Posted in design, find, product by Marty Finestone
Sunday, January 28th, 2007
world’s first sms texting novel
The Finnish novel ‘The Last Messages‘ by Hannu Luntiala has the distinction of being the world’s first text message novel, in that its narrative is comprised of only SMS text messages.
via yahoo news
No Comments » - Posted in news, writing by Marty Finestone
Saturday, January 27th, 2007
trish grantham
Design Milk had a posting yesterday on Portland-based artist Trish Grantham whose work I now absolutely love. She has such a striking sense of play that bursts through her paintings. Check out her website for a full gallery, show information and even to purchase some of her work.
No Comments » - Posted in arts, find, website by Marty Finestone
Saturday, January 27th, 2007
king of the romanians
Michael I of the Romanians, King of Romania, is the last living head of state from World War II. He is a king without a monarchy.
His father, Carol II, known as the playboy king for his romantic misadventures, abandoned Michael’s mother for another woman when Michael was 3, making Michael heir to the throne. When [...]
No Comments » - Posted in find, person, thinking by Marty Finestone
Saturday, January 27th, 2007
will beckham pay off?
Knowledge @ Wharton pontificates on whether David Beckham’s massive contract with the L.A. Galaxy will pay off for the team in the long run.
It is also extremely risky. In what many observers are calling “star economics,” Beckham has been tapped to boost a team’s popularity and success, a trend not unlike when a corporate board [...]
No Comments » - Posted in business, sport by Marty Finestone
Saturday, January 27th, 2007
death by the good stuff (candies, cake and cookies)
(c) Daniela Edburg
Photographer Daniela Edburg has made a deliciously evil photo series featuring death by sweets as her subject matter.
For anyone who has eaten the whole box, or bag, or carton the photographs in this series make light of our secret binges. Here, the consequences of indulgence are tabloid or monster movie deaths. Daniela Edburg’s [...]
No Comments » - Posted in arts, find, food, person, picture by Marty Finestone
Saturday, January 27th, 2007
the running with scissors follow out
Running with Scissors, Augusten Burroughs’s memoir of a shattered childhood, has spent more than two years on the New York Times best-seller list, spawned a Hollywood movie, and earned him literary stardom. It has also drawn a lawsuit from the Turcotte family, with whom he lived, and who are challenging the truth of his brutal, [...]
No Comments » - Posted in find, thinking, writing by Marty Finestone
Saturday, January 27th, 2007
cast iron cookware care
(c) chow.com
For those who cook with cast iron cookware, specifically skillets, Chow.com has this marvellous guide on how to season (i.e. make the skillet non-stick) and care for your cookware.
No Comments » - Posted in advice, find, food by Marty Finestone
Saturday, January 27th, 2007
rethinking gravity
Physicists and other assorted scientists gathered earlier in the week in Tuscon Arizona for the ‘Rethinking Gravity Conference‘. The purpose of this conference is to think about and test theories on gravity and thus the weight of the world.
Gravity is the last untamed force in our modern understanding of the physical world. The past decade [...]
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