Archive for February, 2007
Thursday, February 22nd, 2007
under russian streets
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Thursday, February 22nd, 2007
so you are new to yoga
Are you new to yoga, or thinking about getting into it? If so, here are some useful tips and starting guides:
- Tips for Yoga Beginners from Prevention Magazine;
- Some tips on taking your first yoga class and how to prepare;
- Some background on the different types of yoga and yoga gurus;
- More about yoga styles [...]
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Thursday, February 22nd, 2007
the interiors of josef hoffmann
The bedroom from the Hans Salzer residence(1902), while rendered in a warmer color palette, finds a similar order in two imposing wardrobes and a grid motif repeating from the carpet to the linens.
(c) Metropolis Magazine
Metropolis Magazine writes about Josef Hoffmann, an Austrian architect who also had a knack for interiors. His interior work are on [...]
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Thursday, February 22nd, 2007
they did not say that
By now I am sure that you know that Humphrey Bogart’s character in Casablanca, Rick Blaine, did not say “Play it again, Sam”, nor did Captain Kirk ever say “Beam me up Scotty”. These quotations, however, have taken on a life of their own in our common lexicon and phraseology. Louis Menad considers the question [...]
No Comments » - Posted in culture, media, thinking by Marty Finestone
Thursday, February 22nd, 2007
food blogs, recipe sites and cookbooks
There is an interesting discussion going on over at Delicious Days over how cookbooks cannot compete with recipes sites and especially food blogs.
But cookbooks - in many ways - can’t compete with online recipe sources and in particular with food blogs. For a couple of reasons:
We write because we love our food, which, photographed or [...]
No Comments » - Posted in food, thinking, website by Marty Finestone
Wednesday, February 21st, 2007
suicides at renault being investigated
Autoblog, via Automotive News, reports that French authorities are investigating into circumstances at the Renault technical design center as three employees have committed suicide since October, 2006. The location’s union has issued a statement that recent changes at Renault has lead to increased pressures on the works. A statement like that smacks of opportunism and [...]
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Wednesday, February 21st, 2007
ray lamontagne - trouble
This is such a beautiful and in a way gripping song. Ray Lamontagne has one of the best and honest voices out there. For more on Ray, see this earlier post.
No Comments » - Posted in music, video by Marty Finestone
Wednesday, February 21st, 2007
history of the sandwich
From Wikipedia:
The first form of sandwich is attributed to the ancient Jewish sage Hillel the Elder, who is said to have put meat from the Paschal lamb and bitter herbs inside matzo (or flat bread) during Passover. The filling between the matzos served as a reminder to Israelites of their forced labor constructing Egyptian buildings. [...]
No Comments » - Posted in food by Marty Finestone
Wednesday, February 21st, 2007
top 5 worst “as seen on tv” products
Cory Turczyn, over at PopCul Magazine, has put together a list of the top 5 worst “as seen on TV” products. Topping the list is the Cellphone wave scrambler, which was to protect us from harmful electro-magnetic frequency waves by scrambling them. Note, this list is dated to 2002! It still is good for a [...]
No Comments » - Posted in business, culture, product by Marty Finestone
Wednesday, February 21st, 2007
nascar’s tv ratings show signs of slowing
Bloombergreports that the TV ratings for the Daytona 500 were down 10.6 percent from last year’s (2006) broadcast. Is this a sign that NASCAR’s hoopla is dwindling and it is not the sport of sports?
No Comments » - Posted in media, sport by Marty Finestone
Wednesday, February 21st, 2007
india’s radio industry is booming
The Los Angeles Times reports that a renaissance is taking place on the FM dial in India as the easing of regulation has been the catalyst to a radio station boom.
Private FM stations were virtually unheard of. But that began to change in the 1990s, when the government embarked on broad-based economic reforms that [...]
No Comments » - Posted in culture, media by Marty Finestone
Tuesday, February 20th, 2007
cook with this and not that
Men’s Health Magazine has asked a few gourmet chefs to weigh in on their ideas of food substitutions when certain key ingredients are not available.
Ingredient Swaps
Produce Possible substitute(s)
Potatoes/carrots Parsnips
Spinach Chard/Kale
Zucchini Yellow or summer squash
Plums Peaches, nectarines or pluots
Butternut squash Sweet potatoes; yams; pumpkin; kabocha [...]
No Comments » - Posted in food, tips by Marty Finestone
Monday, February 19th, 2007
let’s get to know…fraser young
Activitybook is growing - I have added a new section to the site, which is a feature that I call ‘Let’s Get to Know…” This section features interviews with with people who do interesting and often special things in this world. My first interview is with Fraser Young who is a Toronto-based stand-up comedian and [...]
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Monday, February 19th, 2007
my big news! i am engaged
I generally do not use this space to post about personal happenings, but I have major news to share with whomever will listen. Yesterday, Sunday, I got engaged to the most wonderful woman, Dana (she’s the inspiration for many of my playlists). After two and half amazing years together, we are looking forward our lifetime [...]
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Saturday, February 17th, 2007
alternative film-making distinctions
The Academy Awards, aka the Oscars, happen to us next Sunday night (the 25 of February). By happen to us, I of course refer to the media hype that will ensue as we digest the red carpet, terrible jokes and stage banter and of course the winners. As for the awards themselves, the nominees in [...]
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Saturday, February 17th, 2007
the just a moment clock
Now here is a clock design that takes time telling differently. The Just a Moment Clock by Reddish design studio takes the analog form of displaying the time (using hands), but separates them out like a digital clock would. Clever.
via Josh Spear
No Comments » - Posted in design, product by Marty Finestone
Saturday, February 17th, 2007
the rise of the webcast in american politics
Both Hillary Clinton and Barak Obama have recently made use of webcasts to send key messages about their political aspiration. Matt Tyrnauer takes a look at this increasing trend for Vanity Fair, by specifically analyzing Clinton, Obama and John Edwards’s use of this medium.
In this era, campaign managers seek to spread their messages [...]
No Comments » - Posted in media, thinking by Marty Finestone
Saturday, February 17th, 2007
the hold steady’s chips ahoy
The Hold Steady are one kick-ass American band. Their latest, and third, album ‘Boys and Girls in America’ (which came out back in 2006) is a near-perfect album full of classic American rock - think Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band. The song ‘Chips Ahoy’ will give you an idea of what the band [...]
No Comments » - Posted in music, video by Marty Finestone
Saturday, February 17th, 2007
let’s get to know…fraser young
Fraser Young is a Toronto-based stand-up comedian and master story teller. His style is sprinkled with loads of wit, smarts and, grammar. There are no “So did you ever notice…” jokes with Fraser. Canadian readers might also recognize Fraser from his numerous appearances on MuchMusic’s Video on Trial. Lucky for us, Fraser was good enough [...]
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Friday, February 16th, 2007
class action lawsuits heading across the pond
The Economist reports that class action lawsuits, a national pass time in the U.S., are coming to Europe.
Peter Watson, a partner with Allen & Overy, a law firm based in London, believes that businesses might cheer the arrival of class actions in Europe if they understood how they differ from the American sort. Indeed, [...]
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