Remember those trapped Chilean miners who captivated the world a few months ago? Bet you thought they could parlay that little experience into big bucks via a book, feature film, or on the motivational speech circuit. Not so according the New York Times who report most are suffering to adjust to the world above ground. Here in the U.S, government scientists are treating some Gulf War veterans who suffer from post traumatic shock syndrome by actually putting them back into simulated battle scenarios. Might this experiment also work with the miners? Couldn't they just be lowered back into the ground until they come to terms with what happened? Would some smart alec researcher scream "put the lotion in the basket Precious" as these admittedly brave men reflect on their harrowing plight?
Bacon carrot biscuits? Excuse while I kiss this guy? Wrapped up like a douche in the Corona of your mind? Or my personal favorite, "oh Canada, we stand on cars and freeze." For other misheard song lyrics check out this amusing web site .
All 28 secret combinations of Californias much revered In-N-Out Burger are revealed by the food as porn website A Hamburger Today. The site is dedicated to great cheeseburgers of America and is actually quality reading. It's sister site, Slice, gets a little salacious and judges a pizza on whether or not it gives "good tip." Yikers. In other food news, Mark Bittman writes organic food need not be elitist and butcher shops are making a come back according to Florence Fabricant.
Brian Wilson (who at one point would write you a song for a hamburger) has just released the Complete Smile Sessions. The exhaustive, multi-disc package sheds light on an incredible period of genius for the Beach(ed) Boy who may have written the last great American pop masterpiece argues Mark Richardson in Pitchfork. If you have seven hours to kill the album can be streamed in its entirety by going here.
More bad news for Big Swill as consumption is down and the industry looks to to rebuild "brand" beer writes EJ Schultz in Advertising Age. Here in Maine the craft beer business is booming as Maine Beer Week begins on November 10. No word yet on Maine Coffee Brandy Week though presumably it started years ago and morphed into a year long celebration. Finally, here is a classic ad for Schaefer beer featuring a Moog synthesizer and a creepy looking guy who shouldn't be drinking so close to a $20,000 instrument.
One more bit of flotsam concerning Julian Edelman, slot receiver for of the New England Patriots, who takes being a member of the hands team very, very seriously.
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