Sushi for One Thousand, To Go
Posted 18 Nov, 2007 under Video by Chris Baskind | Leave a Comment
The snarfd Department of Linguistics tells us that this Japanese language report on the capture of a 1.3 ton ocean sunfish off the coast of Tottori Prefecture amounts to a nearly two minute promotional announcement for an upcoming episode of Iron Chef. Judge for yourself:
It’s a pretty hefty sunfish, though no record. Average specimens are in the one-ton range.While the European Union has banned ocean sunfish consumption, it’s highly prized by Japanese sushi chefs. This particular specimen should make a California roll roughly the size of a city block.
The Lord God Almighty’s Weblog
So you’re the Lord God Almighty.
It’s Biblical Times™ and you’re trying to get a press release out. Problem is: there’s no Internet or fax machine. No printing press, either. Doesn’t really matter — everyone’s too busy rushing through their pestilence-abbreviated 30-year lifespans to bother with niceties such as bathing and literacy. What to do?
Hey, it’s Asia Minor. Labor is cheap. Like any good CEO, you outsource the propagation of your Holy Word. Sure, there are problems: half-crazed underlings; constant additions, redactions, and expurgation of your dictation; and that pesky Molech, always cutting in on your marketshare. But you takes what you gets.
Fast forward to 2007. As any web dweeb will tell you — tediously so — it’s the age of social media. Which means the Eternal One can blog and twitter, dispensing with the clerical middleman altogether.
Enter The Lord God Almighty’s Weblog, an exercise in Revelation 2.0. On its pages we find a buttoned-down, CEO Lord of Hosts and some surprising Open Deity insights:
- Dinosaurs? Yes, they were a test of faith
- Both Pelagius and Augustine are still on the Lord’s Christmas list
- The meaning of life is a performance review
Plenty of good stuff … until the end of August, when this puzzling note appeared:
Well I am God. So I can do pretty much what I like can’t I. So, I’m off to do the same thing over at The Kaiser. Today was Wednesday, and we missed the Open Deity but we will catch up with that next week.
Then nothing: the heavens have become still. Of course, the Hebrews had this problem from time to time. We’ll have to wait and see if the Lord God Almighty turns up on his blog again. Or maybe he’s moved to Facebook with everyone else.
Sexiest. Teapot. Ever.
Posted 17 Nov, 2007 under Design by Chris Baskind | 27 Comments
If Apple did housewares, this might be the iPot.
Designer Joey Roth calls his baby the Sorapot. It’s a radically minimalist reinterpretation of the teapot — a vision transforming a familiar, everyday item into something more like modern art.
The Sorapot will certainly ratchet up the sexy on your Earl Grey, but it’s not all about looks. The cast metal arch which makes up Sorapot’s handle also acts as a heat sink, something Roth intends to prevent over-steeping of delicate teas. And, unlike many conventional teapots, the Sorapot’s glass and metal components are fully recyclable.
But, alas: Roth tells snarfd that the Sorapot won’t quite be ready for sale before Christmas. All the more reason to plan a particularly special Valentine’s for the significant person in your life. Start with the Sorapot. Add a pair of these striking teacups by Japanese designer Isamu Noguchi, or something with more traditional lines from Royal Doulton. Some of Peet’s superb Lion Mountain Keemun tea and a selection of Alison’s Organic Gourmet Cookies, and it’s hero time. Drink up.
Retro Urge: Devo for Honda Scooters
Posted 12 Nov, 2007 under Video by Chris Baskind | Leave a Comment
Not only did quirky Eighties band Devo anticipate Steven Colbert’s hairdo, they were also twenty years ahead of the curve in advocating sensible, environmentally friendly transportation.
Here’s the band hawking Honda scooters, part of a 1984 campaign which hijacked the coolness of Lou Reed, Grace Jones, and the Chicago Bears’ Jim McMahon.
Can’t get enough Devo? This way to some Satisfaction.
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