back to the future One board to rule them all Everybody’s waiting for the hoverboard from Back to the Future II to become a reality. Lexus, of all companies, has now revealed their prototype. It’s a complex thing, as Wired explains:
blogging Reviving the network Having decided to focus more on writing on my blogs again, I’m realising just how many I’ve created over the years (and subsequently neglected). Over the last two days, I did
blogging Rediscovering blogging I’ve been blogging for more than 15 years now, and even though there have been gaps in output (most notably the current one which is somewhere in the three years region), I’
bohemian rhapsody Bohemian Gravity There are Bohemian Rhapsody covers and there are pretty fantastic Bohemian Rhapsody covers. Add this to the latter group.
Books How copyright destroys the bookmarket Copyright, in essence, seems like a good thing. But when it comes to books, a new study shows that copyright seems to have drastically curbed availability of books authored during the middle of
Carl Sagan COSMOS 2014 I’m a fan of Carl Sagan’s Cosmos (who, in their right mind, isn’t?) so I’m both excited and a bit wary of the upcoming reboot of the series. On
foodcamp Foodcamp 2013 After last year’s triumphant foodcamp, organisers Dani and Nina managed to step it up a notch again at this year’s event. At a splendid palais in the middle of Vienna, they
arty Don't "accidentally" steal a song So the Black Eyed Peas have always been one of the worst “borrowers” in the music industry, but now member Will.I.Am has taken the cake. He took background music by Russian
hoisin chicken Hoisin chicken It’s quick and delicious. Cut up three to four scallions and a few chicken breasts. Throw the white part of the scallions into a wok or a similar kind of pan, with
cannes Only God Forgives Trailer So Nicolas Winding Refn and Ryan Gosling are back at it. Here’s the red band trailer to Only God Forgives, slated to debut at Cannes this year. I have no idea why
stammers Every Woody Allen stammer, ever In a tireless effort, spanning several months, good people at The Huffington Post, put together this complete compilation of Woody Allen stammers. Enjoy!
dbma Lobster on the Go Can you believe I ate lobster for the first time only a couple of weeks ago? Well, yes, apparently I did. It was an apt environment too. During a four day trip to
Spiegel im Spiegel by Arvo Pärt In case you’re in need of some magnificent piano and violin play, here’s something for you:
Treetops glisten and all that Merry Christmas everyone. May you receive loads of food and presents. Please note the attached image of a burning manger.
death This is why we can't have nice things Let me tell you about a game. Its name – Glitch – is but a tiny indicator for the creativity, the quirkiness, the all-encompassing thoroughness in thought that pervaded this game. Its relaxed nature of
christian rock A collection of longform articles about Christian Rock Christian Rock is, well, Christian Rock. Here’s a bunch of articles curated by Slate about the phenomenon. Loads of fun and insight.
christopher hitchens On Mortality by Christopher Hitchens Christopher Hitchen’s last book came out recently and here’s a great little piece on it. And yes, it’s The Millions again: ** After a typically engaging talk, and an equally entertaining
edinburgh Kinetic Edinburgh I love Scotland and I love this video. It’s most beautiful. Kinetic Edinburgh from walid salhab on Vimeo.
Books The Opening Paragraphs of D.T. Max’s Life of David Foster Wallace It’s almost four years since David Foster Wallace took his own life. Next week, a new, definitive biography by D.T. Max will come out. The Millions has the opening paragraphs. Read
simple things The simple things It’s the simple things in life, really. The pleasure of from Vitùc on Vimeo.
Food DBMA 2012: Cheesy Spatzle in the mountains Death by Martini was on vacation, and this is what it brought, part 1: Cheesy Spaetzle. Now, you may not be familiar with this specialty from Germany, Austria and, I think, Switzerland, but
Caesar Salad Caesar Salad with prawns I’m on vacation, so I’ll be updating this here blog on the fly, so to speak. So no fancy-shmansy texts, just a bit of photos and the usual concise wit you