Shopping for Valentines: The Kama Sutra, One Bite at a Time
Posted on February 14, 2007 - Filed Under France, Holiday, Food & Wine, Misc. | Leave a Comment
It is a mashup of Animal Crackers, Cracker Jacks, Willie Wonka and, uh, sex.
What ever happened to the idea of fun candy? As a kid I used to sit around with my pals biting the heads off of giraffes and the butts off hippos, giggling self-indulgently at my cleverness. Likewise with Cracker Jacks: one […]
2007:A Baggage Odyssey
Posted on February 9, 2007 - Filed Under Airlines, News, Audio, Travel Biz | Leave a Comment
It is one of the best uses of music in a movie ever. In Stanley Kubrik’s classic “2001: A Space Odyssey, a bunch of crunky old rocket ships drift around space waltzing to the Blue Danube. Why does that make me think of airline baggage: “Look, there’s a flaming chunk of Samsonite reentering the atmosphere… […]
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The Golden Gate Bridge: A Troll’s View
Posted on February 7, 2007 - Filed Under Audio, California | Leave a Comment
Over the weekend, while stalking the Queen Mary 2, I walked under the Golden Gate Bridge, getting a very untouristy look (and listen) at it. I recorded the weird, unnerving sounds of traffic a few feet above me. What was that clank?
Under the Golden Gate Bridge [0:53m]: Play Now | Play in Popup […]
Read More..>>Queen-Sized: The Queen Mary 2 Visits San Francisco
Posted on February 5, 2007 - Filed Under Cruises, Video | Leave a Comment
FLASH VIDEO
Who gives a toss about the Superbowl? Not San Franciscans, who skipped the game and lined the hills on both sides of the bay Sunday to watch the world’s largest cruise ship squeeze through the Golden Gate. The queenly bearing of the QM2 barely cleared “The Bridge” not to mention the narrow shipping channel. […]
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