June 2010
3 posts
Alternative weddings: more meaningful than a... →
Two self-proclaimed hipsters got married and choreographed their processional to Animal Collective’s My Girls. It’s the indie equivalent of that viral video where the wedding party dances to Chris Brown’s “Forever”, just a lot more sloppy and awkward. While watching the clip, I disliked seeing the bride’s apprehensive parents play along with their son-in-laws...
Wood is good →
This morning, I got into a conversation with my roommate about whether it was more hygienic to use a wood cutting board vs. a plastic/rubber one. Post DuPont era, the conventional notion about wood is that, since it is porous, it harbors more bacteria than its competitor, plastic. This is a half-truth. Studies found that the cellulose in wood absorbs bacteria but will not release it. The bacteria...
Man dies of uterine cancer (?) →
Super weird headline today. In record breaking news, a 37-year old named Vincent Liew is the first man ever to die of uterine cancer (no wonder since a man doesn’t have a uterus)
Liew was a diabetic who waited 5 years for a kidney transplant as he was in complete kidney failure and receiving dialysis three times every week. Ironically, he believed the transplanted kidney would save his ...
December 2009
2 posts
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– “The extraordinary things that surround people are not all inanimate. Things can be sad or merry, they can affect a person’s mood, help him or cause him pain, provoke memories and inspire wishes. A man must learn to understand things, look beyond the object itself, see its function and...
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– “Each city receives its form from the desert it opposes” -Italo Calvino
Overheard in New York →
Is It Fair That White People Monopolize All the Irony? Discuss
The Hirsute of Happiness →
Amazing title. I just want to write it on a t-shirt.
November 2008
3 posts
Le Poisson Rouge | Thu. December 4, 2008 - Tim... →
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– “We loathe our life and yet we love it. We caress the serpent in our bosom until it has actually eaten away our heart” ~Voltaire “Lightness for me goes with precision and determination, not with vagueness and the haphazard” ~Italio Calvino, Six memos for the New Milennium...
