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General Colin L. Powell proves the old adage “Nothing is new” is very true! He shared this 60 year old photo of himself on his official Facebook page with this caption: “Throwback Thursday - I was doing selfies 60 years before you Facebook folks. Eat your heart out Ellen! The Ellen DeGeneres Show

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EU May Ban American Cheese From Using European Names Like ‘Feta’ and ‘Parmesan’

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Catch Kumail on tonight’s new ep! 10/9c on ifc.

If you think lawyers would make bad criminals, you're probably right.

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Chicago Tribune food writer Kevin Pang posts and tweets: “Found in kitchen of prominent Chicago restaurant: Instructions on what to do if you spot a food writer.”

Pang tells me he’s not going to identify the eatery because “that would put attention to that one place, when in fact many restaurants around town do the same.” He adds: “This example is actually pretty mild. I’ve heard of chefs hiring private investigators to take pictures of food critics at home.”

Nothing makes a neighborhood really feel like home like the ability to walk around the corner to a local restaurant and snag a meal and a few drinks by yourself or with your neighbors. Unfortunately, this isn’t a possibility for thousands of Bostonians, particularly those who live in Boston’s outskirt neighborhoods. Massachusetts is one of 33 states in the US that divvy a set number of liquor licenses to each city. In Boston, the cap is 650 full liquor licenses and 320 wine and beer licenses available to the area at any given time. If a new restaurant opens and wishes to sell beer and wine but all the licenses are already obtained, this means that the new business may need to wait years until another restaurant closes or decides to sell its license. This system also inflates the prices of liquor licenses, making the cost of selling alcohol in Boston upwards of $450,000. Small, locally-owned restaurants in towns like Dorchester or Roxbury cannot compete with affluent ares of Boston, such as the North End, which currently holds 99 liquor licenses alone.

One of my most frequently asked questions is definitely “where can I buy fabric for yoga/running/exercise/etc?”, so I thought it’s high time I make an attempt at something like a global list.

Cascades Raptor Center is located in south Eugene on the side of Spencer Butte. Birds are on display in large, outdoor aviaries viewed by walking winding, hillside trails.

East Bay beer maven Chuck Stilphen is at it again. The Lafayette resident behind The Trappist in Old Oakland, Walnut Creek’s Øl Beercafe & Bottle Shop, and most recently, Mikkeller Bar in San Francisco, is opening a barbecue restaurant in downtown Berkeley.

Taking over the shot-lived Amadeus space at 2050 University Avenue, the new spot will be called Perdition Smokehouse. It’s a joint project with Michael O’Brien who earned 2.5 stars as executive chef at Mikkeller and recently took over the kitchen at The Trappist. The plan, says Stilphen, is to serve Texas-style barbecue—although he’s well aware that he’ll be opening himself up to criticism on that front.

“People from Texas or Memphis or North Carolina will argue with you to the end of the earth of what the appropriate style of barbecue is in their region,” he says. “And if you claim to make Texas-style barbecue, they’ll tell you a thousand different ways why its not Texas-style barbecue.”

Regardless, Stilphen and O’Brien have already made a reconnaissance trip to Texas and plan to import two meat smokers from the Lone Star State. O’Brien will serve as executive chef and general manager, while still overseeing food operations at Mikkeller and Trappist. Not surprisingly, there will be a major beer component at Perdition. They plan to carry around 40 American craft brews on tap, a departure from Stilphen’s typically high-alcohol Northern European–centered beer bias but one he says better complements the barbecue fare.

“Our main goal there is to serve good barbecue,” he says. “The beer just kind of goes with it.”

The new space seats about 80 inside, in addition to a 50-seat back patio that will be filled with communal-style picnic tables. Stilphen says they hope to be open as soon as the beginning of June.

And one other bonus: the Berkeley space will also serve as a production kitchen for O’Brien’s new line of homemade sausages that they plan to sell to local restaurants and bars under the Mikkeller Sausage Company brand name.

Kircher, Athanasius, 1602-1680. Obeliscus Pamphilius, hoc est, Interpretatio noua & hucusque intentata obelisci hieroglyphici quem non ita pridem ex veteri hippodromo Antonini Caracallae Caesaris, 1650.

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View from Widener: A hawk has been perching on the roof of Weld Hall this week. This picture was taken from Widener room 220, where the research librarians have their offices.

"For the sake of brevity we will write this number as π; thus π is equal to half the circumference of a circle of radius 1.”

Euler, Leonhard, 1707-1783. Introductio in analysin infinitorum, 1748.

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Underhill, John, -1672. Nevves from America; or, A new and experimentall discoverie of New England : containing, a true relation of their war-like proceedings these two yeares last past, with a figure of the Indian fort, or palizado, 1638.

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This year, the sakura cherry blossoms are scheduled to start appearing in Japan as early as March 20 and will slowly move their way north as the country begins to thaw after a particularly snowy winter. Just one day after the appearance of the actual blossoms, McDonald’s will release a spring-inspired burger that takes a cue from the very sakura that Japan is so famous for. But with a pink-colored bun and sakura mayonnaise sauce, it’s unclear if the odd combination will be as well received as cherry blossoms and beer.

Officially called “Sakura Teritama,” the burger is filled with a fried egg, ginger teriyaki pork patty, lettuce and sakura daikon radish mayonnaise sauce. Oh, and don’t forget the pink bun!

McDonald’s Japan will also be selling a Sakura Cherry soda or float and will decorate each store with cherry blossom decorations.

So if winter in Japan has got you down, turn to your local McDonald’s for a bit of a spring pick-me-up!

Source: NariNari
Images: McDonald’s Japan (1, 2)

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Origin: Celebrate spring with pink buns at McDonald’s Japan
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The building collapse in Harlem instantaneously trapped people in rubble and just as quickly sent residents into the street to help.

Spanish band Goodfellows created a medical inspired package for their latest album: 

"After hearing the songs and feeling the positive energy that passed, we proposed to link these two concepts, positive energy and pills. 

We chose the title "Happynitol 150 mg" and decided to present the album as a revitalizing medicine 10 pills. 10 Songs that help you see life in a lively and jaunty manner. 150 mg is the weight of a CD. The booklet with credits take the form of prospectus medicine. 

Curiously, the group in concert, handed out packs of 10 jellies designed with the same graphic style and concept of medicine."

 

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Concept and Design: Digital Point, Goodfellows 

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An Oklahoma City Fox station ran a teaser for its nightly newscast during the premiere of Neil DeGrasse Tyson's reboot of Cosmos. No big deal, except that it interrupted Tyson's only mention of evolution in the entire episode.

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Carrie Brownstein declares “social bankruptcy” in this amusing clip from Portlandia. The declaration has a few unfortunate side effects when she later meets up with Fred Armisen.

Carrie relieves herself of all social media liabilities.

While the rest of the U.S. shivered, the state's temperatures averaged 4.4 degrees above normal

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Gobin, Robert. Les loups rauissans, ca. 1505.

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Arrows on a piece of paper reverse direction when viewed through a glass of water in this simple optical illusion by Maric V. The illusion is not sorcery, but rather Science (refraction).

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"Nothingness is even funnier without commercials!" Scenes from "Seinfeld" (1989-1998) where nothing happens. A supercut of empty shots. A New York without people.

Ever wanted to visit Boston Children's Museum . . . without the children? To crawl to the top of our three-story Climb, blow a giant bubble, conduct an entire orchestra with the wave of your hand, and rediscover your most playful self? Now is your chance! On Wednesday, April 9th, we're throwing open the doors to Boston Children's Museum to those who are young at heart. Come play in our groundbreaking exhibits while enjoying beer and wine plus tasty treats for purchase. Bring friends and meet new ones as you explore interactive exhibits, attempt to build a "big kid" sized fort, and explore the cosmos through art in our Art Studio. Stop into our Museum Shop and buy old favorites such as Pop Rocks, Pez dispensers and Gummy Worms. Whether you were here as a kid or are new to town, Boston "Grown-Ups" Museum will bring out your innate sense of fun! Cover $25 Big Kids Only (21+) you must bring valid ID Cash Bar Questions? Contact Michele Rankin at rankin@bostonchildrensmuseum.org or (617) 986-3649.

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wanna know what a cow looks like washed and blow dried?

that is what a cow looks like washed and blow dried

As with all too good to be true internet photos, I was suspicious of the cause of the cow fluffiness, but nope: this isn’t breeding, but done with a daily grooming routine. Washed, blowdried, hairsprayed, the lot.

Tuluko is a 2-year-old Little Owl (yes, that’s it’s real name) who lives in an apartment in Tokyo. His owner goes by the name KIMUPIKO on Twitter and regularly posts photos of his tiny owl friend, much to the delight of Japanese netizens. The photo above in particular has been melting hearts across the internet. Just seeing Tuluko hunkered down on the warm heated floor is cute enough, but wait until you see some of her other photos.

▼ Tuluko likes to perch on top of things…like a slipper.

▼ But she likes to be under things, too.

▼ Sometimes she even likes to be on top of and under something at the same time.

▼ Of course she likes to perch atop the couch.

▼ And on the table…

▼ How would you like a little buddy to watch over you while you do the dishes?

▼ But most of all Tuluko likes to snuggle up.

▼ She really likes to snuggle.

▼ It could just be her favorite thing.

Does anyone else wish they had a pet owl now?

Source: Net Lab
Images: Twitter (KIMPUPIKO)

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A few years ago, reporter Sean Cole was working on a radio story and needed to interview the rapper Busta Rhymes.

Sean was living in Boston at the time, so he did a Google search for “Busta Rhymes” and “Boston” to see if Busta had any upcoming shows that Sean could stake out.

Google didn’t return any relevant tour dates. But it did give Sean a map, centering on a tiny speck of land in a neighboring suburb called Shrewsbury, Massachusetts.

The tiny speck of land was labeled Busta Rhymes Island.

 

The Boston Globe confirmed that, yes, Busta Rhymes Island Is For Real.

The Google Maps listing gives a phone number to call the island. So Sean called. A guy named Kevin O’Brien answered. Kevin is a guy in his early 30s who works in tech support and DJ’s weddings on weekends.

Kevin started canoeing out to the island when he and his wife moved to Shrewsbury about ten years ago . The island, a forty-by-forty speck of land,  is practically in their front yard. Kevin planted blueberry bushes on the island, and there’s a rope swing hanging from one of the trees. He doesn’t just visit the island a bunch, he takes care of the island– he cleans up after the teenagers who leave beer cans lying around. He drinks beer himself on the island, with his wife and their friends.

And when you love a place the way Kevin loves this place, you don’t want to refer to it generically. You want to give it a a name.

Kevin and a friend decided on Busta Rhymes Island.

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All Kevin had to do was go on Google Maps and apply a geotag to it. But Kevin wanted the name to stick, so he didn’t stop there.  He wanted Busta Rhymes Island to become the island’s official name.

Kevin submitted a formal proposal to the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, which decides what the federal government is going to call a piece of land. The Board turned Kevin down– but not for the reasons you might think. 

For any body of land to be named after a celebrity in a commemorative fashion, that person has to have been deceased for  five years. The thinking is that, when someone passes away–especially someone high-profile– it’s an emotional time. Close relatives, friends, and fans want to honor the person. And so the U.S. Board on Geographic Names instituted a five year cooling-off period, figuring that if someone is still beloved five years after his or her death to the extent that people still want a place named for him or her then, then and only then, should naming be considered.

Also, a living celebrity can do something heinous. Like that time Busta Rhymes allegedly used a gay slur in a Miami cheeseburger restaurant.

 Then how do you explain Mark Sandman Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts?

Mark Sandman was the lead singer of the Boston-based band Morphine. He died in 1999 after  collapsing on stage during a concert in Italy. And then just a year later, a sign honoring him went up on the corner of Brookline Street and Massachusetts Avenue.

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It turns out that the five-year rule applies only to geographic features. Public spaces in cities are a different matter entirely. Those are decided by local municipalities, not the Board on Geographic Names.

It turns out that Cambridge loves naming places after people. There’s a John T. “Johnny” Collins Square and a Commander Francis X. “Buddy” Foster Square. Robert E. Goodman Road.

In fact, some intersections in Cambridge have a different commemorativeblack sign  on each corner.

(Morphine live at The Middle East bar in Cambridge, MA.)

As for Busta Rhymes island, it might be a while before it can be officially recognized. But you can help. If you find yourself in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, and you ask for directions to Busta Rhymes Island, that counts as “local usage”– one factor that the U.S. Board of Geographic Names looks for when considering a naming proposal.

Producer Sean Cole visited Busta Rhymes Island, where he spoke with namer Kevin O’Brien. Sean also talked with Lou Yost from the U.S. Board of Geographic Names; Joseph Sater, co-owner of the MIddle East nightclub; and Charlie Sullivan, with the Cambridge Historical Commission.

Unfortunately, Sean was not able to speak with Busta.

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Music: “Life Is Good 90′s (Instrumental)” – Busta Rhymes;  “Gimme Some More”- Busta Rhymes; “I Know You Pt. 1″ – Morphine; “Dawna” – Morphine; “Here and Now” – RJD2