Famously unfrizzy

Are Gwyneth Paltrow and Beyoncé Knowles sharing hair secrets? On how to keep their hair so shiny and basically non-frizzy? And does the answer involve no less than three hours and two stylists? Because I am wondering if I should hold out hope. Or just throw in the comb. (By the way, if you think [...]

links for 2007-02-26

Vada pav - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sounds good but not like vadas. “The vada pav was first made when Ashok Vaidya, a snack seller outside Dadar railway station, decided to experiment. The combination of batata vada and split pav continues to be Mumbai’s sledgehammer answer to the burger.”
(tags: vada_pav snack Mumbai burger)

links for 2007-02-22

79 - East Germany Lives On - As A Tiny Carribean Island « strange maps
Much map love. “the GDR lives on, and in a very comfortable climate to boot: a small island off Cuba is the last official territory of the good old Deutsche Demokratische Republik.”
(tags: maps east_germany GDR island)

Chewbacca’s chagrin

I suppose what happened last night wasn’t too bad because here it is a day later and I’m feeling ok (though maybe that’s just the sugar rush from the chocolate marshmallow egg I ate two minutes ago). But last night when I came back home I felt like such a loser. I wondered how someone [...]

links for 2007-02-21

Parrish Relics: Anne Boleyn Necklace
Betty’s necklace
(tags: ugly_betty necklace tv show jewelry)

Go ‘Ugly Betty’ with a necklace
“It’s a replica of a piece worn by Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII’s second wife and mother of Elizabeth I. You can order your own for $172 from the online store, or give this crafty idea a try.”
(tags: diy ugly_betty tv [...]

Terrifically thick tortilla chip.

Close up of this magnificent chip(s).
Reminder: Ask brother what he did with this. Getting this massive chip in our serving was amazing at the time and he volunteered to keep it safe for the benefit and awesomeness of future generations. It was in the realm of, if not quite as cool as seeing Mother Teresa [...]

links for 2007-02-20

YouTube - Hilton Hotel 2006 TV commercial “Sand Castle”
good
(tags: vassy hilton ad adtune)

YouTube - Vassy - Wanna Fly
better
(tags: vassy video music)

Hilton Hotels Announces New Ad Campaign, Continued Focus on Emerging Artists & Personal Journeys: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance
interesting. rock pianist ben folds.
(tags: hilton adtunes ads music)

YouTube - Brett Dennen
Ha. This is the Hilton ad [...]

links for 2007-02-19

The guayabera: Traditional tropical shirt finds new customers online - Mas - Mas - Culture. Pride. Community.
“Legend has it that the four pockets of the guayabera were first used by a poor Cuban farmer to hold guavas.”
(tags: guayabera shirt fashion cuban)

links for 2007-02-18

YouTube - Re: How to draw a car in MS. Paint
(tags: cool car ms_paint drawing art)

Ubersite - The Ultimate MS Paint: It Will Make You Cry
(tags: ms_paint cool ultimate)

powerdraw by ~Diamonster on deviantART
(tags: ms_paint painting art cool)

Burning Questions • Google Now Reporting Subscribers
OMG! My subscriber count just jumped by a gazillion percent!!!………NOT…..Still, interesting. Tried out [...]

Precious lettuce

I like the salads at Blondie’s. They’re filling and tasty. I think it’s the chickpeas and beets. And the single slice of what seems like homemade bread clingwrapped to the top of the plastic container of salad.
The first time I ordered one, I went by the signboard’s recommendation and chose miso salad dressing to go [...]