Tonight is the series finale of Anthony Bourdain's travel TV show, No Reservations. I've loved this show from the day it aired and I think it's absolutely brilliant. I want to be Anthony Bourdain when I grow up. For now, I'll take some of his life advice to heart. He's a man that has seen a lot of life and a lot of the world. Not a bad guy to be taking your cues from. Drink. Smoke. Eat. Love. Savor. Above all, LIVE.
It’s one of the great injustices of the modern world. While the likes of Waterloo Road and Canada’s Next Top Model clog up the airwaves, far superior offerings such as Friday Night Lights, recently rescued by Sky Atlantic, are squeezed out. Cult classics are rarely repeated. Underground gems slip under the radar. They’re consigned to the hidden corners of DVD racks, Sky+ planners or the internet, leaving some of the finest TV shows unseen. These stay-in-the-warm-on-the-sofa months are ideal for correcting this error, starting with these…
Let's say you just kicked off the school year with the most massive rager since Snoop Dog played at Frank's release party. Well you would have a ton of cans and bottles and if you were awesome and motivated like these cats from Rio de Janeiro, well, you probably would have made these huge recycled bottle fish. Check them out. They are a a testament to the amount of waste we create as humans. And they are pretty spectacular.
I love seeing people take their childhood visions and bring them to fruition in exciting and interesting ways. This is the case with the folks over at Aeroflex. They essentially recreated Luke's speeder, using a pedal system instead.
If you happen to be in Costa Rica for a week or two and need a place to crash that is environmentally conscious as well as emmaculately designed using natural construction materials, look no further than the Casa Atrevida designed by the Luz de Piedra Arquitectos firm in Costa Rica. They put together this amazing floor plan on the shores of the Preciosa Beach. Tell me You would not want to stay there, even for a week.
Steve McQueen's Ford GT40 recently sold at auction for $11 million making it the most expensive car in America. This car is special for a number of reasons including for being in the film Le Mans.
Check out this sexy beast as it was pimped out for auction.
Check out this awesome use of the two page spread to tell stories and sell more products. I especially like the DHL ad.
In case you have not seen this awesome pumpkin, check it. It is a fully functional tetris pumpkin. You can play tetris on this pumpkin. Check out the befroe and after pics.
People who DGAF about rules or the way normal people handle business are the best people to laugh at.
You'll never catch me in a car looking like a cheese wedge (I'm talking to you PRIUS), you might however catch me rolling in one of these babes.
Who reads books anyway? Let's go ahead and judge a book by it's cover.
I really miss these things.
Some of them even appear to be enjoying it!
This man's name is Heiko von der Schlippe. He is one of the most famous stuntmen in the world. He has worked with Tom Cruise on the "Mission Impossible" movie. Recently, he was nearly killed doing another trick. In the most important moment the fire extinguisher didn't work, it took 45 seconds to start putting out the fire. Heiko survived, but suffered severe facial burns.
Dead City (Iultin Russia) Iul'tin is a former urban-type settlement in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, part of the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia. The population is now 0, but only twenty years ago it was 3,120 (1989 Census). The settlement was established to house the workers and administrative staff of the tin and tungsten mines, with transport connections with the port, Egvekinot being constructed by GULAG prisoners. The settlement was abolished in 1995, when mining activities became no longer profitable.
