Premier Colin Barnett made a speech about funding cuts yesterday at a “business luncheon”. The full transcript is here; it was also reported in the Australian. Barnett was speaking at the CEDA-hosted 2009 “Economic and Political Overview”, billed as “Australia’s p...

Filed under: Food Oddities, America, Shellfish, Meat, Wild Edibles Late Thursday night, a security guard at Bally's Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey noticed an unknown man emerging from a restricted kitchen area. The man wasn't a hotel employee, and there was something strange about his...

  If you could go back and date every guy you ever rejected, would you? That's the plot behind the new web TV series "Hell Froze Over." [HellFrozeOver.tv] Someone else watched Miss USA's porn debut so you don't have to (unless you want to) and raised a good question: are y...

Oceanographer Robert Ballard appeared on the Colbert Report last night, and it made for some good watching. Ballard is most known for discovering the Titanic in 1985, but he's got worthwhile things to say about the importance of ocean exploration. My favorite tidbit from this interview? According to...

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Velvet Davenport are a conglomeration members of bands on the DIY record label Soothing Almonds Collective (Sarah Johnson, Tender Meat, Voyager & Moonstone (Playing Sunday @ Acadia)) They have recently been seen opening for Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti & on stage @ 7th St. Entry, Dr...

Yah, she's pretty much the most adorable ever. So, Went to the gym from Tuesday-Saturday. took yesterday as a breather since i'm pretty sure i probably shouldnt have been going every day after Tuesday's training session. I literally could not walk downstairs without grabbing on to the rail. And when...

Home _____Pain & Pleasure: The Lobster Reconsidered Recently I read about George, a 140 year-old lobster that did not wind up on somebody's dinner plate. Instead, he was returned to the ocean at Kennebunkport, Maine. Lobster age is calculated by weight and this one weighed 20 pounds. George woul...

What is MESSED UP = this morning, for kicks, I shuffled my tarot cards and whatever and pulled out a random card. I got "The Sun". Which, if you don't know astrology, means a period of your life for clarification and strength, among a few other things. Oddly enough... on my facebook I have the daily...

Filed under: America, Shellfish, Ingredient Spotlight, Head to Tail One of the great things about delicacies is that, while they may be rare, they are only worth what someone is willing to pay for them. For example, sturgeon eggs may be a taste treat, but if nobody is willing to fork over the a smal...