The NYT’s Matt Gross has a great article in today’s paper about currrent fashions and trends in Bangkok.
Bangkok
…is a Mountain Man Coyote Fur Hat. It’s available at Cabelas for about 200 bucks. The pricetag is a bit steep, but c’mon. Awesome. Simply awesome.
From the catalog copy:
Relive the era of the mountain man with this authentic full-body coyote Mountain Man Hat. The hat drapes down in the back for added warmth and […]
Here’s an interesting twist on Western firms outsourcing jobs to India: British backpackers have started taking call center jobs there in order to save funds for traveling or extend their current trips.
Among the first to land in the subcontinent was Kenny Rooney, a 28-year-old from Livingston in Scotland. He had worked in a call […]
The Independent:
Endemol, the company behind ‘Big Brother’, is pulling out all the stops for its new Channel 4 production. In it, contestants vie to fly to space. The snag? They will be grounded at a military base, victims of probably the biggest hoax ever attempted on TV.
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One of the best midfielders in the world has just left the most famous soccer club on earth, Manchester United. By “mutual consent,” Roy Keane is no longer with Man U effective immediatedly. He recently had a falling out with the club’s boss, the legendary Sir Alex Ferguson, and will now ply his trade elsewhere.
While […]
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Hilarious. (Thanks, Chad C.)
Everyone’s favorite washed-up glam-rocker/pedophile has done it again. After being deported from Cambodia, Gary Glitter’s on the lam in neighboring Vietnam.
AP:
HANOI, Vietnam — Authorities said Thursday they are searching for former British rock star Gary Glitter over his alleged relationship with a Vietnamese teenager.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Le Dung said officials have confirmed that Glitter, 61, […]
AFP:
HONG KONG (AFP) — Airline Cathay Pacific has limited air crews’ flights on the non-stop Hong Kong-New York route after it was found the journey could increase the likelihood of cancer, a report said Sunday.
Staff of the British-owned, Hong Kong-based airline say they have been limited to just two of the ultra long-haul flights per […]
Naked sushi.
This is perhaps the only instance in which my chorks might not be the best tool for the job.
Shropshire Star:
A bizarre relationship between two very unlikely partners has left a few feathers ruffled in one Shropshire household.
The Ward family, from Shrewsbury, were baffled when two-year-old German shepherd Hazel and newborn burrowing owl Boobah struck up a firm friendship.
Hazel recently gave birth to two puppies and has now adopted the baby bird as […]
CPO Dan Gazanski:
After I graduated from high school, I was making good money painting houses, my girlfriend was cool with a rockin’ little bod, and I partied almost every night. But after a year or so, I started to wonder: “If someone wrote a book about my life, would anyone want to read it?”
I wanted […]
In my latest Gridskipper post, I examine the rumored resurrection of venerated DC watering hole The Capitol Lounge, which burned down back in August. (Thankfully, the vintage Marion Barry campaign sign pictured above survived the blaze.)
The NYT’s Seth Mydans takes a closer look at why, exactly, Burma’s ruling military junta is moving the country’s capital 200 miles to the north. His conclusion: no one knows for sure. Could be for reasons of astrological auspiciousness; could be so the paranoid brass can ensconce themselves in the jungle in preparation for an […]
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Thanks to Dave T. for the pointer to this unbelievable Reuters piece on a new salmon-flavored soda:
For beverage connoisseurs tired of turkey-and-gravy or green-beans-and-casserole-flavored sodas, there’s a new choice being offered this year by specialty U.S. soda manufacturer Jones Soda Co.: salmon.
Jones Soda, the Seattle company that scored a hit during the last two holiday […]
Transitions Abroad has just published an article I wrote about how to readjust to life at home after living abroad.
In order to conquer what I’ve termed the “at-home blues” — feelings of restlessness encountered during extended time at home between trips — I suggest five tactics:
1. Start planning your next trip.
2. Surround yourself with […]