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NY Times Offers 101 Things To Grill

Malcolm Owen — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:04:40 +0000

Is it Summer where you are? It is here, or at least it’s the British one, which is miserable weather and a lack of want to go outside and cook.
If you’re in a warmer climate, however, you may want to look at the NY Times whom have decided to offer grilling newbies assorted short recipes to enjoy in this warm and not damp at all weather.

Here’s an example:

8. Halve and grill radicchio (or Belgian endives); drizzle cut sides with honey or plain vinaigrette, pesto or parsley pesto. Or just brush with oil and finish with a little grilled prosciutto.

[Via The Minimalist - 101 Fast Recipes for Grilling - NYTimes.com]

Flame Makes Talentless Hacks Into Designers

Malcolm Owen — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:48:00 +0000

Have you ever wanted to have a sweeping geometric sweeping colour-mass thing as your desktop background? Peter Blaskovic has created a fantastic tool to do just that.

Named “Flame“, by gently sweeping the mouse around the screen you will create an image that a designer would love to make and probably spend hours creating otherwise. Indeed, some of the images that’s been doodled so far are fairly impressive.

Before you go off and try doodling your own designer wallpaper, have a look at this… I call it “Muppet on a Train“.

Happy Monday – Gasby!

Malcolm Owen — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0000

1. Why the heck is there a dog on this guy’s lap? Why does Japan lead the way in terms of weird yet compelling advertising? Is it even a dog? What does this have to some sort of body related product?!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dJ7TI5RFoo

2. Happy Monday!

[Japan Probe]

Something For The Weekend – Cupcakes

Malcolm Owen — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:50:10 +0000

Filed under “MMM…. Tasty!” is a gallery by the Chicago Tribune featuring Cupcakes….

Damnit, I am I so hungry?

[Chicago Tribune]

New Tron: Legacy Trailer – Even My Mother Is Excited!

Malcolm Owen — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:09:51 +0000

Disney have been taking their sweet time creating their latest trailer for Tron 2, now called Tron: Legacy. It almost seems worth it…

www.youtube.com/watch?v=P78pl1FUXfA

This is all well and good, but you’re going to have to wait until December to watch the full film. In the mean time, you could head to the ARG over at Flynn Lives and maybe have a good time at a random meet-up or scavenger hunt…

(As for my mother, she remembers and enjoyed the original film, and as soon as I saw this I called her and heard her reactions to the trailer as it played. She loves the look of the Tank.)

Something For The Weekend – Lincoln and Vampires

Malcolm Owen — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:39:03 +0000

The genius that wrote Pride and Prejudice and Zombies has done another mash-up, turning Abraham Lincoln into a hunter of vampires. PAPAZ is a great book, I have no idea what Abraham Lincoln:Vampire Hunter is like, but I love the trailer for it on Youtube…

www.youtube.com/watch?v=X58RPS665V0

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do, Except On The Radio

Malcolm Owen — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:42:41 +0000

It’s the days before Valentine’s Day. You’re ready to propose to your girlfriend. Sadly, it seems your girlfriend is already occupied. So, what do you do? Why, ring into a radio station and dump her for cheating on you live on air…

For 12 glorious minutes, 105.7 The Point was the scene for an explosive dumping. Woody and Rizzuto did a masterful bait and switch, making the victim go from stupidly happy and in tears to stupidly unhappy and in tears.

This is how you do decent radio…

[105.7 The Point]