The coelacanth is probably the most endangered fish you’ve never heard of! Found mostly in the shallow waters off of Africa, the fish was thought to have gone extinct 65 million years ago until a live one was hauled out of the sea in 1938. Since then, the ultra-rare fish has also been found near [...]
Posts from ‘April, 2009’
FOR SALE: Singapore's Raffles Hotel
Saudi Arabia’s billionaire Prince Alwaleed is putting his flagship Raffles Hotel in Singapore on the market — for a cool £300 million! The move is seen as a way for the Prince — who owns most of Raffles’ parent Fairmont Hotels as well as a sizable share of Four Seasons Hotels — to rein in [...]
OPENED: Jay-Z's RocPopShop in Brooklyn
Today sees the Brooklyn debut of native son Jay-Z’s RocPopShop — the temporary, design-driven outpost of the music master’s Rocawear label. Created in conjunction with Brooklyn-based architect David Ashen, the pimped-out trailer is totally glam — with 46-inch flat-screen tvs, custom gaming zone, mohair furniture and suede walls. There are also endless examples of Rocawear [...]
WORTHLESS: Zimbabwean Dollar
In a dramatic — though hardly unexpected — move, Zimbabwe’s government has stopped the trade and circulation of its domestic currency, the dollar. Citing a lack of treasury resources to back their national notes, Zimbabwe will now rely on foreign currency for hand-to-hand monetary transactions. Indeed, foreign currency has been circulating officially throughout the country [...]
OPENED IN LOS ANGELES: Monocle Magazine's Second Shop
We’re admittedly a drop late on this one, but last week saw the opening of Monocle Magazine’s second free-standing boutique — a nifty new shop in Los Angeles. Located in Brentwood, the 115 square-foot shop stock numerous editions of Monocle itself, as well as Monocle-approved gear from the likes of Comme des Garcons, Porter luggage, [...]
TREND ALERT: Afghani Theater
London’s Tricycle Theatre will late this week see the beginning of “The Great Game” — a two month-long festival celebrating theater coming out of Afghanistan. One of the Tricycle’s most ambitious maneuvers yet, the event features 15 new plays specially commissioned for the Festival. The plays span literally centuries of Afghani history and showcase the [...]
DAILY TRANSRACIAL: DJ Goldie
British DJ Goldie is best known for his high-profile club gigs and records. But the 43 year-old Brit also has a surprisingly fertile side gig as a painter. Indeed, long before he was spinning tunes, Goldie — who is half Jamaican/half Scottish and born as Clifford Price — was spraying and tagging walls all over [...]
LAUNCHED: Shaindy.com — The Website for Ortho-Adultery
Where are these men running? Probably home to log on to Shaindy.com, the new site expressly for Orthodox Jewish folk looking to cheat on their spouses. How niche! Launched last month by an Ortho couple, the site — which cost $99 for two years — already has 1,000 members; all Orthodox Jews looking for a [...]
NIKOLAS COLTON EVANS: Sad — But Sadly Not the First
The sad case of 21 year-old Nikolas Colton Evans (above) is tragic, but not the first of its kind. Colton, whom we are now learning, was killed on Sunday after being hit and falling outside an Austin, TX bar. As per his wishes, his vital organs are to be removed for donation — a good [...]
Texas Reprentative Betty Brown Tells Asians to Change Their Names
She may look like a nice gray-haired lady, but Republican Representative Betty Brown of Texas has got a foul mouth. No, she uttered no curse words. Rather, she was quoted as saying that Asians should change their names for new names that are “easier for Americans to deal with.” WTF! Unsurprisingly, Texan democrats are fighting [...]