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"He said he’d feed me and buy me cigarettes for however long it took,” Spillane says. “So we ate rice and tofu with barbecue sauce on it every day for a month. We didn’t do anything else then, except play a video game or two."
— Scott Spillane (horn player for Neutral Milk Hotel) recalling his diet while recording In the Aeroplane Over the Sea. (source)
"Consider a comparison: jazz can improve classical music? Abstract painting can it improve the classical painting? The question is interesting because it really is meaningless. If molecular gastronomy is not the classic cuisine, but separated from it, how could it improve?"
— Hervé This weighs in on whether or not Molecular Gastronomy can improve classical cuisine.
Wired helps you win your next eating contest.  Watch out Kobayashi!

Wired helps you win your next eating contest.  Watch out Kobayashi!

Toaster by artist Othmar Muhlebach.  Inspired by an inkjet printer, this toaster allows you to toast your bread one slice at a time.  Totally sweet.

Toaster by artist Othmar Muhlebach.  Inspired by an inkjet printer, this toaster allows you to toast your bread one slice at a time.  Totally sweet.

Herman’s Hermits explain why there’s no milk today.

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Computerworld - McDonald’s restaurants may soon be the easiest spot to find free Wi-Fi and browse the Web as long as you like.

The restaurant chain is lifting a $2.95 fee for two hours of wireless Internet access starting in mid-January, according to the Wall Street Journal and other reports.

McDonald’s officials could not be reached immediately for comment.

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— Big news in the online/fast food world!  Free Wi-Fi at McDonalds!
A few weeks ago, I had noticed that there were some coffee cups floating around downtown St. Paul.  On my normally uneventful walk to work yesterday, I found this lonely mango.  Is there a connection?  Is someone in St. Paul giving out coffee and non-indigenous fruit?  We at chriseats are curious.

A few weeks ago, I had noticed that there were some coffee cups floating around downtown St. Paul.  On my normally uneventful walk to work yesterday, I found this lonely mango.  Is there a connection?  Is someone in St. Paul giving out coffee and non-indigenous fruit?  We at chriseats are curious.

BEEF! Magazin fur Maenner mit Geschmack.

A magazine for men with taste.

Hand sewn sausages and cold cuts are available from aufschnitt.net.  I wish I had one of these growing up instead of a teddy bear.

Hand sewn sausages and cold cuts are available from aufschnitt.net.  I wish I had one of these growing up instead of a teddy bear.

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