links for 2006-06-15
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In celebration of the World Cup, Adidas has launched a series of unconventional, high-profile ads across Germany. We just laid eyes on this one: A 9,000-square-foot fresco, painted Sistine-chapel-wise on the ceiling of Cologne's central train station.
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I spent my first afternoon in Buenos Aires asleep in a movie theater full of Argentine hipsters. My boyfriend and I had shown up for a screening of We Can't Go Home Again. "Why are they fighting?" I asked. "Because it's the 1970s," he whispered.
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"June 1 dawned humid and hot. The forecast: A high of 84 degrees and possible late-day thunderstorms west of town. But forecasts--for the temperature or for a busy day of work and play--aren't all they're cracked up to be."
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"Big Cheese Stories is the blog site of Murray's Cheese in New York City. This is where you'll get the inside scoop on the world of cheese. Read stories from the field as Rob and his crew travel around the world..."
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Shortz argues that Sudoku has a secret psychological hook. While solving them, you tend to get bogged down midway--then suddenly break through, fill in the last bunch of empty boxes in a row, bang bang bang.
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Hello, I would like some ice cream rings.
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I think this discussion is more about grilling than "barbecue" though.
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"What does it mean suddenly when you give someone two stars? For the Michelin Guide, that's incredible. For the Times, that's still pretty good. For Time Out New York, that's below average."
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"What wasn't to be expected was being hammered while a captive in line by something called 'Avenu,' a continuous, loud, insulting program of banalities blasted at us from flat-screen TVs and powerful speakers at every cashier's station."
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Seriously.
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If you're rich you could die "being thrown off a polo pony, flipping your Cigarette boat, or succumbing to altitude sickness on a vanity expedition to the Himalayas."
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A tropical island, eight work stations, do not apply if you have a pacemaker, defibulator, or other medical device that could be adversely affected by irregular electromagnetic interference?
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