Came across these two Shanzai Convenience stores on opposing sides of a busy Nanhui intersection yesterday. I wonder which one dupes more customers?
Friday, March 18, 2011
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Aston Martin Rapide
Rode into office in this sweet Rapide yesterday. 6.0 liter V12 Nothing like going 200 km/hr on a Chinese road filled with random bikes and scooters.
Friday, January 28, 2011
The Rotating Street Art Exhibits of Moganshan Lu
Due to their proximity to and their existence along the sole entry route into the artistic hotspots of M50 artspace, M97 gallery and the other galleries and workshops in this district, the decaying walls along Shanghai's Moganshan Lu get some pretty good street art. The paint is probably 10cm thick in places and changes almost weekly. On a recent afternoon stroll in mid January, I spied the following pieces, including a tribute to the victims of the November Shanghai apartment fire. 
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Hierarchy of Visual Understanding
Although this pyramid is simple, the concepts presented as raw data progresses to knowledge and wisodom kind of clicked with me. From the Lovely Information Is Beautiful Blog.
Saturday, October 30, 2010
The Club Is Open: Guided By Voices At Cat's Cradle, 10-22-2010
Last Friday, I had the great opportunity to witness one of the greatest rock bands of all time, Guided By Voices, on stop 13 of their "Classic Lineup Tour". This band , headed by frontman Robert Pollard, never really attained true commercial success, but even after being disbanded for over 7 years, still has a passionate fan base which is almost Grateful Dead-like in their maniacal devotion. GBV was a prolific outfit, with over 1600 tracks in their arsenal. Most of us in the club knew the words by heart to each of the jems in their 38 song, 2 hour, 3 encore set.
All of the boys in the "Classic Lineup" (Pollard, Guitarist Tobin Sprout, Guitarist Mitch Mitchell, Bassist Greg Demos and Drummer Kevin Fennel) are into their 50's now, but they rocked it and rocked it hard. All of the trademarks of a classic GBV live show (Pollard Leg Kicks, Pollard Mike Swings, Bottle of Jose Cuervo, Bucket of Miller Lites) were in full effect, and I thought the performance was TIGHT.
The Club Is Open. Don't Stop Now, Bob.
White Paper Werewolves / Tractor Rape Chain
Hey Aardvark
Gold Heart Mountaintop Queen Directory / Echoes Myron
Quality of Armor / Don't Stop Now
Friday, October 15, 2010
Tonight I Had One Of The Best Meals Of My Life (Thus Far)
I can honestly say that if the meal I had tonight at Restaurant ROSIN was not the best meal I have ever had in my life, it was definitely in my top 5. This Michelin star rated restaurant, located in of all places, the small town of Dorsten Germany, totally blew my mind. They have a unique format, wherein you you order however many courses you want, but they automatically have "intermissions" which they call "Schmackofatz" (Small Special Tastes) which are somewhat of an amuse bouche between each course. Rumor has it that Frank Rosin's grandmother used to roam the dining room in it's original incarnation (ROSIN is in the original building) and sample from her pot to each customer. Every single item on the menu was creatively presented with surprising but delicious combinations of flavors (i.e. goose liver with rose water foam, scallop with vanilla peperonata, cocoa souffle with sea salt ice cream and candied olives) and a very artistic approach.
If you are ever anywhere near Essen or Dusseldorf, this one is worth the drive, trust me.
Monday, September 6, 2010
How do colors affect purchases?
This very cool infographic details the many unsuspected ways that color can impact emotion and hence buying behavior. I bet you never knew ???
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