Whoa, Japanese hot dog stand Japadog is opening a cart in NYC, and these hot dogs look amazing. It wasn't until I caught a glimpse of the endearing ESL menu that I got officially psyched for this. The Best Links: More Photos of Japadog Hot Dogs IRL Japanese Hot Dog Pizza Immensely Popular Hot Dog Stand Is Coming To NYC “Vancouver’s Japadog Readies to Crush NYC’s Street Food Scene” View
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I don't understand Japanese, but this cat is clearly replying. [ Ed Note : What's even more surprising is that the cat does speak Japanese. That's a crazy hard language to learn.] The Best Links: Arbroath: You Wanna Talk? Watch
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The Japanese Susan Boyle. [ Ed Note : Why, Japan? Why would you do this?] Watch
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The Academy held its traditional luncheon for this year’s Oscar nominees at the Beverly Hilton – and what better opportunity for this sometime-actress to ask the world’s best actors about… acting. Unlike Brett’s experience at the Oscar Nominations ceremony, it was pretty easy for me to snag a third row seat between a Japanese reporter and a freelancer for BET. Yes! At my very first Oscar luncheon press conference, I, Ellen Fox, was going to geek out and gather the pearls of wisdom from what I saw as an impromptu Master Class – and for that, Woody Harrelson, I do apologize. First up was Gabourey Sidibe, who immediately loosened thing up by sassing: After sharing that her role as a sexually-abused teen in Precious has inspired many people to confide in her, she was asked which of her scenes from the film she’d like shown at the Oscars: Ah! Proof that Sidibe’s knack for humor is what saved Precious from becoming the downer we were expecting it to be. Then we swung from Sidibe's charm to the arrival of Certified Movie Star, Sandra Bullock. In person, she comes across way more savvy and Type-A (like her character in The Proposal) than America’s Sweetheart. I was surprised how candid she was talking about the business end of show biz: Lee Daniels, director of Precious,was a love: emotional when fielding Frenchy questions about the power of art and ebullient when lauding the “bad-ass” actresses who brought the film’s classroom scenes to life: Vera Farmiga looked the frickin’ Hollywood knockout in a blue dress, updo and red lipstick! There's talk of Madonna directing her in the role of Wallis Simpson. Here’s how she responded to my question about playing Up in the Air’s frequently frisky flyer, Alex: Carey Mulligan popped in with a golden pixie cut a la Mia Farrow in Rosemary's Baby. She seemed relaxed but kept herself in check: Jeff Bridges strolled in and the room, and probably the world, smiled. When I asked how he was able to make Crazy Heart’s country singer Bad Blake so toxic but so likeable, the word “adorable” just popped out, I swear! Now, here’s what happened to Woody Harrelson when I decided to ask him about craft. Now who wants Burrito? (Image) added by: Ellen_Fox
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Last weekend I was sitting on the edge of a cliff in Big Sur when a whale swam by. My friend turned to me and said, “Every time I see a whale I have an irresistible urge to run to the water and jump in and swim with them.” “Doesn't everyone?” I asked. Apparently not. Even for those rare souls who do have a case of deep desire, most people aren't crazy enough to actually do it. Enter Bryant Austin, the man who has dedicated himself to creating life size photographs of whales. That sounds all fine and dandy until you realize he is coming within 6 feet of a pod of wild animals that can weigh as much as two tons each. First question: “How the heck do you do that?” Lucky for us Bryant explains the process, and told us an amazing story of a close encounter with a carnivorous sperm whale in the following video. After the interview I asked Bryant how he became interested in capturing this unique perspective of whales; he told us a story about his first encounter with Humpback whales. He found himself dangerously close to a calf, and was admiring its agility given their close range of contact when he felt a tap on his shoulder. He explained that he assumed he was bumping into the boat since he was swimming on the surface of the ocean, but when he turned back to look, he was staring into the eye of the mother whale, who had just tapped him with her 15-foot, one-ton pectoral fin. He explained the moment of having actual eye contact with the whale, and realizing that there was a perspective and story that wasn't being told through conventional photographs of whales, and that if he wanted to share this perspective of connecting with the whale. After spending a few days with Bryant's footage and photos of whales I would have to agree. Even as a self proclaimed lover of whales, after looking at these photos, I see the animal in a different way. The photos (his largest photo is 6 feet by 28 feet, and it took 2800 hours to complete) create a feeling of intimacy that Bryant hopes will start to change the way that future generations perceive whales. The short documentary below, “In the Eye of the Whale” tells more of the Bryant's purpose, and explains his experiences of taking these images to the whaling nations. Passion and Purpose Plenty of people go out there and photograph whales, but Bryant has matched his passion with purpose. Whales are in serious danger (to satiate your inner eco geek, see the whaling information at the bottom of this post). Norway is one of the top whaling nations, a country which has a surplus of whaling meat, and has recently raised the limits. Bryant has taken his photographs to Norway to share with adults, and with hopes to influence the youth culture to shift the countries' whale consumption habits. The advocacy for these elements requires a gentle touch of, lets say, a humpback's fin. You need weight and power, and political prowess that allow whaling nations to change their ways with honor. (Norway recently responded to recent pressure by raising numbers even though they have a surplus of meat, while Japan recently requested to negotiate to lower it's “scientific” catch. How can you engage? Of course there are lots of ways to engage with protecting whales. Depending of your flavor of activism there is Greenpeace, there is the notorious Sea Shepperd, and then there is always Bryant Austin's work. Bryant is one of the humbler people who you will meet, and I had to drag the following information out of him re: how we can support his conservation work: We are presently raising funds to reunite with and film the whale responsible for my first life-size composite photo , which will cost about $50,000 (think what goes into getting on boats, equipment, oxygen, and then waiting for the right moment). We are hoping to begin in April of this year. It will be the first of four individual whales we are working to reunite with and film for our upcoming feature length documentary which has a much higher budget! So if you want to support Bryant's conservation efforts, head on over to his non-profit, Marine Mammal Conservation Through the Arts. More information whales for the curious The blue whales of the Antarctic are at less than 1 percent of their original abundance, despite 40 years of complete protection. Some populations of whales are recovering but some are not. In 2003 Palumbi estimated that humpback whales could have numbered 1.5 million prior to the onset of commercial whaling in the 1800s. Humpback whales currently number in the 20,000. Known environmental threats to whales include global warming, pollution, overfishing, ozone depletion, noise such as sonar weaponry, and ship strikes. Industrial fishing threatens the food supply of whales and also puts whales at risk of entanglement in fishing gear. They were initially guarded by an organization with the misleading title of the International Whaling Commission, known more as a “whalers club” than a conservation organization it states it's mission as: “Recognizing the interest of the nations of the world in safeguarding for future generations the great natural resources represented by the whale stocks…..having decided to conclude a convention to provide for the proper conservation of whale stocks and thus make possible the orderly development of the whaling industry”.
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We were too busy dreaming about Bodie Miller’s backside to bother watching Kell on Earth last night. Thankfully fictional freelancer Betsey Morgenstern was working there this fall during the filming. We have a feeling she has some stories to share. Double Agent Provacateur by Betsey Morgenstern After getting busy in a Burger King Uniqlo Bathroom last week, things have been progressing nicely between me and Tim, the Irish intern. He’s been coming over to my apartment and brouging into my ear just about every night as we cuddle and coo underneath the covers. He says that he’s not looking for a girlfriend and doesn’t want anything exclusive. I think that’s bullshit. I should be able to sleep with other men, but if he wants to keep riding on the Betsey train, this has got to be the only caboose he’s grabbing. One night during fashion week, we were all working late and Big Stephanie, the one who can’t find her asshole with both hands, a flashlight, and a Google map with a big red circle painted squarely on her pucker, asked if Tim would walk her home because she is scared of the homeless man that asks for money outside the apartment her parents rent for her in the West Village. Doesn’t she know that Tim is my man? How dare she try to take him from me! For this, she shall die. The easy thing about ruining Big Stephanie’s career is that she makes it especially easy. Not only is she whiny and incompetent, but she is also infernally stupid and disorganized, so even a lowly intern like myself can throw her world into a tizzy. Here is how I did it. First, when she was printing out labels for the invitations for the Nicolas Achoo show, I hacked into her computer and had it print out the labels four times. She never even bothered to check the names, and had the interns make up four complete sets of invitations! Ha. Then she told us to get the stamps and mail them, and I took most of the postage and stashed it in my bag. Then she only had 120 stamps and about 8 jillion invites to send out. Really, she only had 2 jillion times four, but it took Big Stephanie’s little brain a while to figure that out. She was so befuddled by the multiple labels and lack of stamps that she stomped around, eyes welled up, screaming about how disorganized everything was. Why not just put a plan into effect and execute it, BS? It is that hard? Finally, after getting chewed out by Emily and annoying everyone in the office, Kelly stepped in and had to take over the whole affair. Doesn’t she have better things to do, like tracking down the long-lost dog that her former maid’s sister gave away to the shelter in Staten Island? I heard that it’s being held for ransom by the lesbian neighbors that hate Kelly. If the invitation debacle wasn’t enough to get Big Stephanie forever away from my boyfriend Tim, the next step in my plan was to ruin the press release she prepared for the Nicolas Achoo show. I went in and added a h into Nicolas, but only one. If I spelled them all wrong then the press would just think that’s how his name is spelled, but if you spell it two different ways, they won’t know which way is correct and then they’ll call the PR girl whose name is on the release and get all bitchy asking her which way it should be spelled. Fucking reporters. Too bad Emily noticed it before it went out and made her change it. She apologized over and over again, but she didn’t even defend herself and say that something must have happened. She just admitted that she had no idea how to spell his name and tried to make it seem like it was no big deal, oh, Stephanie. When it finally comes to the day of the Nicolas Achoo show, everything is going well and Kelly is hitting on all the 19 year-old male models and is in this weird cougar zone where she wants to be both their mother and their lover at the same time. Gross. But none of the models are nearly as cute as Achoo, who is like some grand poobah of menswear. Kelly thinks that his clothes are genius but not wearable. I have no clue what she is talking about. Who doesn’t want to wear a complete body sock with a mask and a tuxedo over it? I have to work the door of the show, and before it all starts, I corner Nicolas and ask him what he thinks I would look like in one of his spandex outfits. “Sorry, but they’re for men.” “Nicolas, don’t you think my bodacious bottom would look great covered in tight fabric?” “I’m sure it would, but these are for men.” “Wouldn’t you like to unzip me from your creation and caress your hands all over my smooth skin.” “Sorry, but I am for the men as well.” What an asshole. And to think I worked so hard to fuck up the invitations to his show and this is the thanks I get. The press starts arriving and I’m trying to think up ways to get my revenge. As he’s talking to the women from Women’s Wear Daily . He starts to give her all this attitude when she doesn’t understand his vision. This is one of those situations where I don’t have to do anything, but watch him self-destruct. He gives GQ the stink eye when they laugh at his clothes, and he give sass to the women from Esquire because she thinks he is too avante-garde for the magazine. The only press people that like him are the Japanese because, well, they are into really fucked up shit like that. He’s not happy with the press he got for the show at all, and calls up Emily the next day to bitch her out. All she wants is his check, which he won’t fork over because he says People’s Revolution didn’t do their job. I was hoping that Emily would fire Big Stephanie over this, but instead everyone gets made at Nicolas Achoo because he won’t pay. Damn it, I’m going to have to mess with her again, and Kelly is going to take him to court. This thing is a huge mess. Maybe I can mess up Stephanie with the Agent Saboteur fashion show. Again it’s a problem with the invitations. This time I didn’t even do anything, Stephanie just fucked it up all on her own, and Emily yelled at her again. She was so mad that she bitched to her sister about it for like an hour while wondering around the streets of Manhattan trying to pick up tricks. She didn’t get a job, and stupid Stephanie still does. I’m going to get her yet. The show itself went fine after they solidified a venue. There was this really mean British bitch who worked for Agent Saboteur, and she kept ordering candles and birdcages like she had some kind of fetish for them. She was really driving everyone insane trying to get everything perfect in the lobby of the SoHo Grand Hotel, but Kelly was all like “Please, bitch, you ain’t got no money.” I don’t know why she was so worried about how the space looked because every girl who walked down the runway had an atomic wedgie, but apparently that was OK. At the end of the day, everyone was very pleased with the show. We know that it’s not going to last long, and I’m going to have to exploit it to get Stephanie fired. And when Tim, who I can’t understand, but is oh so pretty, lies his little head on my bosom at night, that is what I dream of while I stroke his hair. You will pay, Stephanie. You will pay.
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15-year-old Japanese speed skater Miho Takagi wore a very fancy gold racing uniform for a practice round in Vancouver. (Un)Fortunately, it was a little see-through. Also a little camel-toe-y, if we're being honest. View
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“Toyota’s president today announced plans for a global recall of more than 430,000 of its flagship Prius hybrid cars and a production suspension of a high-end Lexus model in a move that plunges the Japanese automaker into a new quality-control debacle.” added by: Philip_Robibero
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On my first open water dive in Hawaii I swam near a shark. Even though it demonstrated nothing but shy and skiddish behavior I couldn’t get that d#!# Jaws theme music out of my head. And for good reason, when most people hear the word shark, they think about the Great White shark, the king of the oceans, the top predator on the planet. While attending the Ocean Film Festival this weekend I watched Requiem (while the film was too long and required patience to endure inexperienced filmmaking), it was worth it to see the awesome underwater footage as the filmmaker followed an underwater photographer from Hawaii as she familiarized herself with with the beauty, power and skills of one of the most infamous classification of sharks – the REQUIEM Family. The film was filled with plenty of staggering facts such as three sharks are killed every second, 1 million are killed a year, and a myriad of fun comparison stats that compared shark attacks to the regular hazards on living on land such as in 1991 there were 1,300 deaths by bicycles and 4 deaths by sharks. The most staggering information was that many sharks are caught only to have their fins removed and then thrown back in the water and that while there is 350 or so species of sharks, 79 are imperiled. Why should we care about these giants in the ocean that most of us will never come in contact with? Well…because they are what is considered a “keystone species“, in other words, they have a major influence on their entire environment. At the sustainable seafood pannel the following example was provided to illustrate the role and influence of sharks in the ecosystem: when the sharks disappear, there is an abundance of weak and diseased fish, which then influences the rate of the algae, which in turn influences the amount of oxygen in the water, which then influences the ability for all species in the area to survive. So in other words, if you want to keep eating your salmon and halibut, you might want to consider making sure that we don’t kill off all of the sharks. How can you engage? 1. Learn more at wildaid, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Adopt A Shark, or the Shark Foundation. 2. Help get the information out to countries who are affected by the actions of their government but might not have access to the information (hello Twitter. We got a small thrill when one of our tweets about sea horse annihilation was translated and retweeted in Japanese, given that at the sustainable seafood panel one of the speakers stated that they did not have an education system in place to inform the Japanese population about the effects of the Japanese government policies). 3. Contact your local seafood restaurants and educate them about the dangers of shark fin soup. I felt a little nieve and shocked to find out that they serve shark fin soup right here in San Francisco (and if you want to get really crazy, start a campaign that educates the consumers at the restaurant about the dangers of shark fin soup). Number of sharks that died while you read this post: approx 120 If you want to see more shark videos: check the blog post: http://blogs.current.com/green/2010/02/08/attacking-the-king-of-the-ocean-the-sh… added by: leahl
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