Continuing in his quest to have whisky-guzzlers worldwide give up their overly-commercialized yet beloved bottle of Jack Daniels, Ian Buxton has released a sequel to his 2010 guide 101 Whiskies to Try Before You Die. In light of a more cosmopolitan approach to enjoying Scotland’s national drink, the illustrious tippler renounces the obvious whiskies in […]
15
Oct
Select a more distinguished spirit than your glass of Jameson
2
May
Faithfully recreating the most important moments in history
The infamous NMA.TV do their own Taiwanese animated news interpretation of what the Osama Bin Laden capture/firefight must’ve looked like. I don’t know exactly how accurate this version is, but I do like Obama going up on stage and kicking Donald Trump to the curb. That’s a nice touch…
1
Mar
"I am on a drug, it's called Charlie Sheen!"
Man, watching the white-hot snorting disaster that is Charlie Sheen’s unraveling has become 2011’s most compelling train wreck. The whole meltdown received the inevitable Taiwanese animation treatment this weekend, and as can be expected its genius is unbridled. I get the “fire breathing fists” and the strumpet in the bikini — hell, even Chuck Lorre […]
15
Sep
Two films highlighting the fading lifestyle
Two short films from the Al Jazeera network highlighting the centuries-old fading arts of the samurai. You know we love our samurais, even if it comes in Chanel or Cat Armor form, so these hit especially close to home. The first film is about the last sword-maker in Taiwan who at 65 hopes to find […]
