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Tattoo Artist Can’t Stand Hangovers

Posted on May 3, 2011May 3, 2011 by James Marshall Spector in Movies

Note: This is a guest post written by James Marshall Spector. The following (including, but not limited to, my research, thoughts and opinions) cannot and should not be considered to be actual legal advice in any way, shape, or form. It is offered merely for entertainment purposes as reflections on an interesting legal issue. I think it’s fair to say that The Hangover reintroduced a reformed Mike Tyson to the public with his humorous cameo. Besides his ferocious boxing skills in the eighties and early nineties and his battles in and out of court, Tyson is also well known for his face tattoo. If you have seen the trailer for the upcoming sequel, you may have noticed that Stu, played by

The Global Carbon Footprint…

Posted on May 3, 2011May 3, 2011 by Sam Kornstein in Current Events

…in the shape of a footprint: Via The Big Picture.

James Fallows on Last Night’s News

Posted on May 2, 2011May 2, 2011 by Sam Kornstein in Current Events

A thoughtful round-up: 1. Hooray. It is almost never right to celebrate a death. Almost. 2. The speech. When listening to Obama’s statement in real time (at a tavern in Southern California, with my sisters and brother after a memorial service) I thought it might be too long and detailed for the circumstances. All the other big-screen TVs in the place, which had been carrying sports or reality shows, were suddenly silenced so that one carrying Obama could be heard. In that unlikely but representative setting, attention seemed to be flagging a minute or two before the president had finished speaking. But hearing excerpts on the radio as I drove home, I was more impressed by the craftsmanship and necessity of most parts

Seth Meyers at the Correspondents’ Dinner

Posted on May 1, 2011May 1, 2011 by Sam Kornstein in Current Events

He rails on Trump about 12 minutes in. It’s hysterical:

An Iowa Man…

Posted on April 30, 2011October 19, 2013 by Sam Kornstein in General, Uncategorized

The other day I posted a link to my friend’s new blog: A Florida Man. If you missed it, read about it here. Or just start reading the blog. Well, I promise I won’t do this too often, but this beer related one’s too good to pass up: An Iowa man completed his Lent-long beer fast on Sunday, marking the occasion with a bacon smoothie. During the 46-day feat, J. Wilson consumed only beer and water, emulating a centuries-old tradition once practiced by the Paulaner monks of Munich, Germany. How long could a man survive on beer and water? Not more than a few months, probably. That’s when the worst effects of scurvy and protein deficiency would kick in. (Liver disease

If You Speak Spanish and You Like Poetry…

Posted on April 30, 2011April 30, 2011 by Sam Kornstein in Links

Then check out my friend David’s new website. He also has some great photography.

Test This!

Posted on April 29, 2011April 29, 2011 by Sam Kornstein in Cartoons

Hehe.

Meadhall

Posted on April 28, 2011April 28, 2011 by Sam Kornstein in Bars, Beer, Boston/Cambridge

I went to the grand opening of Meadhall last night. It’s a great new restaurant and bar in Kendall square, with an unbelievable draft selection of 110 beers. I tried two new beers that I highly recommend. The first was the McChouffe Brown Ale by d’Achouffe out of Belgium. It was strong with some maple overtones, but wasn’t too sweet. One of the better browns I’ve had in a while. Oddly, I can’t find it on BeerAdvocate. The second was the Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale from the Lexington Brewing Company in Kentucky. It was beer, but it tasted like whiskey. Absolutely delicious. Judging by Meadhall’s impressive tap selection, I’ve still got a lot of work to do. And the food was great

A Florida Man…

Posted on April 27, 2011April 27, 2011 by Sam Kornstein in Current Events

My friend Adam Sigel, who blogs at The Rupert Murdog, has just started a second blog titled A Florida Man. The premise is simple, but brilliant. Men from Florida do ridiculous things, and these things end up in the news. The articles always begin with “A Florida Man,” and Adam has generously decided to begin posting a new Florida Man escapade each day. Here are a few of my favorites from the blog over the past week: A Florida man thought his friends were playing a joke on him when the police informed him he was in South Carolina. A Florida man is seeking financial compensation for writing the popular sports fan chant: “da da da da da da, charge!”

Haiti at the Reading Festival

Posted on April 26, 2011April 26, 2011 by Sam Kornstein in Music

Oddly, via Paul Krugman, a great Arcade Fire performance: On a side note, the Arcade Fire definitely “borrowed” this song from Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros. I noticed this by accident a few years ago, when I made a mix CD and unintentionally (or subconsciously?) put these tracks back to back.