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Exploring the Art & Science of Marketing
100 Foods to Try Before You Die?
Apr 9th
I have not plans to try them all, but there’s a list floating around the webernets of 100 foods to try before you die. If there’s an asterisks, it’s because the item has alcohol, and I’m not a drinker. I used their list and added more of my own, so the list is going to get larger than 100.
- Abalone
- Absinthe*
- Alligator
- Baba Ghanoush
- Bagel & Lox
- Baklava
- BBQ Ribs
- Bellini (minus the alcohol)
- Birds Nest Soup
- Biscuits & Gravy (Hands down the best ever are from Ruth’s Diner up Emmigration Canyon near Salt Lake City, Utah)
- Black Pudding
- Black Truffle
- 13. Borscht
- Calamari
- 15. Carp
- Caviar
- Cheese Fondue
- Chicken & Waffles
- Chicken Tikka Masala
- Chile Relleno (shocking!)
- Chitlins
- Churros
- Clam Chowder
- Cognac (I feel like I’ve had this but couldn’t remember exactly when)*
- Crab Cakes
- Crickets (chocolate covered)
- 27. Currywurst
- 28. Dandelion Wine
- Dulce De Leche
- 30. Durian
- Eel
- Eggs Benedict
- Emu Had Emu Sausage and an Emu Hamburger.
- Fish Tacos
- Foie Gras
- Fresh Spring Rolls
- Fried Catfish
- Fried Green Tomatoes
- Fried Plantain
- Frito Pie
- 40. Frogs’ Legs
- 41. Fugu
- Funnel Cake
- Gazpacho (Believe it or not, I have not)
- Goat
- Goat’s Milk (I’m going to count this one since I have had many cheeses from goat’s milk)
- Goulash
- Gumbo
- Haggis
- Head Cheese
- Heirloom Tomatoes
- Honeycomb
- Hostess Fruit Pie
- Huevos Rancheros
- Jerk Chicken
- 55. Kangaroo
- Key Lime Pie
- Kobe Beef
- 58. Lassi
- Lobster
- 60. Mimosa
- Moon Pie
- 62. Morel Mushrooms
- 63. Nettle Tea
- 64. Octopus
- 65. Oxtail Soup
- 66. Paella
- Paneer
- 68. Pastrami on Rye
- 69. Pavlova
- 70. Phaal
- Philly Cheese Steak
- Pho
- Pineapple & Cottage Cheese
- Pistachio Ice Cream
- Po’ Boy
- 76. Pocky
- Polenta
- 78. Prickly Pear
- 79. Rabbit Stew
- Raw Oysters
- Root Beer Float
- S’mores
- Sauerkraut
- Sea Urchin
- Shark
- Snail
- Snake
- Soft Shell Crab
- 89. Som Tam
- Spaetzle
- Spam
- Squirrel
- Steak Tartare
- Sweet Potato Fries
- Sweetbreads
- Tom Yum
- Umeboshi
- Venison
- Wasabi Peas
- Zucchini Flowers
Little Boxes On the Hillside
Feb 15th
Malvina Reynolds was ahead of her time when she wrote LIttle Boxes in 1962. There’s something about this song (lyrics below) that aptly describes what probably went through a lot of people’s minds before they up and quit their job to start the dream of owning a business.
Little boxes on the hillside,
Little boxes made of ticky tacky,
Little boxes on the hillside,
Little boxes all the same.
There’s a green one and a pink one
And a blue one and a yellow one,
And they’re all made out of ticky tacky
And they all look just the same.
And the people in the houses
All went to the university,
Where they were put in boxes
And they came out all the same,
And there’s doctors and lawyers,
And business executives,
And they’re all made out of ticky tacky
And they all look just the same.
And they all play on the golf course
And drink their martinis dry,
And they all have pretty children
And the children go to school,
And the children go to summer camp
And then to the university,
Where they are put in boxes
And they come out all the same.
And the boys go into business
And marry and raise a family
In boxes made of ticky tacky
And they all look just the same.
There’s a green one and a pink one
And a blue one and a yellow one,
And they’re all made out of ticky tacky
And they all look just the same.
How to Pick a Cell Phone Plan
Jan 6th
Compare plans. Compare customer satisfaction. Compare pricing, minutes, and dropped call percentage.
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Don’t Believe Your Eyes
Feb 25th
This is the reason they still call it Hollywood even though half the shows look like they are filmed in New York City.
Virtual Backlot Reel
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$300 YouTube video lands $30 million contract
Jan 11th
According to CNN, the following YouTube clip named “Panic Attack” cost $300 to make (not including equipment) and helped land a $30 million Hollywood contract for the director.
Fede Alvarez’s short film “Ataque de Panico!” (Panic Attack!) featured giant robots invading and destroying Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay.
It is 4 mins 48 seconds long and was made on a budget of $300 (£186).
So far it has had more than 1.5 million views on YouTube.
“I uploaded (Panic Attack!) on a Thursday and on Monday my inbox was totally full of e-mails from Hollywood studios,” he told the BBC’s Latin American service BBC Mundo. via BBC
