Tomorrow there is an unusual banquet in Newcastle, England. The banquet will include ten ingredients from around the world from the “Slow Food” Ark of Taste list, the “endangered species” of the food world.

You can find a complete list of endangered foods here.

American endangered foods are listed here.

To learn more about the banquet go here.

I know you’re just dying to know. Test your strength here.

One of the best TV shows of all time is Battlestar Galatica, now in its last season on the SciFi channel. If you’re a fan, you’ll truly appreciate this take on the Last Supper, especially when you consider the “one god” theme of the series (one of many themes). How appropriate for Six to take Christ’s position. Get a better look at the image at SciFi.

This isn’t the only tribute/caricature of Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper. You can find more here at Jeremy Barker’s site - Popped Culture.

I enjoy most anything that makes a little fun of our greatest and most innovative thinkers. One must have a sense of humor about life; otherwise, it would be unbearable. This small collection of videos is a hoot. Enjoy them all.

• Phistophicles - Introduction & Book One
• Phistophicles - Book Two
• Phistophicles - Book Three
• Phistophicles - Book Four
• Phistophicles - Book Five
• Monty Python - International Football, Greeks vs. Germans

Senryu is very much like Haiku in that a Senryu is a short, unrhymed poem composed of 17 syllables or less and written in three lines. It’s not necessary to use the 5-7-5 syllabic structure, though you can. Senryu are usually humorous or cynical and they focus on relationships, work, and the everyday. I’ve written a few examples for you to read.

Fatuous ideas (5)
in a Tiffany box, (6)
this e-mail from the boss. (6)

* * * * *

Anti-aging cream fails (6)
to erase many years – (6)
her gray reflection. (5)

* * * * *

Give it a try. Let me know what you write!

You might also want to try writing a triolet.

I watched Dan in Real Life on PPV this weekend. It was my second time to see the film. I originally viewed the film alone at the movie theater. Sadly, I couldn’t find anyone interested in seeing the movie with me. Anyhoo… to the point - Steve Carell is a genius. It’s my opinion that comedians make the best dramatic actors. The reverse can’t be said of dramatic actors. More often than not dramatic actors make miserable comedians (for example, Hilliary Swank in P.S. I Love You).

So, what does one have to do to be as brilliant as Steve Carell? It’s pretty simple really. One need only follow these steps. I, of course, think his most profound recommendation is “know things”!

I’ve been listening to the Diane Rehm show on NPR. She’s been talking to David Rothenberg about whale songs (learn more about David by clicking on the link next to the second bullet). I was hoping I could link to the show on the NPR website, but it hasn’t been posted yet.

Whale songs - fascinating subject! I learned that there is a site where you can go listen to live whale songs. Exciting, isn’t it? Check it out - The Whalesong Project. You can also hear whale songs at The Jupiter Foundation.

Other information about whales (cool stuff!):

• Why Whales Sing
• Can We Play Live Music with Whales?
• Flight of the Humpback
• Whale Gallery at Ocean Alliance

I learned about his photo series from an9ie. Like her, I find the Life Before Death images compelling. Please view these pictures of individuals prior to their death and shortly thereafter. Also, read the comments associated with each image. The comments are stirring.

The answer to both of those questions is yes - per a recent announcement by Gothic Beauty magazine that it is “expanding its coverage of gothic fashion and music to keep up with the subculture gaining mainstream relevance.” Gothic Beauty, issue 26, will be the first of a new series and it will be “the lens through which the kaleidoscopic world that has become the goth culture can be viewed.” If I were a teenager, this is totally what I would be into. There comes an age though when goth beauty becomes goth hag. If you’ve seen Priscilla Presley lately, you know what I mean; though, I have to give her credit, she still moves like someone 25 years younger.

Picture source

Last week, www.keepitinyourpants.org announced the five students from across the United States to have been selected as the finalists in their web-based video contest. A top prize of $5,000 for creating a public service announcement about the threat that “Debt Disease” poses to American consumers will be awarded on April 23rd. You can see all of the finalists’ videos here. I like the last film best - it has a laugh at the end.

This is a very cool film. Visit Bar Code Art to see more cool stuff.

Well, I haven’t done this for awhile and I thought it would be fun. Here goes.

1. Nutritious :: Unhealthy
2. Graduate :: Flunk
3. Tonight! :: Tomorrow!
4. Located :: Found
5. Weapon :: Gun
6. Jumper :: Cable
7. Collectibles :: Dolls
8. Dennis :: Menace
9. Hostile :: Fire
10. Vivid :: Clear

You can try this to. Just visit Unconscious Mutterings to pick up empty code.