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Record Breaking Japanese Woman Eats 399 Bowls of Noodles in 10 mi…

One Inch Punch | December 27th 2009

Forty five year old Hatsuyo Sugawara, also known as “the Witch”, blew away her competitors recently when she wolfed down 399 bowls of “soba” buckwheat noodles in 10 minutes! This was her third consecutive win in the annual All read more

Big Gorilla Kyoto

Of Rice and Zen | December 26th 2009 by Andy Heather

There’s a new pet store in the kids fashion arcade near Sanjo Street. It’s called “Big Gorilla” and is plastered with cute fonts one would associate with kids’ toys. It advertises cute dogs and cats on the awning. The po read more

Spirits Are Bright in South Plainfield, NJ

The Sexy Armpit | December 23rd 2009 by Jay Amabile

"...you taught me everything I know about exterior illumination."  - Clark Griswold, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) I wonder if the folks over on Ritter Ave in South Plainfield, NJ had some Clark Griswold type inspiration or if t read more

See Walking with Dinosaurs: The Arena Spectacular

USA Travel Guide | December 22nd 2009 by WRSOL Inc

At USA Travel Guide, we don’t often feature traveling shows or exhibits, especially if show dates are no more than a couple days each. This is because we like to recommend hotels and all that, and with traveling shows that always feels a little read more

The Image Of The Beast's Forerunner

Look Up Fellowship | December 21st 2009 by Jeffrey K. Radt

This reminds me of the 'image of the beast' mentioned in the Book of Revelation:Revelation 13:14 (KJV) And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that d read more

The USDA Food Pyramid: Is It Making Us Fat?

Fitness And Health | December 21st 2009 by waky79

Image via Wikipedia More and more nutritionists agree that our food pyramid with it’s emphases on bread and grains is wrong. Fruits and vegetables should provide the largest block of the pyramid.  It is what we are seeing with every s read more

Voice of ‘Honest Abe’ Under Debate

Voice Actors in the News | December 20th 2009 by Craig Crumpton

LA Times blogger Dawn C. Chmielewski has a piece on Disneyland’s four-decade-old animatronic Abraham Lincoln which has been under “re-imaginationeering” for the last year. Among the many improvements is the addition of “cuttin read more

In The Future, Our Pride May Be Robotic [Future Mascots]

Scifisoundtrack Abstraction of the Mind | December 19th 2009 by Joshua Leach

PETA has asked the University of Georgia to replace their recently-deceased dog mascot with an animatronic robot or costumed human. We're hoping that all college football teams use robotic mascots, which can wage epic battles during halftime. [Photo read more

BioShock 2 Updated Quick Look on the PS3

Game, Games, Gameonline, Gamesonline | December 18th 2009 by punathorn jariyatarasith

While we got a look at BioShock 2 just last week, we also had the chance to see the game running on the PlayStation 3 at a Sony press event. Although the game is set to ship at the same time on the Xbox 360, we hadn't seen much of the PS3 version, so read more

Upgraded ‘Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln’ returns to Disneyla…

HolidayM8 - Essential Holiday News | December 16th 2009

“Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln” returns to Disneyland on Friday after a five-year hiatus, Walt Disney Imagineering officials confirmed. Since its debut at the 1964 World’s Fair in New York and subsequent Disneyland residence, the & read more

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