December 15, 2008
Blue in Green
From Kind of Blue by Miles Davis, released August 17, 1959
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November 01, 2008
Love Stories
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April 09, 2008
Carl Gustavovich Fabergé
A Fabergé egg is any one of sixty-nine jewelled eggs made by Peter Carl Fabergé and his assistants between 1885 and 1917.
Fifty Imperial Fabergé Easter eggs were made and presented to Czars Alexander III and Nicholas II of Russia. A further two eggs were planned but not delivered, the Constellation and Karelian Birch eggs of 1917.
Seven of the eggs were made for the Kelch family of Moscow.
The eggs are made of precious metals or hard stones decorated with combinations of enamel and gem stones. The term "Fabergé Egg" has become a synonym of luxury and the eggs are regarded as masterpieces of the jeweler's art.
Carl Fabergé and his goldsmiths designed and constructed the first egg in 1885. It was commissioned by Tsar Alexander III of Russia as an Easter surprise for his wife Maria Fyodorovna.
On the outside it looked like a simple egg of white enamelled gold, but it opened up to reveal a golden yolk. The yolk itself had a golden hen inside it, which in turn had a tiny crown with a ruby hanging inside, reminiscent of the matryoshka nesting dolls.
Empress Maria was so delighted by this gift that Alexander appointed Fabergé a "Court Supplier" and commissioned an Easter gift each year thereafter, stipulating only that it be unique and contain a surprise. His son, Nicholas II of Russia continued the tradition, annually presenting an egg each spring to his wife Alexandra Fyodorovna as well as his then-widowed mother.
Famous Fabergé Egg Collectors: Malcolm Stevenson Forbes, Victor Vekselberg, Lillian Thomas Pratt, The Royal Collection, Matilda Geddings Gray, Marjorie Merriweather Post, William and Henry Walters, King Farouk of Egypt, Edouard and Maurice Sandoz, India Early Minshall, Prince Rainier III de Monaco, Armand Hammer.
(From wikipedia)
All New – Featuring the personal websites of Grow-a-brain’s readers! Today, Buckeye Tim Whims and his Worlds Beyond Rittman blog. Submit yours for consideration.
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March 30, 2008
Has anybody told you today that you are loved?
Virtual Therapy for the Soul. (By Better to Bless. From Big Shot Bob in Texas)
Am I Still In The dog House and I miss you. (From Andre Jordan)
A Victim Treats His Mugger Right
Make music with Loader Manual
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March 18, 2007
Il Fabuloso
Some popular shows of ZeFrank Show (On the side bar), now that it’s over
Also found at Ze Frank - Worst Cheese Ever and a complete gallery of Worst evers
“It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows” and 24 of the best things ever said, by anyone
A shirt worn by footballer George Best during one of his greatest games has fetched £20,000 at auction
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December 03, 2006
'Fix You'
When you try your best but you don't succeed
When you get what you want but not what you need
When you feel so tired but you can't sleep
Stuck in reverse
And the tears come streaming down your face
When you lose something you cannot replace
When you love someone but it goes to waste
COULD IT BE WORSE?
Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you
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July 12, 2006
Books & bullets
Best Agarwood incense. I can't begin to describe how it smells, because there's really nothing else quite like it. Wikipedia says "The odour of agarwood is complex and pleasing, with few or no similar natural analogues."
Best of Human Emotion Pool on flickr
Best Levitating Hover Scooter from Hammacher Schlemmer. Only $17,000
What are the best children's books about animals? A Metafilter thread
The best of rec.humor.funny
What do you think is the Best Stuff in the world?
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May 22, 2006
Toast of the Town
10 Best Car Chases, from Blues Brothers & Bullitt to Ronin & T2
Super-Glue: Best practice for countering key stroke loggers
The Freezing Motion Illusion by Max R. Dürsteler, winner of The 2nd annual Best Visual Illusion of the Year contest. (Found on Optical illusions, Etc.)
Philadelphia Haikus at the Best of Craigslist
Martin Luther King, Jr.: "I Have a Dream" and other top 100 American speeches
Ronnie O’Sullivan plays his best frame of Snooker
Best toaster since the invention of toast
More on Slate: Best locks to protect your bike
Best village in the southern Netherlands
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March 15, 2006
Best private islands
Most expensive private islands 2006 - Nothing says success like your own personal island paradise
More from Slate: Best ski gloves money can buy
A guide to the best alarm clocks (And the ten most annoying alarm clocks too)
Re-post: James S. Huggins' list of Best Things in Life
The Land With the Golden Hotel. Abu Dhabi's Emirates Palace Hotel, where rooms start at around $770 a night
Tim Blixseth’s Porcupine Creek. (At “Executive Golfer”)
Best of Google Video. (Not sponsored by or affiliated with Google)
Ten Best Flickr Mashups. Mashups exemplify the height of creativity on the web right now
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November 28, 2005
Best blog I know
The most common question that I get in emails is “Can you link to my site?” The second most common question is “Where do you find all that stuff?” Well, now it can be told. For over a year now, I’ve been scouring this most original site, and so I bring to you here - Hemaworstje / Fulminatia / TollFreedom / Hopsakee.
This Shock-blogger (From Holland? From Alabama?) digs into places that few of the traditional “Link-sifters” dare go, and his generous daily link-dump is always filled with incredible finds.
Be warned that his choices are often NSFW, and sometimes they are extremely offensive. Still you’ll regularly find there undecipherable Russian cartoons, obscure East-European eye-candy, outrageous usage of large weaponry, absurdities from the orient, unrelated wonders & some of the most gorgeous naked women in the world. The site often changes design (A few months ago, it went all white and you had to blindly click on a white screen to find the hidden links!), so don’t get too comfortable when approaching it.
Since it doesn’t look like he keeps archives which preserves his complete output, I decided to do something a little different here today, and under the category of Best of Everything, simply copy a bunch of unusual links (Many video clips) from the excellent Hemaworstje Fulminatia / Hopsakee !
The Naked Box video
Archival footage taken from the 1999 documentary on the war on drugs "Grass”, showing a squad of Vietnam soldiers smoking marijuana through the barrel of an unloaded shotgun at base camp
Dead Chicken Processing In China
Dennis Leary sings “I’m an Asshole”. (The uncensored version)
The Kafkaesque Cafard. (Showed up on Metafilter a few hours later)
The old Candid camera trick with the eggs on the conveyer belt
"Beautiful Boxer", the true story of the Best Thai Transvestite Kickboxing Film Ever
Let’s Moose Around. (From ”Avery ant”)
The 100 Best Doctors in America list
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July 28, 2005
Let us pray
Entries continue to roll in for the 2005 Pestiside-Havaianas Contest, the first competition aimed at finding and celebrating the most beautiful pair of feet in Hungary
Greatest Rock Guitar Solos. (From a giant list of Music lists)
Best of “Worth1000” POTD Galleries
Best umbrellas for a price
Forbes 2005 survey - World's Most Expensive Hotels
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March 02, 2005
When the best is not good enough…
Dream Gear. The most expensive speaker cable. At $23,500 for an 8' pair, it must be “The Best”. (From Charlie ‘Vruba’ Loyd)
Rapala - Best fish lure there is
Great Place to Work® Institute produces several Best Companies lists, including the "100 Best Companies to Work for" in America
Urbani Tartufi (Black truffles)
America’s Best Cities for Dating. (I have to move again)
America's Ten Best Luxury Hospitals
UNICEF has just released the ‘Top 10 Cartoons for Children’s Rights’
10 Most Memorable Ad Music of 2004. One of 550 lists at Rex Sorgatz’s Fimoculous 2004 'Best of' List
The Best Seth Godin Posts of 2004
57 of The Best Things in Life
Re-post: Everything Is Best
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Today’s “Blog Of The Day” is “Majikthise” named after a minor character in Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I finally made a little Linking Icon the “winner” can stick on their site, if they wish.
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October 20, 2004
“Best Posting on this blog this evening”
Best Hip-Hop singles, 2004, suggested by “We eat so many shrimps”
Forbes' Sure To Impress Cars: Enzo Ferrari Coupe, Maybach 62 sedan, Aston Martin V-12 Vanquish and the Bentley Continental GT
Porsche Design writing instruments (i.e., “pens”) come in a choice of 3 materials: stainless steel, stainless steel with fine gold threads in the weave or aluminum
Best French Seasalt, and the Best Book About the History of Salt…
7 brands of Fresh Caviar
A showcase of some of the most beautiful Swimming Pools in the world
Maddox's self-declared Best Page In The Universe: Am I right or what?
Kissing, playing hockey, snoring, doing nothing …Everybody’s good at something, so give them recognition with The Best Trophy
Village Voice's Best of New York 2004. See previous years at the bottom of the master list “Best of Everything” bellow. Photo above of my niece, Inbal, having a best moment.
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July 11, 2004
The Crème de la crème
Most of the following is a re-post from last year’s Grow-a-Brain blog:
Best Spring Break Hangouts and The Travel Channel’s Best Nude Beaches
Best Rock 'n' Roll Clubs around the world: The Cavern Club in Liverpool, The Fillmore West in San Francisco, and the Whisky A Go-Go on Sunset
Electronic Bidet - The World's Best Toilet Seat
Scientists in Britain unveiled the world's funniest joke at the end of the largest study of humor ever. Here it is:
Two hunters are out in the woods when one of them collapses. He doesn't seem to be breathing and his eyes are glazed. The other guy whips out his cell phone and calls the emergency services. He gasps: "My friend is dead! What can I do?" The operator says: "Calm down, I can help. First, let's make sure he's dead."
There is a silence, then a shot is heard. Back on the phone, the guy says: "OK, now what?"
Slide show of The Best Single Malt Whiskies. From Forbes Magazine extensive list of “The Best in Life”
WBCLTM, World’s Best Cat Litter
Best Idea I heard of this month: The Terra Grass Armchair, garden furniture that is made of grass, real grass…
The Best Husband. (Preached to a Society of Young Women, in Fetter-Lane.)
Our complete list of The Best There Is Here
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May 23, 2004
When only the best will do
Queen Mary 2 entering New York Harbor
Rolex or Replica? Don't get E-Screwed
The Best bus stop in Britain (From “Particles” )
How to Hire the Crème de la Crème. Hint: Profile your top performers
Best Rolling Cart Pressure Washer(?) from the Hammacher Schlemmer Institute
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