Anthony Bourdain comes to San Francisco and gets plastered in his series, “The Layover.” Here’s the commercial-free version.
(Source: sanfrancisco.grubstreet.com)
June O’Sullivan prepares meal at her restaurant June’s Cafe, who have served up Japanese American food for generations in Sacramento, Calif., January 05, 2012. June and her husband , Dennis, serve Japanese American food four days a week in their small cafe which is a meeting place for many local Japanese.
Will have to try June’s during the next basketball tournament in Sac.
(Source: sacbee.com)
The 10 Best TED Talks of 2011
Watching videos online is usually considered fun, but generally a waste of time. Not so with TED videos, which are uniformly interesting, educational, inspiring, and enjoyable. If you haven’t spent much time (or any) checking out TED videos, you should – and to help with that, I’ve compiled what seem to be the very best 10 TED videos of 2011.
It was a grueling task, combing through the cream of the crop on the TED site, but somebody had to do it.
Stephen Colbert’s take on Steve Jobs … which is largely a quite funny look back, but ends on a very somber note.
(Source: colbertnation.com)
Remembering my first mac. Wordpress.com is offering a free Retro MacOS theme in memory of Steve Jobs. (via Retro MacOS — WordPress.com)
AP Photo Nick Ut receives AAJA Lifetime Achievement Award
San Francisco, CA (July 6, 2011) - Each year the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) announces its top awards for the year recognizing excellence in Journalism in the following categories: Lifetime Achievement, Leadership in Diversity, and Special Recognition. These awards will be presented on Saturday, August 13, 2011 at its 22nd Annual National Convention Gala Scholarship and Awards Banquet in the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center. Tickets are free to convention registrants and will be sold on-site (based on availability) at the convention registration kiosk and on the night of the event for non-registrants. The following are this year’s recipients:
