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Korea Strikes Back

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Remember when KTVU fell for an obvious joke and reported that those Asiana pilot’s names were Sum Ting Wong, Wi Tu Lo, Ho Lee Fuk, and Bang Ding Ow? Well, Korea hit back this week. A Southwest flight had some landing gear trouble at LGA, and a Korean news agency … Read More

500 Level Sports Apparel

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Most sports apparel comes in the form of jerseys or actual gear—which we’re fine with, but sometimes a guy wants something unique. That’s the idea behind 500 Level. It’s a sports t-shirt company with designs that not only go beyond the regular team logos and player numbers, but unique, crowd-sourced … Read More

DTV Shredder

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The DTV shredder ($4,000) is like what would happen if a tank and a scooter had a baby, who they then sent to the X-games. Also, it looks like something a GI Joe might come packaged with. It weighs about two hundred pounds, can hit thirty miles per hour, takes … Read More

Sous Vide Supreme

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Sous vide is a fairly advanced cooking technique, favoured by molecular gastronomists like Heston Blumenthal. It’s tough to do, not least because most enthusiastic amateur chefs have had to make due with second-hand lab equipment. Thankfully, the days of second-hand lab equipment are over. The Sous Vide Supreme ($469) brings … Read More

The International Bloody Mary

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This, in our minds, is the ultimate expression of human interconnectedness: we all need a hangover cure. That’s why so many cultures have their own spin on the bloody Mary, compiled here by gentleman and scholar Joe Presser. We’re going to start with la sangre de Maria, and report back.

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