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Worth the Trip [December 1, 2009]
A tiny dim sum restaurant in Hong Kong was recently awarded a coveted Michelin star. What makes this award so remarkable is that dishes start at $1.42, making this by the far cheapest Michelin-starred restaurant in the world. In fact, if you flew to Hong Kong for a day, ate two or three meals there, [...]
PSA: Wawa’s HoagieFest 2009 has been extended! In a tour de force encore, all four Wawa Shortis featured in this year’s hoagie extravaganza will be on sale for a 2-week period starting on July 27th, right after the Meatball Shorti finishes its two weeks as covergirl. So from July 27th through August 9th, feast on [...]
CNN reports that Night Owls (people who prefer to be active at night to the morning) can be kind of out of it in the morning but actually get stronger at night, while Early Birds (morning people) have relatively constant abilities over the course of the day. I made a graph, as I am wont [...]
This week’s badass award goes to an angry mob in Kensington, a rough and economically distressed neighborhood in Philadelphia, PA. The members of this mob, upon hearing that the guy who raped an 11-year-old girl was on the run from the police and possibly in their neighborhood, took to the streets in a rare moment [...]
You know what’s awesome? Eating. What’s more awesome than that? Eating really delicious food. And what’s even more awesome than that? Eating an astronomical amount of really delicious food. Is it any wonder, then, that Takeru Kobayashi and Joey Chestnut have become household names?
It’s not like these men are Presidents, actors, authors, or even athletes [...]
Some of you may be confused by the title and category of this post…surely partisan politics has no place in Awesomeopolis, and what do the current US President and Vice President have to do with food? And how is it awesome? Storytime!
On May 5th, President Obama and Vice President Biden were scheduled to have lunch [...]
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Swine Time [May 1, 2009]
Swine flu is a very serious problem. From my quick survey of the news, we’ll all be dead shortly–it’s almost as bad as SARS.
Rather than get all down and grumpy about our imminent demise as a species, Awesomeopolis is your haven, your home for swine flu levity and joy. Enjoy this little link dump.
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