Cool Shit 2/12

It's funny...I would imagine with these counterfeit foods, we might not know the taste of the real food. Take olive oil for example: do we have a sophisticated enough palate to tell the difference? And if we don't, then does it matter that much?

Interesting interview with Bill Murray by Charlie Rose. While it's not like Murray lets his guard down, it does seem he is more forthcoming about his life.

I'm sure some of these places routinely show up on lists like this and are therefore not too surprising, but it's always nice to have a reminder about areas around the good that inspire wonder and delight.

Sometimes, one simple idea can turn an already decent product into something that much better.

Stream any Fela Kuti album here! Don't know who Fela Kuti is? Then that makes streaming him even more of a delicious surprise!

The planet Earth has been through 5 mass extinctions. Are we on the verge of the 6th?

Cool Shit 5/2

The power behind conspiracy theories and why we choose to believe in them.

Awesome water slides!

Well, I guess this gives us some hope as a species when the next mass extinction comes.

Here's a list of the 50 best restaurants in the world, as suggested by Restaurant Magazine. Looking it over it seems I've been to...0 of them.

Get ready for the Kentucky Derby by reading Hunter S. Thompson's famous take on the race.

It's amazing Hollywood makes any money at all. And after reading about these 6 examples of movies that didn't start out as they were intended, it seems the only way it does is by accident.