Pecha Kucha Night, devised by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham (Klein Dytham architecture), was conceived in 2003 as a place for young designers to meet, network, and show their work in public. (Admittedly, it was also a way to get more people to visit SuperDeluxe - their then newly opened multimedia event space in Tokyo).
But as we all know, give a mike to a designer (especially an architect) and you'll be trapped for hours. The key to Pecha Kucha Night is its patented system for avoiding this fate. Each presenter is allowed 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds each - giving 6 minutes 40 seconds of fame before the next presenter is up. This keeps presentations concise, the interest level up, and gives more people the chance to show.
Pecha Kucha (which is Japanese for the sound of conversation) has tapped into a demand for a forum in which creative work can be easily and informally shown, without having to rent a gallery or chat up a magazine editor. This is a demand that seems to be global - as Pecha Kucha Night, without any pushing, has spread virally to over 80 cities across the world. Find a location and join the conversation.
Spice offers a twin experience; the Spice Restaurant and the separate Spice lounge.
The Spice lounge provides an exciting modern atmosphere where patrons socialise in a magical environment, and enjoy an exciting range of drinks representing both the best of domestic and international choice. The lounge serves a tasting menu of appetizers to delight the palette.
The Restaurant serves a full menu of our stimulating range of Southern Asian cuisines. There is no-one more important in a restaurant that its head chef, Spice are delighted to have recruited New York based celebrity chef Roby Chandhoke, following his extensive training and apprenticeship in India's finest restaurants, over the last 20 years Roby has taken his skills first to London, England and then on to New York and other areas of the States gaining a reputation as one of the finest Indian chefs of his generation.
Spice Lounge and Restaurant, Suite B6 The Village at Wexford, 1000 William Hilton Parkway Hilton Head Island. SC 29928 Tel: 843 785 4850
We went to Hilton Head for the weekend. We ate here. I am SO glad we did. There are two large Chihuli chandelliers in the restaurant, and more fiber-optic infused glass sculpture in the lounge.
I eat fast. Rudely so. I can't help it. But at this place, I took a bite, then smiled and relaxed and chewed slowly and enjoyed it savoring every bite. Foodgasm each and every bite. The portions are large, and the presentation is beautiful.
We had the Mixed Tikka apetizer, which included lamb and pork sausage that was quite biryani like, and was out of sight. The tandori flavor was full, and the meats were fine so you could enjoy the meat taste and it wasn't overwhelmed by spice.
Then we had the Chicken Tikka Masala, Red Fort Lamb, and Chicken Biryani, along with (eventually) three orders of Chapatti to soak up every bit of sauce. The Tikka sauce was more like butter than butter. The lamb was tender and savory. The Biryani was deeply infused with taste, unlike most restaurant biryani. I suspect they cook it right, daily and not to order.
Hands down, this is the best Northern Indian food I have ever had, in India or anywhere else. With two mixed drinks, the bill for two came out to $134. We drank and ate to excess, and a good meal for two can be had for less than $100. It was money well spent.
I cannot recommend this place more. Next door is a Jazz club and the British Open Pub, and both are highly recommended as well.
Our final plan was as follows: We would try to duplicate mankind's earliest professionally brewed beer by using the "Hymn to Ninkasi" as our principal guide. This beautiful document dates from around 1800 BC and clearly describes the brewing process in its many phases while singing the praises of Ninkasi, the ancient Sumerian Goddess of Brewing. Her name appears in English and Sumerian on our beer's label. As we studied this beautiful poem, we were intrigued to find almost every detail had its counterpart in modern brewing practice. So many of the details ring familiar to a practical brewer's ear. It was a joy to study this poem line by line, matching its imagery with modern brewing and malting. We used it as our basic structure, integrating Ninkasi's brewing process into our own. We would follow it where we could understand it, and where there was a mystery or a question, we would answer it as best we could. If we deviated from it, we would know why. The English translation from Sumerian is by Professor Miguel Civil of the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago. To our great joy, we soon discovered that Professor Civil was not only willing to help us with our many questions, but he brought to our quest a spirit of cheerful enthusiasm that inspired us.
Magnum, P.I. (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Topic: Arts
11:01 pm EDT, Aug 12, 2007
Magnum, P.I. is a yet-to-be released American film adaptation of the 1980s TV series of Magnum, P.I. directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber. It is expected to be released in 2009.
In January 2007, it was reported that Matthew McConaughey will play Thomas Magnum, Steve Zahn is Rick Wright, Tyrese Gibson is T.C. Calvin, and William H. Macy is Higgins. Many of the fans of the original series do not like the casting, and some fans of the original series would prefer a reunion of the original cast.[1] It has been reported that Tom Selleck, originally opposed to making a cameo in the movie, has now expressed his desire to appear in the film, but only if he personally approved of the script.[2]
On one level, Magnum became the personification of an American society that had yet to deal effectively with the fallout from the Vietnam War. By the end of the 1980s, the struggle to deal with the unresolved issues of the war erupted full force into American popular culture. Before Magnum began to deal with his psychological scars in the context of the 1980s, network programmers apparently believed that any discussion of the war in a series would prompt viewers to tune it out. With the exception of Norman Lear's All in the Family in the early 1970s, entertainment network programming acted, for the most part, as if the war had never occurred. However, Magnum, P.I.'s success proved programmers wrong. Certainly, the series' success opened the door for other dramatic series which were able to examine the Vietnam War in its historical setting. Series such as Tour of Duty and China Beach, though not as popular, did point out that room existed in mainstream broadcasting for discussions of the emotional and political wounds that had yet to heal. As Thomas Magnum began to deal with his past, so too did the American public.
The first time that Charles Branaski met Lucy Van Pelt, she was holding a football. He didn’t care for the game, baseball was his thing. Still, she held out that old football.
“Just kick the fucking thing,” she said.
“Listen, babe. You just hold that thing steady and I’ll kick the shit out of it.”
