Kangaroos, Eyeballs and Penis-Champagner
Der Explorers Club hat letztes Wochenende sein 109. Dinner im Waldorf Astoria in New York veranstaltet. Dort mampften der erste Amerikaner im All, John Glenn, und der erste Amerikaner auf dem Mount Everest, Jim Whittaker, unter anderem eingelegte Ziegenaugen, Penis-Champagner, einen kompletten Strauß, frittierte Taranteln oder Kakerlaken mit Spargel. Dekandenz-Extrem-Essen, yummy!
This past weekend The Explorers Club held their annual ball, which kicks off every year with a signature exotics cuisine hour. The man behind the unusual dishes served during this hour is Gene Rurka, the chairman of the exotics committee—and this year he served up a menu that included everything from Rattlesnake Sliders to Chipotle BBQ Beaver to Camel Meat Loaf, Sweet chili Pickled Eyeballs, Hoisin Glazed kangaroo and Insect Canapes. We talked to Rurka this morning, who admitted, “It’s a little bit more than your steak and potatoes. It’s not for everybody.”
Kangaroos And Eyeballs: Explorers Club Digs Their Teeth Into Exotic Cuisine (via Laughing Squid)
Mehr:
NYTimes: With Your Goat’s Eye Martini, a Taste of Muskrat
HuffPo: Explorers Club Tests Adventurous Palates With Fried Cockroaches, Goat Penis And More
Wall Street Journal: Goat Eyeballs, Scorpions on Rye
Designer Drugs by Jonathan Paul
Designer Drugs von Jonathan Paul, seine Arbeiten kann man sich am besten im Tumblr-Archive ansehen. Hat man so zwar auch schon vierzehn mal gesehen, aber was soll’s. (via Who Killed Bambi)
Marie Antoinettes Helicopter
Ein vergoldeter Bell 47 Helicopter mit pinken Straußenfedern, Swarovski-Kristallen und Verkleidung aus Wallnuss-Holz von Joana Vasconcelos. Ich halte die von der Künstlerin intendierte Botschaft für ziemlich lustigen, prätentiösen Bullshit, aber was weiß ich schon, das Teil wurde immerhin im Schloss Versailles ausgestellt, also muss ja was dran sein.
A gilded helicopter decorated with thousands of rhinestones, has the outer surface of its cockpit lined with an extravagant and colourful coat of ostrich feathers. At the front of the cabin, a featherless mouth-like gap reveals its sumptuous interior, exhibiting intricate woodworks, gildings and embroidered upholstery featuring Marie Antoinette’s initials. Lilicoptère draws on the rich, glamorous and bold aesthetics of the royalty of the late Ancien Régime in order to suggest a metamorphosis from machine to animal; a return to the origin and to the inspiration that motivated the realization of man’s dream of flying.
Kazakhstans Credit-Card for the 1%
‘Ne russische Bank in Kasachstan will Ultraluxus-Kreditkarten rausgeben, gemacht aus Gold, Diamanten und Perlen. Die Dinger sollen 100.000 Dollar kosten. Go, Capitalism, go!
Russia’s Sberbank in Kazakhstan has announced plans to issue an exclusive new credit card—which the bank claims to be the world’s first bank card to be made entirely of gold, diamonds and pearls. Called ‘Visa Infinite Exclusive’, this limited edition card will be made with “pure gold, 26 diamonds and inlaid mother of pearl”.
It was reported that it will cost US$100,000 to obtain the card—with $65,000 going into minting the card, and the balance will remain in the user’s accounts.
World’s First Credit Card Made Entirely Of Gold, Diamonds And Pearls (via Quipsologies)
Subversive’d subversive, anticapitalistic Streetart turned into Supercapitalism
Man kann von Luxusklamottenklitschen halten, was man will (ich zum Beispiel halte davon… wenig), aber die Aktion/Antwort vom New Yorker Designerlabel Marc Jacobs auf die jüngste Vandalism-Aktion von Kidult (der mit Feuerlöschern die Schaufenster von Luxusoutlets mit riesigen Lettern ansprüht) ist ein subversiver Mittelfinger und ein bissiger Kommentar auf Streetart und artifiziellen Antikapitalismus, die haben nämlich ein Bild der Kidult-Fassade auf ein Shirt gedruckt und verkaufen das jetzt für 689$. In your face!
The store’s staff cleaned it up, but not before snapping a photo of it and dubbing it Art by Art Jacobs. And then, in an awesome twist, Marc Jacobs put the photo on a tshirt and offered it for sale: $689 or $9 less if you want it signed by the “artist”. The Observer’s Foster Kamer has the story.
Jacobs, in this situation, has made one hell of a commentary about the absurd commoditization that some street art has yielded, and how easily ostensibly subversive art can actually be subverted, facile as it so often is, and it may be the best take on the matter since Exit Through The Gift Shop.
When life gives you graffiti, make money (Die Website vom Observer ist grade down, daher der Link zu Kottke)
Sextoys of the Rich
Motherboard hat ein schönes Posting über Luxusdildos inklusive einer Shockspot Robotic Fucking Machine und einem silbernen Betony Vernon Unicorn Butt Plug für 3000 Dollar (wie sagt man eigentlich auf Deutsch zu Buttplug? Arschdübel? Rosettenstecker? Was weiß ich…)
Now, I could begin this section with Harry Potter-inspired joke along the lines of, “I knew that Ron Weasley was a little too distressed when the Whomping Willow broke his Unicorn-hair-core wand during his second year at Hogwarts,” but that would be incredibly distasteful. It would also be irrelevant since, despite the name, “this beautifully crafted butt plug is [actually] made out of silver and horses [sic] mane.” I mean, seriously? Horse mane? What happened to truth in advertising! Betony Vernon has clearly lost his way.
Dubais Poop Snake
Youtube Direktpoop, via Cyn-C
Wieder was gelernt: Dubai hat kein Abwassersystem und fährt selbst die Scheiße aus dem höchsten Gebäude der Welt täglich mit tausenden von Trucks weg, die stunden- und manchmal tagelang in der sogenannten „Poop Snake“ Schlange stehen. Bestätigt ja so insgesamt mein Bild solcherlei Luxus-Drecks.
Amazingly, Dubai doesn’t have a sewage infrastructure to support its skyscrapers, including the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa. Drivers said they’d been queuing for three days!
Unsurprising then, that many dump their loads into storm drains that lead directly to the open sea. Tourists are warned of the risk of contracting serious illnesses like typhoid and hepatitis if swimming on Dubai beaches.
Without Trucks, the Tallest Building In the World Would Become the Tallest Mountain of Poop
Romain Jeromes 10000$ Space Invaders-Watch made from Moon Rocks and Apollo 11-Parts
Romain Jerome hat zwei superlimitierte, superteure, superoffizielle Space Invaders-Uhren aus Mondgestein und Teilen der Apollo 11 Mondlandefähre gebaut. Kosten auch nur 10.000 Dollar, die zwei Schnäppchen.
Inheriting the highly distinctive case of the Moon Invader series (a round shape within a cambered 46 mm square, with a round front and an almost rectangular back), the SPACE INVADERS have also kept the same steel coalesced with fragments from the Apollo 11 capsule. It is no coincidence that this case is designed like a strongbox, or even like a space vessel capable of travelling great distances, since that kind of vehicle is exactly what is needed to facilitate the SPACE INVADERS colonisation of our daily lives.
The four functional ball-and-socket joints of this rounded squares are cut like the pivoting « feet » of the lunar landing modules of the American lunar missions. These extremely sophisticated components mounted on axles anchored in the case hold the lugs of the rubber straps and enable the watch to adjust to all kinds of wrist sizes.
Embodying another tangible token of the space age symbolised by this new SPACE INVADERS collection, a dedicated plate made of Moon Silver – a silver alloy with an extremely low oxidisation rate incorporating moon rocks – appears on the stellar-patterned back of the watch. This engraved plate reproduces the lunar surface, of which the mineral particles interact on an infra-molecular level with the wearer of the watch. The veined pattern and grainy texture also extend along the rubber strap.
Romain Jerome: Space Invaders shake up the watchmaking world (via Technabob)
Vorher auf Nerdcore:
Romain Jeromes Uhren aus Mondstaub, Teilen von Apollo 11 und benutzten Raumanzügen
Pen made from Moondust and Apollo 11-Parts
Vulcano Watch
The Kids of russian Oligarchs
Schicke Fotoserie von Anna Skladmann mit den Kids von Russlands neuer Elite, die im Prunk aufwachsen und Kalaschnikovs sammeln. spOnline hatte schon vor einer Woche ein Interview mit ihr, ich hab’s eben erst auf spOnline-International gelesen:
SPIEGEL ONLINE: How did the parents react to your presence?
Skladmann: I was very young when I began the project. The parents saw me as being on a similar level to their children. Many seemed to see me less as a professional photographer and more as a student. One of the conditions of the photo-shoots was that I not publish the last names.
SPIEGEL ONLINE: Your images often depict the children as being surrounded by a bizarre form of luxury. One of them, Lisa, is seen in the middle of a crystal palace, where she also plays football. Another, Jakob, is holding a Kalashnikov with a picture of ballerinas behind him. Did the children pose themselves?
Skladmann: The portraits are staged, but in the children’s natural surroundings. Prior to taking the photographs, I interviewed the children briefly in an attempt to find out what their dreams were, what they wanted and how I could show that. Vladimir, for example, explained that he wanted to become an archeologist. I then showed him some pictures from a museum. Later, he decided that he’d rather be Spider Man. In the end, I photographed him on the stage of his grandfather’s theater.
Anna Skladmanns Website, die Bilderserie „Little Adults“ findet man unter „Personal“, spOnline: Children of Russian Oligarchs – Football in the Crystal Palace (via Superpunch)
Floating Castle for the Super-Rich (and, maybe, fucking Christian Wulff)
(Youtube Direktrichierich, via Dangerous Minds)
Jetzt weiß ich, warum diese Politik-Cretins grade jetzt, wo überall gespart werden soll, nur nicht bei Businesskaspern, Fuckingriches und Politikern, nochmal ihre Diäten erhöhen (Scherz beiseite: Das ist nicht mehr nur eine Frechheit, sondern ein handfester Skandal, wenn man mich fragt): Die befürchten den Volksaufstand, nachdem sie und ihre Freunde aus der Finanzwelt die Wirtschaft ruiniert haben, und wollen sich jetzt auf dem neuen Luxusliner „Utopia“ eine Wohnung kaufen.
Utopia ist das erste Mega-Luxusschiff mit ständigen Residenzen für die Elite der Welt. Kein Scheiß, gibt’s wirklich, wird grade in Südkorea gebaut. Die billigste Wohnung kostet 4 Millionen Dollar, die teuerste 160 Millionen. I, for one, give a burning Finger to our new Superelite Wannabe-Overlords.
The super-wealthy are already building their first floating castle, a billion-dollar-plus luxury liner that offers permanent multimillion-dollar housing with the best protection of all: moats made of oceans, keeping the land-based Americans they’ve plundered at a safe distance.
The first such floating castle has been christened the “Utopia”–the South Korean firm Samsung has been contracted to build the $1.1 billion ship, due to be launched in 2013. Already orders are coming in to buy one of the Utopia’s 200 or so mansions for sale–which range in price from about $4 million for the smallest condos to over $26 million for 6,600 square-foot “estates.” The largest mansion is a whopping 40,000 square feet, and sells for $160 million.
It’s the first of its kind to offer permanent housing units to buyers, and there’ll be plenty on board the Utopia for the global elite inhabitants to keep themselves entertained: an outdoor movie theater, casino, miniature golf course, nightclubs, restaurants, shops, and a water park for the elites’ heirs (featuring a “Lazy River,” rock-climbing wall and water slides). At nearly 1,000 feet, the Utopia is almost as long as a nuclear-powered Nimitz-class aircraft carrier.
The Really Creepy People Behind the Libertarian-Inspired Billionaire Sea Castles
Kreuzfahrschiffe in Haiti
Ich bin ja angesichts der Situation in Haiti ziemlich sprachlos und fühle mich ohnmächtig. Ich habe gespendet und verfolge das Geschehen, aber wirklich tun kann man, wie immer in solchen Situationen, leider nichts.
Aber diese Story hier ist so dermaßen abgefuckt, man glaubt es kaum: In Haiti legen ein paar Meilen von der Erdbebenzone entfernt Kreuzfahrschiffe an abgeriegelten und bewachten Stränden an, wo die Touristen Jet-Ski fahren und Cocktails schlürfen, Katastrophen-Tourismus auf dem zynischsten aller abgefuckten Level, ich fasse es nicht.
Sixty miles from Haiti’s devastated earthquake zone, luxury liners dock at private beaches where passengers enjoy jetski rides, parasailing and rum cocktails delivered to their hammocks.
The 4,370-berth Independence of the Seas, owned by Royal Caribbean International, disembarked at the heavily guarded resort of Labadee on the north coast on Friday; a second cruise ship, the 3,100-passenger Navigator of the Seas is due to dock.
The Florida cruise company leases a picturesque wooded peninsula and its five pristine beaches from the government for passengers to “cut loose” with watersports, barbecues, and shopping for trinkets at a craft market before returning on board before dusk. Safety is guaranteed by armed guards at the gate.
Zombie Survival Kit Jewelry
Im Etsy-Shop von Mathmatiks gibt’s Items aus einem Zombie Survival Kit aus Gold und Silber, das da oben ist „Gasmask #3 Pendent from the Zombie Survival Kit Collection inside a custom made wooden box. Also has rotating side filter and paisley engravings.Comes with chain.“ (Auch toll: Der Turntable-Ring aus 18-Karat-Gold mit Diamanten bestückt, kostet nur 20.000$.)
Mathmatiks Etsy Store (via Notcot)
Somehow related Zombie-News:
The Zombie Short Film Festival is the brain-child of Jim Taylor and Cory Laffin, two dudes who live in Toronto. We are hoping to hold it at the Revue Cinema, on Roncesvalles Avenue, in Toronto. Our target date is Friday, October 30th.
But there can’t be a festival without submissions! And that’s where, we hope, you will come in.
If you are a filmmaker, an aspiring filmmaker, or a friend or loved one to a filmmaker, please tell them about our festival! We are accepting any and all submissions at this point, from any place.
The criteria is as follows:
1) It must be a short film with a maximum running time of 20 minutes.
2) It must involve zombies.
10.000$ USB-Stick als Brainfuck-Puzzle
Das hier ist ein 16Gig USB-Stick, der 10.000$ kostet. Umgeben ist der schwarze (hier nicht sichtbare) Stick von einem Puzzle aus 5 Silberstücken, die eins nach dem anderen nur in eine ganz bestimmte Richtung bewegt werden können und benannt ist das ganze nach einer griechichen Göttin.
Mnemosyne (Mνημοσύνη) is a goddess of ancient Greece, a daughter of Urano and Gaia who belonged to the Titan race as Cronos, Rea and Opion. She is the memory goddess, and her name actually means „memory“.
Just for this reason we decided to call our USB Flash Drice „Mnemosyne“, since it is the modern instrument that guards memory.
