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Frankenana!

frankenstein banana carving
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Banana Art is a thing that exists. Someone with too much time on their hands made this cool Frankenstein’s Monster with just a ripe Banana and a couple of Push Pins. Clever.

Bacon Thing of the Day: The Elvis Donut

The Elvis Donut can be described as a peanut butter-glazed donut topped with bananas and bacon. “Thank you. Thank you very much!”

Courtesy of This Is Why You’re Fat

Trader Joe’s: Another Reason to Love The Germans

trader joes store front
This is Not the Trader Joe’s on 14th Street, But Use Your Imagination

Three things changed my life in 2006, as follows

1. Getting a full time job with benefits and paid vacations. Yowsa!
2. Writing a Pop Culture Blog that rocks. Woo Hoo!
3. Trader Joe’s Market opening on 14th Street here in NYC, where I live. Thank You, Jesus!
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Banana Guard: It’s Not What You Think It Is

Banana Guard
Get Your Mind Out Of The Gutter

The object(s) pictured above are neither colorful boomerangs nor futuristic cell phones nor exotic implements of extreme pleasure. They are, in fact, *Banana Guards, created and distributed by the clever, banana-loving peeps at Banana Guard Dot Com. The Banana Guard was invented solely for the purpose of protecting the delicious-but-easily-bruised yellow fruit while in transit. How awesome.

Visit the website to find out where you can buy one of your very own.

(*Thanks to Frank for turning me on to the Banana Guard.)

Columbia Records Hosts Party With Very Tasty Food

Train the Band
The Band Train Performed Some Songs While We Ate Tasty Snacks

Back in the day, major labels used to host big deal press parties all the time, where hacks like me could get completely sloshed on free booze and engorge ourselves on sumptuous snacks. Good times. Those days are generally considered to be gone with the dot com boon, but last night Columbia Records hosted a party for the band Train at an art gallery located in a westside neighborhood formerly known for its population of transvestite hookers. I think most people came to hear Train perform songs from its new CD For Me, It’s You, but what everybody in the loft was really buzzing about was how awesome the food was. Continue reading Columbia Records Hosts Party With Very Tasty Food