Jul 26, 2011

The Four Seasons Hotel in Washington, D.C., has something deliciously unique. A beautiful replica of the Smithsonian Institution castle that you can eat. Pastry chef Charles Froke has recreated this famous landmark entirely in gingerbread cake with sugar in place of the window glass and chocolate for the trees. Froke used a 100 pounds of gingerbread dough, 80...

Jul 26, 2011

Dinosaurs are cool and tea is a necessity. Tea is tasty, it can be addictive and is usually pretty healthy. Now combine both of these and you get an awesome novelty item. Stuff the T-Rex with tea and let him dive into your mug. Keep it submerged until you get the desired flavor. Price:...

Jul 26, 2011

I thought the Bugatti Veyron was currently the most expensive car. Seems the Koenigsegg Trevita costs a cool $2.21 million, making it the most expensive car of 2010. Even if you have $2.21 million, it’s probably too late though. Based on the Koenigsegg CCXR and boasting something called a diamond carbon fiber body, only three units of the Trevita were...

Jul 25, 2011

This humongous meal, of camel meat and rice, looks like it was made for some Sheikh’s wedding or some other huge event and is probably from a while back. The feast is an example of the rich and opulent lifestyle of many Arabs, at least when the oil money was flowing in fast. That huge tub (is there a better word for such a large vessel?) must be enough to...

Jul 25, 2011

It was only a matter of time before those angry birds managed to somehow creep into everything, even education. Now they’re making physics exam questions around them. Awesome move, though without color, it just isn’t the same. Maybe a black and white level of the insanely popular game would be nice to play....