Monthly Archives: April 2012

Google Maps adds real-time traffic to driving directions

Google Maps now includes the ability to see the estimated time of your trip, based on real-time traffic conditions. The data will show up when you search for directions, and Google Maps will show how long several different routes will take with no traffic, as well as the estimated amount of time it will take …

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Video essay – famous faces in their Hollywood debut

The video starts off with Jack Nicholson’s premiere in The Little Shop of Horrors as he reads a gruesome tale: Starring (in order of appearance): Jack Nicholson, Johnny Depp, Nicolas Cage, Anthony Edwards, Eric Stoltz, Woody Harrelson, Wesley Snipes, John Krasinski, Zach Braff, Jon Hamm, Ted Danson, Whoopi Goldberg, Mark Wahlberg, Madonna, Matthew McConaughey, Renee …

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Jacques Pepin Desserts – light and healthy panache, tatin, and tart

My favorite chef, Jacques Pépin, cooks up four delicious, and mostly healthy desserts: Tartelettes Aux Fruit Panaches Tarte Tatin Mémé’s Apple Tart Individual Chocolate Nut Pies Episode 103: Jacques helps his daughter Claudine relinquish her fear of making pastry with his easy Tartelettes Aux Fruit Panaches. She goes on to assist her father in the …

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Blog Design – the ultra-minimalist brigade

When I first started blogging, Jason Kottke, of kottke.org, was a sort-of hero for what I wanted to do. His style of blogging is very similar to mine and so are his design aesthetics. As time has progressed, I’ve switched from the hero archetype to more of a hopeful-peer. My delusions of equality were boosted …

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Warner Bros brings out all the Batmobiles for DVD special features

The Dark Knight Rises is just a few months away from hitting cinemas, and there’s already talk about the film’s home video bonus features. Last Friday, Warner Brothers held an event just outside the offices of Legendary Pictures in Burbank, California. The showcase spotlighted all five Batmobiles seen throughout the years, from the ’60s camp …

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Interesting facts and the full story on James Cameron’s deep sea adventure

“The Challenger Deep is something like 50x the size of the Grand Canyon” “The sub actually shrinks 3 inches at the bottom of the ocean.” “My feeling was one of complete isolation from all of humanity. I felt like I went to another planet and came back.” The pilot is descending about 36,000 feet (10,973 …

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