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Table for one, please! At Eenmaal, a new restaurant in Amsterdam, that's your only choice. All of the tables seat only one person each. Jeroen Beekmans of Pop-Up City writes:
“‘Eenmaal’ is a restaurant like any other restaurant, but one thing is totally different: you only find tables for one person here. ‘Eenmaal’ is an exciting experiment for those who never go out dining alone, as well as an appealing opportunity for those who often eat alone at restaurants”, explains social designer and initiator Marina van Goor.
Being alone has a negative image, according to Van Goor. Her one-person restaurant is part of a wider mission to break this taboo and to make it more attractive for people to be alone in public space. She’s definitely on something here — particularly in contemporary urban design public space is perceived as a place for people to meet and gather, rather than a place to be quiet and relax, alone.
John Green shares what he knows about cocktails and other alcoholic drinks. Like how they got the names we know them by. Just don't let him make your pina colada! -via mental_floss
Hack away at your stress with the Hatchet Foam Prop from the NeatoShop. This great life-size foam prop is made to look like a real hatchet. Squeeze it or throw it around. It makes a wonderful over-sized stress ball.
The Hatchet Foam Prop is not a toy. The item is handcrafted in the USA by local artisans. No two are exactly alike.
Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more great Gag Gifts & Pranks and Hilarious Foam Props.
The United States Supreme Court just handed twin victories for the proponents of same-sex marriage.
First, the Supreme Court struck down a part of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which denied federal benefits to same-sex couples, as unconstitutional. It was declared "a deprivation of the equal liberty of persons that is protected by the Fifth Amendment."
Second, the Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of a California marriage ban by proponents of California Prop 8. The proposition, a ballot-box initiative that amended the state constitution to restrict the definition of marriage as being between a man and a woman, was passed into law in 2008. State officials, however, have declined to enforce it. In this case, the Court stated that the private parties who sued have no standing - basically, a legal technicality meaning that they're not entitled to sue.
The twin rulings was hailed as historic:
"Today's historic decisions put two giant cracks in the dark wall of discrimination that separates committed gay and lesbian couples from full equality," said Chad Griffin, president of the Human Rights Commission. He called the rulings "a joyous milestone."
While the Supreme Court rulings cleared the way for same-sex marriages to resume in California, it has no impact on bans currently in place in 38 states in the country.
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What do you think of the Supreme Court's decision on same-sex marriage?
We've featured Alien-egg treats before, but those were actual eggs with cucumbers. These Xenomorph eggs are made with figs, candied orange peel and almond paste, so they're more of a dessert. Just try to resist this tasty invasion!
Here it is, our collaboration with the always amusing What Is It? Blog! Tell us what this object is, if you know. If you don't, make a wild guess!
Place your guess in the comment section below. One guess per comment, please, though you can enter as many as you'd like. Post no URLs or weblinks, as doing so will forfeit your entry. We'll have two winners: the first correct guess and the funniest (albeit ultimately wrong) guess will win T-shirt from the NeatoShop.
Please write your T-shirt selection alongside your guess. If you don't include a selection, you forfeit the prize, okay? May we suggest the Science T-Shirt, Funny T-Shirt and Artist-Designed T-Shirts?
Check out the other mystery items this week at the What Is It? Blog. Have fun and good luck!
Update: the pictured item is a set of tongs, but these are specially purposed for handling hops during the beer making process. No one guessed that until after the answers were posted, and then ladybugs jumped in with the correct answer, so she wins a t-shirt from the NeatoShop! The funniest answer this week came from Sunfall, who said,
It's the first face hugger prototype. Man, they wasted three actresses before hitting on the idea that making it from unyielding metal might not be such a good idea after all... But hey, that's why now we have Sigourney Weaver, so be thankful for the little thingamajig!
That's good for a t-shirt, too! See the answers to all this week's mystery items at the What Is It? blog.
Sometimes the coolness of a full handlebar mustache, like a utilikilt, causes more problems than it is worth. Back it off a little for your own safety.
Link -via Daily of the Day
Now this is a nifty optical illusion trick: You'd think that the photo above is stitched together in Photoshop, but it's actually just one shot. Photographer Bela Borsodi carefully positioned objects of different colors to create this nifty optical illusion for an album cover by the band VLP: Link - via Daily Mail
See how it was done:
Ever been to a hardball job interview? How about a screw-with-your-head job interview? This funny short film by Marty Hill and Paul Del Vecchio shows one interview that goes wildly astray from the outset.
You don't have to do any artwork yourself with this zombie generator -just upload your picture and it will turn you into a zombie! Well, at least your picture. This one is me, zombified. Link -via the Presurfer
Kids helping each other out on Halloween can put a chalk mark at the bottom of the driveway to let later trick-or-treaters know what to expect. The pictured symbols mean "Dentist", "Werther's Originals", and "Reeces Pieces"! I'm afraid I'll go from "miserly portions" to "out of candy, now giving out sauce packets from Taco Bell." Link -via a comment at YesButNoButYes
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Now here's a truly scary Halloween pumpkin - at least for all you geeky Xbox 360 gamers anyhow. Behold the Red Ring of Death pumpkin, made by Alan Penner of Geek and Proud blog! Notice the winking emoticon mocking your hardware failure ...
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