100 Websites You Should Know and Use In the spring of 2007, Julius Wiedemann, editor in charge at Taschen GmbH, gave a legendary TED University talk: an ultra-fast-moving ride through the “100 websites you should know and use.” Six years later, it remains one of the most viewed TED blog posts ever. Time for an update? We think so. Below, the 2013 edition of the 100 websites to put on your radar and in your browser. To see the original list, click here. And now, the original list from 2007, created by Julius Wiedemann, editor in charge at Taschen GmbH.
The Bojon Gourmet: Chocolate Rosemary Pots De Creme Perhaps I have an insensitive palette, but a pet peeve of mine is when an ice cream or chocolaty confection promises an intriguing flavor, then merely tastes like plain ice cream or chocolate. Not that there's anything wrong with plain ice cream or chocolate, but if balsamic vinegar is billed as a flavor, for example, then I want to taste balsamic vinegar, goshdarnit; otherwise, what is the point of putting it in at all? I once worked at a renowned SF restaurant for as long as I could put up with being treated like crap; i.e, not very long. Sabrina had a shrill voice. One day, I was actually allowed to do something slightly creative: I was instructed to make a truffle base of my choice for the day's mignardise, or the microscopic confections that are gifted with the bill at the end of the clients' exorbitantly expensive meal, perhaps to soften the blow of said bill. Happily, now that I am bojon, I can put all the flavor I want into my desserts. Makes four 4-ounce servings
201 Ways to Arouse Your Creativity Arouse your creativity Electric flesh-arrows … traversing the body. A rainbow of color strikes the eyelids. A foam of music falls over the ears. It is the gong of the orgasm. ~ Anais Nin Creativity is like sex. I know, I know. The people I speak of are writers. Below, I’ve exposed some of their secret tips, methods, and techniques. Now, lie back, relax and take pleasure in these 201 provocative ways to arouse your creativity. Great hacks from Merlin Mann of 43 Folders
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