So it’s become clear from last night’s episode: Blake is a real asshole. First he heads out on his own boat without any plans of where to place his pots, then when he finally turns in decent numbers he won’t take the risk and put down a string somewhere another captain hasn’t already scouted. Then [...]

How did the well-off eat in Edwardian England? Meatily, according to this piece on Times Online. Here’s a sample from a week of Edwardian eating:
Breakfast at Simpson’s-in-the-Strand: Smoked haddock, scrambled eggs, kippers, cold cuts, one roast pheasant, fruit, bacon, sausages, devilled kidneys, scones and kedgeree. … Lunch at Rules, Covent Garden: Oysters, foie gras terrine, [...]

BoredStop.com has a photoset up of a fish they say was pulled from the Congo River—I’m going to say it’s an oversized African Tiger Fish. Look at the tail in the other pictures. It looks right.
Fish Caught From The Congo River [BoredStop]

At first I felt sorry for the poor guy who is sucked into the tiny break room television in this video, as he stands embarrassed by the rapping crew chief who explains him how to properly cook a Wendy’s burger. Then I realized that having a rapping co-worker would be pretty much the only way [...]

As if we needed more proof that New York was the most delivery-friendly city in the world, today’s Thrillist uncovers a horrifyingly fantastic new service called, simply, “Fresh Meats.”
You choose an easy-to-smuggle, live delicacy (chicken, duck, squab, rabbit, even a snake or frog), and FM will lead it to your tub and do-what-must-be-done. Once it’s [...]

This commercial from the ’80s is a high water mark for the form. Can advertising get more hypnotic than this? Must consume more chicken mince.