Something old, something new, all of it borrowed …
Something old: Over at NPR, they’re re-running the Fresh Air interview with Patton Oswalt and Brad Bird, the voice and writer behind Ratatouille.
Something new: Loved this story about award-winning winemaker Ntsiki Biyela, who had never even heard of wine until she accidentally won a viticulture and oenology scholarship. Money-quote about wine: “Wine is never the same today as it is tomorrow. It even depends on where you drink it and who you are with and what mood you are in. It’s a very, very nice thing.”
Aspen Ideas Conference food highlights.
And in lighter news: A candy company will make a gummi-bear like image of your face. Because … well, because it’s exactly what the world needs right now.
Do you ever listen to Mike Lamp? (friend of mine)
No. But I’ll look him up now.
oh, THAT Mike Lamp! Of course!
Wow, a gummy candy image of my face? I don’t know if I’d want to eat that, lol.
Yeah, but on the other hand, if you had an arch-nemesis …