Dead rockstars, dead astronauts, dead actresses, dead civilians, the most bizarre election in US history — the highlights of 2016 weren't very high. This year has killed more music, killed more hopes, broken more dreams, and been more generally disgusting than few years in recent memory. But Vox put together this retrospective anyway, hitting all of the mostly low points of a year we'd all rather forget.
Move over James Franco. The man you really don't want to see your daughter with is Walter White. Funny or Die replaced Franco's eccentric tech billionaire character in Why Him? with Cranston's former turn as drug kingpin Walter White. Which means that's Brian Cranston's daughter in the film is dating Brian Cranston's Walter. Which means that every father's worst nightmare is seeing their daughters date someone that's an even worse version of themselves.
Actress, writer, comedian — the quick-witted Carrie Fisher was more than a princess in a galaxy far, far away. Never afraid to turn her caustic humor on the role that made her famous, or her own struggles with substance abuse and mental illness, Fisher's honesty and independence were legendary. Here she puts all her best attributes on display, absolutely torching George Lucas at his reception for the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Film Institute.
Running 26.2 miles is a lot different than tackling your local charity 5K. To accommodate the needs of marathon runners, Nike created the Alphafly line, now in its third generation. It employs two types of Zoom cushioning — a high-stack ZoomX foam midsole that encourages a smooth transition and Air Zoom units in the forefoot for an energy return boost. A wide, full-length carbon fiber Flyplate improves forward propulsion, and the breathable Atomknit 3.0 upper is paired with a lacing system designed with racer input to enhance comfort.
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Stocks. Bonds. Cars. Precious metals. Real estate. There are lots of ways to invest your money. Vindome offers a new option: fine wine. The fastest-growing asset offering, it's also among the most sustainable, with the grape vines sequestering an impressive amount of carbon each year. In addition, the product is packaged in collectible glass bottles, and Vindome stores its wine close to the source, only delivering directly when needed, thereby greatly reducing emissions due to transport. Curated Wine Collections make it easy to build a balanced portfolio, while the Live Market features both bottlings and wine futures for more well-versed buyers.
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In Tokyo, home to the finest sushi in Japan, there is one sushi restaurant that stands above all others: Sushi Saito. Owner and chef Takashi Saito has been preparing some of the world's finest sushi for 12 years, and at his eight-seat establishment, reservations are mandatory. Simon and Martina had the rare pleasure not only to eat at Sushi Saito, but to spend a day with the chef, from a morning at the fish market to a look at the back-of-house at the three Michelin star restaurant.
It looks like 2017 is coming in with a bang. Starting things off will be a gritty new miniseries starring Tom Hardy, created by the actor, his father Chips, and Steven Knight. It follows drifter James Keziah Delaney who returns after his father's death to take on the family shipping empire, as well as the East India Company. Executive produced by Ridley Scott, the eight-part series will air on BBC One in the United Kingdom on January 7, 2017, and luckily for us, on FX beginning January 10th.
Like fine timepieces, quality pens require detailed craftsmanship. That's evident in the perpetual calendar mechanism of the Anytime pen from Paolo Favaretto and Montegrappa. The pen's lid has three notched dials for the date, day, and month that provide haptic feedback when adjusted and lock into place using technology from the company's ratchet piston-fill mechanism. The pen is available in two models: Maestro, with a black resin and Delrin body with stainless steel trim, and Supremo, with a red resin body and yellow gold-plated brass trim. Both rollerball and fountain versions are available; the latter models have 18k gold nibs, and every pen regardless of model is limited to 365 numbered pieces and arrives pre-adjusted to show the date of manufacture.
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This Mother's Day, Joyful Co. has curated the Recharged box with products to uplift her spirits, nourish her body, and create a soothing environment that promotes relaxation and balance. It features a sweet peach and champagne-scented candle, two crystal champagne glasses, lavender-scented bath bomb, vanilla Earl Grey cookies, two black slate coasters, celebratory drink stirrers, non-alcoholic prickly Paloma cocktail, and sweet cream Earl Grey tea. If your mom is more of a foodie or coffee lover, their collection of unique products will help you find the perfect gift.
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Everyone looks forward to New Year's Eye. We plan and plan to make sure this year's celebration will be perfect, but it always turns out to be just as disappointing as the last. Just like everything else, science has an answer for that. In this white board lesson, we realize why no matter what you do, ringing in 2017 will be just as underwhelming as every other New Years.
Just because Christmas is over, doesn't mean you can't enjoy a post-holiday fire. Animator PES pays homage to the WPIX tradition by adding his stop-motion mastery to the classic Yule log in the form of a soothing candy corn and pretzel fire. Although the film was originally created in 2007, this version has been lovingly remastered in crisp 4K.
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