Bali, Don’t Hate (part 1): Highlights of Karangasem, Seminyak and Ubud in this clip
See: Amankila resort, a celebration in a village, dead pigs, cockfighting pink rooster, anantara resort, gay french people eating, drag show, weird dance thing, Amandari in ubud, suckling pig, monkey sanctuary and some gay guy be all retar day.
Singapore Dispatch: See Singapore in Less Than Two Minutes in This Clip
See everything you ever needed to see in Singapore in just two minutes including: my incredibly old-world, swanky suite at Raffles hotel, Hainese chicken rice, me making a truly unbeatable Singapore Sling at Long Bar at Raffles hotel (where the cocktail was created), Marina Bay Sands, drunk at Mario Batali’s resto and a bunch of kids getting executed for smuggling in drugs! Not really but they were chewing gum (finger wag). Speaking of finger wag… Shakira made her way into the film!
Macau Dispatch: See FLO-RIDA perform live at Cubic Club Opening Night
Somehow we ended up at the opening of Cubic Club at City of Dreams in Macau. Not because we heard Flo-Rida was performing but because we like to rub against scenesters. It’s so awesome. And because we’ll go to the opening of an envelope, Flor-Rida just happened to be a bonus in addition to the free champers. Anyway, he got up on stage, did his shit like drink from Patron bottles, bring amazingly slutty girls from the audience to dance behind him and took off his shirt, getting his ripped body all hot and sweaty. We just noticed, that’s all. See our video here. Anyway, he does a cover of T-Pain’s In Da Club (taking his shirt off halfway through, FYI) then performs some of his hit songs like Right Round. See the concert here. Did we mention he takes his shirt off?
Macau Dispatch: See this White Guy Dance Talently Underwater at Hard Rock Macau Pool
“Talently” is our new made up word, and Jason makes good use of it at Hard Rock Macau‘s outdoor pool with underwater music. Who said fish have all the fun? Probably no one, but anyway, Jason so crazy!
NASA Finally Makes it to the Planet Mercury. We Do Not Lie
And in space news today, NASA’s messenger spacecraft finally made it to the planet Mercury. This took 6 and a half years, people. As in the spacecraft was launched back in 2004. Jesus. Anyway, this is the world’s first look at the planet this close up. Banana pants. See awesome images here.
Macau Dispatch: Wait, First… WTF is Macau, Anyway?
If you work in the casino industry, you’ve probably heard of Macau. It’s the burgeoning gambling hot spot in Asia though, after arriving a few days ago, we came to discover there’s more than slot machines here. This former Portuguese colony just a 45-minute ferry ride from Hong Kong is all about egg tarts, bungee jumping (the highest commercial jump in the world) and the historic city center itself is a UNESCO world heritage site. Pretty awesome. There’s also some crazy-ass luxury hotels, like Four Seasons, MGM, Mandarin Oriental and Banyan Tree (opening next week). Thanks to the Portuguese influence, Macau has a subtle European feel (you have to kind of look for it, like the cobblestone streets, the tiles, the Portuguese restaurants).
Anyway, we were happy that our friend Jason was coincidentally in China looking for fabrics or whatever and met up with us to tear this fucking town up! Actually, that fucker fell asleep at 9 pm, so we wandered into the Venetian alone. $400 and an hour later, we too went to bed. Shit like that happens.
Toronto Dispatch: Arcade Fire, Neil Young, Drake and Beiber at Juno Awards in Toronto
So here’s the crazy thing. Arcade Fire was staying at my hotel while I was in Toronto, but I didn’t see any of the 63 band members once. Anyway, I love this band and love they won 4 awards at JUNOS (Canada’s version of the Grammys, though it’s more MTV Music Award) but i’m PISSED that I missed them perform (early flight to the airport). I also missed my man Chromeo. WTF. I hate my life. But I did get to witness a surprisingly charming host Drake, video feed of Justin Beiber, Shania Twain saying the world bush, standing applause for Neil Young as Artist of the Year, Tokyo Police Club perform and my friend Sam getting annoyed with me as, with every presenter that came out, I said “Who is that?” Because, seriously, who the fuck are some of these people? Yay Canada.
Toronto Dispatch: We Finally Manage To Piss Off Canadian Painter Kris Knight
Kris Knight is one of Toronto’s top artists who has solo shows around the world. He was also named one of “Ten artists first-time buyers should invest in now” by Toronto Life. Lastly, he’s a close friend who we’ve never seen angry. Thankfully, we managed to piss him off, as you’ll witness in this clip. Was it the fact we were speaking “Canadian” by making everything we said sound like a question? Or because we didn’t say “eh” or “maple syrup?” We’ll never know!
What’s the Meaning of Life? HipMunk.com
There’s a few things you should know about us. We smoke cigarettes, we think it’s ok if you replace the S in your name for a dollar sign and we’re in the process of turning this web site into a country. Someone’s designing the flag as we speak. Anyway, we also travel a lot, so you don’t have to, and because we’re always wheels up, we can’t go anywhere without HipMunk.com. This semi-new flight search site helps you find the right flight—with useful, visuals-driven interface—as quickly as possible and without ads. It can get away with being “hip” as it’s not owned by any airlines or online travel agencies. The cherry on top? HipMunk displays flight options by price, stops, times, duration, and, best of all, agony. It makes Orbitz look like Barbara Bush.
Our Favorite Park in New York City Never Fucking Changes
If you’ve lived in New York City for, say, 40-ish years, you’ll know how much it’s gentrified. If you lived in the East Village and still haven’t left, you’re as old-school as Tompkin’s Square Park. This park has not changed in decades. We would live here if there was a public bathroom. Oh, I’m sorry, there is.
Five Things Not to Do in Chile
Chile is one of our favorite countries. Seriously. We would live there if the guys were hotter. Anyway, Chile’s on everyone’s radar, from New York Times to moshers, so we hunted down the one girl who knows the country best: Kristina Schrek. This one knows the country like the back of her hand, being the Chile editor for Frommers and all. Anyway, here’s her list of things not to do in Chile so you don’t look like a total db when you visit.
Mario Badescu Facials Make Us Dig Facials
It’s sort of crazy that there’s an actual Mario Badescu spa, but it’s a total institution in New York City and Mario Badescu groupies always book a treatment when they’re in the Big Apple. Even celebs make their little rounds (noted by the signed head shots on the walls), including (we’ve heard) Depeche Mode. Read more about how we just can’t get enough (!) here.
Astrologer Susan Miller Tells Us Why This Summer May Be Awful
We stalked Susan Miller, the famous astrologer behind AstrologyZone.com. We, like many of her readers, are obsessed with her horoscopes, so we’re really not lying about the stalking part. Anyway, she was nice enough not to call the police and actually give us the 4-1-1 on 2011.
