This & That, Ceci et Cela

The wine industry in Mexico is undergoing a renaissance which is manifesting itself in the form of boutiques wineries in Baja California.  Some say its the next Napa and a few foreign wine-makers have moved to the area and wine-making classes are even available at a wine school. One of the wineries on a tear is ...

Sometime yesternight, I paused by the living room where the TV was on and Larry King and Danny Williams (Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador province) yelled out "yo Geekette, you might wanna get in on this! You know, Canada, seal hunt, rancid rockstars a-wailing about banning it"? Hmm, the words "banning" and "seal hunt" kinda got me, because I don't like hearing nobody telling anybody they can't kill meat. ...

And to think Ford paid the Bond franchise £14 million to get this car used by Bond who's usually seen in an Aston Martin. Making the Casino Royale hype stinks worse than rancid durian. First, the casting of the quite un-hot Daniel Craig who can't even drive the bond-mobile as the next Bond, then ...

Gives the concept of "shitty eggs" a whole new meaning... A former sewage plant in Switzerland is to start producing caviar.  Fish expert Daniel Brunner has bought the building in Baeretswil ,near Zurich, and plans to import 400 Siberian sturgeon.  He said: "The plant has been thoroughly cleaned, so there is no chance of contamination.  "It should have also lost its sewage smell by the time the eggs are ready to ...

These days Forbes now counts billionaires instead of millionaires.  Likewise, the bar for pimpdom just got raised again.  So forget your tailor-made suits or bespoke shoes, this is really what tell us whether you've arrived: Do you have your condoms tailor-made?  Word. Individually tailored condoms that are anatomically designed to fit each penis perfectly are going on sale in Germany. Businessman Oliver Gothe, 36, is behind ...

The Religious policeman contains the satirical reflections of Alhamedi on his dear nation Saudi Arabia and the superstars within it, especially the Muttawas/Muttaween. The latter are religious policemen/zealots; you know, the not-so-friendly dudes that may harass you for not wearing an abaya thick/long enough in Al-Akariyah mall, or whip you for daring to be within 10 metre radius of a women who isn't your sister ...