and now for some variety. if anyones been even remotedly near a subway platform lately, theyve probably seen the new posters for the upcoming iron chef america special everywhere. while the posters themselves actually suck (hello lighting?) the idea of a new iron chef is still coo…especially since mario batali, wolfgang puck, and bobby flay are set to compete. word. an article today on zap2it looks into the upcoming iron chef america: battle of the masters, to be shown on the food network this weekend starting friday. the first iron chef america incarnation in 2001 with william shatner apparently sucked and sunk pretty fast. this time around tho theyve revived the concept more akin to the original iron chef…with mark dacascos as the new chairman and iron chefs japan and france (morimoto and sakai) set to take on batali, puck, and flay. iron chef china chen kenichi was set to appear also, but had to drop out due to his declining health. so without kenichi around, im going to be rooting for batali and sakai. cant wait…
SORORITIES
and on a complete tangent…over on flat tire, greg had a post on an interesting article about the new book pledged: the secret life of sororities by alexandra robbins. the book takes a look into the greek world of college sororities, with robbins actually “infiltrating” a sorority incognito and shadowing four other girls (who participated in the book). while a pledge, she discovered that many of the stereotypical sorority-type behaviour were for the most part true. binge drinking, hooking up, eating disorders…were all prevalent at the sorority she pledged and many that she had visited. robbins also witnessed some crazy shit in the sororities too…such as boob ranking (pledges have to order themselves according to breast size in a given time limit) and naked parties (everybody gets naked and runs around making out…before the guys actually arrive). word.
one specific section of the article is also worth mentioning…the issue of racial diversity in the prominently white sorority system. “when one sister at State U. was asked if there was diversity in the house, she responded: “Oh sure, we’re diverse, we have blonde, red and a lot of brown-haired girls. I think we also have a Spanish girl.” rock…intelligence apparently runs rampant alongside drinking, sex, and eating disorders in sororities. did i really miss out on a world of crazy shit when i declined my frat bid? questions that seem to burn in my mind…
> iron chef special (via zap2it)
> crazy sorority shit (via flat tire)
Mmmm…boob ranking and naked parties…
i think we missed out greg…
Dude, that cover’s pretty hawt.
Yeah halo, you should’ve joined up and left my loser ass behind. To think you gave up on all that nakedness…