Drink your eel in Japan this summer
A Japanese company has created a limited-edition eel-flavored soda as a ‘refreshing’ summer treat. Produced by Kimura Inryou, a company based in Shizuoka Prefecture, which is famous for its unagi (eel), the drink is made of eel extract and bottles the salty, fishy, savory flavor of grilled, barbecue eel in a fizzy cola. The novelty […]
BACON FOR YOUR FACE
The bacon craze continues. Since venturing beyond the breakfast table, bacon is often found mixed with chocolate or in ice cream, and now JD Foods has created a limited-edition bacon-infused shaving cream. “Bacon Shaving Cream is a high end, luxurious bacon-scented shaving cream for all skin types,” company co-founder Dave Lefkow wrote in a press […]
A WORLD WITHOUT BILLIONAIRES
A collaboration between Forbes and Ogilvy Brazil has produced what-if scenario infographs that underscore the “social, financial, and humanitarian impact of not having the likes of Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Sir Richard Branson, Donald Trump, Eike Bautista, and Tiger Woods.” For example, if Mark Zuckerburg were not in the world there would be a “loss […]
LUXE SPA TRENDS + HOT SPOTS 2012
It appears leeches sucking out toxins, a stage of an Indian traditional cleansing practice termed Panchakarma, and fish pedicures no longer top the bizarre in spa trends, for the record the leeches stay on HEDGEAnswer’s list. According to the site Cracked, the “rich and insane” are hot for massages by snakes in Israel and elephants […]
SPRAY PAINT SCENT
This distinct, wild scent is packaged in a spray paint can — and it isn’t just for looks. A spritz will turn you, or whatever you spray, royal blue for a matter of minutes before disappearing but the “spicy herbal scent” lingers. Wode by Boudicca, billed as a Graffiti perfume, is inspired by the legend […]
CAGE’S SUPERMAN GETS RECORD-BREAKING MILLIONS
A rare 1938 Action Comics no.1 known for introducing the world to Superman was auctioned online for USD 2.16 million, a first for any comic. The Superman comic was owned by American actor Nicholas Cage and “assigned a grade of 9.0 by Certified Guaranty Company” accoridng to Luxury Insider. There are reportedly 100 other issues […]