Thebigsovereign Recommends

thebigsovereign recommended this 1 year, 4 months ago

Hong Kong's dim sum specialist restaurant Tim Ho Wan is known as the "cheapest Michelin-starred restaurant in the world."

thebigsovereign recommended this 1 year, 5 months ago

I've had the fortune to get a preview of this and can't wait for its March release. The authors get inside details of the chase for Khalid Sheik Mohammed that started in 1993. We almost caught him a number of times pre 9/11 but our own bureaucracy tragically got in the way. The characters involved from the FBI and CIA sound amazing and it's all true.

tonyd recommended this 2 years, 2 months ago

Cool video of a guy in Hong Kong with a 330 sq ft apartment that he can transform into 24 totally different rooms using sliding panels.

thebigsovereign recommended this 1 year, 5 months ago

I agree with the prevailing wisdom -- this rejected 2012 Super Bowl ad is already the best 2012 Super Bowl ad

thebigsovereign recommended this 1 year, 5 months ago

Off the coast of Tanzania, Zanzibar competes with any Caribbean island. Stone Town is a deserving UNESCO world heritage site.

thebigsovereign recommended this 1 year, 5 months ago

A vast volcanic crater formed eons ago. One of the most beautiful places on earth and filled with all variety of African animals.

thebigsovereign recommended this 1 year, 5 months ago

In 2 days we saw 27 lions, 4 cheetahs, 2 leopards and wildebeest and zebra as far as the eye could see. Gorgeous landscape

thebigsovereign recommended this 1 year, 5 months ago

I don't know that I've ever had a travel planning group deliver pretty much 100% of the itinerary I was looking for, from sites, to lodging, to food, to logistics.

thebigsovereign recommended this 1 year, 5 months ago

This will change the way you look at international development and efforts to reduce poverty. It's shocking to see how brilliant people built policies around seemingly random and untested economic hypotheses. It is provocative. Eg #1 more education can be a bad thing. Eg #2 it might be a good thing for very low income families to have more kids, not fewer.

thebigsovereign recommended this 1 year, 5 months ago

Very well written and a compelling story. This has become an indispensable management reference for me. It tells the history of strategy frameworks and management consulting.

thebigsovereign recommended this 1 year, 6 months ago

I'm not a fan of F1 racing at all, but I found this doc gripping. Senna makes a fascinating and complex hero. There are nasty villains. There's dramatic tension and heroism and tragedy. It's an incredible story.

thebigsovereign recommended this 1 year, 6 months ago

In the heart of NY's Chinatown are the best dumplings in the US. I've only had better in China. Zero atmosphere.

thebigsovereign recommended this 1 year, 6 months ago

Who knew that swinging and wife-swapping thrives among Conservatives in the American heartland? You have to love this kind of incongruity. The Lifestyle serves up irony with a light and deft touch.

thebigsovereign recommended this 1 year, 6 months ago

On a sketchy corner of NYC's Nolita district, La Esquina looks like a dive-y diner you'd only go to in desperation. Not so fast - go down the back stairs, walk through the kitchen and arrive at the cave like brasserie. Great atmo with models and wannabes enjoying nicely prepared Mexican fare. Sceney, secret, and fun. Good cocktails too. NYT says "Studio 54 with chipotle instead of coke."

thebigsovereign recommended this 1 year, 6 months ago

This is a gem. It's a deep and compelling psychological study of a broken man and addict. Through tall tales of daring-do he enlists a little girl to do his bidding, and she uses her imagination to bring these bent tales to life. One of the most beautiful movies I've seen. Incredible visuals and filmed in over 20 countries.

brotenberg recommended this 1 year, 9 months ago

When you are searching for a product on Amazon (and soon Target, Walmart, et) a tool bar will pop up rating it's effects upon envionment, health, and society. It will even suggest better alternatives.
Hurry Hurry with more of these easy to use tools that makes it facile to act wisely.

thebigsovereign recommended this 1 year, 7 months ago

Just saw this on Hunch's recommendation and I have to chip in. This movie is filled with delight. It lives up to it's tag line of being a "Japanese Noodle Western" while interrupting the core plot with episodes celebrating our diverse passions for food. It's great, silly fun.

thebigsovereign recommended this 1 year, 7 months ago

Here's a bold and audacious initiative from Starbucks and the Opportunity Finance Network. Together they're creating a fund to make loans to small American businesses to create jobs.

thebigsovereign recommended this 1 year, 7 months ago

I find "What I've Learned" addictive. It is far more interesting and insightful than reading the standard celebrity profile. You'll often find a memorable line or 2 and maybe even a pithy observation worth remembering.

beategeibel recommended this 1 year, 7 months ago

A milestone in tv history by David Lynch. Dark, strange, disturbing, scary, visually stunning, great soundtrack and a unique cast. the mother of all mystery series in my opinion.