Culture Buzz He's a 1-in-30 million celebrity. Thanks to a chef recognizing how rare he was, Calvin only barely escaped the boiling pot at a Boston restaurant. He's been donated to the New England Aquarium for study and safe keeping.
Food Buzz The 27-pound lobster, about the size of a 3-year-old toddler, was freed in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Apparently his claws are tough enough to rip a man's arms off.
The Lobster Motorcycle was created by Taiwanese food carving artist Huang Mingbo. Fill it up with melted butter and hit the road. Always wear a bib. Click here to see more. (via dailypicksandflicks.com)
Culture Buzz A modest proposal: Let's look at these food babies! What does this say about us as a culture? That we think food is cute? Or that babies are delicious? Either way.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/31/us/31lobster.html?partn...
Traffic near a seafood shack is so infamous, officials approved $100 million to build a bypass around the town.
Style Buzz Move over Lobster Dogs, there's a new crew of costumed critters in town. Although I have to admit, they look much less dignified than the lobster dogs.
Style Buzz There's nothing more wonderful than the look of dignity on a dogs face when you dress them in a lobster costume. Wait, maybe that's embarrassment. My bad.
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/11/man_invents_elec...
A man has invented an electric lobster taser because, ya know, that's better than being boiled alive….kind of.
A salty old fisherman goes to the Red Lobster to tell his tale of woe to the local bar maid, before he is visited by an old nemesis.
http://www.newyorker.com/humor/2009/03/30/090330sh_shouts...
Woody Allen penned a short story for The New Yorker about elderly New York Jews reincarnated as lobsters. Oh, and Bernie Madoff weasels his way in there, too. The irony, of course? Lobster is about as kosher as a nun covered in pig fat.