Apologies to Miller High Life, but Pabst Blue Ribbon is the real champagne of beers. $3 PBR specials abound at every hipster dive in New York and the blue-collar brand has garnered the elusive street-cred that separates it from the others in the schwag-beer category. So big kudos to PBR for re-inventing itself as a luxury item in China, where you can buy a bottle of Blue Ribbon 1844 for $44, which is more than 2 days salary for the average Chinese worker.

Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas's girlfriend is Sara Carbonero, a 25-year old sports journalist who was voted sexiest journalist in the world, though we don't really know how that poll was conducted and whether lads in Tajikistan were allowed to vote.

Well, Spain lost 1-0 to the Swiss this week, and Iker had the pleasure of being interviewed by his girlfriend on live TV after the match. Pics, video (in Spanish) and story here.

You can watch the vid, but she basically cut to the point and asked him, "How could you muck this up?"  Ouch. They probably won't be mucking around for a long while after that public humiliation.

Korean TV dramas find new fans, outlets with online video:  DramaFever Web site delivers shows via Hulu

A samurai movie crossed with the TV series "24" and "The West Wing." If that's not your fancy, how about "Anne of Green Gables" meets cooking show "Iron Chef"?

Those are some of the ways American viewers describe their favorite Korean TV dramas, a genre that has amassed a small but dedicated audience across the U.S., including in Chicago.

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Newser: To Attract Women, Eat Celery

Though the makers of Axe body spray would like you to believe otherwise, the secret to attracting women may be as easy as opening your fridge. The authors of a new health book claim that eating celery boosts the pheromone levels in a man's sweat, making him more appealing to the fairer sex. That's because celery contains androstenone, a naturally occurring steroid; upping your concentration of it should increase pheromone secretion.

The would-be vegetable Viagra also reportedly ramps up sex drive and can intensify one's climax, reports Asylum. "We recommend that a guy work out, have a nice warm shower, chomp on a few sticks of celery, brush his teeth, and then head out the door smelling good," says one of the authors, who actually seems to be giving Axe a boost after all.

From AdWeek: AdFreak celebrates the advertising pros who sacrificed simplicity and frugality on the altar of awesomeness to make something downright epic. The 25 Most Epic Ads that aren't "1984".

A Good Night's Sleep for a Good Sex Life

So I'm linking to a HuffPo summary of an article on WebMD, but it's worth the read.  Another verrry good reason to get sufficient shut-eye!

Restaurant Secrets: 5 Things Your Server Won't Tell You
by Divya Gugnani

A quick synopsis:

1. Avoid seafood on Mondays.
2. Think twice before dropping bar lemons in your drink.
3. Don't walk into a restaurant and sit down 10 minutes before they close.
4. Those free bar nuts are the culinary equivalent of a petri dish.
5. Thanks to OpenTable.com, restaurants remember you.

Tyrese Gibson's production company HQ Pictures is looking for interesting, attractive, colorful Asian-Americans to cast in a reality show similar to JERSEY SHORE, REAL WORLD, THE HILLS, etc.. They need beautiful Asian-Americans with lively, strong, and unique personalities between the ages of 18 to 30 with equally interesting life stories and perspectives to share, especially individuals who know about and/or experienced the Koreatown life.

Full Craigslist ad here.

Here it is: the ideal life - for a guy, of course (via reddit).

March 22 was World Water Day. 1.1 billion people in this world don't have access to clean drinking water, including 30 million Americans if you believe this guy.  This person asks if you would eat a $10,000 sandwich wrapped in toxic plastic wrap - the analogy is a little iffy, but she gets her point across. And this 2009 report by Mother Jones puts me in a moral dilemma, because it feels so right in my mouth and going down. Seems like the earth-conscious move is to buy one of these so you can drink your tap water, store it in a glass pitcher, and use this to get your bubbles. Then take the money you saved and send it to people trying to help those 1,100,000,000 persons without access to clean water, like these guys.

I knew it was "bad" for you, but who knew that monosodium glutamate can kill you?  Thankfully, there's no MSG in this Take Out -- duh duh chhh

Man marries pillow

"True love can take many forms. In this case, it has taken the form of a Korean man falling in love with, and eventually marrying, a large pillow with a picture of a woman on it."

Photo Outtakes from the NYT Dining feature about killing and eating rabbits

"We needed a cover image that would carefully illustrate this sensitive topic. We wanted to avoid being cute and avoid being cruel."

If you've ever had a delicious rabbit dish, click on the link to experience some serious cognitive dissonance.

The 7 foods experts won't eat

How healthy (or not) certain foods are—for us, for the environment—is a hotly debated topic among experts and consumers alike, and there are no easy answers. But when Prevention talked to the people at the forefront of food safety and asked them one simple question—“What foods do you avoid?”—we got some pretty interesting answers. Although these foods don’t necessarily make up a "banned” list, as you head into the holidays—and all the grocery shopping that comes with it—their answers are, well, food for thought:

Kangaroo, emu flavored chips spur controversy

Aussies up in arms over ‘Coat of Arms’ snack to celebrate country’s heritage

What's in an unusual name? More than you might think

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes might have thought twice about naming their daughter Suri if they'd known that it means "pickpocket" in Japanese, "turned sour" in French, and "horse mackerels" in Italian.

Wanted in Halloween assault: Not so Super Mario and his brother Luigi in cabbie beatdown

Cops are hunting for a group of robbers caught on camera assaulting a cabbie in Staten Island while wearing Halloween costumes of the popular video game characters.

Probe after students eat fire, step on glass

Training center comes under investigation after tales of abuse.

Man plays Grand Theft Auto IV for 40 hours, breaks record

Chirantan Patnaik, a resident of Mumbai, India, became an official Guinness Record holder last month when he clocked over 40 continuous hours playing Rockstar's 2008 smash Grand Theft Auto IV, reports GameCulture.