July 31, 2012
Back in May, "Nathan A." posted an informative Yelp review of Tamarind of London, an Indian restaurant located in Newport Beach, California. "This meal was delectable, exotic, and incinerated everything in my intestines," he wrote. "My morning was an unforgettable thrill ride."
A new video series features various professional actors dramatically reading insightful Yelp reviews like Nathan's.
(via Buzzfeed)
July 28, 2012
In my opinion, Mr. Bean's performance was the highlight of last night's Oscars Opening Ceremony. Oh and also when the people representing the country of Eritrea walked in during the Parade of Nations.
Seriously? As if that's even a real location. Alright, fine then. As long as we're accepting the presence of pretend countries, I'm relocating to the People's Democratic Republic of Snuggaroon.
(via LondonOlympics12)
July 27, 2012
Quick! You've still got a few minutes to whip these up in time for the
Olympic Games Opening Ceremony.
Note: That is not bacon on top of the cupcakes; it's shards of sugar. But it could be bacon if you wanted it to be.
> Get the recipe at Stasty
> More Olympic torch fun
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This may look like a standard bowl of spaghetti and meatballs, but think again.
The Indiana State Fair has a new entry in the informal weird food competition that occurs every summer across the country: spaghetti and meatballs ice cream. The meatless concoction — made with gelato noodles, strawberry tomato sauce, shredded white chocolate cheese and chocolate meatballs — took best in show to become the state fair's signature food...
I'd definitely give this a try. It has to taste better than deep-fried Oreos or Kool-Aid pickles.
(via USA Today)
The Ontario Science Centre explores the technology behind the Olympic torches - past and present.
(via Explore)
July 26, 2012
I believe, Bob! I believe!
> Previously
(via PBS)
July 25, 2012
There's an old culinary proverb that says "you first eat with your eyes." If that's true, this cake (after
Vincent van Gogh's "Wheat Field with Cypresses") tastes delicious!
(via Reddit)
July 24, 2012
See's Candies recently broke the
Guinness World Record for World's Largest Lollipop. The 7,003-pound chocolate lollipop stood almost 17-feet-tall, including its stick.
Mr. Owl is said to have fainted upon seeing the gigantic confection.
Just kidding,
suckers!
(via SFWeekly)
July 21, 2012
The release date has yet to be announced, but this looks interesting...
"Drew: The Man Behind The Poster" is a feature-length documentary film highlighting the career of poster artist Drew Struzan, whose most popular works include the Indiana Jones, Back to the Future and Star Wars movie posters.
Telling the tale through exclusive interviews with George Lucas, Harrison Ford, Michael J. Fox, Frank Darabont, Guillermo del Toro, Steven Spielberg and many other filmmakers, artists and critics, the journey spans Drew’s early career in commercial and album cover art through his recent retirement as one of the most recognizable and influential movie poster artists of all time.
Remarkably, most of Drew's illustrations are created by hand, rather than digitally.
> Buy "The Art of Drew Struzan" (2010), a hardcover book
(via The Fire Wire)
From the
Brown Jug drink menu, spotted during the
2012 Ann Arbor Art Fair.
July 20, 2012
So this is how it happened...
(via CollegeHumor)
July 17, 2012
Need a reason to indulge?
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts is celebrating its 75th anniversary this week. This short video was created to commemorate the occasion, showing "the original glazed doughnuts being made all the way from dough to box."
Two words - "The Glazer" (at :43).
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| Andy Warhol (1928-1987) |
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| Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) |
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| Piet Mondrian (1872-1944) |
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| Rene Magritte (1898-1967) |
Highlight the white text underneath each image to see if you guessed correctly.
How well did you do?
> See more at re:design blog
(via Buzzfeed)
July 16, 2012
Maybe because it's Monday...
Maybe it's a general lack of motivation to be productive at this moment...
Or perhaps there's no good explanation at all...
...but I can't look away.
(via SFMOMA)
July 14, 2012
Just somebody that I used to Gogh.
Previously.
(via imgur)
Australian symbolist painter, Gustav Klimt (July 14, 1862 - February 6, 1918) was born 150 years ago today.
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| Credit: Google |
Google's homepage is marking the occasion with a doodle incorporating one of Klimt's best known paintings,
"The Kiss" (1907-1908).
From
The Getty Museum:
The starkness of a hand-drawn line—with its potential for lyrical beauty—is essential to Gustav Klimt's art. Through line, Klimt sought to convey the essence of the human form, and the nature of human existence.
As an artist, he wanted to explore universal emotions like suffering, hope and love; and it was through the daily practice of life-drawing that he cultivated his ideas.
July 13, 2012
With the amount this is playing, this should be our national anthem.
No lie.
This, alternating with this, have been permanently playing in my head for at least 2 weeks. Please. Someone. Turn them off.
(via BreakfastToms)
July 11, 2012
This is the only version of that terrible song worth listening to.
Best scene happens at 1:00.
(via Sesame Street)
July 10, 2012
The ingredients include: 23 carats of edible gold sheets, Doves organic flour from the United Kingdom, Rachel's organic butter, Premium Amedei Porcelena cocoa from Italy and gold Ugandan high-quality vanilla beans. Mix 'em all up and you'll get the most expensive cupcake in the world,
"The Golden Phoenix."
The
gaudy sweet creation was made by
Bloomsbury's Cupcakes in Dubai and costs just $1,000 USD. Here's a look at how it was made:
(via The Daily Mail)
July 8, 2012
RIFF: In popular music and jazz, a short repeated phrase, frequently played over changing chords or used as a background to a solo improvisation.
Rock on!
(via CME)
July 3, 2012
Things you can do with mass quantities of gummy bears:
Here's what option #3 looks like.
According to
TWELVMAG:
To create the masterpiece, steel wire was twisted into the shape of the dress and covered with a sheet of vinyl. Then 50,000 gummy bears were painstakingly glued on by hand in a colorful pattern reminiscent of a Chevron rainbow.
Taking three weeks to complete, the final dress was fitted exactly to MAJOR model Jessica Pitti's measurements. And weighing in at approximately 220 pounds, required the strength of three adults to move.
Pretty sweet, eh?
(via Racked)
The Project Twins describe their series, "A-Z of Unusual Words," in the following way: "Bold graphics and visual wit are used to interpret and represent a collection of strange, unusual and lost words."
Here are a few of their whimsical word illustrations.
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Acersecomic: A person whose hair has never been cut.
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Recumbentibus: A knockout punch, either verbal or physical.
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Tarantism: A disorder characterised by an uncontrollable urge to dance.
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> Prints are available for purchase in the online shop
(via Brain Pickings)
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