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psychoanalyzeme: holy shit korea i love you a lot all you need...

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:26:04 +1000

holy shit korea i love you a lot

all you need to know is that it’s an inside look on the show hannibal thanks to a korean narrator who really is uncontrollably excited and gives praises to Mads Mikkelsen and Hugh Dancy, respectively

finished with sparkly things and such

edit: translation here!

Hannibal Feeds Jack Crawford

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:32:50 +1000

hannibalblog:

This week’s blog is from José Andrés, Hannibal’s Food Consultant.

This was one of the most exciting episodes for me because it was the first time that Hannibal was going to prepare/cook a human and feed him to Jack. I immediately thought of what a menu from Hannibal would look like. You see, his mind operated very methodically, mathematically, organized… he is highly strategic - so the meal would have to be quite sophisticated yet simple. This is really how chefs have to think…

So I suggested a pork loin, such as Iberico, to try to recreate the actual size of a human and thought about pairing this dish with fruit - pork and fruit is a classic pairing - so I would use some roasted apples. This style of cuisine food is simple in being focused on the ingredients, but sophisticated enough to interest someone like Hannibal. This needed to be credible to the audience.

Still, I felt like a red “sweet” sauce with red fruits (strawberries, raspberries, currants), like Cumberland, was needed. Cumberland is the traditional English sauce - that also happens to be in the classic Auguste Escoffier book - and I thought that referencing the conventional names of recipes would give Hannibal an even greater credibility by being gastronomically savvy.

Then came the dish presentation. It needed to be simple but somehow also provide a glamorous visual… How would Hannibal serve this dish to Jack? A silver tray maybe? Touches of chervil here and there? Roasted apples with caramelized crystal sugar around it? Yes… This is a great moment! We need to do this!

Of course no meal is complete without a good wine. How do we show Hannibal as a wine connoisseur? Perhaps he could use a decanter to air his wine? Perhaps we select and show wines from unknown and “dark” places - Priorat wine from Catalonia would be under this category. Maybe, because this takes place in Baltimore, we showcase Virginia wines like the Blenheim Winery - you know, Dave Matthews’ winery? Vintages from the ’60s maybe to enunciate his age?

For sure I could keep going on ideas for this… but this would do for now…

Illustrations courtesy of Janice Poon

inchells: Time to make some toast

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:36:22 +1100

inchells:

Time to make some toast

llbwwb: Todays Cuteness,for the dog lovers:) Camera Shy by Fran...

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:01:51 +1100

llbwwb:

Todays Cuteness,for the dog lovers:) Camera Shy by Fran Veale.

fairy-wren: Red Kite misjudges dive on a scrap of fallen meat...

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 08:41:24 +1100

fairy-wren:

Red Kite misjudges dive on a scrap of fallen meat only to be ambushed by a Canada Goose.

(photos by Craig Sluman)

farewell to ‘the hour’

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 13:15:42 +1100

farewell to ‘the hour’

lupinelove: They are friends. True story. As seen on Nat Geo...

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 16:50:28 +1100

lupinelove:

They are friends. True story.

As seen on Nat Geo Wild.

Pictures from: http://photos.redeyechicago.com/redeye-unlikely-animal-friends-photos-nat-geo-wild-20121121/

scarecrows: brogue: digg: These flexible paper heads will...

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 23:21:14 +1100

scarecrows:

brogue:

digg:

These flexible paper heads will haunt your dreams.

Yo fuck

bye

purpleapple317: Leicester City Council have already been...

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 23:03:00 +1100

purpleapple317:

Leicester City Council have already been updating their signs.

enochliew: Casa Sisal by Reyes Ríos + Larraín Studio Plaster...

Sun, 03 Feb 2013 21:31:17 +1100

enochliew:

Casa Sisal by Reyes Ríos + Larraín Studio

Plaster polished finish achieved with an ancient Mayan technique called chukum.

watershedplus: The Musgum houses in Cameroon are made from...

Sun, 03 Feb 2013 15:41:54 +1100

watershedplus:

The Musgum houses in Cameroon are made from compressed sun-dried mud. Their dome shape are very close to the catenary arch, the ideal mathematical form for maximum rigidity with a minimum of material.
As well as being decorative, the raised pattern on the outside wall contribute to the drainage of rain and access to the top of the building for regular maintenance of the coating.

From Designboom

fuckyeahvintageillustration: More illustrations from ‘The...

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:49:57 +1100

fuckyeahvintageillustration:

More illustrations from ‘The sensitive plant’ by Percy Bysshe Shelley. Introduction by Edmund Gosse, illustrations by Charles Robinson. Published 1911 by William Heinemann, London.

See the complete book here.

sosuperawesome: Lori Nix constructs these small dioramas using...

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:56:58 +1100

sosuperawesome:

Lori Nix constructs these small dioramas using cardboard, foam, glue and paint which she then photographs using an 8 x 10 inch camera. Each piece takes about 7 months to complete.

sciencesoup: Opalised fossils Australia is the only place in...

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 15:31:06 +1000

sciencesoup:

Opalised fossils

Australia is the only place in the world where opalised fossils are found. Fossils are usually formed when plant or animal remains are buried after death, and are slowly encased with sediments and infused with minerals, leaving a rock-like replica of the original organic material. Opalised fossils, however, replace an organism’s organic material with shimmering, solid opal. Excellent detail can be preserved both on the surface and internally, depending on how the opal forms: it’s a hydrous silicon oxide, and begins as a solution of silica in water. If an organism completely rots away, the opal will fill the empty space and create a cast of the external features—but if an organism has left organic material behind, the solution might harden to form a replica of the internal structure too. One of the richest sources of opalised fossils is Lightning Ridge in northwestern New South Wales. The fossils paint a vibrant history of animals who lived there in the Early Cretaceous Period, approximately 110 million years ago—dinosaurs, marine reptiles, fish, early mammals, molluscs, plants… Unfortunately, the opalised fossils are often cut up for jewellery or sold overseas for their beauty and value, but as they’re of significant scientific interest, researchers and paleontologists are working to preserve them.

(Image Credit: 1, 2)

amore8d8: Muqarna of the Alhambra, Granada. A development of...

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 05:02:57 +1000

amore8d8:

Muqarna of the Alhambra, Granada. A development of Islamic architecture in medieval Iberia, the moors used the elaborate stucco method on the interior of domed cupolas to create three dimensional geometric patterns over curved surfaces.

1takejake: A wedding photographer took this picture from a...

Sat, 18 Aug 2012 23:27:29 +1000

1takejake:

A wedding photographer took this picture from a rooftop to get a bird’s eye view of a wedding in progress. Something seemed odd about the balcony in the top right portion of the photograph.

This is what the photographer found when they zoomed in.

Zoomed out picture for extra creeps

warmuse: this seat is taken

Sat, 18 Aug 2012 23:06:29 +1000

warmuse:

this seat is taken

unknownskywalker: Octagon at Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire by...

Mon, 13 Aug 2012 00:22:56 +1000

unknownskywalker:

Octagon at Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire by Mark Heath

Photo

Sun, 12 Aug 2012 22:49:26 +1000

poetryconcrete: Thanksgiving Square Chapel, by Philip Johnson,...

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 16:39:35 +1000

poetryconcrete:

Thanksgiving Square Chapel, by Philip Johnson, 1976 - in Dallas, Texas, USA