FUTURE FUNK

Paper Art

I already posted on toilet roll art a while back, and now the same website, Bored Panda, has two more posts about paper artists.
The first, a German artist called Simon Schubert, creates art just from folding paper:



The second, Peter Callesen, creates art just from cutting paper:



Pretty neat, no?
d.

Drinks Inspired by Artists

In keeping with my apparent recent theme of "Just Reposting from Flavorpill" (ha!), had to post this gem. Check out Drink Inspired by Famous Artists. I wasn't expecting them to be as tongue-in-cheek or clever as they are. Here are some of my favorites:
Georgia O’Keeffe’s Fuzzy Vulva
- Vodka
- Peach schnapps
- Honey syrup
Mix with bone of dead desert animal.

Vincent van Gogh’s Green Fairytale
- Absinthe
- Sugar cubes
- Water
Garnish with your own severed ear — because it’s coming off anyway. Better to chop it off while you’re still sober enough to make a clean cut.

Marcel Duchamp’s Urinal Scorpion Bowl
- Dark rum
- Brandy
- Orange juice
- Orgeat syrup
Serve in actual urinal, and share with friends. Anyone who doesn’t want to drink out of the urinal is an ignorant traditionalist afraid to break the shackles of bourgeois conformity.

One of the commenters also mentioned a drink inspired by Hemingway: "this delightful little punch in the face called Death In The Afternoon. Which is, quite simply, Absinthe mixed with ice-cold champagne." Given that I am currently reading the drunkfest that is The Sun Also Rises, that sounds like a worthwhile pursuit...
In the meantime, we're drinking Jameson & Ginger for tonight's Always Sunny episode.
Cheers!
d.

Art Cakes

One of the pages in flavorpill's list of pop culture cakes is on cakes inspired by visual art, and I just had to re-post their awesomeness.
Who wouldn't want a cake based on the work of Warhol, Picasso, Hirst, Banksy, or Mondrian?!?

(Pollock)

(Warhol)

(van Gogh)

(Picasso)

(Mondrian)

(Banksy)

(Hirst)

I'm particularly fond of the Mondrian and Banksy cakes, although the Warhol and Hirst ones are pretty darn cool as well.

Brian Wilson Raps?!?

Apparently so.
"My name is Brian/and I'm the man./I write hit songs/with a wave of my hand."
This is just so incredibly strange. From the manic giggle at the beginning to the awkward clips of various Beach Boys tracks, it's just...wrong. Although I have to say there was one portion that sounded a bit like the Beastie Boys. Who knew?

Infinite Photo

This is ker-azy!
On the National Geographic website, they have an "infinite photo" of the National Parks consisting of images like the one above.
Click on the main image to zoom in and find it is made up of tons of smaller images.
Zoom in again to find that thoseimages are also made of smaller ones.
Etc.
I think the gorgeous shots of the parks are a perfect showcase for this technique.
Check it out!

PS. Tooling around the NatGeo website led me to a selection of vintage parks posters. They sell these in postcard forms at the national parks and I think they're awesome. The one below of the Grand Canyon is pasted into my scrapbook from my first trip there.

And here are a couple other good ones:

YouTube's Most Pathetic Videos

Check out this site with videos that have zero views on Youtube. You can be the very first person to lay eyes on wonderful specimens such as the one below...