links for 2007-05-12
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The Underground Menu at L’Enclume
Chef Simon Rogan is practicing molecular gastronomy at a high level. “I don’t think there’s a more exciting meal than this anywhere in the whole world, even [at El Bulli].” This was 24 flawless brilliant courses at the restaurant.
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Amazon.co.uk: El Bulli 2003-2004: Books: Ferran Adria, Juli Soler
Decoding Ferran Adria’s El Bulli.
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Scientists at Sheffield University in Britain have developed synthetic blood. Just like haemoglobin, the fake blood is made up of plastic molecules that have an iron atom at their core, that can carry oxygen through the body.
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The Stasi employed 90,000 agents and 175,000 informants to spy on East Germans. When the Berlin Wall fell agents spent 3 months shredding documents. The E-Puzzler machine can process 10,000 two-sided sheets an hour. Its task should be finished by 2013.
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A musical set on the streets of Dublin. The film tells the story of a street musician and a Czech immigrant during an eventful week as they write, rehearse and record songs that reveal their unique love story. How often do you find the right person? Once.
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VentureBeat » Live Ink offers better way to read text online
The company has developed a product that automatically re-formats text in a way that your brain can more easily comprehend. By breaking complex syntax into simpler syntax, which makes it easier for the brain to absorb the material.
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VilLA NM, Upstate – Nueva York / UNStudio – Ben van Berkel
The streamlined split-level VilLA NM summerhouse in the Catskills.
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Henry Darger – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Henry Darger was a reclusive American writer and artist who worked as a janitor in Chicago, Illinois. He has become famous for his posthumously discovered 15,145-page fantasy manuscript along with several hundred drawings and watercolor paintings.
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