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Goulash is a very popular Hungarian stew made with beef, vegetables, and spices. There are many ways of making Goulash but this recipe, by the guys at Malackaraj, is simple, genuine, and the only one you need to learn. SPLOID is delicious brain candy. Follow us on Facebook or Twitter.
Take a big bowl. Add one cup of The Matrix, two table spoons of Inception, and a few drops of District 9 essence. Whisk it up until even and you’ll get Sundays: A proof-of-concept short film directed by Mischa Rozema that, hopefully, will soon be turned into a feature. SPLOID SELECTS is a series where…
French illustrator Guillaume Cornet loves making large but insanely detailed drawings of cities full of surreal little characters. This mesmerizing time lapse shows the process of making his last work: A humorous depiction of a Parisian neighborhood. Guillaume Cornet aka “Mr Guil” is an artist working with illustration and painting. His works tends to be…
A perfect recipe to enjoy the weekend: just watch these videos of today’s solar eclipse over and over again from different locations across our planet and even around the universe. We’ve collected videos from space, from a place that looks like Hoth on Earth and so many more. Even if you missed it earlier, you’ll…
Putting things together can sometimes make you feel accomplished but there are a lot more times where it gets real tedious, real fast. That’s why I enjoy these magic self-assembling videos. Frank Howarth shows an entire table saw assembling itself in this stop-motion video and it makes me wish this could happen in real life.…
The story of Up works well because it’s heartwarming to see an odd couple go on an adventure together in a flying house and run into squirrel addicted dogs. This alternate horror story version of Up also works because it’s easy to imagine Carl Fredericksen as an evil monster who takes Russell as his prisoner.…
Sometimes I can get so obsessed with something that I keep doing it in my dreams. This commercial—for Japanese beer Kirin Ichiban—shows the art of sushi making in such a way that it seems to come straight out of Jiro’s most trippy dreams. SPLOID is delicious brain candy. Follow us on Facebook or Twitter.
Here’s a neat infographic-type, sort of poster illustration of 100 famous costumes from characters in movies, television and video games. It’s fun to see the outfits that are instantly recognizable (superheroes, Star Wars, etc.) against those that require a little memory refreshment (The Breakfast Club, Rebel Without a Cause, etc.). The illustration comes courteous of…
This man was fishing in Australia when he lured a massive fish in. Or so he thought. Instead, a much bigger fish—a hungry white shark—suddenly emerged from the water to steal his catch right off the line. Far from being scared, the fisherman seems to enjoy the scene—if it was me I would have to…
Pilot Sebb Stratta put together this video showing every time his friends joined him in one of his insane acrobatic flights. Their scared faces and uncontrolled reactions are hilarious. Check them out: SPLOID is delicious brain candy. Follow us on Facebook or Twitter.
The generous intelligence giver that is Tony Zhou of Every Frame a Painting is back again with another detailed look at the nuance of filmmaking. This time he focuses on master director Akira Kurosawa’s use of movement in his films (Seven Samurai, Ran, etc.) and how it can tell a story within a story. I…
Here’s a pretty neat photo of US Navy sailors working on a MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter that gives you an inside look at what’s “under the hood”. For some reason, all those wires and boxes and more wires and more boxes makes me think we’re getting a peak at the inner workings of a Transformer.…
One of the reasons I enjoyed Guardians of the Galaxy so much was because I got to explore a world in which I had no expectations. Take that crazy city Knowhere, which is inside a giant Celestial head, I didn’t even know it existed, let alone know what it “should” look like. Here’s the VFX…
I’ve never really enjoyed seltzer but that’s probably because I’ve never had good seltzer, only the barely fizzy water they sell in plastic bottles at the market. This short about Gomberg Seltzer Works shows how real seltzer is made with siphon machines and how the glass bottle is crucial to maintaining the carbonated deliciousness. There…
Lucky Peach shows us a behind the counter look at what is probably the best pizza place in Rome (and maybe Italy? the world?): Pizzarium. Consistently placed on top ten lists, it’s famous for its pizza al taglio, which is pizza by the slice. Chef Gabriele Bonci gives us a rundown on how he makes…
It’s completely unnecessary and like two steps away from being a joke but making a book by hand is a pretty impressive feat. There’s so many unseen things you have to do! Like cutting the pages right, sewing them together, silkscreening for color, glueing everything perfectly and so on. I’m not sure the end product…
My God, take a look at these photos. Master photographer Vincent LaForet captured San Francisco in such incredible detail and in such a fascinating perspective that it’s truly breathtaking. You can see the entire city—all 7 miles by 7 miles—stamped on the Earth with its beautiful bridges stretched across the sea. Click on the magnifying…
Lance Abernethy, a maintenance engineer from Auckland, New Zealand, 3D printed a cordless drill that measures 0.67 inches (17mm) tall, 0.27 inches (7.5mm) wide, and 0.5 inches (13mm) long and holds a 0.02 inches (0.5mm) twist drill. Not happy with that, he is already working on a smaller version. Lance told 3Dprint.com: It took me…
Cinefix dissects the iconic opening scene of Raiders of The Lost Ark showing how it was made. From the planning to the practical effects and sound design. It also talks about George Lucas’ obsession with Disney comic books and how Uncle Scrooge’s The Seven Cities of Cibola influenced the boulder scene. SPLOID is delicious brain…
Robot bugs will surely live around us in the near future. Unfortunately, judging by what we are seeing so far, they are not going to look anywhere as cool as these retro-futuristic designs by Andrew Serkin. Andrew Serkin is a motion graphic designer and art director based in Moscow, Russia. You can follow his work…
