Author Archives: Niall Murphy

The Boston Globe covers the 135th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Gardens, NY. Two days, 179 eligible breeds, 2,500 dogs.

The winner: Foxcliffe Hickory Wind, a 5 year-old Scottish Deerhound.

View the full, hi-res gallery here.

Übertagger, Banksy’s in LA right now, doing his thing prior to (possibly) collecting a gong at the Oscars for Exit Through The Gift Shop on the 27th.

Banksy graffiti lands in LA ahead of Oscars (Reuters)

Banksy

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In this experiment, eleven adult viewers were shown an excerpt from There Will Be Blood while their eye movements were recorded with an infra-red tracker. The centre of each ring represents the center of one viewer’s gaze. The size of the ring shows how long they’ve held fixation.

It’s all about understanding how we watch cinema and TV screens.

Apparently, we watch them with our eyes.

via DailyWh.at

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This rather gorgeous 2010 demo for high-tech production company, Stargate Studios’ Virtual Backlot (24, Haven, The Walking Dead, etc.) shows just how slick (and pervasive) green-screen technology has become.

video: reddit

According to the US radio show, This American Life, the closely-guarded secret formula of Coca-Cola has finally been revealed.

Clearly visible in a photo (above), published in the February 18, 1979 edition of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, is an alleged hand-written copy of Coke inventor John Pemberton’s original recipe:

Fluid extract of Coca: 3 drams USP + Citric acid: 3 oz + Caffeine: 1 oz + Sugar: 30 (unclear quantity) + Water: 2.5 gal + Lime juice: 2 pints, 1 quart + Vanilla: 1 oz + Caramel: 1.5 oz or more for color.

The secret 7X flavor (use 2 oz of flavor to 5 gals syrup): Alcohol:  8 oz + Orange oil: 20 drops + Lemon oil: 30 drops + Nutmeg oil: 10 drops + Coriander: 5 drops + Neroli: 10 drops + Cinnamon: 10 drops.

The people at Coca-Cola Co. have denied the claim.

But then, they would, wouldn’t they?

Via DailyWh.at