Tuesday, December 28, 2010

LucasFilm Christmas cards

2010:
1994 & 1995, my favs

check out the rest, via /Film

Monday, December 20, 2010

Saturday, December 11, 2010

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Monday, December 6, 2010

Saturday, December 4, 2010

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

A Linch Pin Droid

Best of December mags

Mila on Nylon

Diane on Lucky


Xtina in Dolce. Leather n Leopard. Love this look! thank god she nixed the red lips for this shoot.



Alba on Elle. she looks kinda weird, over photo-shopped, or just getting older?

Love the jewelry selection in this editorial




..and random German Vogue

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Monday, November 29, 2010

Sunday, November 28, 2010

Apple Crostata


I came across the recipe for Apple Crostata while watching Barefoot Contessa a long while ago. I just wanted to share it cause its a great recipe, and with the holidays coming up, I know im gonna be making a few batches of this! Its basically an apple pie without the cover on top - but you can make a little extra dough and make a full apple pie out of it if you prefer. I always use Empire apples, and it turns out great.




  • Prep Time: 20 min
  • Cook Time: 25 min
  • Serves: 6 servings
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    Ingredients

    For the pastry:

    • 1 cup all-purpose flour
    • 2 tablespoons granulated or superfine sugar
    • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
    • 1/4 pound (1 stick) very cold unsalted butter, diced
    • 2 tablespoons ice water

    For the filling:

    • 1 1/2 pounds McIntosh, Macoun, or Empire apples (3 large)
    • 1/4 teaspoon grated orange zest
    • 1/4 cup flour
    • 1/4 cup granulated or superfine sugar
    • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
    • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    • 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
    • 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) cold unsalted butter, diced

    Directions

    For the pastry, place the flour, sugar, and salt in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade. Pulse a few times to combine. Add the butter and pulse 12 to 15 times, or until the butter is the size of peas. With the motor running, add the ice water all at once through the feed tube. Keep hitting the pulse button to combine, but stop the machine just before the dough becomes a solid mass. Turn the dough onto a well-floured board and form into a disk. Wrap with plastic and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
    Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
    Flour a rolling pin and roll the pastry into an 11-inch circle on a lightly floured surface. Transfer it to a baking sheet.
    For the filling, peel, core, and cut the apples into 8ths. Cut each wedge into 3 chunks. Toss the chunks with the orange zest. Cover the tart dough with the apple chunks leaving a 1 1/2-inch border.
    Combine the flour, sugar, salt, cinnamon, and allspice in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade. Add the butter and pulse until the mixture is crumbly. Pour into a bowl and rub it with your fingers until it starts holding together. Sprinkle evenly on the apples. Gently fold the border over the apples to enclose the dough, pleating it to make a circle.
    Bake the crostata for 20 to 25 minutes, until the crust is golden and the apples are tender. Allow to cool. Serve warm or at room temperature.

    before                                                                                                                                                                                                                  after!

    Saturday, November 27, 2010

    Tusken Raiders


    Damn... I was too late. I so would have bought this t-shirt had I known sooner. TeeFury is a site that offers "limited edition" t-shirts (ie. they sell a different print t-shirt every day), for only $9 + very cheap shipping. They team up with different artists every time, and on Friday they collaborated with Captain RibMan to create “Tusken Pride”.

    Friday, November 26, 2010

    Sunday, November 21, 2010

    Fat Monkey by Florentijn Hofman




    Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, who is known for his over-sized and often public art installations, has created his latest project in Brazil. "Fat Monkey" which is made up of thousands of flip flops, was created for the art & design conference pixel show.
    Via: Designboom

    Some of the artists other works:
    Rubber Duck

     Dushi



    Saturday, November 20, 2010