OUTCOME OF BOREDOM

Faile…being awesome.

hifructosemag:

On View: Les Ballets de Faile for the NYCB Art Series

On May 29, the final curtain fell on Les Ballets De Faile, a collaboration between the artist collective known as Faile and the prestigious New York City Ballet at Lincoln Center. Faile went big on the the first collaboration with the Tower of Faile for the NYCB’s February 1 performance. For the second installment, the duo exhibited an incredible assortment of their iconic prayer wheels. In addition to the ball room full of spinning totems, they also decked the halls with intricate wooden block works incased in steel frames. While you may not have had the chance to see the actual ballet performance, you can still get over to Lincoln Center to see the artwork during the select times for free public viewing June 6-9. If you have the means, we suggest you go and take a look.

MORE: http://hifructose.com/2013/06/06/on-view-les-ballets-de-faile-for-the-nycb-art-series/

Let’s Put a Smile on that Face

So I’m not sure how I let this fly under my radar, but apparently coaster records are being broken, and I’ve been left unaware! The Smiler debuted this week at Alton Towers with a mind-numbing 14 inversions! To put that into context, no coaster has broken the 7 inversion limit here in the states.

While some might say that it’s a bit gimmicky, it appears a lot of thought has gone into this ride to make it truly unique. The profile of the criss cross of steel twists and turns alone is something to behold. Right as you leave the station, this coaster does something truly original: it drops down into a secret tunnel and straight into a barrel roll, your first inversion, and you haven’t even made it to the first lift hill. The joker-esque style mascot and funhouse/insane asylum theming seems appropriate for the minds behind this design (along with anyone crazy enough to want to hop on this thing…myself included).

So far the reviews of this ride have been very positive, as one would expect from Alton Towers and the bar they have set for imaginative thrill rides. Hopefully one day I’ll make it there to try this one out. Until then, I’ll just continue to watch this POV.

Down the Rabbit Hole

My mom came up with this fantastic Alice in Wonderland themed cupcake tower for my brother’s wedding. From the moment we walked in the door of my parent’s place late last Thursday, we were put right to work creating fondant clocks, teacups and mushrooms. 

It was a lot of fun and I think the end result speaks for itself. I can’t wait until The Sweet Palette is open and she’ll be baking these awesome creations on a regular basis!

Glenn Arthur’s excellent work from his show, “Forever Fabled,” at Thinkspace Gallery.

(Source: supersonicelectronic)