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Ok - so being all laid up with a broken ankle hasn’t really been much fun these last 5 weeks but it has allowed me to go a bit mad and try some things I don’t normally do about the house…

So I conned my mother into picking up some ingredients at the supermarket and we set about making some Monster Cookies. I thought I’d share this recipe with the world… but be warned, these things are in no way good for you.

Ingredients (makes 20-25 cookies)
100g butter
190g caster sugar
190g + 2 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar
3 eggs
400g peanut butter
3/4 teaspoon glucose syrup
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
675g regular oats, uncooked
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
150g regular m&m’s
150g choc chips

First off, cream the butter…

Gradually add the sugar (yeah, I know this seems like a LOT of sugar) and beat the mixture well. Add beaten eggs, peanut butter, syrup and vanilla. Beat this well until it looks like it does below.

Add oats (again, yes, really this many), soda and salt. At this point you are probably thinking, holy shit this mixture is stiff. This is how it should be.

I also HIGHLY RECOMMEND eating some of this dough now as it tastes godlike.

Stir in the remainder of the ingredients. Its pretty hard to mix the chocolate and m&m’s in well but try hard because you need to be careful that you don’t end up with loads of these at the bottom of the bowl at the end.

If you have one, use a little 50g measure to drop the cookie dough onto cookie sheets or baking trays. We just used our hands because we are awesome. Lightly press the dough into 3.5 inch circles. We made ours a little bigger but this is up to you…

Bake these at about 165degC (150 for fan ovens) for about 12 mins although you might wanna check them at 10. The centre should still be a little soft. Cool these for a minute or two on the trays and then transfer to wire racks (if you have them) and cool them completely.

NOM…

I’ve been receiving somewhat strange and unknown transmissions as of late to my email address claiming no more than “always nic3 to contr1bute”… seems like lyrics or poetry, I’m not sure…

I’ll write them here….

Tainted Rose

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The light fades, it burns

Darkness and suffering disappear
The angel and her wings
Winging it quickly from the fear
Look into the sky
I feel the hurt, I see the pain
A tainted rose
Shining once again
A second chance, take it
Your fear of heaven and your heart wont break it
So much to see, so much to fear
Run away, your heart might hear
The truths a black thing
Bigger than us all
Picks us up to throw us further
Throw us further when we fall
A tainted rose, stronger than before
It was my love that made it grow some more
It was my love that made it fade away
But that’s a story for another day

(essential_obscure 2001)

I recently went to see 500 Days of Summer with my fine American friend Mandy and I have to say it was a great film with a really believable, true-esque story. I was really drawn in by the soundtrack that the film utilised and wanted to share 3 of the tracks that jumped out at me. Find them below.

Also - go see it. If only because the amazing Zooey Deschanel is in it.

Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition

Doves - There Goes the Fear

The Smiths - Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want

Many of you have seen this already I am sure but I was watching it and had to post it.

In 1999, The Family Learning Channel commissioned Don Hertzfeldt to make some promotional cartoons for them and they were all unceremoniously rejected.

Enjoy.

This year has seen somewhat reclusive filmmaker visual artist Chris Cunningham take to the stage for the first time since 2005 to perform “Chris Cunningham Live”.

For those of you who aren’t familiar with the man’s work, he’s the guy who created such amazing music videos such as Aphex Twin’s “Come to Daddy” and Bjork’s “All is Full of Love”. Given his extensive work over the last few years, he’s clearly been able to package this all together and deliver what seems to be a really mind-blowing live experience so catch him live over the coming months if you can. As far as I can see he’s playing live at the Big Chill Festival which is on 6th-9th August and the Electric Picnic which takes place on 4th-6th of September.

Check out the footage below of part of his performance at the 5 Days Off festival in Amsterdam. Probably best to avoid it if you find experimental techno and rhythmic violence unsettling…