Mass Panic: The World of Atom Punk

Even Space Will Be Clean (And a Little Sexist).

arielviews — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:06:32 +0000

AT&T Ad.

arielviews — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:24:12 +0000

This is a really cool ad that AT&T have released. Whats really interesting about it is that it was made by Jim Henson in 1963.

Star Trek Apartment.

arielviews — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:21:25 +0000

I remember seeing this on TV a long time ago. I feel like it was on World’s Most Extreme Homes or something like that. Either way, its a really cool flat and an interesting way to live.

Dick Tufeld.

arielviews — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:16:52 +0000

Dick Tufeld, the legendary voice of the Robot from Lost in Space, passed away yesterday. He was responsible for one of the most iconic soundbites of all time, not to mention other great shows like Space Patrol and Spider-man and his amazing friends.

Dick Tufeld, a longtime radio and TV announcer who intoned “Danger, Will Robinson!” as the voice of the Robot in the 1960s science-fiction TV series “Lost in Space,” has died. He was 85.

Tufeld died Sunday at his home in Studio City while watching the NFL playoffs, his family said. He had heart disease and had been in declining health since sustaining a fall last year.

More information at the LA Times

Trippy IHOP Ad.

arielviews — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:11:41 +0000

Its been a busy couple of weeks, with few signs that it will slow down any time soon. What has been slowed down, though, is this awesome IHOP commercial from 1969.

Is there anything better than old technicolor film stock?

The Red Scare.

arielviews — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:18:37 +0000

In the aftermath (sort of) of recent events I thought it would be interesting to take a look back at a dark mark on the history of America that, in my opinion, one could compare to said recent events.

Of course, McCarthyism and the Red Scare shaped much of the Atomic Age. Without the blacklisting and fear mongering that was a direct effect of it, we wouldn’t have gotten awesome sci fi movies like:

The Thing From Another World

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

If you want to learn more about the Hollywood Ten, this is a great, short documentary to check out:

Drink of The Week: Martini.

arielviews — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:12:42 +0000

Just in time for the weekend, here’s a drink we all know, and probably all know how to make in one form or another. However, I think the martini has been bastardized over the last decade or so and so here is a more classic approach to the drink.

Dry Martini:

First, fill a martini glass with ice and set aside.

In a shaker add ice, 2 1/2 oz. of Gin and 1/2 oz of Dry Vermouth and shake.
Dump the ice from the martini glass and strain the drink into it.
Garnish with either an olive or a twist of lemon.

When I make gin martinis I like to use a lemon zest.

Which leads me to the dirty martini, my favorite form of the cocktail. To make one of those just replace the gin with vodka, cut the vermouth in half and add olive brine to taste. I like mine really dirty so I add a good half oz of brine. Serve the same way and garnish with some olives.

Enjoy.

The Tonga Room.

arielviews — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 02:19:33 +0000

On last night’s episode of Anthony Bourdain’s The Layover, Tony visits The Tonga Room, a Tiki wonderland in the basement of The Fairmount Hotel in San Francisco. He drinks some cool drinks and actually waxes poetic about the post-war days and the boom of tiki culture. Pretty cool.

Video Here. (Travel Channel won’t let you embed…)

Drink of the Week: Caipirinha.

arielviews — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 04:09:03 +0000

Not only is it the national drink of Brazil but its one of my all time favorites. It involves purchasing a bottle of cachaça, but the caipirinha has become virtually ubiquitous in the US, and elsewhere, so everyone should have a bottle of it in their liquor cabinets. Besides, once you make one of these you’ll want to have a bottle at the ready all the time.

To make a caipirinha you’ll need a couple limes, a bottle of cachaça, sugar, ice and an Antonio Carlos Jobim album:

First, put on the Jobim album. Are you good? Good.

Next, cut one of the limes into wedges and put them in a lowball glass.
Pour about a tablespoon of sugar over the lime wedges and muddle them (like you’re making a mojito).
Add ice.
Pour 3 oz. of cachaça into the glass and stir.

Its a very simple, potent and unique drink.

Enjoy.

Image source.

Dreams of Space.

arielviews — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:40:03 +0000

During my routine perusal of the internet, I stumbled upon this awesome blog, titled Dreams of Space, which is a collection of children’s books about space travel from the Atomic Age. The images are a prime example of retrofuturism and they encapsulate the Atompunk aesthetic and ideal perfectly. Its well worth a look.