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VIDEO

Sci-fi special effects

We all know that Hollywood is the movie-making capital of the world, and most cinephiles have seen at least one Bollywood film, but what about a flick made in Kollywood – the capital of India’s Tamil language cinema industry, based in Chennai? This fantastical mash-up of clips comes from a sci-fi film called Robot. Watch it, and be amazed. ind.pn/gmP5De

FOOD

Corporate consumption

Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma and Eric Schlosser’s Fast Food Nation reground the lens through which Americans viewed the food they eat. The two authors recently came together to discuss the burning issues in foodie land in front of an audience in LA. Check out their views on the big food conglomerates McDonald’s and Monsanto here. ind.pn/f6W60b

FASHION

The graft behind the glitz

The Marc Jacobs fashion show cost at least $1m, took hours to prepare and involved hundreds of pairs of hands at work behind the scenes, all for a brief snippet of catwalk glory. Read about the industry that goes into one of the world’s most-watched fashion moments in this fascinating piece. ind.pn/hi8ryN

SCIENCE

Ingredients under the microscope

Nathan Myhrvold, former chief technology officer at Microsoft, heads up a research unit where chefs and scientists have spent years exploring the physical properties of thousands of ingredients. They have put together a manifesto entitled Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking. ind.pn/eCiGBX

FILM

Weinstein’s winning streak

Harvey Weinstein was one of the biggest players in Hollywood, until he lost millions of dollars and was forced to sell Miramax studios to Disney. But he is now enjoying a comeback after producing The King’s Speech, The Fighter and Blue Valentine. Vanity Fair profiles the movie mogul here: ind.pn/fpk9LA

PHOTOGRAPHY

Retouching revealed

We are constantly being bombarded with flawless images in magazines but they have almost certainly had a little help in post-production. One photographer has shared just how much work goes into retouching with before and after shots that Jezebel has put into a video. ind.pn/fW0IQq

MUSIC

Low budget, high impact

Jake Morley is a London-based singer-songwriter who releases his debut album, Many Fish To Fry, next week. Take a look at the video for his first single ‘Feet Don’t Fail Me Now’, which was shot with absolutely no budget but is already bringing the singer to much wider attention. ind.pn/h3DPr0

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