Rusty Blazenhoff
Explore, A Discovery Engine for Meaningful Knowledge by Maria Popova
Explore is a “discovery engine for meaningful knowledge, fueled by cross-disciplinary curiosity” edited and curated by Maria Popova of Brain Pickings as a project for…
Ralph Wiggum Comics
Bongo Comics has just released Ralph Wiggum Comics #1, a comic book that features The Simpsons nose-picking character Ralph Wiggums. It is part of Simpsons…
Frankenweenie, Tim Burton Remakes 1984 Short to Feature Length Film
Frankenweenie is a feature-length animated film collaborative effort by Tim Burton and Disney based on Burton’s 1984 classic black-and-white short of the same name…
Skills.to, A Skill Endorsement & People Search Engine Project From Delicious Founder Joshua Schachter
At his new company, Tasty Labs, Delicious founder Joshua Schachter has created Skills.to. As described by ReadWriteWeb, this new project is “an endorsement and people…
Legendary Animator Tex Avery Directed Early Kool-Aid Commercial
Legendary animator Tex Avery directed this (now politically incorrect) commercial for Kool-Aid in the 1950s. Avery was known for creating some very popular animated characters…
24-Hour Sprinkles, An Around-The-Clock Cupcake Automat in Beverly Hills
The folks at chain cupcake shop Sprinkles Cupcakes will soon be opening 24-Hour Sprinkles, an around-the-clock cupcake automat at their Beverly Hills, California storefront. LAist…
Nestle Crunch Thin Mints Girl Scout Cookie Hybrid Candy Bar Is Real
The hybrid Nestle Crunch and Girl Scout cookie candy bar that has been making the rounds recently (via this reddit post) is indeed real. While…
BarBot 2012, A Celebration of Cocktail Culture & Man-Machine Interface
We recently featured Simone Davalos and David Calkins (aka the Robot Couple) and their BarBot 2012 coming up on March 2 and 3, 2012. This…
Coffee Flakes, Corn & Flax Cereal Coated with Italian Coffee
Coffee Flakes is a corn flake-type cereal that has the smell and taste of rich and flavorful Italian coffee and “the crunch and heartiness of…
Emerald City Comicon 2012
Emerald City Comicon is a comic book & pop culture convention that happens March 30-31 and April 1, 2012 at the Washington State Convention Center…