Comics illustrator Ryan Andrews has been creating pixelized versions of Star Wars characters in his own adorable style. “I’d like to do all the main characters from ep 4 first,” he says, “then move on to minor characters until I have basically the whole cast…within reason.”. You can follow his progress via his blog. It’s…

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“The Future”, the latest music video by The Limousines, is filled with catchy hooks, DeLoreans, and disturbingly morbid endings. Sort of Back To the Future meets No Country For Old Men. “The Future”, which focuses it’s eye on how things end, eventually led to the band’s choice to leave their label: We left the label….

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Looking for a nerdy way to one-up your your friends at your next dinner party? Check out the Super Mario Bros. inspired “1Up Mushroom Burger” Instructable by Karen Chu for details on how to make this tasty veggie treat. It’s the Bob-omb! Of course Mario loves mushrooms… he’s a fungi! photo by Karen Chu

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Dan The Automator fans should get goosebumps while watching this preview for his new Pillowfight project with singer Emily Wells. The upcoming album, due later this year, also features scratches by Kid Koala (who’s worked with Dan past project such at Lovage and Deltron 3030) and well as visuals by David Choe. Wells has been…

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Since a bunch of San Franciscans happen to be in New York City this weekend, Laughing Squid & Doctor Popular thought it’d be fun to get all of our SF and NYC pals together for a Friday Night Drink Up at Idle Hands Bar in the East Village.

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Last weekend, I had a ludicrously fun time playing an iPhone music set at Pulsewave’s monthly show in NYC. The place was packed with an energetic crowd who came to see visual artists and performers using Gameboys, gaming consoles, and mobile devices to create electronic pop music. But one of the show’s surprise highlights was…

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