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Audrey Penven Reveals The Hidden Beauty of Microsoft’s Kinect

by Aaron Muszalski on March 31, 2011

For her new solo show, “Dancing With Invisible Light”, photographer Audrey Penven has created a strange and beautiful collection of images that reveal the unique patterns of infrared light produced by the Microsoft Kinect. An inexpensive videogame peripheral, the Kinect lets players interact with games by moving their whole bodies. By projecting a special pattern…

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Reality, A Social Network Based In Real Life

by Aaron Muszalski on March 31, 2011

Reality, “a social network based in real life”, re-launched this week. Described as a fully portable, crossplatform social network with an endlessly flexible API, Reality is hoping it can give infamously well-funded newcomer Color a run for its money. “When we saw a new crop of our competitors getting closer to launch, we knew we…

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Coilhouse Magazine Announces DRM-Free Digital Downloads

by Aaron Muszalski on March 29, 2011

Beginning yesterday, and for a limited time, acclaimed indie art magazine Coilhouse—”A love letter to alternative culture” whose exquisitely produced print editions consistently sell out—have made all of their back issues available for digital download as high-quality, DRM-free PDF files. About their decision to publish digitally, in a high-resolution format, unburdened with intrusive copy-protection measures,…

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Lose Me In The Sand – A New Album and Tour by Mark Growden

by Aaron Muszalski on February 17, 2011

“Lose Me In The Sand”, the new album by Mark Growden, was released today on Porto Franco Records. “Lose Me In The Sand” is Mark’s second album with Porto Franco, following 2010’s acclaimed “Saint Judas”. Long beloved in the San Francisco music scene, Mark’s live performances are legendary for their combination of incredible musicianship and…

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Art Of Social Conscience: The I-75 Project by Norm Magnusson

by Aaron Muszalski on October 25, 2010

For his I-75 Project, artist Norm Magnusson has been placing a series of fabricated historical markers along Interstate-75. Although they appear official, Magnusson’s markers contain political and social observations rather than historical ones – what he calls “art of social conscience”. Interstate-75 begins in Sault St. Marie, Michigan on the Canadian border. After leaving Michigan,…

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Fundraiser For NIMBY, A DIY Industrial Art Space

by Aaron Muszalski on October 15, 2010

NIMBY, the Bay Area DIY industrial art space whose motto – “Refuse to live vicariously” – is a perfect rallying cry for the Maker Revolution, is holding a fundraiser on October 16th. NIMBY parties are notorious for their boundless eclecticism, packing their vast space with live performers, interactive fire art, giant nose-picking machines and an…

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The McRoll – Surreal Video Remixes Of Japanese McDonald’s Commercials

by Aaron Muszalski on May 4, 2010

A more disturbing alternative to the rickroll, the “McRoll” replaces the cheesy inanity of Rick Astley with the queasy insanity of Donarudo Makudonarudo (Donald McDonald), the mascot of McDonald’s restaurants in Japan. Commercials featuring Donald – so named due to the lack of a clear “r” sound in Japanese – have been the subject of…

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San Francisco Banksy Art Pranked, Turned Into A Tribute To Frank Chu

by Aaron Muszalski on May 4, 2010

photo by catiemagee A San Francisco prankster has modified a piece of street art attributed to the infamous graffiti artist Banksy. The modification, which appeared late Tuesday night in San Francisco’s Mission District, transformed Banksy’s Native American – ironically holding a “No Trespassing” sign – into beloved local eccentric and 12 Galaxies protester, Frank Chu….

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