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‘Bad Dads V’, An Art Show Tribute to the Films of Wes Anderson at Spoke Art Gallery in San Francisco
Mr. Fox & His Bike by Maryanna Hoggatt Spoke Art Gallery in San Francisco will be hosting Bad Dads V, the fifth annual group art…
Mondo and Middle of Beyond to Release ‘Gremlins’ and ‘Fargo’ Ugly Christmas Sweaters
Mondo and Middle of Beyond (previously) have teamed up to release two different holiday knit sweaters in the themes of the movies Fargo and Gremlins.…
A Split-Screen Comparison of Paris and New York City
Filmmaker Franck Matellini explores the similarities and differences of Paris and New York City in the wonderful split-screen video, “Paris / New York”.
The Original ‘Ghostbusters’ Film Remixed by Eclectic Method
Eclectic Method has created a remix of the original 1984 American science fantasy comedy film Ghostbusters in celebration of the movie’s 30th anniversary. It’s Halloween…
A Proposed Mandatory Shopping Label by Doghouse Diaries That Indicates the Value of Items in an Apocalypse
“New Shopping Label” is an amusing comic by Doghouse Diaries that proposes a new mandatory shopping label that indicates the value of items in an…
Maya Angelou Talks About Her Stepfather’s Long Con in a Rare 1970 Interview with Studs Terkel, Animated for PBS
In the most recent episode of the PBS animated series “Blank on Blank“, the illustrious poet and author Maya Angelou talks about her stepfather Daddy…
Florida Man Breaks a World Record by Opening 18 Beer Bottles With a Chainsaw in One Minute
Floridian John Nicholson scored his place in the Guinness Book of World Records (previously) by opening up 18 beer bottles with a chainsaw in the…
The Hemingwrite, A Retro Word Processor Shaped Like a Typewriter With Cloud Backup and Google Docs Integration
The Hemingwrite is a writing device styled after 1990s word processors that features built-in syncing to contemporary technology, letting writers back up to the cloud…
Mother, A Connected Home Device That Uses Sensors to Monitor Life Statistics
Mother is a connected home device by French company Sen.se that uses a series of adaptable sensors (or “Motion Cookies”) that can be applied to…
Anura, A Smartphone-Controlled Drone That Is Small Enough to Fit in a Pocket
The Anura is a portable quadcopter created by San Francisco-based photographer Jason Lam that folds down into roughly the size of a smartphone. The drone…