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‘THE SLAP’, A Beautiful Short Film That Captures a Series of Acquaintances and Strangers Slapping Each Other
“The Slap” is a short film by Max Landis about a series of acquaintances and strangers slapping each other. Though initially started as a sort…

Screen Junkies Break Down and Talk About Some of the Best and Worst Movie Robots of All Time
In honor of Transformers: Age of Extinction landing in theaters today, Screen Junkies host Hal Rudnick sat down with comedians and writers Heather Anne Campbell…

A 1980s VHS-Style Intro for HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’
Animator Mikolaj Birek recently took the VHS version of the Game of Thrones opening credits, made by Hunter Sanders, and merged it with a 1980s…

The Nerdwriter Discusses the Concept of Video Games Being Accepted as a Unique Form of Art
In this video, New York City video blogger and web producer Evan Puschak (a.k.a. “The Nerdwriter“) discusses the concept of video games (old and new)…

Nuzzel, An App That Showcases the Top News Stories Shared by Your Friends
Nuzzel is an app that showcases the top news stories shared by your friends on Facebook and Twitter. Rather than present news based on aggregation,…

‘Black Rock Observatory’, A Functional Astronomical Observatory for Burning Man 2014
“Black Rock Observatory” is a new space-themed interactive artwork by art group The Desert Wizards of Mars, makers of the Mars rover art car. The…

Scented Candles for Life’s Disappointments
Flick Candles makes scented candles to mark life’s many disappointments. They produce scents like Cancelled Vacation and Freshly Signed Divorce Papers. Flicking Candles make the…

Comedian Jerry Seinfeld Answers a Number of Technology-Related Etiquette Questions
“Is it hazardous to tweet on Ambien?” Comedian Jerry Seinfeld recently sat down with Wired to answer a number of technology-related etiquette questions like “Is…

Photos of the Automattic (WordPress.com) Headquarters in San Francisco
During a trip to San Francisco in March I visited the beautifully designed headquarters of Automattic, the parent company of WordPress.com. The “matt” in “Automattic”…

J&L Distilling Company, Superb Spirits Created in Boulder, Colorado by Home Brewing Scientists
When scientists Seth Johnson and Justin Lee met at a Boulder, Colorado home brewing club over ten years ago, they discovered that they both had…
