Twitter Adds LOLcat, A New Language Option
Twitter has added a new meme-friendly language option: LOLcat. It appears to mostly capitalize words and drop letters here and there. It doesn’t touch your…
Horst Pehl, A Foley Artist for the Adult Film Industry
A 3-episode web pseudo-documentary series on ThingX by Mitch Magee and Dyna Moe that follows the fictional Horst Pehl, a master Foley artist for the…
Lay’s Potato Chips Flavor Finalists: Sriracha, Chicken & Waffles, & Cheesy Garlic Bread
Frito-Lay ran a Facebook contest called “Lay’s Do Us A Flavor” to come up with the next flavor of Lay’s Potato Chips and while the…
Pet Shop by Barklemore, Ruffing Awesome Parody of ‘Thrift Shop’
“What’s up? I got a huge bone.” The Pet Collective has made “Pet Shop” by “Barklemore,” a “ruffing awesome” parody song and music video based…
Reel SF, San Francisco Movie Locations Then & Now
Bullitt (1968) Reel SF is a fascinating site that makes then and now comparisons of San Francisco film locations from classic films. It is the…
In a Galaxy Far, Far Away, Stylized Star Wars Illustrations by El LoCo
In A Galaxy Far, Far Away is a set of two Star Wars themed illustrations by London-based artist Tiago Lopes da Conceição (aka “El LoCo“),…
Tentacle Cluster by Josh Ellingson, Combines Cephalopods & Booze
San Francisco-based artist Josh Ellingson created “Tentacle Cluster,” a piece that combines two of his (and my) favorite things, cephalopods and booze. Prints are available…
A LEGO Catbus That Works, Inspired by the Film ‘My Neighbor Totoro’
Japanese LEGO builder Tomoyuki Wakata (aka “LEGOROBO“) has created a functioning custom LEGO sculpture of the animated character Catbus from Hayao Miyazaki’s classic film, My…
Exec, A House Cleaning & Personal Assistant Online Service
Exec is a San Francisco-based online service started by Justin Kan (Justin.tv) that provides both house cleaners and personal assistants to its members. Exec house…
Calvin and Hobbes Creatively Placed Into Real Photographs
Oregon-based freelance photographer Michael S. Den Beste (aka “Nite4awk“) has created an absolutely wonderful series of photoshopped images that place the classic comic strip characters…