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Plastic Paradise, A Documentary About The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Plastic Paradise: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is an upcoming independent documentary film by docujournalist Angela Sun that focuses on the eco-issue of the Great…
Top Secret Upcoming Star Wars Film Titles by Disney
Fathers Andy Herald and Charlie Capen of the entertaining “how-not-to” parenting website HowToBeADad.com have released an illustrated series of Disney and Star Wars film title…
Laughing Squid T-Shirts and Mugs
Black t-shirts with the green Laughing Squid logo are available to purchase at NoonaCo, in sizes for both men and women. Each order is shipped…
Psycho – Homage to Hitchcock, A Paper Craft Theatrical Installation
Directors and designers Davy and Kristin McGuire are behind Psycho – Homage to Hitchcock, a fantastic theatrical installation of the classic thriller, Psycho, that uses…
The Onion Book Of Known Knowledge
The Onion Book Of Known Knowledge is a 256 page satirical encyclopedia from The Onion. The book spans such heady subjects as the life stages…
ToyTalk, A Startup Toy Company That is Building an Innovative Talking Teddy Bear
“Your teddy bear has a thousand things to tell you!” ToyTalk is a San Francisco-based startup toy company founded by Oren Jacob (Pixar’s former…
photoBot, Robotic Camera That Detects & Photographs People
photoBot is a robotic camera that detects and photographs nearby people (video). A camera and ultrasonic sensor are housed in a rotating “head” atop the…
Undone, A Stop-Motion Animated Allegory for Alzheimer’s Disease
“Undone” by Hayley Morris is a beautiful stop motion animation in which an old man fishes objects out of the sea, only to lose them.…
A Cat’s Life, An Illustrated Book by Gemma Correll
A Cat’s Life is a recently released book by Gemma Correll full of her wonderful “cat-tastic” illustrations. It is available to purchase at Buy Olympia.…
Patton Oswalt’s Doctor Octopus Costume Made by Adam Savage
In early October, comedian Patton Oswalt reached out and posted a tweet asking if anyone had a Marvel Doctor Octopus Halloween costume for sale or…