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Facebook Goes Public With Initial Public Offering on NASDAQ
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg just rang the opening of the New York Stock Exchange from their Menlo Park, CA headquarters, paving the way for Facebook…
Larry Page & Sergey Brin of Google Accepting a Webby Award in 2000
The Webby Awards has posted a video from their archives of TV news anchor Sam Donaldson interviewing Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin after…
Tiny Steve Jobs Selling iPhones In Midtown Manhattan
Walking through Midtown Manhattan this afternoon I came a cross a tiny Steve Jobs dilegently hawking iPhones in the window of Cellular Express on 38th…
US Military Demonstrates an Experimental Manned Flying Platform (1955)
This 1955 newsreel clip from British Pathé shows a demonstration flight of the Hiller Flying Platform, an experimental manned hover craft then in development by…
Living Without Laws: Slab City, USA
“Living Without Laws: Slab City, USA” is a short documentary about Slab City, a desert settlement in Southeastern California that is populated by a combination…
John Waters Picked up Hitchhiking by Indie Band in Ohio
The Baltimore Sun is reporting that cult filmmaker John Waters was picked up hitchhiking in Ohio by indie band, Here We Go Magic. Their tweet…
Cat in Clothes, Adorable Paintings by Heather Mattoon
Artist Heather Mattoon has created Cat in Clothes, a delightful series of cat paintings where each cat gets a name and a personality to fit…
Marvelous Monster Sculptures by Jordu Schell
Artist Jordu Schell creates wonderful monsters and creatures, primarily for the film and television industry.
An Amigurumi Fish That Transforms Into Sushi
Irene Kiss has created a transforming crocheted Fish to Sushi amigurumi and posted its pattern (pdf) on Ravelry. via KnitHacker
Kinetic Creatures, Cardboard Walking Animal Sculptures
Kinetic Creatures are cardboard walking animal sculptures by Alyssa Hamel & Lucas Ainsworth. The sculptures are made of cut cardboard parts that fit together with…