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Commercial Interruption, Todd Bieber’s Secret Life as a Local Commercial Producer
Filmmaker Todd Bieber (Encounters with Orphan Monkeys, Vigilante Gardener, Brooklyn Found Film) has written a new stage show titled Commercial Interruption which chronicles the true…
Charlie O’Donnell Launches Brooklyn Bridge Ventures, The First Venture Capital Fund Based In Brooklyn
Charlie O’Donnell has just launched Brooklyn Bridge Ventures, a new seed stage investor that is the first venture capital fund based in Brooklyn. As part…
Magical Unicorn Mask & Cult of Unicorn by Archie McPhee
Archie McPhee recently unveiled their blue-eyed latex Magical Unicorn Mask mask with “realistic fur mane” that will surely gain you access to their Cult of…
Mink Fur-Covered Toilet
Artist and furniture maker Christy Oates has designed the Mink Toilet, a fur-covered toilet project which is a “response to Meret Oppenheim’s Object piece, a…
PBS Arts: Off Book – The Evolution of Music Online
The PBS Arts ongoing web documentary series titled Off Book, has released PBS Arts: Off Book – The Evolution of Music Online, a look…
Apocalypse Later, Surf Now, An Apocalyptic Surf Music Video
“Apocalypse Later, Surf Now” is a handheld surf video with a twist—the sky is filled with mysterious vessels in the midst of a pitched battle.…
Physics Newbie Plus Liquid Nitrogen Equals Explosion
This physics newbie shows us an incredibly ill-advised way to create an explosion with liquid nitrogen: by sealing it in a plastic bottle. Fair warning,…
Search by Image, A Mesmerizing Algorithmic Video Created Using Google Image Search
“Search by Image, Recursively, Transparent PNG, #1” by German artist Sebastian Schmieg is a mesmerizing algorithm-generated video created with Google’s Search by Image service. The…
One Happy Jumping Dog
Dogwork.com, a pro-pet website that posts the “coolest pet videos on the planet”, recently shared One Happy Dog which features one seriously happy jumping dog.
The Right Heart, Stop-Motion Music Video Featuring Sets & Characters Created Using a MakerBot Replicator
This charming stop-motion music video for the song “The Right Heart” by Scary Car features figurines and sets made by a MakerBot Replicator 3D…