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Improv Everywhere No Pants Subway Ride 2012 in Video and Photos
The 11th Annual No Pants Subway Ride by Improv Everywhere was a rousing success with 59 rides taking place on January 8th in 27 countries.…
The Board of Awesomeness, A Motorized Longboard Controlled by a XBox 360 Kinect Motion Sensor
The Board of Awesomeness by mobile app developer Chaotic Moon is an experimental motorized longboard that is controlled by the rider’s gestures, thanks to a…
Star Trek Electronic Door Chime
The Star Trek Electronic Door Chime by ThinkGeek is a motion sensitive door chime styled after the Star Trek wall communicator panels from the original…
Hybrid Thinking, A Group Art Exhibition Curated by Wooster Collective
Hybrid Thinking is a group exhibition at New York City’s Jonathan LeVine Gallery curated by Marc Schiller and Sara Schiller of Wooster Collective. The show…
One Year Followup With Ted Williams, The Man With The Golden Voice
Last January, you might remember the rags to riches story of Ted Williams, the Columbus, Ohio man escaped homelessness by having his “golden voice” discovered…
Burrow, Animation Follows the Phantasmagoric Romp of a Naked Couple
Burrow is the 2011 graduation film from Mexican-born animator and artist Federico Gutiérrez from Vancouver Film School. This bizarre and fascinating animated short follows the…
Moonrise Kingdom, A New Film by Wes Anderson
The first preview trailer was just released for Moonrise Kingdom, a new film-in-production from director Wes Anderson. It stars Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill…
Five People Play the Gotye Song ‘Somebody I Used to Know’ on a Single Guitar
Walk Off The Earth covers the hit song "Somebody I used to Know" by Gotye with five people playing one guitar
Pickin’ & Trimmin’, Short Documentary About A Combination Barbershop and Community Music Venue in North Carolina
“Pickin’ & Trimmin’” is a charming short documentary about a small town barbershop in Drexel, North Carolina that doubles as a community music venue. Director…
2012 Off-Centered Film Fest by Dogfish Head Brewery & Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery and Alamo Drafthouse Cinema are collaborating again this year to showcase the best 5-minutes-or-less “off-centered” films at the 2012 Off-Centered Film…