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Coffee Common In NYC, An Event To Help People Make Great Coffee
Coffee Common is a united group of dedicated coffee roasters and baristas that collaborates “to proselytize the simple truths around coffee”. From January 19 through…
Bank of America Automated Truth Machine Prank in San Francisco
On January 12, Rainforest Action Network activists converted all 85 San Francisco Bank of America ATMs into “Automated Truth Machines.” The activists converted each machine…
Hat Cat, Sophie the Kitten Comfortably Perches On a Head Like a Hat
Sophie the kitten seems quite comfortable perched on her companion Scott’s head in the home video, Hat cat. via Boing Boing
Sarah Lacy Launches New Daily Tech News Blog PandoDaily
Tech writer, author and entrepreneur Sarah Lacy has launched PandoDaily, a daily tech news blog that strives “to be the site-of-record for that startup root-system…
Blue Velvette, A David Lynch Tribute Rap by Cancer Merchant
Cancer Merchant, aka Hollywood-based comedian Daveo Mathias, wrote and performed Blue Velvette, the rap tribute to filmmaker David Lynch. The song samples Blue Velvet by…
Samsung Transparent Touchscreen Window Display
The Samsung Transparent Window is a 46 inch transparent LCD display that is a combination touchscreen computer and window (video via MobileNations). The display can…
AT-AT Dog Eating A Birthday Treat
Here’s Bones Mello, the AT-AT dog eating a birthday treat. via Neatorama
Stephen Colbert Doing an Impression of a Nuclear Explosion
Stephen Colbert acted out this hilarious pantomime of a nuclear explosion during a November 30, 2009 interview with Joseph Cirincione of the Ploughshares Fund,…
Devil’s Playground, A Documentary About Amish Teenage Culture
Filmmaker Lucy Walker directed Devil’s Playground, an award-winning 2002 full-length documentary film about the culture of Amish teenagers as they reach their sixteenth birthday by…
Menu Design in America: 1850-1985, 100+ Years of Printed Menu Art
Menu Design in America: 1850-1985 is a beautiful 392-page book from TASCHEN that showcases over 800 examples of printed menu art from the years 1850…