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Three Fifteen, 3D Animated Short Weaves Entertaining Sci-Fi Tale
Five students from Thakur-Toonskool Advanced Animation Academy in India have created the entertaining 3D animated short, Three Fifteen, for their final degree project. Aditya Tawde,…
A Book Reading by Rev. Billy, Savitri D & Chicken John at Coney Island
Reverend Billy, Savitri D and Chicken John will be hosting a “boisterous” book reading at Coney Island’s Freakshow on Saturday November 19, 2011 from 7…
Sierra Zulu, A New Feature Film Project by Monochrom
Sierra Zulu is an upcoming feature length dark comedy directed by Johannes Grenzfurthner (Monochrom) about the fictional communist microstate of Soviet Unterzoegersdorf. Grenzfurthner, a longtime…
American Icons, Pop Culture Icons Art Show by Jason Brockert
The American Icons art exhibition will feature the photo-realistic paintings of Jason Brockert. His art covers pop culture icons like Star Wars action figures, Pac-Man,…
TimeMaps, Interactive Map Showing Trip Duration Instead of Distance
TimeMaps by Dutch designer Vincent Meertens is an elegant interactive travel planner map that displays trip duration as a graphic overlay (demo video). The map…
A Visualization of Tweets Mentioning 11-11-11 Traveling The World
Twitter has posted visualization showing how tweets mentioning 11:11 on 11-11-11 spread around the world.
Film About the Early Years of Shepherd Fairey and Origin of Obey Giant
Director Julian Marshall is creating a feature length narrative film about the early years of Shepherd Fairey and the origin of his “Obey Giant” street…
Drinkify, A Web App That Recommends Cocktails To Go With Music
Drinkify is a fun web app that chooses a cocktail to accompany your inputted musical selection. While enjoying your beverage, it plays a song by…
Bert and Ernie Recording TomTom GPS Directions
TomTom announced that the voices of Bert and Ernie from "Sesame Street" are available to customize their in-car GPS navigational devices.
The Big Head, A Giant Videoconferencing Helmet by Dan Rosenfeld
The Big Head by San Francisco artist Dan Rosenfeld is an oversize video conferencing helmet that displays an enlarged version of the wearer’s face on…