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Tatt Book, A Book on Contemporary Tattoo Artists & Their Designs
Tatt Book: Visionaries of Tattoo is a book curated and authored by Joseph Ari Aloi, aka JK5, that features contemporary tattoo artists from around the…
Dogfish Head Delaware Native Ale (DNA)
Dogfish Head, working with a “team of entrepreneurs, farmers, educators, historians and public servants”, has just released Delaware Native Ale (DNA), their new Delaware-centric ale.…
Tohoku Japanese Earthquake Sculpture by Luke Jerram
The “Tohoku Japanese Earthquake Sculpture” by British artist Luke Jerram is a visualization of seismometer readings from the March 11 catastrophic earthquake. Jerram converted nine…
Microsoft’s Vision of Personal Electronics and Software of the Future
In “Productivity Future Vision,” Microsoft envisions the future of personal electronics and software, from wafer thin PCs no bigger than a credit card, to…
Carsten Höller: Experience, Art Exhibition at New Museum in New York City Gives Visitors a True Participatory Experience
The New Museum in New York City is hosting a new interactive exhibition titled Carsten Höller: Experience featuring participatory art sculptures from German artist Carsten…
5th Annual Movember, A Month-Long Mustache-Growing Charity Event
The 5th annual Movember, a month-long worldwide mustache-growing event to raise funds and awareness for men’s health issues, begins tomorrow, November 1 (see the Movember…
Chemistry Teacher Shows Students The Exploding Pumpkin Trick
In 2009 chemistry teacher Chris Bergmann showed his students The Exploding Pumpkin Trick for Halloween demo day.
PETMAN, A Bipedal Humanoid Robot That Exercises and Sweats
PETMAN is a bipedal humanoid robot by Boston Dynamics that mimics human walking, calisthenics, and other movements, in order to serve the US Military as…
Protect IP and SOPA, A New Round of Federal Anti-Piracy Laws
Kirby Ferguson of Everything is a Remix presents a video critique of the Protect IP Act, which is part of a new round of proposed…
Grilled Cheesus, Sandwich Press Imprints Image of Jesus on Bread
Brooklyn-based couple, Rob Corso and Meg Sheehan, have developed a heavenly electronic grilled cheese sandwich press that imprints an image of Jesus on the outside…