Portland GEAR Con, A Celebration of Steampunk & Neo-Victoriana
Portland GEAR Con, a celebration of Steampunk & Neo-Victoriana takes place July 22-24 at Crowne Plaza in Portland. Portland’s Gaslight Explorers, Adventurers, & Romantics Convention…
Brave, Pixar’s First Fairy Tale
Brave, the first fairy tale by Pixar, is scheduled for release on June 22, 2012. Since ancient times, stories of epic battles and mystical legends…
J. W. Westcott II, A Mail Boat That Is Detroit’s Floating Post Office
J. W. Westcott Co. of Detroit operates J. W. Westcott II, a US Postal Service mail boat (zipcode 48222) that delivers to ships operating in…
G-speak, a Computer Interface Controlled by Hand Gestures
G-speak by Oblong Industries is a spatial operating environment, a futuristic gestural computer interface first seen in the 2002 sci-fi film Minority Report. Computer scientist…
Simon’s Cat: Beyond the Fence
Simon’s Cat: Beyond the Fence, the second book featuring the adventures of Simon’s Cat, created by Simon Tofield. Simon Tofield’s animations have taken YouTube by…
The 2nd Annual Kickstarter Film Festival
The 2nd Annual Kickstarter Film Festival takes place July 9 in Brooklyn. Tickets go on sale June 29 via Kickstarter. This year’s festival will feature…
Wisdom of the Llama, A Bill Murray Print by N.C. Winters
“Wisdom of the Llama”, a new Bill Murray themed print by N.C. Winters available through Gallery 1988.
DefCon Kids, A Hacker Conference For Kids Aged 8-16
The 1st annual DefCon Kids, a hacker conference for kids aged 8-16, takes place August 6-7 at Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The…
Stop-Motion Annimation of Creatures Shooting Fruit
Jack Conte, one of half the musical duo Pomplamoose, is creating a new video every week. His latest video is a stop-motion animation of creatures…
Waste Land, Making Art In The World’s Largest Garbage Dump
Oscar-nominated documentary WASTE LAND, follows native Brazilian artist Vik Muniz to the world’s largest landfill, Jardim Gramacho. It is there he unravels a fascinating and moving story…