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DEF CON 19 Hacking Conference
The 19th annual DEF CON, one of the largest and oldest continuous hacking conferences, takes place August 4th though 7th at the Rio Hotel in…
Central Park Pop Up Chapel to Host 24 Same-Sex Weddings on July 30
Pop Up Chapel is a temporary wedding chapel that will be set up in New York City’s Central Park as a venue for 24 same-sex…
Crazy 4 Cult: Cult Movie Classics Art Book by Gallery 1988
For the past five years, Gallery 1988 in Los Angeles has hosted Crazy 4 Cult, a high profile show featuring art work inspired by top-notch…
Map Figure Paintings by Ingrid Dabringer
Artist Ingrid Dabringer uses maps as a canvas for her painted figure drawings. She cleverly uses the roads, colors, and geography of the maps to…
Subversive Cross Stitch
Delicious QR code cross stitch, this piece will read “Use A Fucking Coaster” when any curious onlooker or recipient scans it with their smart phone.…
Planet of the Apes Party Fun Time
“Planet of the Apes Party Fun Time” by Brad Hasse, remixed to Benny Benassi Presents the Biz. via Paul Scheer
One Day On Earth, A Visual Time Capsule
One Day on Earth is a project to create a visual time capsule of October 10, 2010 (10/10/10) as it passed in places worldwide.
Tom Waits For No One, A 1979 Animated Tom Waits Performance
The little known animated short “Tom Waits For No One” has a fascinating history. It was filmed back in 1978 as a fun project to…
Apple Releases OS X Lion, Along With New MacBook Airs & Mac Minis
Apple has just released their latest operating system OS X Lion along with new, faster MacBook Airs and Mac Minis. They also released a new…
Comic-Con 2011 Survival Guide
If you are headed to San Diego this week for Comic-Con, check out this awesome Comic-Con 2011 Survival Guide (PDF download) created by Click Communications.…