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Dogboarding, Using Dogs as Skateboards
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert introduce us to the unique new sport of Dogboarding using dogs as skateboards.
Obscura Day 2011, A Day for Curious and Wonderful Places
April 9, 2011, is Obscura Day, a worldwide celebration of the exploration of curious and unknown places. Expeditions and tours are scheduled in 86 cities…
Do You Need a Social Media Detox?
Column Five Media asks the question Do You Need a Social Media Detox? (larger version). via Om Malik
Safety Maps, Share a Safe Place to Meet in Case of Emergency
Safety Maps is an ingenious service by Do projects that allows you to create a map of a safe place to meet in case of…
Jackie Kashian on Los Angeles Pet Owners
Comedienne Jackie Kashian‘s routine “Animals” is from her It Is Never Going To Be Bread album. She has a podcast called The Dork Forest and…
Know Your Meme Acquired by Cheezburger Network
Know Your Meme, which was launched at Rocketboom three years ago, has been acquired by Cheezburger Network. Cheezburger, the Internet publisher best known for popularizing…
Soundscapes: Field Recordings From Burning Man
The Black Rock Desert is the perfect place to create huge art and bring together tens of thousands of people precisely because it is one…
ISS, An Improvised Space Station Sitcom by monochrom
ISS, directed by Johannes Grenzfurthner and Roland Gratzer of the art prank group monochrom, is an improvised sitcom about the crew of the International Space…
RoboGames 2011, The World’s Largest Robot Competition
photo via Willow Garage photo by Scott Beale The 8th annual RoboGames, the world’s largest robot competition, takes place April 15-17th, 2011 at the San…
International Pillow Fight Day 2011
With International Pillow Fight Day 2011 scheduled for April 2, dozen of cities around the world–from Adelaide to Zürich–brace for the feathery onslaught. The United…