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Studio Multitracks, Isolating Tracks From Songs
Karaoke-style isolated audio tracks of pop songs are now proliferating on the Internet. Studio Multitracks is a site by Henry Baum that collects these isolated…
Animator Shaves His Beard in Stop Motion PSA for Conservation
Adam Fisher, a burly Maine animator at Laika, chops down his majestic beard in “Timber,” a stop motion PSA on preserving natural resources. Warning: a…
LEGO Star Wars: Make Your Own Story
LEGO Star Wars “Make your own story”, a clever ad campaign by the Brazilian advertising school Escola Cuca. via Ads of the World
Hard Boiled, A Foursquare Film Noir
“Hard Boiled”, a Foursqure film noir by Erik Beck and Justin Johnson of Indie Machines. A tech-savvy detective takes a cold case into his own…
Brian Malow Takes a Look at Our Fear of The Technological Singularity
Science comedian Brian Malow takes a look at our fear of the Technological Singularity, the point where machines are smarter the humans.
The Evolution of Video Game Controllers
The Evolution of Video Game Controllers, a beautiful poster by Pop Chart Lab. The complete evolutionary tree of the video game controller, tracking 82 species…
Needle Felting Extravaganza at Gallery Hanahou in New York City
A Needle Felting Extravaganza, featuring amazing needle-felting art by Kit Lane, Moxie, Yoko Nomura and Hine Mizushima, opens on Thursday, March 3rd at Gallery Hanahou…
NES Controller Mints and Atari Controller Gum
NES Controller Mints and Atari Controller Gum by ThinkGeek.
Urbanized, A Documentary About the Design of Cities
Urbanized is a new documentary by Gary Hustwit currently in production about the design of cities. It’s the third film in his trilogy of design…
Hey Big Dog by Margaret Cho, Featuring Fiona Apple
Here’s the new music video for “Hey Big Dog” by Margaret Cho, which features Fiona Apple and was produced and directed by Al Ridenour. It’s…