Laughing Squid
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Growing is Forever, An Ode To The Redwoods
“Growing is Forever” by Jesse Rosten is a gorgeous short film that is an ode to the Redwood forests of California, set to a poem…
Volunteers Helped Clean Up San Francisco Pillow Fight To Aid Charity
The 2011 San Francisco Valentine’s Day Pillow Fight was $12,000 less costly for the city to clean up this year, thanks to lower turnout and…
Transcendent Man, a Documentary About Futurist Ray Kurzweil
Transcendent Man is a new documentary by Barry Ptolemy about futurist Ray Kurzweil. The film is based on Kurzweil’s book “The Singularity is Near: When…
Evolution Made Us All, A Sunday School Hymn Parody
“Evolution Made Us All” is a spot-on spoof of a sunday school hymn by Ben Hillman. via Richard Dawkins | Boing Boing
Thom Yorke of Radiohead Dances to Beyonce
Thom Yorke is so excited about his band Radiohead‘s new album The King Of Limbs coming out that he’s dancing to Beyonce. In fact it…
Train Runs Through Middle of Maeklong Market in Bangkok
In “Maeklong Market and Train,” Japanese train fiend ISO8 shows us a Bangkok market that is bisected by an active train line. When a train…
Fishing For a Bus Stop Ad
“Fishing Scam”, the lastest street art by EYE-SAW shows a young lad fishing for a bus stop ad. via Wooster Collective
Must Love Cats, Amazing Stories of Cats on The Animal Planet
John Fulton has been traveling the US to find the most amazing cats stories for the new series “Must Love Cats” on The Animal Planet.…
San Francisco Prankster Offers Discount Veterinary and Taxidermy Services at Future PETCO
RichmondSFBlog reports that a San Francisco prankster has struck at the future site of a Richmond district PETCO, plastering the building with a sign offering…
Views of Detroit, An Experiment in Using Film for Urban Planning
In “Views of Detroit,” Danish students experiment with using film as a tool for urban planning. Much of the film takes place in the grand…