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Exploring the Ruins of Japan’s Battleship Island
photo by Michael Gakuran Hashima Island sits just over 9 miles off the western coast of Japan. Also known as “Gunkanjim,” or “Battleship Island,” it…
Harvey Pekar (1939-2010), Underground Comic Book Writer
Cleveland based underground comic book writer Harvey Pekar has died at age 70. He’s best known for his autobiographical series and film “American Splendor”. Harvey…
The World’s Largest Skateboard
California Skateparks has created The World's Largest Skateboard that's 12.5 times the scale of a regular skateboard,.
California Extreme 2010, An Arcade Game & Pinball Celebration
California Extreme 2010, the 14th annual celebration of classic arcade games and pinball machines, takes place July 17-18 at the Hyatt Regency in Santa Clara.…
Knitted Meat
Stephanie Casper has been busy creating a series of Knitted Meat. Yarn, it’s what’s for dinner.
Life In The City
“Life In The City”, a Shirt.Woot t-shirt by Kettletoast.
Periodic Table of Swearing
Periodic Table of Swearing (larger version) by Modern Toss via Boing Boing
Paradinha, the ‘Little Stop’ Penalty Kick That’s Not Allowed at the World Cup
A "paradinha" penalty kick is where the kicker feints a shot and commits the goalkeeper to one side, making it easy to score a goal.
Nina Paley Animation In Celebration of EFF’s 20th Anniversary
The amazing animator and free culture activist Nina Paley has just created another one of her minute memes — this one in honor of the…
Bert and Ernie Sing ‘Ante Up’ by M.O.P.
Bert and Ernie of Sesame Street singing "Ante Up" by M.O.P. in a video by Stian Hafstad.