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2010 Coney Island Mermaid Parade & Mermaid Parade Ball
photo by Norman Blake Coney Island, USA presents the 2010 Coney Island Mermaid Parade on Saturday, June 19th in Coney Island, Brooklyn. This year’s parade…
“Finish Line” New Yorker Cover By Chris Ware
The June 14 & 21 issue of The New Yorker features another great cover by Chris Ware.
Connect Flickr To Facebook
You can now connect your Flickr account to Facebook and have your photos and video automatically update your Facebook feed.
Laughing Squid Twitter Art
Matthew Haggett of TW1TT3R ART created an awesome ASCII Laughing Squid logo for us using 140 characters or less. Here’s some background info on the…
How To Melt An iPad
Project Green Apple shows you how to melt an iPad.
FIGMENT NYC 2010, A Celebration of Participatory Art & Culture on Governors Island
FIGMENT NYC 2010 is a free, annual celebration of participatory art and culture that takes place on Governors Island in New York City June 11-13.…
Social Media Pillows by Craftsquatch
Justin of Craftsquatch has created a great series of handmade Social Media pillows, including a line of anonymous Twitter account pillows. via Boing Boing
Blip.tv Celebrates Fifth Anniversary
photos by Scott Beale Congratulations to our friends at Blip.tv who just celebrated their 5th anniversary. Here are a few photos from their party last…
Mapping Photos Taken By Locals vs. Tourists
Eric Fischer has created a series of city maps that show geotagged photos taken by locals and tourists. Here's NYC and San Francisco.
Improv Everywhere Creates Separate Sidewalk Lanes For Tourists and New Yorkers In NYC
For latest Improv Everywhere mission, “The Tourist Lane”, a chalk line was added to a 5th Avenue sidewalk in New York City encouraging the notoriously…