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My Desk Is 8-Bit
“My Desk Is 8-Bit”, stop-motion animation video game experiment by Alex Varanese, inspired by Michel Gondry and R-Type. via Waxy
Tournée Wins Best Director at Cannes
Congratulations to Kitten on the Keys and the cast of Tournée (in English: On Tour) for their director (and male lead) Mathieu Amalric winning Best…
EDW Lynch Admits “Let’s Just Be Friends” Dating Incident
The EDW Lynch man-corporation hybrid project (or “corporate manglomerate”) has entered a new and exciting phase with our first press conference. Becoming a corporation means…
Twilight Zone Live On Stage in San Francisco
For the seventh year in a row, San Francisco’s little black box theater The Dark Room presents a month’s worth of traveling to another…
The Art Adventures of San Francisco Street Artist Mildred
Matt Petty of the SFGate Culture Blog made a great video featuring the “Art Adventures” the street artist Mildred, whose wonderful art has been appearing…
Made by Hand: Searching for Meaning in a Throwaway World by Mark Frauenfelder
Made by Hand: Searching for Meaning in a Throwaway World, the latest book by Boing Boing founder and Make Magazine editor-in-chief Mark Frauenfelder, has just…
The Art of Making Traditional Soft Pretzels In NYC
photo by Evan Sung Julia Moskin takes a look at “Making Soft Pretzels the Old-Fashioned Way” in NYC. via Lori Dorn
Pixel, A Documentary on Pixel Art & Animation
“Pixel” is an insightful short documentary by Simon Cottee that explores the world of pixel art, animation and chiptune music. via Waxy
The Turboencabulator and Retro Encabulator
Chrysler explains the mechanical wonders of their Turboencabulator, which was followed by Rockwell Automation’s groundbreaking Retro Encabulator. Thanks Chip, Lonnie and Mark!
iPad + Velcro
Jesse Rosten explores the incredibly handy combination of iPad + Velcro. via swissmiss