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Beautifully Animated Music Video For “Coyote” By Mark Growden
Mark Growden has released a beautiful music video for his song “Coyote”. Featuring the enchanting stop-motion animation of Christiane Cegavske (director of 2006’s “Blood Tea…
Math Professor’s Video Projector Pranks
Matthew Weathers, a Mathematics and Computer Science Professor at Biola University in Southern California, has a charming talent for surprising his students with clever video…
Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Game
Ever found yourself torn between playing Zelda or watching Dr. Horrible’s Sing Along Blog? Thanks to the pixel artistry of Philadelphia’s Doctor Octoroc, you now…
A 2.5 Year-Old Uses an iPad for the First Time
My iPhone-savvy 2.5 year-old daughter held an iPad for the very first time last night, and it turned out to be an interesting user-interface experiment.…
Funky Television Theme Show Songs
Adam Lisagor points out that composer Jack Elliott is a master of television funk, writing the themes for both “Barney Miller” and “Night Court”.…
House of Air, A Giant Indoor Trampoline Park Located in The Presidio of San Francisco
A historic airplane hanger in the Presidio of San Francisco is being converted into the House of Air, a giant, multi-purpose indoor trampoline park. Our…
Harvey Plinkett of Red Letter Media Reviews Star Wars Episode II: Attack Of The Clones
Sociopathic cineaste (and pizza roll enthusiast) Harvey Plinkett is back, with a 9-part critique of “Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones” that is…
Zero Day, The 4th Album by MC Frontlot
Zero Day, the 4th album by MC Frontalot, has just been released. It features guest appearances from Mike Doughty and John Hodgman. Frontalot is currently…
Mondo 2000: An Open Source History
Ken Goffman aka R.U. Sirius is working creating a collaborative history of his pioneering magazine Mondo 2000 that will be in the form of a…
Reverend Billy Arrested Easter Sunday After Preaching at a JPMorgan Chase Bank
photos by Brennan Cavanaugh Reverend Billy was arrested on Easter Sunday after preaching outside of a JPMorgan Chase Bank branch in NYC’s East Village. Here…