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Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School Roadshow
Statistically speaking, you are probably already aware of the “Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School” phenomenon. The caberet informed, rock ‘n roll figure drawing event is now…
Verizon Makes Fun of AT&T In Television Ad That Recreates The Island of Misfit Toys
Verizon makes fun of AT&T’s inferior network in a new holiday ad that brilliantly recreates the “Island of Misfit Toys” scene from the 1964 Rankin/Bass…
Jacob Appelbaum and Donald Knuth Demonstrate The Recursive Homeboys Principle
Computer security expert Jacob Appelbaum and renowned computer scientist Donald Knuth demonstrate the recursive homeboys principle. current iteration: “We’re recursive homeboys this year, Don.” “Nested…
Doggy Dropped It
photo by Scott Beale Yes, in San Francisco even dog poop can be appreciated as art, represented here in stencil form on a Valencia Street…
Minimalistic City Bike Doesn’t Use A Chain
Forget about fixies, Grand Rapids, MI design company Jruiter has created a really cool prototype for a minimalistic inner city bike. The design is so…
Montage Movie Scenes Where the Actors Are Saying the Title of Film
Videogum has created a really great montage featuring movie scenes where the actors are saying the title of the film.
8-Bit Wedding Invitation Based 1980’s Atari Games
Madrid based illustrator and comic artist Carla Berrocal created an awesome 8-Bit Wedding Invitation for one of her clients that was inspired by 1980’s Atari…
Improv Everywhere: I Love Lunch! The Musical
“I Love Lunch! The Musical” is the latest mission by Improv Everywhere, where they staged a spontaneous musical during lunch in The Atrium at Trump…
Archival News Video of The San Francisco Cacophony Society (1990-91)
Kevin Evans tipped us off to a wonderful archival video of The San Francisco Cacophony Society on news segment called “Eccentric Avenues” produced 1990-91. The…
What To Do If Romulans Invade a Renaissance Fair
In their episode “The Invasion”, the Renaissance Faire web series comedy All’s Faire deals with the tricky situation of Romulans showing up at a Renaissance…