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San Francisco Documentary Festival 2009
The 8th annual San Francisco Documentary Festival takes place October 16-29 at the Roxie Cinema. Here’s this year’s schedule, features, shorts and ticket info. Proving…
Nathaniel Kassel Rides His Bike Around New York City Giving High Fives to People Hailing Cabs
Nathaniel Kassel rides his bike around New York City giving high fives to people who are hailing cabs. The people’s reactions are priceless. via The…
The Fun Theory: Volkswagen Turns Stairs Into Giant Piano and Creates World’s Deepest Trash Can
In order to prove The Fun Theory, Volkswagen wanted to see if they could get people to use the stairs instead of an escalator at…
Noisebridge, A Hackerspace in San Francisco
photos by Scott Beale A couple of weeks ago I stopped by the one year anniversary and open house for Noisebridge, a marvelous hackerspace in…
Intelligentsia Venice Coffeebar
photos by Scott Beale On my recent trip to Los Angeles I finally had a chance to visit Intelligentsia Venice Coffeebar, a beautiful new Intelligentsia…
Mythbusters H1N1 Flu PSA and Intel Commercial
Please note, several real sneezes were filmed during the making of this video! Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage (@donttrythis), the guys from Mythbusters, shot the…
140 Characters: A Style Guide for the Short Form
Dom Sagolla, who was one of the original members of the team that built Twitter, has a new book out, 140 Characters: A Style Guide…
Crash Space, A Hackerspace In Los Angeles
Sean Bonner has decided to take on the challenge of creating a Hackerspace in Los Angeles which he is calling Crash Space. He’s setup a…
Zombie Marvel Superheroes by Matt DeLight
photos by Scott Beale While hanging out at Mission: Comics & Art during 24 Hour Comic Book Day, I couldn’t help but notice that I…
Obey Sticker Kit by Shepard Fairey
At the MBP Urban Arts Fest in Brooklyn, Shepard Fairey released a really cool Obey Sticker Kit print to help raise funds for the sticker…