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Project Wrecking Ball at Varnish Fine Art
Varnish Fine Art, one of our favorite galleries in San Francisco, is scheduled to be demolished by the city through eminent domain to make way…
‘The King of Eight’ and ‘The Queen of Six’, Classic 1970s Sesame Street Stop-Motion Animation
The early years of Sesame Street featured some great stop-motion animation, two of my favorites shorts were “The King of Eight” and “The Queen of…
Letters of Note, A Collection of Fascinating Correspondence Throughout History
Letters of Note is a wonderful collection of fascinating correspondence throughout history, including letters, postcards, telegrams, faxes and emails. Above is Elvis Presley’s letter to…
Restored Albion Castle Back on The Market
SocketSite is reporting that San Francisco’s historic Albion Castle, a former brewery with an underground cavern and natural springs pool in Hunter’s Point, has been…
The Microscopic Artwork of Willard Wigan
Sculptor Willard Wigan creates art on an impossible scale. He uses a microscope, fibers, and a meditative trance to sculpt minute figures and scenes that…
Why Does the Sun Shine? by They Might Be Giants
Hine Mizushima created a wonderful stop-motion animated music video for “Why Does the Sun Shine?” by They Might Be Giants, from their new children’s album…
Burning Man 2010 Art Theme: Metropolis
illustration by “DA” Dominic Tinio Burning Man has announced that the art theme for next year’s event will be Metropolis. Burning Man 2010 takes place…
CupcakeCamp San Francisco 2009
CupcakeCamp San Francisco 2009 takes place October 4th at the Automattic offices on Pier 38 in San Francisco. Make sure to register your cupcakes in…
Nerd Venn Diagram: Geek, Dork or Dweeb
Here’s a handy Nerd Venn Diagram to help determine if you are a Geek, Dork or Dweeb.
The Footnotes of Mad Men
The Footnotes of Mad Men is an wonderful blog that is must read for fans of the brilliant AMC television series Mad Men. The blog…