Laughing Squid
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Carl Sagan “Star Stuff” Painting by Josh Ellingson
photo by Scott Beale While checking out APE 2009, I stopped by Josh Ellingson’s table and noticed that he has a awesome new painting of…
Photos: APE 2009 (Alternative Press Expo)
photos by Scott Beale I made a quick stop by APE 2009 today and shot a few photos while there. Photo Gallery: APE 2009
Nick Douglas on The Martha Stewart Show
Nick Douglas recently made an appearance on The Martha Stewart Show to talk about his new book “Twitter Wit: Brilliance in 140 Characters or Less”.
Spoon Drive for Pankabestia
Artist Spy Emerson is in desperate needs of wooden spoons for her new art project, Pankabestia, in NYC. SPOON DRIVE Oct 12th-Nov 12th Prizes are…
USB Co-Inventor Ajay Bhatt on The Tonight Show
On The Tonight Show Conan O’Brien interviewed Ajay Bhatt, co-inventor of the USB port, who was recently portrayed by an actor in an Intel Nerd…
Cupcake Cars For Sale at Neiman Marcus
The marvelous Cupcake Cars, which make regular appearances at Burning Man and Maker Faire, are now available through Neiman Marcus for a cool $25,000 each.…
Google Street View Trike Goes Where Cars Can’t
The Google Street View Trike takes photos cars can’t go, for instance LEGOLAND. They are taking suggestions on where to ride next, the deadline is…
Isotope Comics Lounge: Bloomingdale’s DC Comics Event & APE Aftermath
Isotope Comics Lounge is a rarity even among the more experimental of comics shops because it offers something completely different and appealing. Proprietor James Sime…
Jonathan Coulton and Paul and Storm Perform Entire They Might Be Giants Album Flood
During their October 10th show in at Park West in Chicago, Jonathan Coulton with Paul and Storm performed the 19 tracks from the 1990 They…
Bizarre Slow Motion Running in Japan
A captivating video of some extremely bizarre slow motion running in Japan. The song in the video is “Luv (sic) pt.? 2” by Nujabes.