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Flickr Releases New iPhone App
Flickr has just released a new native iPhone app. The interface has improved quite a bit over Flickr’s mobile website, which was already pretty good.…
7th Annual San Francisco Altered Barbie Show
ChatterBox Arts International presents The 7th Annual San Francisco Altered Barbie Show which takes place September 10th through October 4th at Shotwell 50 Studios in…
The Mystery of Chessboxing: Classic Kung Fu Style
From the finishing what I started department… The original “Chessboxing” is not the weird sport I posted about a few months back. Are you surprised…
Mark Growden Performs In Our Kitchen
The amazing Mark Growden did an impromptu accordion performance in our kitchen last night, playing a wonderful three song set.
Neurosonics Audiomedical Laboratories
Neurosonics Audiomedical Laboratories, a fantastic short film by Chris Cairns. Kingdom of the unreal but also a higher state of being, ultimately free of the…
Negative Space Illustrations by Noma Bar
Noma Bar has a really cool series of Negative Space illustrations which are featured in his new book “Negative Space”. An artist using “negative space”…
WordPress Under Attack, Upgrade Now
photo by Scott Beale There is a particularly nasty WordPress attack making the rounds right now which Lorelle talks about on her blog. If you…
The Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco
photo by Scott Beale The Transamerica Pyramid, San Franicsco’s tallest and most recognizable building, which ironically is no longer the headquarters of Transamerica.
‘Required Texts’ New Yorker Cover by Ivan Brunetti
Ivan Brunetti created a delightful “Required Texts” cover for The New Yorker featuring a kid teaching seniors how to properly communicate online.
Bay Bridge Closure, Featuring Live Web Cams
photo via Caltrans As pretty much everyone who has encountered any Bay Area media in the last month or so knows, the San Francisco-Oakland Bay…