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Iron Man vs Bruce Lee
A stop motion battle between Iron Man and Bruce Lee by Patrick Boivin.
Early Versions of Jim Henson Muppets Star In a Series of Violent Wilkins Coffee TV Commercials (1957-1961)
From 1957-1961 series of TV commercials ran featuring early versions of Jim Henson’s Muppets violently pitching Wilkins Coffee.
Cool Guys Don’t Look At Explosions
The Loney Island made “Cool Guys Don’t Look At Explosions” for the 2009 MTV Movie Awards.
Twitter Search in Plain English
Common Craft explains Twitter Search in Plain English, including how #hashtags work.
TED Talk Video: Clay Shirky on How Cellphones, Twitter, Facebook Can Make History
The latest TED Talk video features Clay Shirky on “How cellphones, Twitter, Facebook can make history”. Look for a Laughing Squid cameo in Clay’s talk…
Velocity 2009, Web Performance & Operations Conference + Ignite! San Jose
Velocity 2009, an O’Reilly conference focusing on web performance and operations takes place June 22-24 at the Fairmont in San Jose. O’Reilly is offering Laughing…
8bit Meme Explosion: Super Mario Bros. Meets Play Him Off, Keyboard Cat
Memes collide when Super Mario Bros. meets Play Him Off, Keyboard Cat in Super Keyboard Cat Bros. animated by Jude Buffum with music by Doctor…
Destroy Build Destroy, New Show Where Andrew W.K. Helps Teens Destroy Each Other’s Projects
Andrew W.K. hosts “Destroy Build Destroy” a new show where two teams of teenagers destroy each others projects that debuts this Saturday, June 20th on…
What Happens When Cats Get High on Catnip
A segment from Weird Nature showing what happens when cats get high on catnip. via Boing Boing
A Conversation With Hal Robins
photo by Scott Beale In this special post, Contributing Coleoidea, Burstein, interviews the legendary Hal Robins (aka Dr. Hal) on his talents, arts, and history…