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Whimsical Illustrations Based on Spam
Elliot Burford turns the titles of spam email he receives in to adorable illustrations that are literal translations of the subject lines. While the idea…
Last Day Dream by Chris Milk
“Last Day Dream” by Chris Milk is a moving video that sums up the most important memories from an individual’s life in 42 seconds. Rather…
Wal-Mart Attempts to Censor Green Day
In order to sell the new album 21st Century Breakdown by Green Day, retail giant Wal-Mart requested that the band censor themselves by editing their…
Data.gov, Providing Public Access to US Federal Government Datasets
The Obama administration has just launched the new website Data.gov to provide public access to US Federal Government datasets, helping to democratize the data. As…
A Board Game in a Briefcase Based on ‘Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas’ by Hunter S. Thompson
Alyx Baldwin created a wonderful board game loosely based on the novel Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson.
MoCCA Art Festival 2009, A Fundraiser For The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art in NYC
poster by Molly Crabapple & Nicola Black MoCCA Art Festival 2009, a fundraiser for the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA), takes place June…
The Jewish Origins of Spock’s Vulcan Salute
Rabbi Yonassan Gershom takes a look at the Jewish origins of Spock’s Vulcan salute which debuted in the Star Trek episode “Amok Time”. The Vulcan…
Virgin America Becomes The First Airline to Offer WiFi on All of Its Flights
Virgin America just became the first airline to offer WiFi on all of the flights in its fleet. VA uses the Gogo In-Flight service to…
Elephant Bottle Opener by Jergen Moller
Elephant Bottle Opener designed Jergen Moller for Georg Jensen. This little guy never forgets how to open stuff! Sweet and capable brushed metal elephant with…
SoundSafe Interview With Chicken John
photo by Scott Beale Paul Zollo recently posted a really great interview with San Francisco showman Chicken John on SoundSafe. I’ve known Chicken for 14…