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10th Annual How Weird Street Faire
The 10th annual How Weird Street Faire takes place this Sunday, May 10th (which also happens to be Mother’s Day) between Howard and 2nd Streets…
Brian Malow’s Ignite SF Talk on A Tale of Two Elements: Hydrogen and Helium
Science comedian Brian Malow gave a great talk about “A Tale of Two Elements: Hydrogen and Helium” at the Ignite SF during Web 2.0 Expo…
Heavy Metal Parking Lot, Documenting The Scene Outside a 1986 Judas Priest Concert
“Heavy Metal Parking Lot” is a documentary by John Heyn and Jeff Krulik about metalheads tailgating in concert arena parking lot at a 1986 Judas…
1960’s Hover Scooter Prototype
December 1960 archival footage of a Hover Scooter prototype on a test run in Surrey, England. From the YouTube description: “Tweed jacket and tie are…
Throbbing Gristle Performances in San Francisco
image via flyerannex image via Firehouse Kustom Rockart Before their April 23rd performance at The Regency, the last time that Throbbing Gristle performed in San…
Tom Kennedy Memorial, A Celebration of Life
photos by Scott Beale On Friday the community came together to celebrate the life and art of our friend Tom Kennedy, who passed away on…
The Awesome Effects of Vibration on Cornstarch Solution
The name Center for Nonlinear Dynamics, University of Texas at Austin makes me just think of the type of place that Dr. Manhattan would hang…
Beautiful Surgical Masks by Yoriko Yoshida, Survive A Pandemic With Style
“The Mask of the Octopus Beard” Yoriko Yoshida has made some beautiful surgical masks with inspired designs that are perfect for your swine flu panic.…
PSAs From the 1976 Swine Flu Outbreak
These vintage PSA’s from the 1976 swine flu outbreak is everything we love about retro PSAs. Quotes like “Swine flu? I’m too fast for it…
Free Hugs Prank: Deluxe Hugs $2.00
Mediocre Films, has some fun with the Free Hugs guy at a Los Angeles farmer’s market. Who wouldn’t want to pay for an upgraded hug?