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Broke Ass Stewart’s Fuck The Recession Party
Broke-Ass Stewart started his writing career with a cheap living zine he created, then a newsletter and eventually morphing into a book Broke-Ass Stuart’s Guide…
The Hall of Cliche Super Heroes
The Hall of Cliche Super Heroes, another wonderful Threadless t-shirt designed by Joshua Kemble, his sequel to The League of Cliche Evil Super-Villains. illustration by…
Things That iPhoto Thinks Are Faces
There is a wonderful new Flickr group devoted to “Things iPhoto Thinks Are Faces”, documenting misidentifications by iPhoto’s built-in facial recognition system. iPhone also does…
MC Lars Knows a Lot of People on Facebook
“MC Lars’s Facebook Count” by MC Lars featuring YT Cracker and Doctor Popular from the album This Gigantic Robot Kills.
Unused Footage of William S. Burroughs on the Set of a U2 Music Video
Here is found unused footage of William S. Burroughs on the set of the 1997 U2 music video for “Last Night on Earth” where Uncle…
Rental Car Rally II: San Francisco to Yuma
The Rental Car Rally is a race that pits costumed teams in rental cars against each other on a point-to-point race. The last course took teams…
Jennybird Alcantara Show at Varnish Fine Art
One of my most prized possessions is a handmade doll created by local artist Jennybird Alcantara. It’s sweet, sad, creepy and eerily lifelike, like so…
Craftastrophe, A Blog Showcasing Unusual Crafts & Handmade Items
The worst dreams of the Great Old Ones pale in comparison to the horrors rendered upon reality through the accursed hands of malicious, vile and depraved…
The Tuesday Noon Siren, San Francisco’s Outdoor Warning System
“The Tuesday Noon Siren” is a wonderful mini documentary produced by 72hours.org about San Francisco’s Outdoor Warning System. Made in conjunction with the SF Department…
CodeCon 2009, A Conference of Working Demonstrations
After a two year hiatus, CodeCon 2009, a three day conference of working demonstrations, is returning April 17-19 taking place at CELLspace in San Francisco.…