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A Modern Interpretation of Little Red Riding Hood
As part of a school assignment, Tomas Nilsson created a modern interpretation of Little Red Riding Hood as an animated music video for the song…
Learning Electronics Merit Badges From Adafruit Industries
Adafruit Industries, the New York City firm founded by noted electronics maker and DIY evangelist Limor “Lady Ada” Fried, is releasing a series of merit…
Benefit for Al’s Comics at Cellspace
If you enjoy your comic book buying experience replete with an angry, curmudgeonly, yet somehow charming store owner in a space that’s floor to ceiling…
Electronic Frontier Foundation Geek Reading Fundraiser
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is hosting a fantastic Geek Reading fundraiser this Monday evening at 111 Minna Gallery in San Francisco. Come hear some of…
MakerBot Industries Launches With Cupcake Frosting Robot
Bre Pettis along with friends Zach Hoeken Smith and Adam Mayer have started a new company, MakerBot Industries, “to bring rapid prototyping and 3D Printing…
SXSWi 2009 Highlight: Fair Use On Trial
Ely Kim’s truly awesome “Boombox: 100 days, 100 songs, 100 locations, 100 dances” — one of the three videos Jason Schultz (Dir Samuelson Law &…
Overly Judgemental Internet Explorer 6 Splash Pages
Joe Lifrieri created confrontational and extremely funny splash pages for visitors viewing his site in Internet Explorer 6. This is what half-ass PNG support and…
An Explosion of Animal Cuteness by Parry Gripp
Parry Gripp is going full bore into the realm of animal cuteness with “Fuzzy Fuzzy Cute Cute” and last month’s infectious “Nom Nom Nom Nom…
The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello
“The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello” (2005) is fantastic short film by Anthony Lucas created using silhouette animation. Set in a world of iron…
Improv Everywhere Organizes Art Gallery Opening on Subway Platform
Improv Everywhere recently organized an art gallery opening on a NYC subway platform featuring ordinary objects found in the area as the “art”, each with…