Laughing Squid
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How Marshmallow Peeps Are Made
The Chicago Tribune has a great series of photos on how Marshmallow Peeps are made. photo via Chicago Tribune
Nightmare Playgrounds and Children’s Sculptures
Dark Roasted Blend has a great series of Nightmare Playgrounds and Children’s Sculptures, Part 1, Part 2 & Part 3. Mike Kupietz describes them as:…
“Trauma” TV Pilot Shoots Tanker Truck Explosion Scene on I-280
At around 6pm today there was a simulated tanker truck explosion on the Interstate 280 offramp at King Street in San Francisco that was part…
Kogi Korean BBQ Taco Truck Uses Twitter To Go Viral In Los Angeles
LA Times has a great profile on Kogi a mobile restaurant featuring a Korean BBQ taco truck that travels around Los Angeles announcing their location…
Speakeasy Raided by San Francisco Bureau of Prohibition
Last night Moses Grubb and Spy Emerson hosted a Speakeasy at Ritual Roasters in San Francisco’s Mission District. The event, a fundraiser for Swimming Cities…
Abram the Safety Ape Raps About The Connecticut Chimp Tragedy
Abram the Safety Ape, “Health Educator” and driver of the Art of Bleeding ambulance, recently spoke out (in the form of rhyme) about the Connecticut…
‘San Francisco’ by Jill Sobule, Directed by Margaret Cho
Here’s the music video for “San Francisco” by Jill Sobule from her new fan funded album “California Years”. The video was directed by Margaret Cho…
LaCie iamaKey, A USB Flash Drive in The Shape of a Key
The LaCie iamaKey is quite possibly the coolest USB flash drive I’ve ever seen. With the new LaCie iamaKey, inventive storage meets data protection. The…
The Periodic Table of Console Game Controllers
Periodic tables are a great way to organize things. We have periodic tables for awesomements, videos, typefaces, food, and even chemical elements (who knew?). This…
Kitty Song, Featuring 61 Things Stacked on a Cat
Embracing the popular “Stuff on My Cat” meme, Sam Hart and his girlfriend Karen made a video stacking 61 things on their cat Toby using…