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The Mr. Pickle Sign Has Been Stolen!
You don’t know what you’ve got till you’ve gone. I was never a big fan of the Mr. Pickle sign just down street from my…
$1 Million Lawsuit Filed Against Man Who Torched La Contessa
Simon Cheffins and Gregory Jones of Extra Action Marching Band, the two artists behind the late and legendary La Contessa are suing Michael Stewart who…
South by Southwest on The Laugh-Out-Loud Cats
South by Southwest is featured in the latest installment of The Laugh-Out-Loud Cats by Adam Koford. comic by Adam Koford
Practical Advice On How NOT To Go To South by Southwest
South by Southwest is a festival, really 3 festivals in one: Music, Film and Interactive. When it began, back in 1987, South by Southwest only…
A Hardcover Collection of the First Four Volumes of Hi-Fructose
Hi-Fructose and publisher Last Gasp have just released a beautiful new hardbound collection of works “Hi Fructose Collected Edition: Under The Counter Culture” from their…
Foursquare, Dodgeball Returns From The Grave Better Than Before
In 2005 Google bought the popular mobile social networking service Dodgeball, which it then let fester, adding no new features or improvements. Frustrated with the…
14th Annual Bay Area Anarchist Bookfair
I’ve been attending the Bay Area Anarchist Bookfair (and creating graphics for it) for at least five years now, and the thing I love about…
Dwarfed Punk, Daft Punk Remixed With Snow White
“Dwarfed Punk”, “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger” by Daft Punk remixed with the 1937 Disney animated film “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”. See Previously: –…
Dutch Man Builds Half Scale Replica of Noah’s Ark
Noah’s Ark no longer a myth… In 2005 a Dutch contractor made a replica of Noah’s Ark, built to half scale. The creationist fanatic built…
The U.N. Commission on Costumes and Holidays Responds to Threatened Crackdown on “Flash Mob”-esque Events
In response to the threatened crackdown on the Pillow Fight and other “flash mob”-esque events, The United Nations Commission on Costumes & Holidays (UNCCH) has…