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Roboexotica 2008, A Festival For Cocktail Robots
Roboexotica 2008, the 10th annual festival for cocktail robots organized by SHIFZ, monochrom and Bureau of Philosophy, kicks of this Thursday, December 4th at Freiraum…
CupcakeCamp2 At The Satisfactory In San Francisco
CupcakeCamp, a BarCamp style event focusing on cupcakes, returns to San Francisco for CupcakeCamp2 this Sunday, December 7th at The Satisfactory (the offices of Get…
Ron Tuner L.A. Paint Gallery Talk at Oakland Museum of California
Last Gasp founder and publisher Ron Tuner will be giving a gallery talk this Friday, December 5th at the Oakland Museum of California. Ron will…
The Simpsons Get Their First Apple Store in Springfield
On The Simpsons episode “Mypods and Boomsticks” the citizens of Springfield get their very first “Mapple” store, complete with MyPods, MyPhones, MyCubes and a Brainiac…
McGuire’s Irish Pub, Pensacola, FL
Last year when we were in Florida, I posted some photos of McGuire’s Irish Pub in Destin, including a video of the creepy double-decker bus…
Changing The Light Bulb On Top Of The St. Louis Gateway Arch
Chuck Kalert has changed the light bulb on the top of the Saint Louis Gateway Arch each year for the last 15 years. The top…
Photos of 1970’s Rock Musicians at Their Parent’s Homes
Apartment Therapy Los Angeles has posted a great series of photos by John Olson featuring 1970’s rock musicians at their parents homes that they discovered…
Timelapse of Blu’s Giant Mural in Berlin
A timelapse of a giant mural in Berlin recently completed by Blu. See Previously: MUTO, Amazing Animation Painted on Public Walls by Blu
Star Wars vs Star Trek
“Star Wars vs Star Trek” by D. M. Phoenix
De Beers Threatens Legal Action Against Fake New York Times
Earlier this month a massive group of pranksters led by members of The Yes Men and The Anti-Advertising Agency printed up and distributed copies of…