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Will Franken: Grandpa It’s Not Fitting! at Ars Nova in NYC
Brilliantly absurd comedian Will Franken is making his return to the theater world this Wednesday, September 3rd with the performance of his hit one man…
Animatronic John McCain & Barack Obama Presidential Dolls
Here’s a creepy display of animatronic John McCain and Barack Obama presidential dolls, plus a defunct Hillary Clinton close out model, I found at a…
Pre-Web Version of YouTube in 1985
Matt Koval has unearthed a rare video of a pre-web version of YouTube from 1985. via Google Blogoscoped
Mythbusters Paint Mona Lisa With 1100 Barrel Paint Ball Gun
Mythbusters hosts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman demonstrate the difference between CPU and GPU by painting the Mona Lisa in 275 milliseconds using a 1100…
Red Wins As Color of Next Laughing Squid Sticker
Proof that every vote makes a difference, red won by just two votes in our poll for the next Laughing Squid sticker color. It’s now…
Marry Me Leslie: Proposal 2.0 Using Google Street View
Michael Weiss-Malik, a Google employee, wanted to make his marriage proposal to his girlfriend Leslie really, really memorable, so he did what an self-respecting Googleplex…
New Nikon D90 Camera, Includes Ability To Shoot 720p HD Video
Nikon has announced their new D90 camera, a 12.3-megapixel DSLR that retails for $999.95 and includes the ability to shoot 24fps 720p HD video. Commercial…
The Republicans Are Coming! Make An Effort
The UnConvention and ad agency Campbell Mithun have joined forces on the campaign “Make an Effort” to help residents of Minneapolis-Saint Paul to find unconventional…
Backtype, Helping You Track and Search Comments
Backtype is a new web service that just launched that helps you track and search your friends’ comments from multiple sources. You can also claim…
Leningrad Cowboys and Red Army Choir Cover Sweet Home Alabama
Finnish rock band Leningrad Cowboys joined the Red Army Choir to cover the southern fried rock classic “Sweet Home Alabama” by Lynyrd Skynyrd.