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“Now Slower And With More Bugs!” Stickers
Our friends over at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories are selling some great new multipurpose stickers that say “Now Slower and with More Bugs!”. These handy…
Animating Toast To Promote ‘The Book of SPAM’
Toastvertising is an interesting new promotion for The Book of SPAM, a new book about SPAM (the canned meat, not unsolicited email), that uses 220…
Ron English: Abject Expressionism, 20 Years of Ron English Art
Ron English: Abject Expressionism is a hardcover book that gives a comprehensive look at the 20 year art career of Ron English. The book was…
Burning Man Brings Solar Power To Gerlach & Lovelock, Nevada
Black Rock Solar is a new non-profit organization sponsored by Burning Man that addresses climate change by helping to increase the adoption of renewable energy…
A Picture of Homer Simpson Every Day of His Life
A scene from an episode of The Simpsons shows daily images of Homer Simpson throughout his life (39 years). The segment is a parody of…
Unsilent Night 2007, A Mobile Ambient Music Public Art Installation by New York City Composer Phil Kline
Unsilent Night is a mobile ambient music public art installation organized by New York City composer Phil Kline, where people walk around the city in…
The Human Calendar, Inspired by The Brady Bunch Opening
The Human Calendar is the latest project by Craig Giffen, who previously created The Human Clock back in 2001. The format for the calendar was…
xkcd Creator Randall Munroe at Google
Randall Munroe, creator of the uber-geek online comic xkcd, gave an Authors@Google talk on December 7th. via Google Blogoscoped
Google Announces Knol, An Author Driven Knowledge Project
Google has just announced Knol, their new author driven knowledge project that appears to be a direct response to services like Wikipedia and Mahalo. Earlier…
Mondo Spider, An Amazing 8 Leg Robotic Walking Machine
The Mondo Spider is an amazing 1,500 lb, 8 leg robotic walking machine, inspired by Vancouver Junkyard Wars, that was created by a team of…