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SF Chronicle Article On The Urban Playground Movement
Last week I was having a conversation with Justin Berton, a staff writer at the San Francisco Chronicle. We were talking about all of the…
Guinness Commercial Featuring a Giant Game of Dominoes
“Tipping Point” is the latest in a series of “Good Things Come to Those Who Wait” Guinness advertisements, this time featuring a giant, escalating game…
D.I.Y. OR DIE: How To Survive As An Independent Artist
“D.I.Y. OR DIE: How To Survive as an Independent Artist” is an excellent 2002 documentary by Michael W. Dean, who recently decided to upload his…
Stop Motion Animation by Paul Whittington
“Android 207” and “L19: Disposed” are two great stop motion animated films made by Canadian filmmaker Paul Whittington and his production company Carrotkid Films. Paul…
2008 Wall Calendar Featuring Brian McCarty’s Toy Photography
STRANGEco and MTV Books have just announced their new Toys 2008 Wall Calendar featuring the amazing toy photography of Brian McCarty. We are honored that…
The Winnies Awards, Where The Winner Is You
Our good friend Irina Slutsky, co-founder and the lead host of Geek Entertainment TV, is organizing The Winnies Awards, an awards ceremony for online video…
Ectype’s End, A Fantastic Animation by Rhubarb Zoo
Ectype’s End is a fantastic animated short produced in 2006 by Jeremy Hay and Dane Jacobs of the New Zealand animation studio Rhubarb Zoo. Here’s…
Pip Squeak A Go Go, A Dance Party For All Ages
Baby Doe Productions and The Devil-Ettes present Pip Squeak A Go Go, a dance party for all ages inspired by the 1960’s TV show Kiddie…
NewTeeVee Live, Exploring The Future of Online Video
NewTeeVee Live, a new conference produced by GigaOM and NewTeeVee that explores the future of online video, takes place next Wednesday, November 14th at the…
Spam One-Liners, Turning Spam Into Art
Spam One-Liners is a wonderful experiment by Linzie Hunter where she has been creating illustrations from the subject lines of spam that she receives. UPDATE:…