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New Philz Coffee in SOMA’s Mission Rock
At long last the SOMA neighborhood of San Francisco has good coffee. Last week I accidentally stumbled upon a brand new Philz Coffee that just…
Berkeley Shuts Down Amazing Art Space, The Shipyard
Michael Michael has just informed me that The City of Berkeley has sent Jim Mason, the owner of The Shipyard, a “vacate and abate” notice.…
Survival Research Labs at Maker Faire 2007
Survival Research Labs will be bringing several of their machines to Maker Faire 2007 next weekend in San Mateo. Violet Blue is currently working at…
Helvetica, A Documentary About A Font
Helvetica is a new documentary film produced and directed by Gary Hustwit that celebrates the 50th anniversary of Helvetica, a popular sans-serif font created by…
The Cape Cod Potato Chips Mystery Potato
Teddy Blanks found a whole potato in a bag of Cape Cod Potato Chips. Here’s his follow-up correspondence with the company who makes the chips.…
Found, Galacticast’s Parody of Lost
“Found”, the latest episode of GALACTICAST is a great parody of the television show “Lost” and features a reference that now famous AACS HD DVD…
The First Annual MySpace Stupid Haircut Awards
In the latest episode of JETSET, Zadi directs our attention to Demonbaby’s great write-up on The First Annual MySpace Stupid Haircut Awards featuring The MySpace…
The Hilarious Animation of Don Hertzfeldt
Don Hertzfeldt has been creating hilarious animated films for over a decade. At one of Nik and Nancy Phelps’ Ideas in Animation screenings I remember…
Power Tool Drag Races at Maker Faire 2007
This year’s Power Tool Drag Races will take place next weekend at Maker Faire 2007 in San Mateo on May 19th & 20th. The PTDR…
Massive Fire Consumes Los Angeles’ Griffith Park
A massive fire has consumed Griffith Park in Los Angeles, threatening the Los Angeles Zoo and is currently headed toward the Los Feliz neighborhood. Xeni…