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Broken Image Street Art
The Wooster Collective reports on a brilliant broken image icon street art project.
Frank Chu 12 Galaxies Update
So many of you have probably seen Frank Chu around San Francisco. In fact he’s a well known local eccentric and minor celebrity. He often…
Question Mark of ? & the Mysterians Lost House In A Big Fire
Bill Streeter just contacted me with the sad news that Question Mark (?), of the 1960’s band ? & the Mysterians, recently lost his house…
‘George Lucas in Love’ Explores the Origins of Star Wars Through the Eyes of a Young George Lucas
“George Lucas in Love” is a wonderful short film made by Joe Nussbaum in 1999 that tells the original Star Wars film trilogy creation myth…
Carts of Brooklyn Racing Association Idiotarod 2007
The annual Idiotarod, where shopping cart dogsleds are pulled by humans, takes place on Saturday, January 27th.
How to Fake a UFO and The Launch of UFO News
Weird America posted a great new video on “How to Fake a UFO”, including bonus interviews with the owners of the Little Ale-Inn in Rachel,…
Get a First Life
Get a First Life is a hilarious Second Life parody by Vancouver web geek and Northern Voice co-organizer Darren Barefoot. Membership perks include “going outside”…
DCA May Have Big Impact on the Fight Against Cancer
Dr. Evangelos Michelakis at University of Alberta reports that the drug dichloroacetate (DCA) may have a big impact in the fight against cancer by stopping…
Northern Voice 2007
Northern Voice 2007, one of the best blogger conferences out there, takes place February 23rd and 24th at UBC Forestry Sciences Centre on the UBC…
Bad Day At Black Rock, Cacophony Society Zone Trip #4 Which Took Burning Man to the Desert in 1990
Recent events have sparked quite a bit of discussion regarding the history of Burning Man, an event that has been a major influence on my…