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The 4th 2nd Annual Grilled Cheese Invitational
The 4th 2nd Annual Grilled Cheese Invitational takes place in downtown Los Angeles this Saturday, February 24th. Registration is closed, but you can still come…
Maker Faire “Auditions” at TechShop
This Saturday, February 24th Maker Faire organizers Dale Dougherty, Sherry Huss, Natalie Villalobos, David Pescovitz and others from Make Magazine will be meeting with prospective…
Mr. Lucky Videos and Paintings
Singer, painter, and actor Mr. Lucky, who has performed at many Laughing Squid events over the years, has a couple of great videos online, “The…
Michelle & Safire Find Mooninite LEDs in San Francisco
Prior to all of the chaos, Michelle Clay and Safire found two of the Ignignot (Mooninite Marauders) LED signs in San Francisco, similar to those…
Flute Beatboxing
Flute beatboxing is a variation on traditional beatboxing, where the beatbox performance is done through a flute. Greg Pattillo does some pretty crazy flute beatboxing,…
Iron Man, The Movie (May 2008)
So I’ve always been a big fan of Marvel Comics and over the years I’ve watched as each classic comic book superhero series is turned…
TMBG Puppets in ‘Ana Ng’
Vancouver artist Hine Mizushima created a wonderful stop motion video of the classic
Lego Versions of M.C. Escher Drawings
I’m a few years late on this, but over on Shithappens just came across the amazing work of Andrew Lipson and Daniel Shiu, who have…
everything is ok
During Tuesday’s Pillow Fight, some people showed up and started stringing yellow caution tape printed with “everything is ok” around Justin Herman Plaza. Justin took…
Rice To Riches
Walking through SOHO on my recent New York trip, I came across this wonderful storefront for Rice To Riches, which is in the process of…