You vs. Bolt
Jamaica's Usain Bolt may hold the title of world's fastest man, but we think you can take him. Even if your leg muscles have atrophied from all of that time you spend seated in front of your computer, you can…
Continue Reading →I Met the Walrus
Meaningful hippie ravings of the great John Lennon are brought to life by John Raskin in I Met the Walrus, an animated short using the audio from an unofficial 1969 interview by a 14-year-old Beatles fan in Toronto. The school…
Continue Reading →Kaiju Big Battle Does Brooklyn
After Godzilla emerged from the ocean to wreak havoc in the horrible 1998 film bearing his name, New Yorkers have longed to see large creatures duke it out on their shores once again. Even though that radioactive lizard is long…
Continue Reading →Real Emoticon
Realizing that the human face is a much more expressive than a few well-placed characters , Right Brain Terrain has come up with a project called Real_Emoticon. It allows you to use your own visage instead of Mr. Yellow Happy…
Continue Reading →Take Pride
The 2008 Olympics are like the war in Iraq. You may not approve of the politics, but you still want to support the people. Take Pride is a T-shirt company that designs tees that illustrate the stories of young soldiers…
Continue Reading →DIY Days in SF
Bespectled San Francisco eyes will be on open source social effort the Workbook Project this weekend as they bring their audience-selected film festival and conference to the city. First, on Friday, August 15, filmgoers are invited to use their mobile…
Continue Reading →Remember Tibet
Ever since Beijing was picked to be the site of the Olympics (which, as we all know, starts on Friday) controversy has ensued. From concerns about pollution to censored web access, issues leading up to the Games are only going…
Continue Reading →The School of Life: Ideas to Live by
We realize that there are so many amazing things out there and only so much time to get to it all. To help speed the process along a group of artists, writers and thinkers have started The School of Life…
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