After a failed petition to the U.S. government to build a Death Star, someone has taken up the cause to fund the construction project using the popular crowd sourced funding website Kickstarter. Thankfully, to help keep costs down and to help make the project a reality open source hardware and software will be used. Along with “enough chicken wire to protect reactor exhaust ports.” I can’t wait.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/461687407/kickstarter-open-source-death-starOpen Source Death Star Kickstarter
Gaultier on Display
The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier was an exhibit recently showcased at the de Young Museum in San Francisco, CA from March 24, 2012 – August 19, 2012.
Parov Stelar – Booty Swing
But it’s easy to see how this video, though posted several months ago is starting to go viral. It makes even a stodgy old man like me wax nostalgic for the days when gangstas were zoot-suited and class-over-swag were the currency of cool.
Starcadian Goes Galactic With ‘Sunset Blood’ and Explains How To Make a Music Video With $200
We managed to snag an interview with Starcadian, the artist behind the retro music video He^rt and the full-length album Sunset Blood. During our discussion Starcadian talked about 80’s movies, video games, and pop culture that shaped his album’s sound and music video aesthetics. It became apparent during our conversation that Starcadian is deeply motivated by the emotions he felt watching Labyrinth and other films of his youth.
BEAST IT with Andy Samberg and Jack Black
Andy Samberg hosted the 2013 Independent Film Spirit Awards which the short was filmed for. The short includes Jack Black and Jack McBrayer.
How to View Custom Photo Spheres on a Google Pixel and Daydream View
Today I was testing out a user interface design for a Google Daydream VR application we are creating at Variable Labs and I wanted to see how it would look in the Daydream View headset.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Trailer
It’s almost been a decade since the 2003 release of Return of the King, the 3rd movie in the Lord of the Ring trilogy. I The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is slated to be released this December. It’ll be the first of three films that make the prequel to The Lord of the Rings. I’ve been a fan of the books for many years, and even read some of Tolkien’s denser fare, like the Simarillion, which recounts the creation myth for Middle Earth…
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