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Apr 22, 2014 WonderCon 2014 recap

by Martin Wong

I have to admit that I used to scoff at WonderCon. It always seemed like a low-budget version of the San Diego Comic-Con, which I began attending as a comic-collecting little kid way back in 1979 and began attending as a Giant Robot booth guy in the mid-1990s. When I first attended WonderCon in Oakland...

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Feb 20, 2014 Life is a game, here is your strategy guide

by kevin

Life is like a game. Nay, life IS a game. A game that everyone plays and eventually dies in. However what determines whether you win or lose that game is not if you die or live, but rather HOW you live your life and HOW you experience it. Cheesy, I know, but its the truth...

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Jan 09, 2014 First person to Visit all 201 Countries

by kevin

Now I've met a few pseudo-nomads and world travelers over the years, but this one takes the cake by a MILE. Meet 33 year old Graham Hughes who became the first person ever to visit all 201 countries...

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Dec 18, 2013 $25,000

by Jerry Hsiao

Casey Neistat is an incredible film maker with a style all his own. So when a studio came to him to do a video for an upcoming movie, he came at them with a most interesting concept. It's a little something that companies can learn from and emulate. ...

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Oct 17, 2013 BOX by Bot & Dolly

by kevin

What do you get when you combine projection mapping and moving surfaces? One complete mindf*ck coming right on up! This is one of those things that you need to be completely high for in order to fully enjoy the experience, much like you do when watching Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas every holiday season. Just...

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Oct 10, 2013 The Science Genius Program PART II

by kevin

Last week I posted about the revolutionary Science Genius pilot program created by Dr. Chris Emdin and the positive effect it's already been having on the kids involved. After some digging around I came across some more in-depth footage of the program that also sheds some more insight from the student's perspective and how beneficial...

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Sep 24, 2013 Kalyanee Mam on tour, Shizu Saldamando at VPAM

by Martin Wong

Last week I had lunch with my friend Kalyanee Mam. You might have recall my 8 Questions with her. While she has two new projects in the works, Kalyanee continues to show A River Changes Course, her award-winning documentary about the effects of change on Cambodia at special screenings. It's a subtle and powerful piece...

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Aug 29, 2013 I Forgot My Phone

by kevin

How often are you on your phone? The average smartphone user spends an hour a day, with iPhone users spending a bit more and Android users spending a bit less. Now, consider the fact that this is just an average and we all know how misleading averages can be. I'm absolutely convinced that users, especially...

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Aug 27, 2013 FYF Fest 10 Recap

by Martin Wong

A lot has changed since I last attended FYF Fest two years ago. Back then the Los Angeles music festival was already far removed from its DIY roots, taking on a family-friendly acronym and being transplanted from the clubs and alleys of Echo Park to a national park in Chinatown, but it has exploded into...

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Aug 22, 2013 Hank bought a bus

by kevin

Hank bought a bus. As an architecture student at the University of Minnesota and preparing for his final thesis project, he impulsively purchased a $3,000 bus and converted it into one epic mobile home pictured below. Completely retrofitted and re-designed to accommodate up to six people, it includes tables, couches, beds, a sink, a skylight,...