This past weekend, I got to see King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, a documentary focused on two men, Steve Wiebe and Billy Mitchell, and their efforts to get the world record high score for the classic arcade game, ...Read More
With a runtime of over 23 minutes, this is one of the more painful video captures I've ever seen, a Super Mario Brothers mod, apparently created by some masochistic Taiwanese. Hardest. SMB. Mod. Ever. One can just watch the first couple ...Read More
So I finally got my super8mm, black and white rolls developed and transferred to video. Yes, super 8mm film is alive and (for now) kicking, thanks to music video, skateboard films like Charnoski and Nichols' Fruit of the Vine or ...Read More
When not fixing other people's problems, MB creates earrings out of Apple logo medallions extracted from old Macintosh cases. MB sold a bunch of these at one of the MIT Electronic Swapfests we visited this past summer and is now ...Read More
Comics with Problems is an online collection of public service announcement-type cartoons focused on health-related issues. Compiled and edited by Ethan Persoff, the comics vary widely in topic and aesthetics, from Rex Morgan M.D. talking about abortion, to Dennis the ...Read More
Duck Fadar is what you get if George Lucas made out with a wildlife preserve during a 4th of July fireworks celebration, except this has a much lower chance of traumatizing your kids. A floating rubber ducky with beak-fitted ...Read More
With Fall officially here, it's time to step back and reflect on this past summer's adventures. Summer wouldn't be complete without at least going to a yard sale. While I did my annual yard sale hunting, I also got to ...Read More
Found near Taipei Main Station in Taiwan. Read More
Last month, I had the chance to see Harry and the Potters play at the Main Street Museum in White River Junction, Vt. Yeah, they rocked. Fronted by Harry Year 4 (Joe DeGeorge) and Harry Year 7 (Paul DeGeorge), Harry ...Read More
The launch party for the XBOX360 was on tonight in downtown Taipei around the Taipei 101 building, next to the Shin Kong Mitsukoshi department store. Based on what I saw, I'm guessing it went somewhat better than the Japan ...Read More
