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Two really strange but believable theater news stories popped up over the weekend as jokes on Internet theater and geek culture fans. The problem? Unlike the pranks at a site like XKCD or Film School Rejects, there really weren’t any obvious clues that maybe these were jokes. On the one hand, you can commend...
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I like Doctor Who. I think it’s a fun sci-fi show with a good sense of humor and a big heart. What started as an educational TV show transformed into something far bigger than anyone could have ever expected. I’m also fascinated by this My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Internet culture. I’ve only...
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Christopher Kubasik came up with an interesting idea for a television series. It’s a one room, one set thriller about a mysterious man who can facilitate dreams. You approach him, make our request, and he finds out the task you have to complete to get what you want. The key to the task is...
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Kickstarter has the power to change lives. The online fundraising platform allows anyone to put up a donation page for a creative venture. This could be anything from asking for a a new piece of equipment to funding a complete video game to covering the publishing costs for a book. So long as you...
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Carey and Michael Hwang set out to make a beautiful and interactive educational web tool about the relative scale of objects in the universe. What could have turned into a simple website or chart became something much more. Scale of the Universe 2 is the updated version of the Hwangs’ project. It’s deceptively simple....
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Regretsy, one of my favorite humor sites, might win the award for best Anti-SOPA/PIPA campaign for the scheduled 18 January blackout protests. An exaggeration of the SOPA/PIPA legislation? Barely. And that’s the scary part about this proposed legislation to censor the Internet. I am a huge supporter of Intellectual Property Rights law. I believe...
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Did you ever find a video that you wanted to share only to see that someone else beat you to it? That’s the case today with the claymation short film Pingu’s The Thing. Eric Eisenberg at Cinemablend wrote about this video last week, literally the day after it was posted on YouTube. I wanted...
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It’s entertaining to discover a meme at the beginning. The bizarre behind photo-shops placing a random naked man (unfortunately, not censored, but fortunately, not essential to the meme) into the background of other photos has its origins in a children’s clothing company from France. As reported by news.com.au, La Redoute published a product photo...
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In the wake of last week’s PayPal PR disaster, it’s nice to see a company actually apologize for their mistakes with a little humility and marketing savvy. How hard is to say “We’re sorry” when you screw up big time? Judging by PayPal and American Apparel, very. o.b. is a feminine hygiene production company...
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I have to prep for round 2 of auditions workshops on the new show I’m music directing. Be back this evening with the Link Rally.
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