While visiting Atlanta this past weekend, I saw BODIES… The Exhibition. It was perhaps the most fascinating, engaging, and creepy tour of science that I have ever seen.
The exhibition’s goal is to offer an educational perspective on how the body works. In practice, visitors initially see individual, isolated body parts, […]

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I’ve always loved remixing media, starting with music tapes years ago. Despite my best intentions, though, my efforts rarely turned out very well. Today, thanks to better software, amateurs are creating amazing remixes–particularly in video. Two examples:
First, what if Sleepless in Seattle was actually a horror movie about about a perverted […]

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For the latest in “I can’t believe this is actually happening” moments, take a look at Kyle MacDonald’s site, One Red Paperclip.
His goal: trade a single red paperclip for a house. Yes, you read that correctly. Here’s a history of the trades he’s completed so far:

Paper clip for a fish-shaped pen.
Fish-shaped […]

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I tend to agree with Anil Dash when he says that April Fool’s Day jokes suck. The basic problem is a lack of creativity: jokes often revolve around predictable, sometimes pointless themes (fake product announcement or acquisition, bogus stylesheet, etc). To see for yourself, check out Wikipedia’s list of hoaxes.
That notwithstanding, there […]

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The Oscars are over, but celebrities are still enjoying the goodies in their gift bags. This year, it looks like Hollywood has gone digital. For participating in the ceremony, each presenter received a gift package containing:

A Motorola PEBL phone.
VTech’s IP8100 cordless phone for use with Vonage.
30 Gig iPod Video.
Blackberry 8700c.
Canon PowerShot SD30 […]

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