Posts Tagged ‘Arts & Culture’

NYC Resistor’s Tech Hacking Clubhouse

A recent article in the New York Times highlighted a really great organization called NYC Resisitor. It’s a group of tech hackers who have gotten together and created a workshop in downtown Brooklyn for all kinds of like-minded tinkerers to meet up,…

A Film Invented, Written, Cast, Voted For, Chosen and Created by You

Massify has created an online model that enables filmmakers, actors and even the audience to “connect, collaborate and get films made.”  And now the community fueled site is preparing to release its first project, a horror movie titled “Perkin…

The Rise of Scifi TV

What’s inspired the recent influx of fantasy-scifi TV programming? Here in the States, fantasy shows like Heroes, Lost, Battlestar Galactica, and True Blood claim a surprisingly large viewership, while creators continue churning out new pilots and se…

New Improv Everywhere: Welcome Back

Improv Everywheres latest prank is a beautiful piece of performance art thats entertaining and also ends up brightening strangers days. The stunt was called Welcome Back and was created for the In An Absolut World website. 20 Impr…

The Story is Dead or Long Live the Story?

The Massachusetts Institute of Technologys Media Laboratory in collaboration with several former Hollywood Executives opened the Center for Future Storytelling yesterday. Concerned that the traditional narrative in film – beginning, middle a…

Ji Lee Kills the Wall Street Bull

Wooster Collective posted this striking photo illustration today which really captures the current essence of Wall Street. Ji Lees realistic looking piece comes from an interesting Portfolio Magazine article by Liars Poker author Michael Lewis…

Magic Mirror Lets You Play with Your Reflection

The Interactive Mirror, designed by Lit Studios, is a wonderfully playful mirror with a touchscreen interface that allows users to play with and distort their own image.

According to the designer:
The cognitive machine that is your brain automatically…

Free (Fake) Copies of the New York Times

This morning, New Yorkers were gifted with free copies of the NY Times on the street – but they werent just any New York Times. They were copies from the future, dated July 4, 2009, and headlined with the long-awaited news: IRAQ WAR ENDS. The …