The Best Street Art of 2011 and More

Street art 6/3/2011 | Credit: David Walker/Street Art Utopia Street Art Utopia has a fantastic collection of inspiring street art pieces compiled thru 2011. Some pieces of work from now big-time artists; many of them not, and it’s refreshing to see the level of creativity on display. Lots of poignant selections in this überlist of artwork. I was also pleased to see Banksy‘s graffiti church make the display. It reminded me that I had been in LA just this past April... Read More

How not to do PR, ever

Paul Christoforo - PR/Marketing Specialist In the past week, Paul Christoforo has reached internet stardom. In the course of a single negative email exchange between himself and a customer asking about a particular controller his company markets, Paul gets himself into a shouting match that hits the inbox of Mike Krahulik, one of the heads of Penny Arcade. From there, things get even worse as Paul then attempts a retraction, and then proceeds to insult Mike and then the email... Read More

Real talk with Salman Khan, founder of Khanacademy.org

Salman Khan, founder of Khan Academy (khanacademy.org) I have on and off mentioned the benefits of self-driven e-learning using sites like Khan Academy, and now Reddit has a great Ask Me Anything (AMA) column w/ Salman Khan himself — the founder of the online teaching haven that many students and individuals worldwide have benefitted from, just by having internet access and the time to go through each one of his lessons. The session has been really interesting w/ a lot of excellent... Read More

The Best Wins of 2011

The Winners of 2011 - Credit: Harbinger Industries And now, I present to you, in one single video of sheer awesome – the folks that truly “won” 2011. By won, I mean it loosely. Some of the stuff you’ll see would be considered outright stupid, but hey, by suspension of disbelief, we assume all of these folks made it out okay. Go on, badasses!  Read More

Best Science of 2011 Roundup

Neutrino Tracks shown from an experiment - Source: CERN If you’ve browsed around the net today at all, I’m sure you’ve seen your fair share of links to the “Best Science stories of 2011″ or something to that extent. Wired has posted a really nice gallery online showcasing some of the highlights, such as the purported “faster-than-light” neutrino story (neutrinos shown above) that nearly got the scientific world in a flux over the possibility... Read More

Mix of the Day: Gridlok @ Respect LA 12.15.11

Gridlok & MC Dino @ Respect L.A. - 12/15/2011 Starting off a new segment on the site – Mix of the Day (MotD) begins w/ one of my favorite stateside producers : Ryan Gridlok. He just posted his set from Respect in L.A. on December 15th via Soundcloud for everyone to enjoy and listen. Feel free to play/grab it from the player linked below. Over 2 hours of hard-hitting upfront dnb to help you get through your workday. Enjoy!  Read More

More free tunes; testing remote blogging

Yoda - The Best Pug in the World I’m hanging out with my buddy Andrew and his dog, Yoda. In the process I thought I’d give remote WordPress blogging a try with this post. Enjoy the free tunes! [dnb] Amoss – “Hollow” (free download via dnbshare) Evol Intent – “Punch out” – “Like” their Facebook page and it’s a free download for you, as well. Enjoy!  Read More

The human skate that goes faster than 70mph

Jean-Yves Blondeau, aka "Rollerman" Apparently, I’m late to this phenomenon of the internet, but have you seen this guy? Jean-Yves Blondeau, aka “Rollerman,” wears a suit set up w/ rollerblade wheels in specific positions and covered somewhat in a light body armor as he can reach speeds of over 70mph easily in downhill racing. This guy is nuts. Check the video footage and also check these links below: • Video of Rollerman Racing Against 600cc Sportbike... Read More

New free tune from Data – Overflow 1.0

Props to Data for releasing this beautiful number for free on the internet. Originally to be released in 2012 w/ his latest album, he decided to move it a bit forward to his fans and hook it up as an xmas treat. It’s an excellent tune – deep, soul, w/ a haunting female vocal line that resonates nicely throughout…Enjoy! Support Data online via his Soundcloud page here.  Read More

Why corporate holiday cards are hell to design…

Viewpoint Creative really hits the nail on the head from a graphic designer’s perspective on how making the annual holiday card can actually go. Spot-on.  Read More