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Hello World by Valentin Ruhry

August 17, 2011 @ 3:26 am

Hello World by Valentin Ruhry: a large 185 x 265 cm board filled with orange illuminated light switches which spell out the phrase “Hello World“.

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The Boston Globe storefront news bulletin

June 9, 2011 @ 12:16 am

Photo: The Boston Globe, Oct. 8, 1925 Once upon a time, The Boston Globe utilized a series of blackboards in front of their building to get big news out to the masses on the street. This of course was a … Continue reading →

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Hungry Hungry Hippo commercial

May 29, 2011 @ 2:38 pm

Terri, Norman, Simon and I always talk about playing this together. Turns out the game is available on Amazon for less than $20!

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The original Monopoly game board

February 27, 2011 @ 12:04 pm

The Daily Mail has a photo of the recently auctioned original Monopoly game board made by Charles Darrow. Charles Darrow reportedly made about 5000 of these and this is the only one that still exists. It is made from a … Continue reading →

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MISHKA skateboard

July 30, 2010 @ 3:07 am
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The shortest game of Monopoly ever

June 16, 2010 @ 7:22 am

Kottke posted this hilarious video of two people essentially playing speed Monopoly. If you’ve ever played the classic board game, you’ll know that Monopoly is no easy game to complete in a timely manner (games often run for several hours). … Continue reading →

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