The trouble with speaking in 140 characters or less

September 25, 2009 @ 9:34 pm

If Twitter’s 140 character limit were imposed in real life, I’d imagine we’d all eventually encounter a situation much like the ones shown in the video above.

Freeborders take over San Francisco hill to create real-life video game

September 22, 2009 @ 9:47 pm

It looks like Tetris but it’s not. Here we see many folks on Freebords going down a hill in San Francisco to create a real-life video game using odd shapes created with neon tubes. [via]

Real life Oregon Trail

July 6, 2009 @ 1:49 am

Oregon Trail doesn’t seem nearly as fun in real life as it does in the game.

Shadow Hare: Cincinnati’s own real-life superhero

June 29, 2009 @ 9:49 am

Cincinnati is home to at least one (probably several, judging by the video) real-life superheroes that actually fight crime and protect citizens. This particular news story follows Shadow Hare, a masked crusader who parades around town in a black suit and cape with silver paint across his face.

I think the question everyone wants answers to is whether or not he can fly. Thanks Corey!

Fallen Princesses by Dina Goldstein

June 14, 2009 @ 10:37 pm

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Dina Goldstein has an on-going project in the works called Fallen Princesses that places famous Disney fairy tale women in the roles of some very real-life situations that women face today. The resulting photographs are a great commentary on the fabricated lives that Disney instills in many young kids and how those “happily ever after” scenarios almost never occur.

You can see more photos from the series at Dina Goldstein’s website.

Live action role-playing game

March 6, 2009 @ 12:06 am

Want to see what it’s like to witness a live action role-playing game (LARPing)? Here it is. It’s as amusing and silly as you might think.

Thanks Danny!