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How to find great Pins for Pinterest – a Pinterest Hack

February 22, 2012 – 12:40 PM

Pinterest is a great tool for curating visual information, empowering people to form valuable mental connections between groups of related, and unrelated images in a central space. What I really find fascinating about Pinterest is the images are already curated and filtered by human beings and friends within your social network, rather than a web [...]

By Andreas Tagger | Also posted in Advertising, Brand Content, Cool Web Sites, Data Visualization, Design, How To, Inspiration, Life Hacks, Modern Living, Social Media, Technology, Viral | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Barbara Nitke – “American Ecstacy”

February 20, 2012 – 10:45 AM

Warning – NSFW. Kickstarter project by woman photographer Barbara Nitke about the Golden Age of Pornography. Looks like an interesting narrative, she seems quirky and very New York in the Kickstarter film. Kickstart project here. It’s hard to imagine now, but in 1982 when I started working on porn movies, we shot real 35mm film [...]

By Andreas Tagger | Also posted in 1980s, Documentary, Film, Photography, Vintage | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Lookout! Records Shutting Down

January 25, 2012 – 6:11 PM

Sad but true, the Bay Area record label famous for bands like Operation Ivy, Rancid and Green Day is shutting its doors. There’s a nice radio interview with the founders Chris Appelgren and Larry Livermore on KQED’s morning show with Michael Krasny. I got such a kick out of Krasny talking about punk rock because [...]

By Andreas Tagger | Also posted in 1980s, 1990s, Ari's Posts, Bay Area, DJ, Inspiration, Music, Punk Rock, RIP, San Francisco | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Happy Sunday courtesy of honey boo boo

January 22, 2012 – 6:16 PM

Mah special juice is gonna make me win! Parenting 101 let’s go!

By ariana | Also posted in Ari's Posts, Documentary, Funny, Television | Comments (0)

Trompe-l’œil Lego Chalk

November 21, 2011 – 12:36 PM

Crazy use of trompe-l’œil at the fourth annual Sarasota chalk festival.

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Is waiting for MW3 good or bad?

November 7, 2011 – 11:45 PM

Good. I’m thinking now.

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Epic To Do Lists

October 12, 2011 – 9:37 AM

Funny and found to-do lists from the Mission Mission blog. The second image / listing was apparently found by a bartender. The “plan chest piece” thing really cracks me up.

By Andreas Tagger | Also posted in Funny, San Francisco | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

UVB-76 “The Buzzer” Numbers Station

September 28, 2011 – 2:17 PM

Fascinating article in this month’s Wired about UVB-76, an enigmatic Soviet antenna that has been broadcasting sequences of coded numbers (AKA a “numbers station”) to secret agents and the military for the past 20 years. The mysterious phenomenon of numbers stations have been a cult obsession with shortwave radio enthusiasts for the past twenty to [...]

By Andreas Tagger | Also posted in Advertising, Data Visualization, Low-fi, Weird | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Cris Cleen Movie

August 24, 2011 – 12:26 AM

Short documentary I shot on artist and tattooer Cris Cleen. Please reblog and enjoy. Also check out Idle Hand Tattoo SF and Saved Tattoo Brooklyn where Cris works.

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Can it be the nineties again for a bit?

August 18, 2011 – 11:07 PM

Wouldn’t this be fun? Inner City – Big Fun (1988) Real Name: Kevin Saunderson & Paris Grey Formed : 1988, Detroit, United States

By Andreas Tagger | Also posted in 1990s, DJ, Electronic Music, Music Video | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

Liu Bolin – The Invisible Man

August 15, 2011 – 11:38 AM

Artist Liu Bolin paints the background on his foreground, and then takes a photo so he looks like the Predator. It’s on display at Eli Klein Gallery> in New York through September 28, 2011. Via Laughing Squid.

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Portrait of a Design Showroom Bathroom

May 3, 2011 – 4:42 PM

Only light defecation allowed apparently. Wonder what happens if you break the rules.

By Andreas Tagger | Also posted in Funny | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Grindstone Redux – The Story of the 1980′s Underground Music Network

March 29, 2011 – 11:25 AM

Compelling film on how far technology has taken us with digital distribution… This is the story of how the music business was transformed in the 1980s by like-minded musicians who decided to self-publish their work. This film is available for order on DVD here, but you can watch the whole thing HERE. This is the [...]

By Andreas Tagger | Also posted in 1980s, Documentary, Electronic Music, Film | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Paula Deen Riding Things

March 9, 2011 – 1:45 PM

Wow, a whole web site dedicated to Paula Deen hunting bacon and riding things. In this photo she is riding DJ Pauly Deen. They even have Paula Deen cutouts so you can make your own. Site here. Some nice animated GIFs on board also.

By Andreas Tagger | Also posted in Funny, Gastronomy | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments (1)

The Making of Tron Legacy

January 7, 2011 – 8:30 PM

Fantastic video montage showing some of the behind the scene’s magic from Digital Domain’s special effects.

By Andreas Tagger | Also posted in Film, Motion Graphics, Technology | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (0)

World’s Greatest Pitcher: Doc Ellis

October 28, 2010 – 12:31 PM

Dude is such a legend. Scores a no hitter on LSD and then attempts to hit every batter in a 1974 game against the Cincinnati Reds. Wiki link here. I can only remember bits and pieces of the game. I was psyched. I had a feeling of euphoria. I was zeroed in on the (catcher’s) [...]

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The Ultimate Swiss Air fan site

October 12, 2010 – 1:25 PM

This is an amazing collection of sexy graphics honoring Swiss Air. The URL is named after the flight from Zurich to Lisbon. A lot of great stuff. Thanks Swiss Miss.

By Andreas Tagger | Also posted in Design, Vintage | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)

Joe Kittinger’s Incredible Fall

October 6, 2010 – 6:45 PM

Dude goes up in space with a balloon and parachutes back into the atmosphere. So nuts.

By Andreas Tagger | Also posted in Surrealism, Technology, Travel, Vintage, Weird | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)

Childhood Throwbacks You Forgot About But Want To Reconnect With

March 28, 2010 – 12:11 PM

This is where our heads are swimming this weekend. We hope you enjoy these videos as much as we do. If you have more throwbacks you remember, throw them back our way.

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San Francisco Skatetris.

September 25, 2009 – 11:31 AM

Some freeboarders here in town, decided to pay a homage to the most acclaimed video game of all times!

By Andreas Tagger | Also posted in Art, Skateboarding | Comments (0)