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February 13, 2013 Andy Cush

The Theremin is best known as either: a) the instrument behind the crazy wooshing sound at the end of “Good Vibrations,” b) the sound of countless vintage horror and sci-fi films, or c) it’s not known at all. But Thomas Grillo is keeping true to the instrument’s heritage, invoking OG virtuoso Clara Rockmore and producing […]

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February 1, 2013 Andy Cush

This group of Philadelphia-based artists and scientists is fascinated by the stuff you throw away. So fascinated, in fact, that they’ve spent the past 15 months collecting, photographing, recording, and analyzing garbage, compiling their findings into a Taxonomy of Trash website and book. Now, the artist, photographer, biologist, and sound engineer are taking to Kickstarter […]

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January 31, 2013 Andy Cush

A new documentary from the Verge details the major players in a new sort of space race–one that’s being run by small, private companies and chiefly funded on Kickstarter. The ideas presented–ranging from putting Arduinos into orbit to give developers access to data from space (amazing), to building an elevator on the moon (maybe less […]

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January 28, 2013 Andy Cush

Canadian artist Jeremy Bailey would like you to know that you’re appreciated–if you give him money, that is. So he’s taking to Kickstarter, creating augmented reality portraits of any backer willing to donate $149 or more to help put on his next show, an exhibition of portraits of Kickstarter backers. Convenient! The whole thing is […]

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January 11, 2013 Andy Cush

“I believe the artistic and cultural implications for this project, if completed, would be immeasurable,” writes “filmmaker” Daniel Nadolny of his latest endeavor: a biopic of the ’90s bro-rock favorites the Spin Doctors featuring Daniel Stern, the non-Joe Pesci burglar from Home Alone, in the lead role. Great! The only problem? Nadolny isn’t actually a filmmaker […]

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Andy Cush

Though they don’t match the minimal beauty of Andrew Lynch’s brilliant single-line New York City Subway posters–which we posted about yesterday–these screenprinted wall-hangings inspired by our city’s transit system are pretty nice-looking as well. Designer Jody Williams, a New Yorker who’s been transplanted to Grand Rapids, Michigan, says the city still “inspires and influences” his […]

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