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May 1, 2014
The NFB's New Interactive Skateboarding Doc Pays Homage To "The Devil's Toy"
The National Film Board of Canada enlisted 11 filmmakers around the world to create their own interpretation of a pioneering 1966 skateboarding film.
Thanks to Dogtown & Z-Boys, we all know that modern street skateboarding and its culture was born in California. But a new interactive project from the National Film Board of Canada reveals that a little known Canadian film was a pioneer in both skateboarding film and the development of Direct Cinema, a movement of the late '50s and early '60s that helped change the face of filmmaking.
An Illustrated Guide To The Biggest Dragons In Fantasy
From Charizard to Smaug to Balerion.
Who'd win in a fight, Smaug from Tolkien's The Hobbit or Balerion in Game of Thrones?
This Drake-Branded Bounce Lint Roller Might Be The Best NBA Cross-Promotional Souvenir Ever
The Toronto Raptors' most famous fan turns a weird court-side lint-rolling incident into a unique branded opportunity.
It's no secret that Drake is a big Toronto Raptors fan. It's not only his hometown team, but one that hired him as an official brand ambassador. Since then, the rap superstar has lent his hand in the team's branding and marketing image but the latest might just be the weirdest hoops promo ever--a lint roller.
How One Brutal Online Review Wrecked A Couple's Credit
WNYC's New Tech City takes a close look at the curious case of KlearGear vs. The Palmers.
Sticks and stones might break some bones, but a few hundred-word Yelp reviews could deal some serious damage to a small business's reputation.
April 30, 2014
Silicon Valley Turns To An Algorithm To Fix Its Diversity Problem
Unfortunately, it doesn't get to the root of the problem.
In Silicon Valley, the algorithm is seen as a magic bullet that can fix almost anything. Now one company is banking on an algorithm to fix the industry's dearth of women and minorities in tech.
The Best Thing You'll See Today: This Video Of Hamsters Eating Perfect, Tiny Burritos
New YouTube channel Hello Denizen demonstrates a deep understanding of viral video with an adorable and mesmerizing rodent restaurant.
If you need a mind-clearing break, there's something meditative about this video of a chef painstakingly creating tiny burritos to feed to tiny hamsters at a tiny countertop bistro.
Coding Bootcamps Expected To Reap $59 Million In Tuition In 2014
Surveying 39 hack schools, Course Report says about 6,000 students will graduate from coding bootcamps in 2014, a 175% increase from the year prior.
The booming market to teach aspiring developers coding skills is expected to bring in $59 million in tuition, according to the Course Report, a resource that compares different coding schools for prospective students. That doesn't tell the whole revenue story though, as many of these schools charge partner companies a fee up to 20% of candidates' first-year salaries if their graduates end up placing there.
The Onion Is Launching A BuzzFeed/Upworthy Parody Site
Are you ready for the Clickhole.com?
In the latest example of the Internet ouroboros devouring its own tail, The Onion is taking its news parody schtick to new heights, leveling the cannons at two of the Internet's clickiest feel-good factories: BuzzFeed and Upworthy.
Secrets To Building A Totally Addictive App (Without That Guilty Feeling)
Author of Hooked: How To Build Habit-Forming Products Nir Eyal tells us his secrets.
This story contains material from a face-to-face interview with Nir Eyal, the author of Hooked: How To Build Habit-forming Products.
I Shaved With Gillette's New Fusion ProGlide With FlexBall™ Technology Razor, And Lived To Bloodily Tell About It
Gillette is spending a reported $200 million marketing the latest weapon in its razor war with Schick. Fast Company writer Chris Gayomali takes it for a test shave--and the results aren't entirely pretty.
It is only recently that I have come to accept that, despite my deepest wishes, I will never be able to grow a dope lumberjack beard. Whenever I try--and I have tried!--my facial hairs sprout in an asymmetrical patchwork, my left jawline as bare and innocent as one of Michelangelo's cherubs. It's as if puberty forgot about 25% of my face.
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