28 Years in the Implicate Order

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Category: Phenomenon
Description: The short film “28 Years in the Implicate Order” by Pascual Sisto. Awesome.
Website: 28 Years in the Implicate Order

GREEN PINK CAVIAR by Marilyn Minter

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Category: Phenomenon
Description: Green Pink Caviar is a provocative eight minute film, driven by Minter’s fascination with the body, which captures movements of female mouths licking candy and cake decorations. This fall Minter makes her Los Angeles debut with an exhibition at Regen projects 11, which opens October 23rd. To coincide with this The Standard, Hotels will run the video on a 24/7 loop from October 21st to December 6th. Green Pink Caviar is currently being shown as part of the opening song “Candy Shop” on Madonna’s Sticky & Sweet tour. You must see the trailer.
Website: GREEN PINK CAVIAR by Marilyn Minter

DIY or Die

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Category: Phenomenon
Description: DIY or Die is a film about the culture and work ethic of the Do-It-Yourself movement. DIY culture got a big boost in popularity during the 1970s punk movement, grew throughout the eighties and exploded to prominence in the nineties.

Here\'s the first part of the video (first of eight videos in a playlist):

Internet Memes

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Category: Phenomenon
Description: An internet meme is a phrase used to describe a catchphrase or concept that spreads quickly from person to person via the Internet, much like an esoteric inside joke.

List of memes here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Internet_memes

Wikipedia's definition of a meme here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_meme
Website: Internet Memes

"Kenneth, what's the Frequency?" - the assault on Dan Rather

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Category: Phenomenon
Description: Dan Rather was physically assaulted by a mysterious attacker (maybe two attackers) in October of 1986, in Central Park, NY. Who did it and why? Was an English professor from Houston somehow involved?
Website: "Kenneth, what's the Frequency?" - the assault on Dan Rather

Freecycle

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Category: Phenomenon
Description: Interested in free stuff?

Freecycle's mission is to build a worldwide gifting movement that reduces waste, saves precious resources & eases the burden on our landfills while enabling our members to benefit from the strength of a larger community.
Website: Freecycle

MakePhilly

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Category: Phenomenon
Description: makephilly is a group of creative tinkering geeks who meet once a month in the ID department of the University oof the Arts. Each meeting usually includes a lecture, performance, or presentation, an open make for presenting community projects, and always includes a crazy maker challenge. Build something EVERY MEETING! Thats our motto. http://www.makephily.com
Location: Philadelphia, PA

Space Invaders

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Category: Phenomenon
Description: Space Invaders, the videogame created in 1978, spawned a wave of street art that spans at least 30 cities in 5 continents.

The Space Invaders art is ceramic tile mosaics affixed to building walls, signs and other public surfaces. The identity of the artist is unknown, aside from his pseudonym, "Invader".

More info: http://www.space-invaders.com
Location: n/a, AL

Jandek

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Category: Phenomenon
Description: Jandek is a mysterious singer/songwriter based near Houston, Texas. Until recently, before he began playing live shows, his true identity wasn't known.

More info:
Jandek on Wikipedia
Guide to Jandek
Location: Houston, TX

Anti Mater in the Lab

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Category: Phenomenon
Description: Its not what I expected.
Location: Portland, OR