Golden Girls LIVE in SF

Heklina as Bea Arthur and a fan after a brilliant performance of "TV Land : The Play" outside Theater Tableau Vivant, back in September, 2004. We saw "TV LAND Part II" on Friday night and it's really good! It's playing again February 4th and 5th, click above pic for more info.

Ebu Gogo

The remains of a tiny and hitherto unknown species of human that lived as recently as 13,000 years ago have been discovered on an Indonesian island. The discovery has been heralded as the most important palaeoanthropological find for 50 years, and has radically altered the accepted picture of human evolution.

Villagers speak of the small, hairy Ebu Gogo. Richard Roberts, discoverer of the Hobbit, says local tales suggest the species could still exist.

Postcards from Titan

There could be rain in the forecast on Titan--huge torrents of it, swelling rivers and filling seas. But nothing's likely to grow on the surface of that distant moon of Saturn. The temperature averages a brisk -290 degrees F, and the rain is not water but liquid methane. Those are just some of the findings of the remarkable Huygens spacecraft, which landed on Titan two weeks ago. The probe took seven years to fly to the Saturnian system and lived, as planned, for only 70 min. on Titan's plains. But the data it radioed home in the eyeblink of its active life should keep investigators busy for years.

Marion Peck

"I often paint things I have seen in my dreams. Perhaps for me, the ultimate achievement of a painting would be to reproduce the numinous quality of a thing seen in a dream." - Marion Peck

Marion Peck will be featured in Le Pays de Merveilles, a show of US artists in Paris. The show opens at Galerie Magda Danysz on April 16, 2005 and runs through May 21, 2005. Please contact the gallery for more information.

Galerie Magda Danysz, 19 Rue Emile Durkheim, 75013, Paris, France
magda-gallery.com

COMBOVER: The Movie

Director Chris Marino set out "looking for extreme combovers" and discovers everything you ever wanted to know about the combover and more. Click on the pic to visit their site and see the trailer.
Meanwhile for guys into REALLY greasy hair and LOTS of product, check out Slickville

STARSHIP EXETER UPDATE

A trailer for the next STARSHIP EXETER adventure, "The Tressaurian Intersection," is now available for online viewing at Starship Exeter . Due for release on March 17, 2005!

Starship Exeter is the next chapter in the Star Trek saga. Modeled after the original series, it flawlessly recreates the look and style of the Capt Kirk generation. With all new cast, characters and plots it's like discovering a secret vault of forgotten episodes, what a blast!

Video Dating Tape

A short cartoon about video dating.
This is another fab flash animation by David Firth, the genius behind Salad Fingers. ALL of his stuff is really good. Be sure and watch every episode of Salad Fingers, learn what Hubert Cumberdale tastes like!

Being Invisible

Next-gen optical camouflage is busting out of defense labs and into the street. This is technology you have to see to believe.
With recent advances in optics and computing, invisibility is no longer purely imaginary. Last spring, Susumu Tachi, an engineering professor at the University of Tokyo, demonstrated a crude invisibility cloak. Through the clever application of some dirt-cheap technology, the Japanese inventor has brought personal invisibility a step closer to reality.

Shaun of the DEAD

Unfortunately for Shaun 'the dead' have risen in London and soon a full Zombie apocalypse has exploded onto the streets. Determined to save his girlfriend and salvage their relationship, Shaun and his pals let nothing stand in their way as they go forth on a zombie killing spree to save the day! This film is hilareous, I highly recommend it! Click on the poster to visit one of the fanclubs, also check out this other fanclub

Scissor Sisters

TOP GIG AWARD FOR SCISSOR SISTERS
Scissor Sisters performed live on the NME stage at the V Festival
New York band Scissor Sisters have won a gig of the year award for their performance at this year's V Festival. The award was voted for by listeners of Virgin Radio, which compiled a top 10 which was mostly dominated by newcomers on the music scene this year.
The quirky disco-rock band beat The Red Hot Chili Peppers who came second for their Hyde Park performance in June. Virgin Radio DJ Pete Mitchell said: "This year has seen an amazing array of talent come into the mainstream." He added: "The Scissor Sisters are one of the most original, eccentric bands to come through and it's no surprise the British public are lapping up their performances."
BBC News

ET Visitors: Scientists See High Likelihood

A team of American scientists note that recent astrophysical discoveries suggest that we should find ourselves in the midst of one or more extraterrestrial civilizations. Moreover, they argue it is a mistake to reject all UFO reports since some evidence for the theoretically-predicted extraterrestrial visitors might just be found there. The researchers make their proposal in the January/February 2005 issue of the Journal of the British Interplanetary Society (JBIS).

Honda robot learns to run

Car-maker Honda's humanoid robot Asimo has just got faster and smarter. The Japanese firm is a leader in developing two-legged robots and the new, improved Asimo (Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility) can now run, find his way around obstacles as well as interact with people. Eventually Asimo could find gainful employment in homes and offices. "The aim is to develop a robot that can help people in their daily lives," said a Honda spokesman.

Titan gives up some secrets

Today, after its seven-year journey through the Solar System on board the Cassini spacecraft, ESA’s Huygens probe has successfully descended through the atmosphere of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, and safely landed on its surface.

The first scientific data arrived at the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt, Germany, this afternoon at 17:19 CET. Huygens is mankind’s first successful attempt to land a probe on another a world in the outer Solar System.

Mark Ryden

Mark's paintings instantly trigger a warped deja vu. His work recalls a parallel universe of 1950s Golden Books and the whimsy of Lewis Carroll. His cheery bunnies, rendered in the glowing hues of children’s books, are likely to be carving slabs of meat rather than frolicking in the forest. Ryden’s work mingles superb technique with outre images to create a world of strange and disturbing beauty.

Bjork BOT gets overhaul

Bjork's "All Is Full Of Love" video, archived here at Glassworks, is my current favorite. Chris Cunningham has outdone himself with this stunning accomplishment. The seamless computer animation and 70s-mod, hi-tech concept make this video a classic for sure.

GLASSWORKS

State of the art computer animation and excellent archives!

Parkinson's symptoms reversed in monkeys

In a report published this week in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, a group of researchers in Japan report they've been able to reverse in monkeys some of the degeneration seen in Parkinson's disease using embryonic stem cell therapy. We discuss the new findings. Click on pic to hear story from NPR's Science Friday

SF Mac Expo 2005

We're getting psyched for this year's Mac Expo!
wonder where I can find one of these hats?

Debbie Downer

This Saturday night live skit had me rolling!
Click on Debbie to watch the Quicktime clip

Adventures in StarLand

StarLand once enjoyed a harmonious, astrologically-aligned paradise where everyone danced to Celestial Grooves spun by Zodiac DJs. Now, this Eden is in trouble. Enter Piki and Poko, the Eternal Martial Arts Astrology Warriors from Another World.

HAPPY WAR at La La Land Gallery

KII ARENS Bacon Double By-Pass

tiny species of human discovered

Scientists have discovered a new and tiny species of human that lived in Indonesia at the same time our own ancestors were colonising the world...

cat's purr

Is it possible that evolution has provided the felines of this world with a natural healing mechanism for bones and other organs? Researchers at Fauna Communications believe so.

Grey Gardens

SF artist Eric Joyner

check out Eric's work, his vintage toy robots are amazing!

invisibility cloak

A video camera behind the coat is linked to a projector, which bounces the image off the front of the coat's reflective surface. Because there is no time lag between what's happening behind the wearer and the image cast on the front of the coat, the viewer has the illusion he is seeing straight through the coat.

Salad Fingers

David Firth pushes the limits of Flash animation plunging the viewer into this twisted world, it's just brilliant.
If you're craving gypsy creams or admirals pie, visit you're OLE pal Mr. Fingers. But remember, NO mouth words.

Starship Exeter

These guys RULE!