Manifesto Games

An antidote to the slick graphics and high prices of most video games, Manifesto Games offers hundreds of lo-res and obscure concept titles, from educational to traditional combat games. Their approach makes for a wide breadth, like Façade, a one-act interactive drama about a husband and wife (pictured above right), The Shivah, which takes on morality via a Rabbi and a battle reenactment game called …

Robert Wilson: VOOM Portraits

Iconic artist and theater director Robert Wilson has created a series of video portraits of celebrities, ordinary people and animals called "VOOM Portraits." Known for his glacier-paced theatrical productions with Tom Waits and Lou Reed, Wilson's now bringing his aesthetic to a video format. The recent developments in HD technology have allowed Wilson to create something like a precise hybrid of still photography and motion …

Charity: Water

The good people of Flavorpill have joined up with NYC club promoter Scott Harrison's non-profit charity: water to help raise funds bringing the most basic of needs, clean water, to rural Ethiopia. By purchasing a $20 virtual bottle of water, 100% of your contribution goes toward building a new well in the area, which costs a total of $4,000. Flavorpill has donated half and is …