From their recent pyrotechnic adaption of The Odyssey to a class on caboose restoration, Oakland, CA’s The Crucible is an art school like no other. This episode is an inside look at the eight-year old institution, hosted by founder and executive director Michael Sturtz, who weighs in on the role of fire metaphorically and literally. We catch auditions for the fire opera, watch students engaged …
We're proud sponsors of Make magazine's second annual Maker Faire taking place this 19-20 May in San Mateo, CA. With a workshop on electro-mechanical Blinkybugs that respond to outside stimulus with blinking LED eyes (center), a exhibit about kite rigs for digital cameras to take stunning aerial photos and Bruce Shapiro's algorithm-based sculptures (left), the Faire promises to be a nerd paradise. We're excited to …
71Miles is a new travel site with a blog twist (or is it a blog with a travel site twist?), designed to met the needs of urban-dwellers looking for a weekend getaway. Launched in Beta in Northern California, they plan to go national within the coming months covering destinations within driving distances of major metropolitan cities. Supplemented with interactive maps, slideshows and videos, 71Miles content …
