Cool Hunting

Meccapixel
Michael Cosentino photographs New York for all the world to see on his web site, Meccapixel. He has an incredible eye which is currently being applied to the documentation of how angry, yet unified New Yorkers are about the RNC. view his gallery from the August 27th Critical Mass ride view his gallery from August 29th United for Peace and Justice Protest...

The Backlash Begins
Posters, flyers, and more have been popping up all over NYC this week in protest of the RNC, which begins next week. The latest, this banner on the side of the Plaza Hotel. I'd expect this to be just the beginning. via gothamist...

War Hurts the Grass
29 August, 3pm Great Lawn, Central Park, NYC Bring nothing but a black umbrella, help protest the RNC, take control of your future....

Codeck
Codeck is a platform for anonymously sharing and discussing video based content. On the tech side, it's a Linux box squeezed in a late 70s, Sears issue Betamax-- like a retro Tivo. The unit is hooked up to a TV for playback and has an integrated camera for recording video on the spot. For the next 2 weeks, Codeck will be dedicated to exposing...

Duelity
Created by Vancouver Film School students Marcos “Boca” Ceravolo and Ryan Ulrich, Duelity is a pair of short animations that describe the beginning of time from a creationist and evolutionist perspective. An ironic take on the subject, Duelity tells the creationist's version of the beginning of the universe using the language of science and presents the scientific cosmology of evolutionists using Biblical lingo. Beautifully...

American Gulag
Richter Studio in Providence, RI has created these politically-charged American Gulag bracelets and necklaces. Realistic representations of barbed wire made out of rubber or sterling silver, the idea was inspired by Russian gulags and is intended to make a statement about certain practices of the Bush administration. Bracelets range from $14-$225 and a percentage of sales is donated to human rights organizations....