Chris Arkenberg visits an establishment where pop culture and history merge into a light show of singular magnificence.

I've had a great week here at Boing Boing! It's been fun, educational, and a little bit nerve-wracking. And it's been a great opportunity to promote some of the minds… Read the rest of the article: Chris Arkenberg: Thanks and sayonara!

Jim Graham, AKA Ronjon, is Director of Marketing at The Satellite Telework Centers in Santa Cruz County, an avid Burning Man attendee who ran Media Mecca for several years, and… Read the rest of the article: Jim Graham – Racing, tele-working, & battling multinationals

Bruce Damer is a technologist, virtual world pioneer, and computer historian. He is the CEO and founder of The Digital Space Commons, director of the Contact Consortium, and author of… Read the rest of the article: Bruce Damer – Burning Man, NASA, & artificial life

Tish Shute is a visual effects designer, technologist, and social ethnographer. She explores the world of augmented reality through her blog, Ugotrade, featuring interviews with many of the leading minds… Read the rest of the article: Tish Shute – Augmented Reality, ARWave, and the industry

CC-licensed photo from robinmochi's Flickr stream Augmented Reality is definitely trending up the Hype Cycle in a big way. The past year has seen explosive growth in this nascent field… Read the rest of the article: Thoughts on augmented realities

Justin Boland, AKA Wombaticus Rex, AKA Humpasaur Jones, AKA Thirtyseven, is a rapper, philosopher, and independent record producer who is just as likely to spend a year researching the technologies… Read the rest of the article: Justin Boland – The indie hip hop game

From Tenso Graphics.

Behnam Karbassi is a founding partner of No Mimes Media, currently producing alternate reality and transmedia projects. He has worked in the entertainment & advertising industry for the past decade,… Read the rest of the article: Behnam Karbassi – Transmedia world-building

Narrative media is undergoing a shift from the traditional model of single, linear story lines to much broader explorations of the story world. Narratives are developed within larger contexts where… Read the rest of the article: Transmedia Storytelling and the New Media Convergence

Incredible photo manipulation by Hubert Blanz. Gregor MacDonald is an independent energy analyst & investment consultant. He publishes public analysis to his website, Gregor.us and hosts the internet investment show,… Read the rest of the article: Gregor MacDonald – Energy, transportation, and transitions

This appears to be a rendering of Kim Jong Il overseeing a Pikachu ICBM nuclear war. I have no idea who the artist is but I love it!

John Robb is a globally-recognized author, technologist, and entrepreneur specializing in the complex systems of insurgency and asymmetrical warfare. His book, Brave New War, is an Amazon best-seller and established… Read the rest of the article: John Robb interview: Open Source Warfare & Resilience

Benefiting from the inflated margins of the illegal drug trade, Mexican cartels move billions of dollars worth of cocaine, methamphetamine, & marijuana to the high-demand markets of the United States,… Read the rest of the article: The Mexican Narco-Insurgency

Bruce Sterling probably needs little introduction here… Through an electric career as a science fiction author, cultural observer, and futures provocateur he's emerged as one of the most important voices… Read the rest of the article: Bruce Sterling Interview: Cities

Here's the video by Ross Ching, Running On Empty, that Bill Barol referred to here a couple weeks ago. I think it's a great bit of provocative future fiction showing… Read the rest of the article: Running On Empty – L.A. Without Cars

I'm a surfer but I'm not crazy. I wouldn't go anywhere near these waves. But I really like this video by iamkalaniprince capturing a seemingly relentless set of 25+ foot… Read the rest of the article: Beautiful big wave set at Jaws

Photography purists might see many HDR images as gaudy & cartoonish but I really dig the way they bring out a new experience of the subject. The hyper-realism of some… Read the rest of the article: 80 HDR Pics of Tokyo