It’s time again for your cool things for cool people here at the Foundation blog! And my do we have some cool things for you this month to check out. Let’s get right into it, shall we?
The Book Bazaar is in full swing!
Our crowdfunding book fair is now live, and in less than a week, we have 63% of projects funded. You can help bring the remaining 8 projects into the funding light by making a pledge to any project you’re interested in! Bring these indie author’s projects to life. We thank you for your pledge!
The Holiday Lights Map is Back
If you’re local to me in Rockingham county, you’ll know that every year I put out the holiday lights display map. Well, now we’ve got an ~*official*~ website address for that, and an official blessing from the town! Check it out at SalemLights.com. You’ll see all the previous year’s addresses, and some new confirmed ones to check out. You can even submit your own address on the form if you have a particularly impressive display.
Why movies don’t feel real anymore
Interesting video essay talking about why a lot of videos just don’t feel like they’re real and grounded anymore. If you’re interested in cinematography, give this video a watch. It’s quite interesting!
Newspaper Club: Print your own newspaper
Ever wanted to print your own newspaper, whether as a joke, and add-on, a marketing opportunity, or something else? Well, now you can with this neat service. Use their templates or upload your own. Print 1 copy or thousands. Trying to think of a way I can leverage this service…
Dissecting the Tropical Beach Aesthetic of early 2000s video games
Hey, I just assumed it was a way to show off what the Dreamcast could do (that orca breaking through the docks was SO impressive at the time) but this Instagram post dives deeper into the beach aesthetic of the early 2000s.
The Jim Henson Company 70th anniversary auction goes live Nov. 25th
Want to own a bit of Jim Henson Company history? Join to bid on puppets, artwork, set pieces, and more when auctions open on November 25th.
Dodge This!
How long can you last in this browser based game? I made it about 73.9 seconds on the first try. Can you beat me?
Video games and AI…
They don’t go hand-in-hand. Stop trying to make it happen. Pay creatives. No excuses.