On June 15th, the Pixies will be releasing a box set of all five of their studio albums featuring new artwork by Vaughan Oliver—an excellent addition to my wishlist.
Flavorpill tries to find a McDonald's Shamrock Shake in New York and documents the results in a slideshow. A quick search on Flickr suggests that they should be available somewhere.
Vancouver's inaugural PSFK Good Ideas Salon is set to go on March 17th. Organized by Brett Macfarlane and Matt Nelson, the monthly event is sure to be a welcome addition to the Vancouver event calendar.
"Good Ideas Salons are where forward-thinkers come together to share ideas to make things better, whether that’s better work, better play or a better world."
Get your ticket while you still can.
The Author's Guild has problems with the new version of the Amazon Kindle and the EFF provides their legal analysis. Hopefully that is the end of the story.
Powell Peralta recently hosted the Rip the Ripper Art Show, an event which invited 50 artists to reinterpret the iconic image in their own style, and a few of the pieces are still available for sale.
Russ Pope's piece is my favourite, but it's a little out of my budget.
While I respect the artistic endeavours of Kanye West, including his well known interest in fashion, I think it's worth remembering that it is possible to try too hard. [via kottke and Jak & Jil]
AdHack, the people-powered advertising marketplace run by my good buddy James, recently launched a very interesting contest which asks the public to finish what looks to be an absurd story about three guys and their plans for a tennis ball launcher. Is it a thriller, adventure or—god forbid—a romance story? That's for you to decide.