Monthly Archives: August 2014

Hooray Humans! Miranda July Releases Somebody

Posted on August 29 2014 by Craig Cannon

Miranda July has just released two things that are wonderful: Somebody, a messaging app that encourages strangers to deliver your texts to friends verbally, and a short film that imagines four increasingly awesome stories around the app. When Somebody hit the Burrito Den, our internal Slack channel for goofy stuff, …

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Misuseful: $14 For Sexual Favors & The Unexpected Comedy Of Online Bill Payment

Posted on August 28 2014 by Mike Faley

In December 2006, virtual real-estate mogul and real-life millionaire Anshe Chung conducted an interview with CNET inside the virtual walls of a Second Life studio. But not long into the interview, something not-so surprising happened. The conversation was hijacked by a bombardment of flying penises. Pictures and video went viral …