EPIC FU is internet culture for the geek generation. It's our twice-weekly geek-out to cool art, tech, and music from the online and offline world. It's not us telling you, it's also you telling us -- it's a conversation.
This week we find out what it takes to create an awesome blog with Boing Boing's Xeni Jardin! We have our moonwalk contest winner, an awesome free mp3, heads in freezers, and an artist who painted his face every day for a year. Plus, an awesome music video directed by Eric Wareheim! To get the show early with all the show links, go to http://epicfu.com!
Did you know that you're a thief? This week it's all about copyleft, the Pirate Bay, Girl Talk, and the new remix culture that bubbles with creative goodness. Plus, an amazing new music video from Passion Pit, and Zadi gets a moonwalking lesson! To get the show early with all the show links, go to http://epicfu.com!
With the dust settling after the Ashton vs. CNN Twitter battle, is social media the loser? We run down some unheralded twitterers, do some twitjacking, and check out a trippy video featuring Kanye and Santigold. To get the show early with all the show links, go to http://epicfu.com!
It's episode 150, and we're back with a vengeance! This week we're pondering robot toddlers, Wolverine leaks, and free mp3's. Plus, we look at Fred's one million subscribers on YouTube and issue a new game challenge on MIX! Come in close and get your FU injection! To get the show early with all the show links, go to http://epicfu.com!
The Oscar nominations are out and small films rule the roost. The FU of the Week is served by Dan Martin, writer for the tv show Code Monkeys, plus the web awards season is upon us, celebs are invading Twitter, and we check out a blog with a cool social project! To get the show early with all the show links, go to http://epicfu.com!
This week it's all about the new U.S. President, Barack Obama! He wants to use tech to make government more transparent and interactive, and we look at the positives and pitfalls. Plus, our Artist of the Week takes to into a world where the Mona Lisa has tattoos and we look at a couple of tools to expand Twitter and Facebook. To get the show early with all the show links, go to http://epicfu.com!
We're back and kicking off the year with Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab, co-creators of the Sarah Silverman Program, writers of Monster House, and founders of Channel 101. We're also trying to figure out what's up with Obama and his lack of Twitters and find a web app you can use to torture your friends! To get the show early with all the show links, go to http://epicfu.com!
Where has all the time gone? It's time to kick 2008 to the curb and get your goals together for 2009 so we have ideas, inspiration, and ways to track you progress. Plus, the FU of the Week is served by the guy (usually) behind the scenes of EPIC FU, Steve Woolf! Time to get your party on! To get the show early with all the show links, go to http://epicfu.com!
How close are you to holiday overload? Good thing we're here! From cheap gifts to holiday cynicism to chiptunes, there's something for everyone. And in the spirit of kick-assedness, the FU of the Week is delivered by Jay Smooth, radio host and hip-hop videoblog producer! It's a holiday FU! To get the show early with all the show links, go to http://epicfu.com!
Strap yourselves in as we run down all the tools you need to make an awesome web show, from ideas to equipment to distribution. Plus, the FU of the Week is served by Tim Gibbons, exec producer of HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm and Golden Globe winner, who is exploring new media with a passion! To get the show early with all the show links, go to http://epicfu.com!
This week we dive headfirst into the craziest, weirdest, scariest conspiracies circulating around the web! 2012, asteroids, magnetic pole reversals, Project Bluebeam, HAARP, reptilian humanoids, and more. Plus, the FU of the Week is served by the remix geniuses at Wreck and Salvage! To get the show early with all the show links, go to http://epicfu.com!
It seems like vampires are running rampant, but do they make good bloggers? The FU of the Week is served by the Internet's MacGyver, Bre Pettis, who recently shot a TV pilot. Plus, furniture made from skateboards, stop motion video goodness, and you can make your own TV commercials! To get the show early with all the show links, go to http://epicfu.com!
It's the week of Thanksgiving in the U.S. and there's no better time to get drunk with the creators of Tiki Bar TV, serving an extra-strong FU of the week! Plus, we should be thankful for hacking Ikea, a sex life tracker, and a science dance contest, just for starters! Ain't no turkey on the FU this week! To get the show early with all the show links, go to http://epicfu.com!
This week we're wondering who our new enemy should be! And somewhat ironically, we are also looking at ways that social media can unite people. Howard Stern thinks blogging is for losers, Ze Frank is trying to bring together red states and blue states, and the FU of the Week is delivered by a filmmaker using the web to bring people together to crowd-fund her new movie.
It seems like everything old is new again. This week we check out retro hipster fashion tips, see some sexy retro people, avoid a retro burger that won't die, and review some great journal projects and timeline tools. Plus, the FU of the Week is served by a social media expert, and our Artist of the Week has a true gift for seeing people. To get the show early with all the show links, go to http://epicfu.com!
Change is in the air, but now what? There's change all around us if you know where to look. This week we have a game hacker's marriage proposal, an art exhibit based on LOLcats, and the FU of the Week is served by Causecast, a cause-based social network. Plus our Artist of the Week created a painting from 600 viewer-submitted moments of change. What are you going to change? To get the show early with all the show links, go to http://epicfu.com!
This week Tim and Eric from Adult Swim take us on a wistful (not) journey through their show's evolution, which actually began on the web! We also run down Halloween costumes for the lazy, check out some ridiculously amazing pumpkin carvings, check out some old people fighting, and throw in a few upside-down dogs for good measure. It's a horrific Halloween episode! To get the show early and all the links, go to http://epicfu.com!
This week the FU of the Week is served by author and Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington! We check out some zero dollar bills, look at a new alternate reality game set in the future, and check out Semapedia, which allows you to post links to the web in the real world! Plus tons more, including the Artist of the Week and a new Campfire discussion! To get the show early with all the show links, go to http://epicfu.com!
This week we're dodging the Ninja's blade with the creators of Ask a Ninja! Plus, a global Space Invaders game, how to dodge the economic disaster, T-Mobile's new G1 Android phone, and we take flight with SpaceX and a rocket man. And we have a new flash game to play along with the first of your t-shirt mashups! To get the show early with all the show links, go to http://epicfu.com!
This week we run down all the Twitter tools you'll ever need to make yourself a Twitter God or Goddess! Plus the FU of the Week is served by an IBM Master Inventor who connected his house to Twitter, and the Artist of the Week is the designer of the infamous FailWhale! To get the show early with all the show links, go to http://epicfu.com!
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