Rocketboom Archives 2008

Old Video Games, Ancient Labyrinths, and Arcade Sounds

Back from Beijing: James Powderly of Graffiti Research Lab

Joanne speaks with James Powderly of Graffiti Research Lab upon his return to the United States after he was arrested and detained in Beijing last week while preparing to perform acts of civil disobedience by Students for a Free Tibet during the 2008 Summer Olympics. Related: Back from Beijing: Brian Conley

Back from Beijing: Brian Conley

Joanne speaks with Alive in Baghdad’s Brian Conley upon his return to the United States after he was arrested and detained in Beijing last week for videotaping acts of civil disobedience by Students for a Free Tibet during the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Fusion Man, Wireless Power, & Virtual Gold

Interview with Alive in Baghdad’s Brian Conley

GRL’s James Powderly and AiB’s Brian Conley Arrested in Beijing

The Olympic Synchronized Swimming Documentary, ‘Sync or Swim’

Joanne interviews Cheryl Furjanic, Producer and Director of Sync or Swim a documentary about the U.S. Synchronized Swimming Team’s journey to the 2004 Olympic Games.

Who is the Oldest in The World?

Bigfoot, Humane Apes, and Pirate Bono in 1/100th of the Time

Know Your Meme: All Your Base

A Circus for Children in Kabul, Afghanistan

Joanne interviews David Mason of the Mobile Mini Circus for Children of Kabul, Afghanistan. MMCC is a non-profit organization staffed by local Afghan artists who organize educational programs and performances for children in a war torn Afghanistan. More videos of AfghanMMCC performances.

Aye to Zed.

Interview with Improv Everywhere’s Charlie Todd.

Joanne interviews Charlie Todd of the prankster comedy group Improv Everywhere. Best Buy, Frozen Grand Central, Food Court Musical, Human Mirror

A Robot Army, A Telephone Piano, and a Black Hole That Never Was

The Boston Typewriter Orchestra

Rocketboom Field Correspondent Steve Garfield interviews the Boston Typewriter Orchestra

Inflated Dollars, Reattached Limbs & Bodies in Spaces

The Idling Camel Man of Mombasa

Life? on Mars?

Word Play and Reasoning

Know Your Meme: tinaecmusic

Interactive Toys with Anastasia Ward

Rocketboom field correspondent Chuck Olsen of mnstories covers interactive toy sculpture artist Anastasia Ward

Jetpacks, FriendFeed, and a Fear of Flutes

Checking In With The Netroots Nation

Rocketboom field correspondent Chuck Olsen covers the 3rd Annual Netroots Nation progressive politics conference in Austin, TX. Interviews with Markos Moulitsas of Daily Kos, NYU Journalism professor Jay Rosen, Karl Frisch of Media Matters, and Irwin Tang author of Gook. For more coverage, visit TheUptake.org, Rocketboom coverage of last year’s conference.

Comic-Con 2008

Rocketboom special field correspondent Sarah Austin visits Comic-Con 2008 in San Diego, CA. Interviews with JJ Kirby and Michael Lopez of Wildstorm Comics, cosplayers, Shonen Jump, Bill Plympton, Ghostbusters, Rocketboy

David Byrne’s ‘Playing the Building’

David Byrne’s interactive art project Playing the Building at South Street Seaport in New York City.