The fine folks at Graffiti Research Labs have won the Instrucatbles Laser Cutter Contest. I was honored to be one of the judges in the contest. It was an amazing group of finalists, with both impressive projects and equally impressive Instructables. The winning project was a low-budget camera special F/X rig GRL used in a rap video.

Ever heard of Stephen Chao? He’s the former VP of News Corporation who helped launch “America’s Most Wanted” and “Cops” on Fox in the late ‘80s. Those shows were both huge successes, and for four or five years, Chao was a rising star in the TV world, creating innovative, low-budget shows that attracted large audiences...

What do Melissa Gilbert, Carly Simon, Chevy Chase, and a candidate for the United States Senate have in common? They all appear in one of the most low-budget music videos to grace the MTV airwaves in the 1980s.

Rising energy costs and a housing slump pushed consumer confidence down to almost a two-year low last month, said the research group Conference Board. Google investors are concerned that customers may respond by cutting their ad budgets. January marked Google's biggest one-month drop ever.

Can the short, fun and highly profitable nature of Portal change the perspective of low budget/mainstream games?

Tha Last Meal was released on December 19, 2000. It is Snoop Dogg's last album released by No Limit Records. It sold 397,238 copies its first week and has sold over 5 million copies to date according to SoundScan. Contrary to his other work on No Limit/Priority Records, this album has a more laid-back feel. Production wise this album has a very smooth sound which may or may not be due to a larger production budget. Lyrically, this album focuses more on a lighter approach than his previous more gang and crime oriented material.It was leaked on the internet on December 1, 2000 by Suge Knight who made all tracks downloadable in MP3 from the official site of his and Snoop Dogg's former company Death Row Records, which featured links to tracks from both Tha Last Meal and Dead Man Walkin' albums, asking visitors to "take The Snoop Dogg Challenge" and decide "song for song" which CD is better.The single "Wrong Idea" was also included in Bad Azz's debut album Personal Business released on Doggystyle. The video for the single was also attributed as a Bad Azz track that featured Snoop.The single "Snoop Dogg (What's My Name II)" was nominated for Music Video of the Year at The Source Hip-Hop Music Awards 2001. The album was nominated Album of the Year at the same ceremony. It has been certified 2x Platinum according to http://www14.brinkster.com/sherwinan/w/story.asp?id=New+Snoop+Dogg