Free Adventures is an on-the-road-and-you-wish-you-were-apart-of-it documentary that will show what goes on during a trip with no cash to spend on fuel, food and a place to stay. These guys plan on reusing the waste they produce and trading creativity (yay!) and community service for the basic essentials. To donate some money for the motor coach (fueled by vegetable oil) they’ll be using for the trip, you can go to this page and donate at least $10 or even more if you feel like it.

How great would it be if a huge corporation threw some money at you and told you to make a video? No strings, no requirements. Sounds like a dream. This is what Absolut Vodka did for their latest project. The lucky artist, Mr. Spike Jonze. Called ‘I’m Here’, the short film is about the relationship between two robots living in LA. It’s currently being screened this weekend at Sundance, and will be released worldwide in March. I’m not an Absolut drinker, (more of a Makers man) but based on the trailer, I’m definitely looking forward to checking out the entire film.

This graphic by Mitch Canter sums up my thoughts exactly about NBC because of the whole massacre situation involving Conan O’Brien. It’s a creative play on Twitter’s infamous fail whale and my most favorite piece of art related to all the NBC pandemonium. Team CoCo! (via Mashable)

After 10 years of promoting creativity, we wrote our first book. It’s called I Swear To Good You Are God At This and to help spread the word we made a short video trailer. Ya see, we’re big fans of video and couldn’t let movies be the only medium to enjoy the art of over-the-top shameless promotion. The book’s 72 pages and features 25 amazing people being creative and making awesome. You can purchase it here or snag a free preview over there. Big hi-fives to Jeffrey, Jason and Devon for helping with the video. Enjoy it, spread it and make sweet love to it. Well, maybe not that last part but we’d be stoked if you share this with someone who could use a little push to go after whatever it is they love.

Creative Control presents the trailer for Friday The 13th: A Night With The Cool Kids & Mos Def, an upcoming film directed by Michael Sterling Eaton. Looks badass. Thanks to High Snobiety for the tip.

The Messenger is a new film written and directed by Oren Moverman, a former
Israeli paratrooper and writer of one of my favorite books, Jesus’ Son. It stars Ben Foster and Woody Harrelson as  casualty notification officers and follows them in their day to day
routine of telling families that their loved ones have passed. That’s a job I definitely wouldn’t want to have but incredibly interested in seeing pulled off on the big screen. It’s a very powerful film that will be screening in San Diego this Friday and Saturday. For the love of good cinema, I urge you to see it.

Wes Anderson holds a very special place in my heart. To this day, Bottle Rocket goes down as one of my all-time favorite films. Anderson’s attention to detail is parallel to none and an inspiration to my entire generation. Seeing the preview of his upcoming remake of the Fantastic Mr. Fox gives me goosebumps. OMG, I cannot wait!

It’s already one of the funniest shows on television, but making a website and viral video to go along with last week’s episode? I love you It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia!

Brick City is the best thing to happen to television since The Wire. It’s a five-part documentary series that captures the daily drama of a community striving to become a better, safer, stronger place to live. The subject matter is Newark, New Jersey and against great odds, Newark’s citizens and its Mayor, Cory A. Booker, as they fight to raise the city out of nearly a half century of violence, poverty and corruption. I feel a little biased as I grew up in Jersey and spent a great deal of time in Newark. There’s no denying Cory Booker’s ambitious and heartfelt drive could make him a strong contender for future political chairs (i.e. white house). He’s got my vote.

Clever dialogue and debauchery are what I absolutely love about Californication. I’d eagerly awaited the return of the show for months and when I caught the season 3 premiere I just wanted more. This season has some great additions to the cast like Peter Gallagher and Ed Westwick, whom you may best recognize as Sandy Cohen from The OC and Chuck Bass from Gossip Girl. Here’s a clip from episode 2 that’ll air on Sunday.