Deconstructing the Breadpig
A casual plane encounter turns into a new understanding of the breadpig.
Category: Sightings
Anthony Volodkin Rocks the Breadpig on MTV Brasil
Watch the video of Anthony rocking this interview.
Aug 08, 2010 | View Comments | View Post
Breadpig Legionnaire of the Week: Jay Liu
We love you, Breadpig Legion, but today we’d like to spotlight an individual Breadpig Legionnaire of the Week, Jay “Awesomesauce” Liu (OK, we made up that nickname).
Aug 02, 2010 | View Comments | View Post
Breadpig & Mongol Rally 2010
Exploding Marmalade plastered our porcine hero on the side of their car in exchange for some moral support and a donation to Mercy Corps. We were thrilled to oblige on both counts.
Jul 31, 2010 | View Comments | View Post
Secret xkcd meetup in SF a success!
Were you in Golden Gate Park (SF) last Saturday? If so, you joined a couple hundred elite xkcd fans who braved the cold June afternoon to meet Randall Munroe.
Jun 30, 2010 | View Comments | View Post
Re-Featured Breadpig Bookseller: Bookshop Santa Cruz
We featured them once back in March, but they’re due for another bit of spotlight.
Jun 09, 2010 | View Comments | View Post
Featured Breadpig Bookseller: Bookshop Santa Cruz Loves xkcd
We received these photos from Bookshop Santa Cruz, an independent bookseller (rocking since 1966!) that’s been featuring the breadpig-published xkcd: volume 0 for the last couple of months.
Mar 04, 2010 | View Comments | View Post
Borderlands Books: First Bookstore in the World Stocked with xkcd: volume 0
When the book was first announced in the New York Times, the very first bookstore to email us to stock xkcd: volume 0 was Borderlands Books, a San Francisco geek institution. Not only were we thrilled to have our book on their shelves, we could hand-deliver the first batch — they’re only a few blocks [...]
Sep 19, 2009 | View Comments | View Post
Breadpig Sighted – In German! Go Brotschwein, go.
Avid breadpig supporter and fantastic founder of hypemachine, Anthony Volodkin, rocked the brown breadpig tee to a photoshoot in a German an Austrian magazine. The headline instructs you to “Go, whither the music takes you.” The obvious subtext here is that you should be downloading the breadpig band’s hit album from iTunes. The breadpig still [...]
Sep 07, 2009 | View Comments | View Post
Who Is Keyser Soze? LOLmagnetz Will Tell You
Looks like LOLmagnetz have invaded some innocent officeworker’s cubicle. The result is a question that has haunted many for years. Who is Keyser Soze? LOLmagnetz might have a hunch… see the twitpic original
Apr 06, 2009 | View Comments | View Post
New LOLmagnetz Model-Cat
Our first model-cat, Roslyn, was an exceptional feline (with an exceptional owner). So for version II of LOLmagnetz, the bar was set quite high. Fortunately, Matilda didn’t let us down. Hopefully all this publicity won’t go to her head, but we’ve heard she has always been quite the diva. Let us know what you think [...]
Mar 30, 2009 | View Comments | View Post
Compelling Review Of LOLmagnetz (Or, How To Instantly Become The Office God)
Brian Ho is a man who knows how to have a good time. Furthermore, he’s a man who knows how to help his office have a good time. All while adhering to even the strictest corporate guidelines prohibiting at-work alcohol consumption. The secret is LOLmagnetz. And with one kit, Brian turned his cubicle into the [...]
Mar 04, 2009 | View Comments | View Post
Edible Breadpig Discovered In Germany!
That’s not to say the real breadpig isn’t edible — just that no one would ever consider eating it. This roll, however… Thank you for spotting this, cheary, and for appropriately tagging it (“breadpig”). Now we must travel to Deutschland, fetch some of our own, and feast!
Feb 27, 2009 | View Comments | View Post
Breadpig Proud To Be Chosen For StartupSchwag
Stickers! Thanks to homard.net over on flickr for capturing this handsome photo of the sticker collection in StartupSchwag’s 16th schwag-bag. If you’re a fan of startups, or schwag, but especially if you like startup schwag, you should strongly consider signing on. And if you’re bummed about not getting a sticker, the breadpig has instructed me [...]
Feb 26, 2009 | View Comments | View Post
Harvard, #1 University In The World, Inspired By Breadpig Band
Surprisingly, the breadpig was slow to report on this one. This is not a poor reflection of the breadpig, rather, a demonstration that we, his mortal army, are indeed fallible. As we strive to be more like the breadpig, enjoy this tweet from fellow breadpigger, Chrysaora, who witnessed the students of Harvard University “pulling a [...]
Feb 24, 2009 | View Comments | View Post
