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Art

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    Ukiyo-e Heroes by Jed Henry

    A parody art project, commenting on the ancient origins of modern Japanese game culture.  浮世絵ヒーロー

    Successful!
    • 3,012% funded
    • $313,341 pledged
    • Funded
      Aug 30, 2012
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    FlipBooKit - Mechanical Flipbook Art and Kit by shinymind

    Unveiled at 2012 Maker Faire, these Amazing Mechanical Flip Books stole the show. Now we've developed a kit so you can build your own!

    Successful!
    • 2,751% funded
    • $137,567 pledged
    • Funded
      Oct 30, 2012
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    Naked Sea – Spencer Tunick Dead Sea Installation by Ari Fruchter

    Spencer Tunick's installation will showcase the importance of water in Israel, bringing world attention to the disappearing Dead Sea.

    Successful!
    • 193% funded
    • $116,270 pledged
    • Funded
      Jun 06, 2011
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Comics

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    The Order of the Stick Reprint Drive by Rich Burlew

    Help us reprint the out-of-print The Order of the Stick books to reach new readers (and let existing fans complete their collections).

    Successful!
    • 2,171% funded
    • $1,254,120 pledged
    • Funded
      Feb 21, 2012
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    The Tomorrow Girl: Dresden Codak Volume 1 by Aaron Diaz

    The Tomorrow Girl is a collection of the first five years of Dresden Codak, a comic series by Aaron Diaz.

    Successful!
    • 1,783% funded
    • $534,994 pledged
    • Funded
      Mar 27, 2013
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    Penny Arcade Sells Out by Penny Arcade

    People ask how they can support Penny Arcade in a way that doesn't involve shirts or looking at ads, and we think we've found a way.

    Successful!
    • 211% funded
    • $528,144 pledged
    • Funded
      Aug 15, 2012
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Dance

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    YAGP's "Ballet's Greatest Hits" Gala by Youth America Grand Prix

    Help bring "Ballet's Greatest Hits" to movie theaters across the country.

    Successful!
    • 110% funded
    • $38,752 pledged
    • Funded
      Dec 17, 2012
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    STILL MOTION presents "Moments Defined" by Stacey Tookey

    This multi-disciplinary dance performance will capture the essence and raw emotion of moments that shape and define our existence.

    Successful!
    • 154% funded
    • $38,570 pledged
    • Funded
      Oct 16, 2012
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    Standard Time - The Workshop by Mark Stuart

    STANDARD TIME is a 90-minute action-packed and gravity-defying dance-theatre piece exploring social conflict and moral evolution.

    Successful!
    • 258% funded
    • $31,028 pledged
    • Funded
      Jul 26, 2012
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Fashion

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Film & Video

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    The Veronica Mars Movie Project by Rob Thomas

    UPDATED: This is it. We're making a Veronica Mars movie! Now the only question is: how big can we make it? We need your help!

    Successful!
    • 285% funded
    • $5,702,153 pledged
    • Funded
      Apr 12, 2013
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    Video Game High School: Season Two by Freddie Wong

    Season Two of the critically-acclaimed webseries about best friends, first loves, and landing that perfect headshot.

    Successful!
    • 127% funded
    • $808,341 pledged
    • Funded
      Feb 12, 2013
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    The Cyanide & Happiness Show by Kris, Rob, Matt & Dave

    An independent Cyanide & Happiness show, broadcast straight to the Internet.

    Successful!
    • 308% funded
    • $770,309 pledged
    • Funded
      Mar 17, 2013
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Food

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Games

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    OUYA: A New Kind of Video Game Console by OUYA

    Cracking open the last closed platform: the TV. A beautiful, affordable console -- built on Android, by the creator of Jambox.

    Successful!
    • 904% funded
    • $8,596,474 pledged
    • Funded
      Aug 09, 2012
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    Torment: Tides of Numenera by inXile entertainment

    A story-driven CRPG set in the world of Monte Cook's Numenera. We are deeply appreciative to all of you who made this possible.

    Successful!
    • 465% funded
    • $4,188,927 pledged
    • Funded
      Apr 05, 2013
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    Project Eternity by Obsidian Entertainment

    Project Eternity is an isometric, party-based computer RPG set in a new fantasy world developed by Obsidian Entertainment.

    Successful!
    • 362% funded
    • $3,986,929 pledged
    • Funded
      Oct 16, 2012
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Music

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Photography

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    The Olympic City by Jon Pack and Gary Hustwit

    A photography project that looks at former host cities of the Olympic Games, and what happens to a city after the Olympics are gone.

    Successful!
    • 147% funded
    • $66,162 pledged
    • Funded
      Jun 29, 2012
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    Fearless Project (LGBTQ Student Athletes) Photography Book by Jeff Sheng

    A ten-year long photo series of over 150 "out" LGBTQ high school and college athletes finally becomes a photography book.

    Successful!
    • 110% funded
    • $55,237 pledged
    • Funded
      Sep 19, 2012
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    Big Silver Gelatin Prints by Digital Silver Imaging

    Creating real black & white silver gelatin prints up to 48" wide, using digital photographic laser technology.

    Successful!
    • 112% funded
    • $50,761 pledged
    • Funded
      May 17, 2013
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Theater

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    Rescue The Historic Catlow Theater From Extinction by Tim O'Connor

    Hollywood studios could force a historic Chicagoland movie theater to close! Movie lovers can help save The Catlow.

    Successful!
    • 175% funded
    • $175,395 pledged
    • Funded
      Sep 24, 2012
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    Save the Lyric! by Michael Putlack

    The Lyric Cinema is at risk closing down unless we can upgrade to digital projection equipment now necessary in the movie industry.

    Successful!
    • 105% funded
    • $158,692 pledged
    • Funded
      Aug 06, 2012
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    Twisted -- A New Starkid Musical by Team Starkid

    In this unauthorized parody, we take what "Wicked" did for the Witch of the West and apply it to the Royal Vizier from Aladdin.

    Successful!
    • 407% funded
    • $142,564 pledged
    • Funded
      Apr 21, 2013
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