Parting Shot: A Sorry Sight
Someone is a little broken up over the condos and other constructions springing up around Williamsburg, sharing their sadness with the masses on a wall at North 4th and Kent Avenue.
Photo by Luna Park
Rap Gaydar Comes Online
Although its been live for a few hours and only has a handful of posts, RapGaydar is already creating a whole bunch of e-drama. Launched by Oh Word’s “blogger-charlatan” Rafi Kam, it’s a clear parody of Eminem’s manger’s blog, Rap Radar. But instead of laughing it off, the site’s editors took a turn for the stupid, threatening legal action and even posting home addresses, turning the whole episode into a PR train wreck that Hip Hop heads have been laughing about all afternoon in real time on beef-igniting Twitter. That is until Paul finds out and grounds everyone.
Oversharing not only just got easier, but fashionable also. It’s now possibly to display your tweets offline with custom tailoring and PocketTweets! Some assembly and stitching required. |F.A.T.|
50 Cent Raps Over Electronics Commercial
50 Cent released his latest music video and it’s not only a promotion for his forthcoming album but for Philips-brand televisions too. Incorporating the electronics giant’s “Carousel” commercial, featuring a one-shot frozen motion clown robbery, the new video for “Ok, You’re Right” casts 50 Cent as the costumed criminal. The directors, Dan The Man and Chris “Broadway” Romero, explain, “We actually have a partnership with Phillips where they gave us the rights to take this commercial….It was kinda underexposed.” Though the original ad, directed by Adam Berg, did just win a Cannes Grand Prix award, that’s not going to sell as many TVs as one of the biggest names in rap. Check out the videos below.
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The United States announced that it will punish Bolivia by retracting “import duty waivers,” arguing that the small country isn’t doing enough to fight its massive cocaine production. Translated: if the CIA doesn’t gets a cut, we can’t do business. |AP|
After it’s two month run in Times Square, Marilyn Minter’s saliva slurping film “Green Pink Caviar” will go on display in Madonna’s upcoming tour. Minter was surprised by the request, and initially wondered, “Wow, how much does she want me to pay her?.” But Madonna, a collector of Minter’s photos, paid a lot of loot and sent tickets to see the video on display at her next concert in London. |WWD|
Kanye West Summer Interning at the GAP
Although he hoped to land an unpaid internship at Raf Simons or Louis Vuitton, where he’s already designed some sneakers, Kanye West is secretly interning at the Gap’s offices in New York according to Us Weekly: “He works all the time, and one Friday night recently, he stayed until 12 am. He’s learning the fashion business from the inside and trying to do it quietly.” More surprisingly, Yeezy hasn’t posted any all-caps rants about the work yet, presumably because they don’t have him fetching coffee or he actually has been making progress on his “CRAZY EGO.” |Jezebel|
Tenement Art
Brooklyn-based artist Tommy Cinquegrano continues his architecture inspired series of work with this new one-color “Tenement #1” screen print. It’s being offered as an edition of 25, measures 18 x 24 inches and comes printed on some nature-friendly cover stock. Unlike the current New York City real estate market, this building is a bargain and can be yours for only $40. |PosterDistrict|
Downtown Church Pipes Michael Jackson Away
While the Apollo Theater was paying homage to the late King of Pop in Harlem on Tuesday, downtown, Trinity Wall Street church held their own tribute. Organist, Robert Ridgell played a medley of Michael Jackson hits in the postlude recorded below.
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President Obama: Vandal-In-Chief
President Obama left some words of encouragement for students at Southwest High School in Greenbay, Wisconsin where he attended a town hall meeting on healthcare earlier this month. Giving in to pressure from teachers on staff, the President tagged the wall like a graffiti writer with his signature and the words: “Dream Big Dreams!”
Official White House photo by Pete Souza