Rough Week for Kangaroos In Australia

It sucked to be a marsupial in the “land down under” this week. First there was this poor thing, who was hopping around for days with an arrow in its head. The animal was eventually found, operated on, and is expected to fully recover. Then there’s this story about a drowning roo that was in danger of being devoured by sharks, but was saved by a surfer. In another extremely lucky turn of events, thousands of kangaroos were spared from slaughter when animal rights activists sued to stop a government sponsored cull and were given a temporary reprieve.

By on May 15, 2009 at 12:46 pm
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Two cities in Spain tested positive for cocaine use. Scientists have discovered detectable levels of the powdery stimulant in the air of both Madrid and Barcelona. Although coke was the most prevalent drug they also found trace amounts of heroin and weed. |AP|

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Just when you assumed Pac-Man was only into gobbling up mazes of pills, comes this image suggesting that the iconic arcade classic superstar smokes weed too. The limited “Pac Bong” screenprint was created by an artist named Ferg, measures 18 x 22 inches and is an edition of 100. |OMGPosters|

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Have Your Uranium Yellowcake And Eat It Too

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That’ll show ‘em! Fighting despotism with silly retouching is a popular advertising attack method. Amnesty International previously gave the Evil Doers (including W) cross-eyes. Now, the International Society for Human Rights (founded in West Germany in 1972) celebrates 60 years of the universal declaration of human rights like a bad six-year-old would—throwing his birthday cake at the stupid grown-ups. Kim Jong-il looks particularly nonplussed. This cakey campaign, created by Scholz & Friends in Berlin, apparently just won some kind of international social advertising award; which is just complete fucking hooey. Does it do anything to call attention to the atrocities committed by these oppressors? No. Does it do anything to spur me into action? No. It just sits there, looking cutesy. Jump for a shot of Robert Mugabe with a big gob of cake on his mug. |Images: Coloribus| Read more »

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In addition to being a former cabbie and a billionaire real estate tycoon, 61-year-old Tamir Sapir is a trafficker of endangered animal parts. “Barstools upholstered with python and anaconda skins, seven carved elephant tusks, hides of jaguars, tigers and zebras, and a fully stuffed and mounted lion,” were among the illegal items seized from the Trump Soho co-developer’s yacht. |NYP|

By on May 15, 2009 at 10:36 am
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Parting Shot: This is Fly

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Lance Armstrong and his Shepard Fairy designed bike are nowhere to be seen, but if you look hard you can spot one of his teammates pulling up the rear during stage three of the Giro d’Italia.

Photo by Graham Watson/Cycling Weekly

By on May 14, 2009 at 7:27 pm
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Bike Month continues with National Bike to Work Day tomorrow. Whether you ride your bike daily or break it out just for the occasion you can roll by Madison Square Park, City Hall Park or any of the East River Bridges for some coffee and breakfast snacks courtesy of Transportation Alternatives. |Bike Month NYC|

By on May 14, 2009 at 6:07 pm
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Sneakerheads and graffiti enthusiasts alike are going to be all over these Puma x Bodé Mid “Da Lizard” edition kicks. “Da Lizard” is one of legendary cartoonist Vaughn Bodé’s signature characters that, like the “Cheech Wizard,” have lived on via countless graffiti pieces on walls and whole cars. |Freshness|

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TAKI 183 Tags the Internet

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Hailing from Washington Heights, TAKI 183 is often billed as one of the first graffiti writers and is widely credited with spurring competition for ups in New York City after the New York Times featured him in the 1971 article “TAKI 183 Spawns Pen Pals.” Nearly forty years later, the rudimentary tagger has launched a new website with photos, stories and these hand tagged screenprints for sale.

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Kanye West is too busy blogging to twitter, but thanks to Free Art & Technology, you can use the 140-character service to stay up on Yeezy’s latest rants. Behold, the Kanye Rant Detector, newly released for Kanye Webst Week. |F.A.T.|

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