Parting Shot: Splash Down
One of the many benefits that open fire hydrants in Harlem provide: blasting public transit.
Photo by Yojimbot
Illustrator Tyler Stout was commissioned by the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema to create custom movie poster-style prints for the premiere of Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds. Although they quickly sold out, he will be offering a few more on his official website, stay tuned. Bonus: jump for Print Mafia’s “Hitler Target” screen print, which is, ugh, also sold out. Read more »
Either streetwear brand Swagger wants you to look ridiculous this season or they’re conducting an evil experiment to see if it even matters how ugly their designs are: “Will the kids still buy our crap?” Sadly, you already know the answer to that question. |HighSnobiety|
Photos of War-Torn Central Park
Central Park was hit hard by storm damage yesterday and here’s some photos of what one tabloid described as a “bombed-out war zone.” While that might be a little sensational, there was a lot of debris littering the green zone.
Photos by Americanfrog
Former vandal, fashion person, and all around rabble-rouser, CLAW, has a spiffy new website design. The customized social networking icons and Bloomingdales rip is a nice touch. Go see. |ClawMoney|
With the success of HBO’s True Blood, fans are going wild over actress Deborah Ann Woll, who plays a horned up, confused, teenage vampire named Jessica. Photographer Tyler Shields shot some really hot photos of her and just released a new one. And if you haven’t seen his weirdly produced video clip of her, go here now. |TylerShields|
It’s election day in Afghanistan and to help monitor the polls, a “state-of-the-art observation balloon with round-the-clock video and sound surveillance capability has been installed several thousand feet above Kabul.” International synergy: it’s just like one flying over the U.S. – Canadian border. |WaPost|
No Ashton, you didn’t just tag the roof of Planet Hollywood. First off, German artist NOMAD got permission and probably did all the painting. Second, that ain’t even graffiti, dude, that’s a big ugly slot machine. You’ve been punk’d! |People|
Dick’s, a major sporting goods chain in New Jersey is acting like a bunch of pussies and plans to “evaluate the reaction of Eagle fans” before it carries Michael Vick jerseys reports Fox News. They’re worried how football fans, the shining beacons of morality, will respond. While they make up their mind, the Philadelphia Eagles will gladly sell you or your dog a jersey.
The Feds busted a Syrian man in New York who thought he was trading a cache of weapons for 2000 lbs. or so of cocaine with a Colombian paramilitary group. As it turns out, they were actually DEA agents running a sting. |NYT|
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