Magazine Rebrands Bottled Water As Liquid Evil

In an article for environmental magazine Mother Jones, Anna Lenzer details a litany of charges against Fiji Water, from unsavory juntas roaming the country to the poor treatment of workers, environmental disasters and just about everything else that can go wrong. Her article goes way past this guy’s grievance about the absurdity of shipping water thousands of miles away, and goes right at the heart of the machine, taking aim at billionaire owner Lynda Resnick. She’s a darling of the left, Hollywood insider, and the evil marketing mastermind also responsible for pushing that expensive, but-people-still-buy-it POM drink. Read the full indictment and then read Fiji’s highly tailored response.

Steve Powers’ Icy ‘Love Letter’

As part of his ongoing “Love Letters” project with the City of Philadelphia’s Mural Arts Program, artist Steve Powers unveiled some of the latest legal walls he painted. The piece above had a nice twist, specifically paying homage to an old school graffiti writer who bombed the same spot about three decades ago. Powers posted the following description of the work: Read more »

50 Cent To Avoid Mass Killings By Not Rapping

Rest easy Queens. Today, the Post reports that blood won’t be running down the streets now that 50 Cent, the “bullet-magnet gangsta rapper,” will just be making an appearance and not rapping at a community garden-promoting charity event founded by Bette Midler. After yesterday’s frightful piece that probably struck fear into the hearts of uneducated readers throughout the city, Mayor Bloomberg chimed in to assuage the public terror, although he didn’t get Fitty’s name quite right: “Our understanding after talking with 50 Cents [sic] is he has no plans to perform whatsoever. He might go, but he’s not going to perform.” |NYP|

9/11 Boutique Opening

All the construction at Ground Zero is way behind schedule, but at least tourists will be able to buy pins and other memorabilia in an official souvenir shop? That’s right. 9/11 fans will be able to score “memorial pins, books, and DVDs.” Located north of the World Trade Center, there will also be live webcams for construction voyeurs and recording booths for the public to lay down their September 11th stories. All the proceeds will be used to fund the National September 11 Memorial and Museum, which shockingly is now resorting to retail sales to raise money. |AP|