Yesterday, the White House posted this photo on their official flickr stream of President Obama shaking hands with one of the most infamous party crashers of all time, Michaele Salahi, as her husband and potential partner in crime, Tareq stands off to the side. The Secret Service has begun a formal investigation into how the couple made their way into the event uninvited and according to a statement are “deeply concerned and embarrassed” about the security breach. Although the Salahis haven’t been charged with any crime, yet, they’re are being actively pursued by the Secret Service for questioning according to the Warren County Report.

Photo by the White House/flickr

Taking advantage of a broken bollard, Smiling Bag Productions painted this game of chess on the streets of Tel-Aviv. |Ekosystem|

Pharrell Williams continues trying out new careers, designing another piece of furniture for Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin. Following last year’s “Perspective,” a chair resting on a man and woman’s legs in a unsubtle homage to sex, comes “The Tank.” Riding on plexiglass treads, the leather seat, upholstered in blue, black, white or pink, will be unveiled at Art Basel Miami next week to help generate some hype.

Artist Floats Urban Colony Concept

Mixing fantasy and reality, artist Sashi Masakatus paints urban outposts floating through deserted, desolated post-apocalyptic landscapes. Most often taking spherical shapes, these structures are composed of contemporary Japanese architecture imbued with a bit of sci-fi whimsy. But without any apparent explanation for their presence, viewers are forced to project their own anxieties into the works, on view at Masakatus’ latest exhibition, “De Facto Standard,” in Tokyo’s Mizuma Art Gallery.

“De Facto Standard,” November 28 – December 26, Mizuma Art Gallery, Tokyo

Any creative who has ever freelanced knows all too well how frustrating and commonplace it is to do work for someone who takes forever to pay you for your work, then turns around and asks you to do more work while you’re still waiting to be paid for the work you did months prior. Well, this one designer isn’t having it anymore and his email correspondence with a dude asking him to do more free freelance work is hilarious. |27bslash6 via Karion|

After mellowing out MTA billboards in Union Square, street artist Posterchild manipulated a video ad atop the entrance of the 23rd Street N/R subway entrance to unveil a more intimate message: “will you marry me?” Hailing from Toronto, the public space manipulator installed the piece with the help of his girlfriend, surprising her with its reveal. He writes: Read more »