Parting Shot
Just a nine week Chihuahua rocking a diamond collar at the annual Westminster Dog Show at the Madison Square Garden. These are the dogs that get to keep their balls. (Photo: Tina Fineberg/Associated Press)
But you couldn’t tell from their press release. The Department of Homeland Security’s ICE division announced the seizure of 10 websites “engaged in the advertisement and distribution of child pornography,” earlier this week, while making no mention of the 84,000 innocent sites they mistakenly seized during the operation. Even worse, they won’t say ‘our bad’ or admit the screw up.
After 36 bids, Morgan Spurlock auctioned off the naming rights to his March 2nd talk at the TED Conference for $7,100 on eBay. A continuation of his Greatest Movie Ever Sold theme, one “lucky” individual/business will be name dropped by the filmmaker in his speech as promised: “If you are the highest bidder, then during my talk I will make reference to your company, reflect positively on your placement and share the process of how you got involved.” Please tell me it was Sarah Silverman.
As graffiti complaints decreased across NYC, they rose sharply in parts of Queens and Manhattan according to figures cited by the Daily News. Does this mean there’s an increase in vandalism or just bitchy people willing to call 311? It’s probably a mix of both. The point is, the general public doesn’t like it. “It attracts the wrong element,” said one woman. And if by that she means bloggers, she’s absolutely right!
30 Days With a Love Doll
What separates this exhibit featuring photos of high-end Japanese sex dolls posed in day-to-day scenarios from, say, an online fetish community featuring photos of high-end Japanese sex dolls posed in day-to-day scenarios? There are price tags instead of penises. See the more compelling shots below. Read more »
Poor Linds. She didn’t even do anything wrong, but was still lightly toasted by David Letterman for a flub that his staff made, when a prankster claiming to rep her called the Late Show and booked her to read the Top-10 list via satellite (she’s still got bail and parole problems.). Read more »
So, that’s what’s inside those Pentax cameras and analog phones. Photographer Todd McLellan also took apart a typewriter with all its type hammers, keys and levers and organized everything neatly. It look so right it hurts. Just move that little screw over one cm to the right? You know which one! Please…
The Food Liberation Army’s kidnapping and execution of a Ronald McDonald statue isn’t going unpunished. Although no charges have been pressed against arrested artist Jani Leinonen, the Finnish police still have his confiscated computer, drawings and paintings. Read more »
Banksy’s Oscar Marketing Reaches Reality Show Levels
Continuing his part in hyping this year’s Academy Awards, Oscar-nominated guerrilla marketer, Banksy (and his team), put up some new promos around Los Angeles, including a Disney-themed billboard alteration on Sunset Boulevard that appears to have caused a scuffle when workers took it down and attempted to drive away with it. Read more »
Yesterday, as Sotheby’s began its auction of a Warhol, about a dozen young protesters pulled the fire alarms and started moaning, the room erupting in loud ringing, squealing and simulated orgasms. The anti-art cuts protesters unveiled a red “Orgy of the Rich” banner and threw fake £50 notes at said orgy. Read more »
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