From Daniel Edwards, the artist behind Justin Bieber’s toon dick and topless Amy Winehouse immortalized in sallow bronze, comes Mogul (Jay-Z Occupies Occupy Wall Street). Sprung from the flack given to Jay over his “Occupy All Streets” Rocawear t-shirt profiteering, the sculpture depicts Jay as the base of a cartoon totem pole, from Richie Rich down to Scrooge McDuck to Mr. Burns to Mr. Shawn Corey Carter, be-blinged with chains and dollar-sign medallion. Read more »
Several months since the death of Amy Winehouse, videographers over at High 5 Collective are paying their respects to the performer with a slightly unsettling short starring freckled porn star Faye Reagan. Read more »
It seems that some Occupy Wall Streeters agreed with our critique of Shepard Fairey’s hastily slapped together image of support and sternly asked him to make some hefty revisions. And he agreed. He removed the clumsy copy and Obama campaign logo, making it more in line with the movement’s message. Now if he would just make something more original as opposed to this copy and paste, this whole exercise in design might have actually made sense.
It’s not just Banksy that the British academia has a sudden hard-on for — archeologists are now arguing to preserve the primitive “graffiti” scrawlings of the Sex Pistols’ Johnny Rotten, allegedly depicting the band and manager Malcolm McLaren on their ex-flat’s walls. Read more »
Now that Congress has appeased the frozen food lobby and reclassified tomato paste so that it’s considered suitable as a vegetable serving, this visual seemed wholly appropriate. (Illustration: Matt Hallock/ANIMALNewYork)
The Wikileaks truck, which has become somewhat of an Occupy Wall Street mascot, has been abducted by the NYPD. Clark Stoeckley, the vehicle’s owner, says it was towed away on Thursday at the corner of Broadway and Cedar Street. That’s where he refused to consent to a search—which he captured on video—by officers and was arrested for obstructing governmental administration. Read more »
Remember that too stupid to be true tale of a missing painting, a boozy night and one doorman’s very well decorated bathroom? Case closed. Conman and Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot painting co-owner Thomas Doyle has been sentenced to six years. Read more »
Fifteen people were arrested during a protest against tuition hikes that spilled into the lobby of a Baruch College building where CUNY trustees were meeting to discuss the increase. Students were warned to leave the area and many of them sat down instead. Read more »
The row of tents that sell street fair-like products such as finger puppets, political mints, terrible winter hats and other crap for the holidays appears infinite. (Photo: Scott Lynch/flickr)
Just as the NYPD and Mayor Bloomberg were getting their “lone wolf” serve on, the notorious, buzz-killing FBI wasn’t all that impressed with the bust of alleged terrorist Jose Pimentel. The feds claim they refused to get involved with the case, claiming that the Manhattan man charged with terrorism was basically inept when it came to matters concerning terrorism. Read more »
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