Mad that Yahoo helped Chinese authorities rat out a political reformer who wrote critically of the government and was imprisoned, GRL is releasing this “open-source image gallery software that won’t narc you out. We created it as an alternative to hosting your photos on a certain Yahoo-owned photo sharing site.” |fffff.at|
Sex switch: it can turn you on or off. |NerdApproved|
Knife hooks add killer element to any apartment. |BallerHouse|
John Edwards redeems himself for that expensive haircut, endorses Barack Obama, helps bring this thing closer to an end. |Politico|
GRL’s “Complete First Season”: The 5-Minute Bootleg
This past Sunday night, the hacktivists at the Graffiti Research Lab screened their new DVD, “The Complete First Season” at the MoMA. The hilarious, Hip Hop-laced film—a must when making cinema nowadays—detailed the history of GRL, their antics, and the how founders Evan Roth and James Powderly quit their day jobs to give the public tools to hack public spaces. In the true spirit of open source, ANIMAL shot this ugly ugly bootleg of the first five minutes complete with people’s heads, lots of background noise, and from the 2:18 to 2:44 mark, really bad angles.
GRL Screening At the MoMa
The Graffiti Research Lab presents their new The Complete First Season DVD at the MoMa this Sunday, May 4th at 8PM. The film documents GRL founders James Powderly and Evan Roth in their ultimate quest for “free speech in public, open source in pop culture, the hacker spirit in graffiti, and not asking permission in general.” There will be a Q&A after the film and a reception on the 6th floor too. Get your tickets here.
Now the shit is getting interesting. The Graffiti Research Lab facilitated an exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art that involved their laser tagging technology and a slew of vandals both active and former, in an attempt to investigate the “malicious intent” stipulation in the New York State Penal Code. It determines whether the graffiti-accused are charged with misdemeanors or felonies. The GRL makes their point with a question that even “typical” New Yorkers should entertain:
“Does another of our colleagues, friends, family members get a fine + community service or a felony and 3 – 12 months in Rikers?”
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