Officials in Sydney, Australia had arranged for a crosswalk to be painted with rainbow stripes in celebration of a gay-friendly Mardi Gras celebration. The crosswalk was a hit– people all over town loved it! Recently, however, the New South Wales transportation ministry decided to have it stealthily removed in the
Year: 2013
When one examines the programming of BET and/or MTV, or listens carefully to any Hip Hop radio stations, it’s clear that the minstrel shows from the 1840-1900s are alive and well. The black make-up, red mouths, banjoes, and expressing their inexplicable love for “ol’ massuh.” have all been replaced with
This has been a topic for years, and I frankly find it quite amusing. Saggy pants seemed to originate in prison , where belts were not allowed and the inmates pants would often sag because of this. Some people claim that it originated in prison where people would show that
This is a mural by Brazilian graffiti duo Os Gêmeos, commissioned by the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston. There has been controversy behind this art piece that wasn’t made to be controversial. According to Fox News, they found people that thought of this mural to be representative of a
Who doesn’t remember Ms. Frizzle? She represents the most fun, hands-on, charismatic elementary school teacher every kid wished they had. Maybe this is a just a homeless person dressed in a planet dress for fun, or this could be a classic example of art and crime. With teachers getting laid
Sorry about the guy talking in the middle, I couldn’t find a video without him talking.. This song is one of many of Technique’s political and religious works. Point of No Return, Industrial Revolution, Bin Laden, The Fourth Branch, Peruvian Cocaine, and The 3rd World all fit into his category
Tyler, the Creator is the lead member of rap collective OFWGKTA (Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All). The video of “Yonkers” is just one example of a Tyler, the Creator song that uses both homophobic slurs and has misogynistic references. His lyrics raise questions for me because he tweeted
Born in Peru, educated at UCLA, Carlos Castaneda took his chicano studies professor seriously when assigned to talk to and interview any Mexican-American Indian. In Ixtlan, Mexico, Castaneda met up with the Nagual Don Juan who took Castaneda in for a 19 year long apprenticeship. Recording every day in journals,
You may have seen these gruesome images before, especially if the Black Dahlia case fascinates you. The case surrounding Elizabeth Short’s murder has been made into numerous books and movies, and her unsolved case still attracts major attention over 60 years after her death. It may be a guilty pleasure
Some unreported facts behind the 2007 Boston terror scare: The “hoax devices” were based on Night Writer, a low-cost electronic LED graffiti device developed by Graffiti Research Lab. Here is G.R.L.’s mission statement: “Outfitting graffiti writers, artists and protesters with open-source tools for urban communication.” Unfortunately this statement contains an