Otto Adolf Eichmann was a German Nazi lieutanent colonel and one of the major organizers of the Holocaust. He was responsible for facilitating and managing the mass deportation of Jews to ghettos and extermination camps during World War II. In May of 1960, he was captured in Argentina by Mossad,
Month: July 2016
http://www.vice.com/read/this-woman-turned-her-collection-of-unsolicited-dick-pics-into-an-art-show I recently found an article about a woman who turned her collection of unsolicited dick pictures into an art show, and it made me wonder if getting unsolicited pictures is sexually offended. We have entered an interesting age where a lot of human interactions occur through electronic devices such
The documentary Making a Murderer follows the life of a man named Steven Avery from Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. In 1985, despite there being no physical evidence tying him to the crime and also having an alibi, he was arrested and convicted of the sexual assault and attempted murder of a
Mark Landis’s story shows that if you are a philanthropist, you are not really committing a crime by forging art. Landis forged art by numerous artists from Picasso to Walk Disney for 30 years and donated them to various museums. It only took him a few hours to forge one
Ben Philips is a somewhat famous video blogger on youtube. I was turned on to the antics about a year ago, and something about the exuberant sensationalization of his videos does not quite sit with me right. The first few videos I watched were harmless enough and quite amusing, but
UCSD had been shutting down avenues for art over the years. First they closed down the crafts center in 2012 due to budget cuts. After that they closed graffiti hall, then attempted to shut down Che Cafe and the university art gallery. Despite numerous protests from students, the art avenues
It is legal to desecrate the US flag since the ruling of the Supreme Court in Texas v. Johnson in 1989. Desecration of the US flag is protected under the First Amendment that protects freedom of speech. However, on July 4, 2016, Bryton Mellot was arrested for desecration of the
This article discusses the opening of an art exhibit by the name of “Confronting Truths: Wake Up!” at the Gallery Guichard in Chicago. This exhibit was showcased in light of the shootings of unarmed black men by police officers, specifically the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson. There were also
Martin Scorsese’s “The Wolf of Wall Street” highlights the life of stockbroker Jordan Belfort and how he and his firm scammed their way to ridiculous wealth. Belfort is played by Leonardo DiCaprio, who brings him to life as a witty, conceited, intelligent, careless, and manipulative stockbroker. The movie glamourizes the
http://www.nhregister.com/arts-and-entertainment/20160720/artspace-in-new-haven-to-open-exhibit-dedicated-to-orlando-shooting-victims Recently the media has been contending over whether or not bringing attention to horrific acts of violence is actually a way to encourage similar violence, or terrorist acts. Supporters of this notion assert that when the media covers tragedies, such as the Orlando Pulse shooting, they celebrate the shooter’s