Going back to our discussion on copyright and the public domain- a folkartist from Vermont is being sued because Chick-fil-A thinks that the slogan he wishes to use to represent his small company is too similar to their own. I hardly think that a small kale company is anywhere near
The PIP company has recently gone through trial concerning its faulty breast implants. Apparently the PIP breast implants were below standards and would actually break apart much more often than other implants. The PIP implants have affected many women across the world, and in fact hundreds of women piled into
I found this article online (posted below), and I thought this was a perfect representation of Art and Crime. This famous artist from Prague painted a Soviet tank pink in 1991. It was the centerpiece of a memorial at Prague’s Kinsky Square for the liberation of Czechoslovakia in 1945. This
If you have ever taken notice of the sample pictures placed in the variety of frames in your local Target, you will notice that the pictures are generally “picture perfect,” black and white, flawless couples or families embracing each other with their warm impeccable smiles. This idea of capturing “unrealistic”
Groups, including American diplomats, have begun to attempt to eliminate a recent wave of graffiti in ancient Rome. Many Romans are appreciative of groups’ efforts to clean up Rome. However, not every Roman looks down on the graffiti. Some Romans see graffiti as a last attempt to keep tourists from
Leonardo da Vinci, who lived from 1452-1519, is well known for his anatomical sketches of the human body. He would dissect dead human remains and then draw what he saw. Dissection was completely illegal unless one was a physician, which da Vinci was not. It is believed that da Vinci
Alexander Riegler, an Austrian artist, has taken art to a new level by installing a one-way bathroom mirror in a restaurant in Vienna. This mirror allows men to look into the ladies’ room from the men’s room. According to the Heute newspaper, Riegsler said that the mirror is an attempt
MTTM clothing was made by a woman for other women. It is street style clothing, and she started the line because there were so many street brands for men, but nothing really for women. What I think is interesting is how a lot of their clothing say “bitch” and MOB
Deliberately burning or destroying a Bible to make an artistic or political statement is not novel in this more secular age. What’s so unusual about this exhibit is that the artist, Paul Roorda, isn’t burning Bibles to make a statement against the book or the religion. To destroy a Bible
This article basically supports the negative connotation that tattoos often carry. A study was conducted in Texas that surveyed a relatively small sample of college students. It was found that those with body art (tattoos, as well as piercings) have a higher tendency to become involved in substance use, and