Zilla van den Born, a Dutch graphic design student, took a five week long vacation–at home. No one knew this, but her. Everyone else following her on Facebook thought she was in Southeast Asia. Born took several photos of herself and Photoshopped herself so it looked like she having the
In the last few years, Verve Energy Drink has been trying to make its way into the lives of high school and college students. People sell it and try to get other people to sell it, but the main problem with it is people are considering it a pyramid scheme.
It’s sad to think that school shootings aren’t exactly uncommon to hear about. Just last year was the Isla Vista shooting and Newtown elementary school. These events are broadcasted for all of America to see, but what is that really doing? Is it education the public? Or is it helping
Chip Southward, a painter at the CoRK art district, referred to himself to as “Keith Haring’s Ghost” while he painted utility boxes in the style of Keith Haring to “offer a critique of where Jacksonville stood on gay rights, race relations and gun violence.” Police arrested Southward and charged him
Performance artist Steven Cohen was arrested by Parisian police “for indecent exposure.” Cohen was dressed like a bird in a “garter, tights, and long red gloves,” and proceeded to walk a rooster around underneath the famous Eiffel Tower. The rooster was not attached to a leash in his hand, however.
Eric Ravelo’s newest artwork regarding violence against children has been censored by Facebook. The art project, entitled “Los Intocables,” or “The Untouchables,” is art created through human sculpture that portrays the issues that are tormenting children all over the globe. Ravelo believes that “the right to childhood should be protected,”
Emma Sulkowicz, a student at Columbia University, was raped the very first day of her sophomore year in college. It happened right in her dorm room as well. Her offender assaulted her and at least two other female students. Three cases were brought against her rapist, and in all three
In trend of promoting healthy body images for women of all ages, Loryn Brantz edited six Disney princesses to have correct proportions around the waist. Barbie isn’t the only culprit of sporting a crazy teensy waist. Disney is evidently a leading figure on influencing young children. The princesses Brantz edited
George Lawler was in for a major surprise when he found out that his father was the muse for proclaimed artist, Andy Warhol. Lawler was adopted at the age of 2 by his mother’s sister and her husband. At the age of 14 his adopted father told him that his
Recently, artist Jillian Mayer photoshopped her face onto 400 nude selfies she found on the internet. The artist did this in an attempt to “universalize the nude selfie.” After doing research on naked selfies, Mayer felt “The tip that I found most interesting was to not show your face. Basically,