Low-rent, Mr. C

from Billboard.com Jeweler Plans To Sell Diamonds From The King of Pop’s Locks by Alex Palmer, N.Y.  |   July 24, 2009 3:56 EDT The charred locks of hair from Michael Jackson’s disastrous Pepsi commercial shoot are being turned into diamonds. Chicago-based...

Kaleidoscopic Folds from Tara Donovan

from the New York Times At the Lever House Lobby, [an] eye-grabbing sculpture by Tara Donovan. Ms. Donovan’s untitled piece consists of 2,500 pounds of plastic sheeting loosely folded into a wide box that is glassed in on the front and back and built into a...

Artist’s NZD $20 Revenge

from stuff.co.nz $190,000 withdrawn in $20 bills Irate bank customer hits back By LAURA BASHAM – The Nelson Mail Defiant Mapua artist Roger Griffiths today made a stand against Westpac by withdrawing his $190,000 savings in $20 notes. The bank provided a...

Germany Declares War On Fixies

from Der Spiegel New Bike Trend Could Be Deadly By Cathrin Schaer in Berlin Fixed-wheel bicycles are the latest international cycling fashion and the lean, mean machines are now a regular sight on German city streets. However Berlin police say they are extremely...