Art By The Freeway

by | Feb 20, 2010 | Culture Music Art, Los Angeles

from The Los Angeles Times Art is the message on these billboards The works by several visual artists will appear in an area bounded by the 405 freeway and downtown L.A. James Welling, the creator of the blue diagonal piece billboard is a professor at UCLA. His art...

Shaq In The Paint (UrbanEye)

by | Feb 19, 2010 | Bright Shiny News, Culture Music Art

from The New York Times’ UrbanEye ART Shaq in the Paint Apparently being an NBA superstar, actor, author, Ph.D. student, platinum-selling rapper, reserve police officer and U.S. Deputy Marshal was not enough for Shaquille O’Neal. Now the 7-foot-1-inch...

Australian AG More Afraid of Gamers Than Gangs

by | Feb 19, 2010 | Weirdness

from Agence-France Press via Google News Gamers more scary than bikers, says Australian minister (AFP) – 4 days ago SYDNEY — An Australian politician who opposes the lifting of a censorship ban on adults-only computer games has said he feels more threatened by gamers...

Bundy’s Death Bug

by | Feb 19, 2010 | Weirdness

from The Washington Post Ted Bundy’s VW goes on display at D.C. crime museum, but should it? By Philip Kennicott Friday, February 19, 2010; C03 Even under a thin, black shroud, the lines of a vintage ’68 Volkswagen Beetle were unmistakable. And when the...