Tim Tebow and David Bowie become ‘TEBOWIE’
John Oliver absolutely skewers journalist
A columnist promoting “civility” sees no irony in her incivility. John Oliver of the Daily Show at his best.
Mr. Brainwash’s Art Show 2011
The gatekeepers of the art world often take themselves rather seriously – despising those that haven’t spent the requisite years struggling within the scene to gain “credibility.”
It is his bucking of this sentiment that puts a smile on my face every time I see the artwork of Thierry Guetta, better known as Mr. Brainwash (pictured above left).
Often labeled as a knock-off artist because his work draws inspiration from pop artists like Andy Warhol, Banksy, and Shepard Fairey – Mr. Brainwash is relatively new to the art world. Although legendary for his videographer antics for the last decade, Mr. Brainwash’s first big foray into art was his massively successful 2008 exhibition Life is Beautiful that would later become the focal point of the Oscar-nominated film Exit Through the Gift Shop. In my opinion, Mr. Brainwash has mastered the art of “the spectacle.”
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Celebrities behind Presidential Candidate Ron Paul
A surprising list of big Hollywood celebrities behind Ron Paul’s ideas.
Favorite story of the week: Particle exceeds the speed of light
Stop the presses!
Hold the phones!
If you don’t have a phone or a press, find a hipster who does!
The speed of light is broken! CERN has just measured subatomic particles traveling at faster than the speed of light ! Or, in non-English: CERN (that’s the European Organization for Nuclear Research to you, American) has just measured a neutrino (that’s a subatomic particle to you, uh, Multicellular Organism) that traveled from Geneva, Switzerland, to a destination in Italy and managed to exceed the speed of light by 60 nanoseconds — with a margin of error of only 10 nanoseconds.
Full Story here.
A Day in the Life of Mr. Brainwash
I don’t care what anyone says…this guy is fascinating. I met him about 10 years ago and thought he was interesting back then.
How Hollywood Conservatives Are Gay
Hollywood conservatives and the gay community are more alike than they may care to admit.
By: Patrick Courrielche
Published @ BigHollywood
Not long ago, my wife and I had a dinner meeting with two business colleagues. To call it a dinner is actually a bit of a stretch. It was a tasting of appetizers for an event we would be hosting just a few days later. After about four rounds of bite-sized hors d’oeuvres, and a glass of wine with each, our male companions revealed that they were both gay. It wasn’t something they needed to tell us – my wife and I have highly evolved gaydars. Our line of work, friends, and proclivity for fashion tends to place us, happily, in gay-friendly environments.
At some point the conversation turned even more personal. “I feel comfortable with you guys,” said one, as he proceeded to tell us his coming out story. It was a fascinating and heartfelt account of a teenager who was dating a classmate, only to find himself attracted to her brother. The other, inspired by his colleague, also began spilling the beans on his very recent coming out. His was a relatively late confession for a gay man in his late 20s living in Los Angeles. Both accounts were different in many ways but carried a common theme – fear of judgment. Each had worried about how those around them would react to their admission. One had even lived among some who outwardly expressed, in vulgar terms, their vehement disgust for the gay lifestyle – an intimidating environment for anyone that has yet to publically divulge their sexuality. The fear of losing friends and alienating family members was at times crippling, they both conveyed. There was a constant concern of whether those around them would shun, or embrace, who they were.
It wasn’t the first time I’d heard a coming out story, but this time something was different – their experience felt a lot like mine.
9/11 – feels like yesterday
On the morning of 9/11/01 my future wife and I had a bad case of the flu. We laid in bed until about 10AM, ignoring our cellphones that were ringing profusely. I finally grabbed my phone and answered it groggily.
“Hello,” I said in a annoyed tone. It was my mom.
“Where have you been?!”
“I’m sick mom. What’s up?”
“There’s been a terrorist attack. Turn on the TV.” she said in an excited tone.
“What channel,” I asked.
“Any channel.”
9/11 Remembrance piece by my friend Jimmy Arone
There are few events that take every slot of every station on the dial. 9/11 was one of those moments in time. Like everyone, my life would be consumed for the next few months with an unshakable feeling of remorse. The memory of that morning will never leave me.
Being funny after 9/11
Interesting video from CNN on how comics had to cope with the events of 9/11.
Rick Santelli vs. Tom Friedman
Tom Friedman resorts to name calling because he’s caught in a corner.
Ai Weiwei speaks to Newsweek
Beijing is two cities. One is of power and of money. People don’t care who their neighbors are; they don’t trust you. The other city is one of desperation. I see people on public buses, and I see their eyes, and I see they hold no hope. They can’t even imagine that they’ll be able to buy a house. They come from very poor villages where they’ve never seen electricity or toilet paper.
Every year millions come to Beijing to build its bridges, roads, and houses. Each year they build a Beijing equal to the size of the city in 1949. They are Beijing’s slaves. They squat in illegal structures, which Beijing destroys as it keeps expanding. Who owns houses? Those who belong to the government, the coal bosses, the heads of big enterprises. They come to Beijing to give gifts—and the restaurants and karaoke parlors and saunas are very rich as a result.
Beijing tells foreigners that they can understand the city, that we have the same sort of buildings: the Bird’s Nest, the CCTV tower. Officials who wear a suit and tie like you say we are the same and we can do business. But they deny us basic rights. You will see migrants’ schools closed. You will see hospitals where they give patients stitches—and when they find the patients don’t have any money, they pull the stitches out. It’s a city of violence.
Read full article here.
Banksy’s new TV Show: “The Antics Roadshow”
Banksy has created a new TV show entitled “The Antics Roadshow” that documents the antics of artists, activists, and political pranksters. You can see it here until YouTube pulls it down.
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3 & 4 after the jump.
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