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June 3, 2012

Remote Control Dead Cat

from the UK Daily Mail
Cats away! Artist turns his dead pet into flying helicopter after it is killed by a car
By SUZANNAH HILLS

Many animal lovers find it hard to part with their pets when they die.
So when cat Orville, named after the famous aviator Orville Wright, was run over by a car, his artist owner decided [...]
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Published on June 03, 2012 00:22

June 2, 2012

THE FINAL TESTAMENT OF THE HOLY BIBLE Nabs BMS Best Blurb Nom

from The Bookseller
BMS shortlists for Best Marketing Campaign
29.05.12 | Benedicte Page

The Book Marketing Society has announced the shortlists for its inaugural Best Marketing Campaign of the Year awards, to take place on 21st June at the British Library. The awards will come in the evening of The Bookseller Creativity Day, to include two half-day Marketing and Design [...]
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Published on June 02, 2012 00:09

June 1, 2012

Porno Cavo

from Art Market Monitor
Cave Painting Porn Discovered

The New York Times reports on the publication of an archeological articleoutlining the discovery of 37,000-year-old cave drawings that show our earliest ancestors had a taste for pornography:

The drawings include what appear to be images of the female vulva, illustrated by circles with small slits on one side. “You [...]
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Published on June 01, 2012 23:53

May 31, 2012

Porno Colosseo

from The LA Times
Porn video shot on Coliseum grounds
It’s unclear how the filmmaker got access to the taxpayer-owned stadium or permission to use its field lights.
By Paul Pringle and Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum field is the place where the USC Trojans play football, two Summer Olympics were staged, John F. Kennedy accepted [...]
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Published on May 31, 2012 23:37

May 30, 2012

Prince Jester?

from Gallerist NY
Court Jester: Is Richard Prince Using the Legal System as a Medium?
by Dan Duray
In the 1990s, the critic Rosalind Krauss argued against the concept of traditional mediums, like painting and sculpture, favoring instead the term “technical support,” which to her better describes the way contemporary art works.
Take Ed Ruscha, she wrote in one [...]
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Published on May 30, 2012 23:34

May 29, 2012

New 180g Vinyl of Selected Ambient Works Vol. II

from FACT Magazine
Selected Ambient Works Vol. II gets limited vinyl repressing

Selected Ambient Works Vol II remains a high watermark of Nineties electronica.
Like its predecessor, Aphex Twin’s classic 1994 collection scoped out novel sounds and textures without ever pootling off into abstraction. Having been out of print on vinyl for some time, the set has now been reissued [...]
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Published on May 29, 2012 00:02

May 28, 2012

Johnny Tapia Gone

from The Santa Fe New Mexican
Boxing legend Johnny Tapia found dead
Will Webber | The New Mexican
Mi Vida Loca. 
The motto Johnny Tapia lived by will undoubtedly become his lasting legacy now that his crazy life has come to an end.
The five-time boxing world champion was found dead in his home Sunday night. He was 45 years [...]
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Published on May 28, 2012 21:27

May 27, 2012

May 26, 2012

Ars Gratia Genitalis

from France 24
Japanese man cooks, serves own genitals
AFP - A Japanese artist cooked his own genitals and served them to five paying diners in Tokyo to cover the medical costs, in a bizarre act to raise awareness about sexual minorities.
Mao Sugiyama had his penis and testicles surgically removed in March and kept them frozen for two [...]
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Published on May 26, 2012 21:09

May 24, 2012

Redneck Turtle Burgers

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Published on May 24, 2012 20:46

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