Killa Queens is taking over the world these days, thanks in no small part to Queens alum Craig Costello, aka KR, aka the KRINK-Master! Moving beyond his homemade drippy inks, those signature KRINK drips are everywhere these days. So, when Arkitip magazine and Incase wanted to partner up to create limited edition MacBook cases, under the Curated by Arkitip name, who better to have tweak your inaugural product then KR himself? The end product is as sweet as they come, and is available for both the 13″ and 15″ MacBook’s and bulkier MacBook Pro’s, for $79.95 a pop.
(I have a 15″ MacBook Pro if anyone wants to send me a case.)
With the Dark Knight opening today, I thought what better way to show my excitement for the film then by showing the video lapse of, no not the movie or trailer, but of AUGOR x REVOK painting a Dark Knight billboard in LA. Don’t be confused by the first part of the video as it is LA’s dynamic duo causing some good old wreck, building up suspense to the classic billboard.
“In the recently ended session of the Legislature, state Rep. Anthony Ligi of Metairie successfully sponsored a bill that skyrockets the penalties for graffiti. Currently the maximum fine in New Orleans is $500, plus community service, restitution and a possible six months in jail. Beginning Aug. 15, the maximum fine increases to $10,000 with a prison term of up to 10 years.”
First let me say I am not advocating graffiti nor the destruction of anyone’s property, but you have to wonder how can this creative outlet be punished so harshly. Sure graffiti can be ugly and bring down property values, but isn’t the chance of community service, a small fine and six months in jail enough to deter most people from this “crime”? Wouldn’t cities across the U.S. benefit more from having this part of urban culture around? Shouldn’t they look to provide ways to incorporate graffiti into parts of their cities to help control the problem and create a tourist attraction? Retail has been doing this for decades and some of todays top artist have their roots in street art. Cities need to realize the change in culture and stop suppressing creativity. Learn from NYC’s mistake. When NYC implemented their zero tolerance procedures, pulling trains immediately out of service if they have any graffiti on them, tourism fell sharply. Millions of people flocked to NYC to see the art cars they had heard about and seen in movies, until they were gone. I don’t want to see graffiti legalized by any means, that would kill the rebellious nature of it, but don’t ruin some kids life by locking him up for a decade over this non-violent crime.
To compete with Miller Lite’s Taste Great, Less Filling ad campaign, Bud Light attempted to created a catchy ad slogan of their own. I think they might have gone awry with this one.
Image courtesy of the lovely Miss Heather at Greenpoint’s Dog Log Blog… New York Shitty
As I stated in an earlier post, I firmly believe that the MTA can increase revenue to fill any budget gaps created by their mismanagement without raising fares. While I am not thrilled about the idea of being bombarded with more advertising in my daily commute, I will take it if they don’t raise my fares again. So, since I am not going to complain about this new practice of the MTA, I will ask why advertisements all over the insides and outsides of trains are ok, but graffiti is still an eyesore?
