Posted By: dmatasavich
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.)
See the detailed images after the jump.
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Posted By: dmatasavich
The Warped Tour, featuring the incomparable Paige Wood, is coming to Nassau Coliseum, this Saturday, July 26th. By now you should know that Paige is a dear friend of mine and needs everyone to head out to the show and give her your support! Even if you don’t get to be blessed and know her personally, you are going to want to know her music and see her before she blows up. When this time next year rolls around you will be able to say you were rocking out to Ms. Wood before all your hipster, “too cool” friends even knew who she was!
Paige, I’ll see you on Saturday!
AS for the rest of you, get your tickets now!
Posted By: dmatasavich
Not to be outdone by Olafur Eliasson’s NYC Waterfalls, Judith Supine went back to his old river antics with this latest production.
Posted By: dmatasavich
“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.
Source: [nola.com]
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After a study showed that 10 percent of female riders have been inappropriately man handled by fellow pervy passengers, the MTA is opting against pushing their anti-groping campaign. There reason is the fear that campaigning against this practice would actually encourage more “deviant behavior”. So does that mean the MTA’s don’t litter campaign is actually meant to make me litter more?
Read the NY Post article after the jump.
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Long gone are the days of searching through your pocket for those little metal tokens to catch a ride on the MTA’s public transportation system. The unlimited MetroCard is turning 10 this month. While the MetroCard was around since the early 1990’s it was only when the unlimited card and free transfers were implemented that the token was officially killed. Without a doubt that little piece of plastic has changed the way we all get around this city (all while creating an easy way for the man to track where you go).
Read the NY Times article after the jump.
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