December 26th, 2011
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Any “best of” list must surely be subjective. This one is no different. Choosing the best photographs of the year is an enormously difficult task, with many terrific photographs slipping through the cracks. But with major news events as a guide, and with single images I fell in love with throughout the year forcing their way into the edit, I look at my favorite pictures from the first four months of the year. Two main stories dominated headlines in the first part of the year: the Japan earthquake and tsunami, and the rising of the Arab Spring. The protests in the Middle East would spread to Greece, Spain, and eventually inspire the Occupy movement in Western nations. Other stories included a historic wave of tornados in the U.S., and the creation of the world’s newest nation in South Sudan. Images from the rest of the year will follow in posts later this week. – Lane Turner (Via Boston Globe)

A motorcycle policeman burns as his colleague tries to help him after protesters threw a petrol bomb in Athens on February 23, 2011. Scores of youths hurled rocks and petrol bombs at riot police after clashes broke out during a general strike. (Dimitri Messinis/AP)

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December 20th, 2011
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I personally hate having to shave and try to put it off at all cost but it seems that there is a segment of the world who looks forward to facial hair grooming so much so that they have events challenging one another for the apparently highly coveted title of World Beard and Mustache Champion . Talented photographer Sheri Manson has documented these fierce facial whisker warriors to see who had what it took to take the title of the ultimate beard champion. The results are funny, fascinating, and down right bizarre! Want to grow your own champion beard or mustache? Start your training today at Shave Your Style powered by Braun cruZer and see more contestants after the jump!

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November 17th, 2011

It seems there is nothing that Paris-based  performance/design/art collective Shoboshobo cannot do. Led by Mehdi Hercberg though faceless, the group covers entire map of artistic expression. Responsible for countless exhibitions, books, installations, design projects, and oddball acts of goofiness, Shoboshobo is a reliable source for inspiration, intrigue, and  confusion. Read more »

November 16th, 2011

Can video games be art? If you ask me, I’d say “Yep,” and I’m sure you would be hard-pressed to find anyone under 30 who would say “Nope”. I just asked because you still have people like this, but he also thought this, so he’s not very credible now is he. Anyway, we’ve got a couple of games (BNPJ.exe and Mansion) created by the versatile Tabor Robak available for free download.

Mansion (2010) didn’t really do much for me, and it seems like a warm-up for Tabor. BNPJ.exe (2011), on the other hand, is certainly more developed, but still a bit too linear. He does insure that BNPJ.exe will be viewed as an attempt at art simply because he wraps most of these strange worlds in famous paintings. Frankly, I am not fond of this tendency in contemporary art to reference itself as a safety net, but I don’t believe it is a primary aspect of the game. I admit it is hard to judge, because the criteria for games is far different than the criteria for art, but sometimes you should just have a good time and resist assessing the shit out of something.  BNPJ.exe is not without its moments of beauty though, and when I came upon this image directly below I was insured of a promising future (I did come upon this in a non-linear fashion, and it took me multiple tries to find it). I don’t know of any similar types of “art games”, and I think Tabor Robak could really create something powerful with his next game.  I know I’ll being waiting in anticipation to see where he takes these “art games”, and I’m curious to hear what you dudes think about these interactive experiments.

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November 9th, 2011
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What is the next frontier in street art? spray painting your food! Now with Ess Lack Paint you can tag that roasted chicken and let all the hungry folks know who cooked that delicious meal on your plate. The paint comes in 4 colors and is completely safe to eat. Unfortunately it’s not available in the U.S just yet but it shouldn’t be long until you can be the king of your kitchen and paint a killer end to end piece on a foot long hoagie.

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October 31st, 2011
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This is such a bizarre mash up of acts that I couldn’t resist posting it.  Matt and Kim, Soulja Boy, and Andrew W.K. have risen from the dead to throw a raging dance party in a morgue. The mortician has left for the night, the limbs are fresh and there’s formaldehyde on ice.

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October 21st, 2011
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Olive and Mocha: Fast Times At Sugar High is the tale of an unlikely friendship between a goody-goody and a bad seed results in havoc at a birthday party. Watch the full video after the jump!

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October 20th, 2011
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This is the unbelievable survival story of a young skateboarder named Ross Capicchioni from Detroit. I don’t want to ruin the story but if you only do one thing today watch this video. I promise that you’ll forever be changed. Watch the 2 part video after the jump.

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