Dive into the archives.
- Cat vs. Mouse: A Portrait of Graffiti and the Vandal Squad
The vandal squad (and ghost squad) was a thing I heard a lot about while in NYC last summer. This NPR clip does a nice job with an expose on their relationship to the world of graffiti and how the two interact. I’m not sure the laws are still the same. Either [...]
- Bikes on My Mind: The Cool Kids
Unfortunately, I missed out on being introduced to the Cool Kids when they rolled through Detroit this fall with M.I.A. Thankfully their video found its way to me anyways. Now I can’t seem to get enough. Check out their crisp electro-beat-laden ode to BMX below.
The Cool Kids: Black Mags[pic via nialler9]
- Suburban Superheroes: Defending Against Visual Pollution
I just ran across an incredibly interesting feature via the New York Times. It’s a short expose on Scenic America, an organization that aims to preserve visual character and fight visual pollution in American cities. Something about the idea of older-ish men doubling as aesthetic enforcing vigilantes (okay, vigilante might be a bit [...]
- Zoo Race: Game of The Year
Billed by its developers Cougar Interactive as “the FUN game that the big game companies would not ever make,” Zoo Race manages to meld the perverse fantasy world of anthropomorphism with the perverse fantasy world of Christianity into one unforgettable game. I haven’t actually played the thing, but the full length trailer has been making [...]
- Kitsch of the Day: Subway Scribbling
Some subway ad-graf highlights from a New York summer. Sure to motivate you out of the winter doldrums (or depress with thoughts of the state of pop culture). Either way, take a look.
