Archive for August 4th, 2007

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The Turtle and The Queen Mary

posted by Moderator
Filed under: Art Pranks, Pranksters

Gone are the good old days when you could pull off a prank in the water such as Windsurfing from Hawaii to California without posing a threat to national security and getting arrested.


An Artist and His Sub Surrender in Brooklyn
by Randy Kennedy
The New York Times
August 4, 2007

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At slack tide off Red Hook, Brooklyn, there are usually lots of things floating in the water, most of which you would not want to touch without the help of a good hazmat suit. But just after sunrise yesterday, something truly strange was bobbing there in the shallows near Pier 41: a submarine fashioned almost completely from wood, and inside it a man with an obsession. (more…)

Calling All Billboard Liberators!

posted by Moderator
Filed under: Culture Jamming and Reality Hacking, First Amendment Issues, Parody

Submitted by R. Ryan Anderson, a cyber activist living in the city of Tacoma, Washington, who writes that Tacoma’s billboards are being used as part of a massive spam attack. As of August 1, 2007, the deadline for all city billboards to comply with a law passed ten years ago requiring the removal of billboards deemed too large, too ugly or too disruptive, hundreds of billboards in Tacoma have sprouted a scary blue and red message reading: “CONSTITUTIONS MATTER.”

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Joey Skaggs Tests New York City Security

posted by Moderator
Filed under: Culture Jamming and Reality Hacking, First Amendment Issues

More people are behind bars in the United States than any other country. In 2006 a record 7 million people were in prison, 2.2 million, on probation, or on parole. The People’s Republic of China ranks second with 1.5 million. The United States has 5% of the world’s population and 25% of the world’s incarcerated population. [from Wikipedia]

June, 2007: New York City Police do not care for artist, activist Joey Skaggs’ attire:

Joey Skaggs Tests New York City Security

Joey Skaggs Tests New York City Security

Joey Skaggs Tests New York City Security

Joey Skaggs Tests New York City Security

Joey Skaggs Tests New York City Security