Washington DC-based artist Mark Jenkins has populated streets in the U.S., Brazil, Netherlands and Italy with his “cast-based sculpture… as a form of non-permission based street art”, some made with cellophane and clear packing tape
And, others fully clothed and totally incongruous.
Here’s a tutorial on how to cast just about anything with cellophane wrap and clear packing tape.
And here’s a video about creating a merry-go-round where there never was one before.
On the first day of the 2007 New York Auto Show, SWAT-team-like uniformed agents from the Oil Enforcement Agency (OEA) surprised visitors and convention center security when they impounded a Toyota Tundra on the showroom floor.
As they secured the perimeter with “Global Warming Crime Scene” caution tape and announced to a growing throng of onlookers that, at a measly 14 MPGs in the city, the Tundra fell well below the agency’s fuel-efficiency standards, many in attendance wondered whether the government was finally taking the threat of climate change seriously.
In fact, the OEA is an elaborate prank just launched by the coalition of environmental groups at FreedomFromOil.com (with some help from me, pictured above). The idea is to heighten pressure on the Big 6 automakers to increase fuel efficiency as well as model of what the government SHOULD be doing to reduce tailpipe emissions.
OEA “field offices” are starting up around the country, and anyone can join. It’s simple and fun: Choose a code name. Order your hat and uniform. Download the secret training manual. And you’re good to go.
Most billboards are wheat-pasted posters, coming in two standard sizes, the most common being 12 x 22 feet. These are the billboards you see atop taller buildings and along the highway. The freestanding billboard of this size can be accessed with a 12 foot ladder. To access the ones atop buildings, you need Continue reading “Instructions for Billboard Liberation”
“Is it not an art to deceive a trout with an artificial fly?” Walton
This delicious recipe for catching and cooking a journalist has been thoroughly tested. It features easy to find ingredients.
This is a very satisfying meal and although I have prepared it many times, one should not be concerned about repeating it too often. There are many ways to change the recipe and the results will always be pleasing. Continue reading “The Well Cooked Journalist: A Traditional Recipe”
