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Trying to Polish a Turd

The Golden Throne Heist Trial: A Cattelan Prank Taken to Extremes, News, by Admin, ArteFuse, February 25, 2025

It was a crime of absurdist proportions, a heist worthy of Maurizio Cattelan himself. In the predawn hours of September 14, 2019, a gang of thieves stormed Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of Winston Churchill, and made off with one of the most famous—and most satirical—works of contemporary art: America, an 18-carat solid gold toilet. The conceptual masterpiece, which once gleamed inside the Guggenheim Museum’s pristine white galleries, was yanked from its plumbing and vanished into the black market, never to be seen again.

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One Man’s Trash is Another Man’s Troll

Thomas Dambo’s is trolling…

He makes giant trolls out of trash, hides them in woods for people to find, by Cathy Free, Washington Post, July 9, 2024

“My ultimate goal is to have trolls surprising people in every state,” said Thomas Dambo, whose latest project is in Detroit Lakes, Minn.

Thomas Dambo was rummaging through a city dump in Minnesota when he stumbled on perfection: large yellow plastic bins that had been tossed by a tool manufacturing company.

“They were perfect for the rabbit,” said Dambo, a Danish artist, who reached out to the company to request the rest of their discarded bins.

Dambo gathered the trash and hauled in about 25 tons of scrap wood, then brought together 300 volunteers in Detroit Lakes, Minn., to make gargantuan outdoor public art.

Working together, they built five enormous trolls and a looming golden rabbit that was accented with salvaged wiper-blade whiskers and motorcycle helmets for eyes. The supersize artworks — ranging in height from 16 to 42 feet — were then hidden in forested parks around the city. Read more here.

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How the Proliferation of Fake News Makes April Fools’ Day Every Day

5 tips for not getting tricked online this April Fools’ Day — and beyond
April 1, 2004, by Rachel Treismanm, NPR

Myths and misinformation run rampant on the internet all the time these days, but never more reliably than on April 1.

People have celebrated April Fools’ Day for centuries with all sorts of jokes and pranks, and while old-school traditions (hello, rubber snakes) remain plenty popular, gags have grown considerably more high tech over the years.

And fake news and announcements — whether by a major company, public figure, a random social media user or your childhood best friend — can take off quickly and morph wildly, thanks to social media.

It can be tough to tell whether something online is real, especially with artificial intelligence making it increasingly easy for anyone to create fake images, video, audio and text. Read the whole article here.

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Officer, They Just Keep Popping Up!

It’s a bird, it’s a drone, it’s a… excuse me?

Drones dropping colorful sex toys on Oklahoma City suburb rooftops, traffic lights, by KOKH Staff, January 11, 2024

MOORE, Okla. (KOKH) — A strange prank has taken over a suburb of Oklahoma City.

The Moore Police Department informed FOX 25 that it has been made aware of several adult toys being placed on buildings, businesses, and intersections near SW 19th St and S Telephone Rd. Crews had taken the objects down by midafternoon on Thursday.

The sex toys are being placed in high areas with drones, according to reports from residents. According to the police department, sightings from residents started surfacing on Wednesday.

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