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# The Art of the Prank

...Exploring the role of the prankster as artist, activist and social observer and the significance of the prank in society.

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- [RIP Yayoi Kusama 1929 - 2026](https://artoftheprank.com/2026/08/28/rip-yayoi-kusama-1929-to-2026/) - Remembering Kusama: In 1968, artist, Yayoi Kusama joined Joey Skaggs' Hippie Bus Tour to Queens. In a satirical ironic reversal, the group toured neighborhoods and snapped photos of suburbanites mowing their lawns and washing their cars. When the group stopped at Hillside’s Nirvana head shop in Queens, the "Group Image" band played while Kusama painted
- [A Call to Artists and Activists: Fall of Freedom is Here](https://artoftheprank.com/2026/09/21/a-call-to-artists-and-activists-fall-of-freedom-is-here/) - A "national call to creative resistance." Join the effort to end fascism. Register your events on October 2nd, 3rd, & 4th.
- [RIP Screaming Mad George 1956-2026](https://artoftheprank.com/2026/09/21/rip-screaming-mad-george-1956-2026/) - A heartfelt farewell to Screaming Mad George (a.k.a. Joji Tani), who left us on February 10, 2026. He was my student at SVA in 1977. I was teaching media communications, and to involve the students in the art of creating a spectacle, we took to the streets. The idea was to use a diversionary tactic
- [Attempting to Humor the Humorless](https://artoftheprank.com/2026/09/21/attempting-to-humor-the-humorless/) - There's a long history of clowning for social justice. We need more of it. Thank you Felipe. Send in the clowns: the new guard of activists combating the right, by Morgan Jerkins, The Guardian, September 16, 2026. A growing cohort of performers ‘clown’ as a means to innovate traditional protest and create social change On
- [The Joke's on Who?](https://artoftheprank.com/2026/09/21/the-jokes-on-who/) - When will "cancel culture" evolve and stop trying to canceling speech that's clearly and obviously protected by the 1st Amendment? The price of campus humorlessness, by Washington Post, September 8, 2026. The University of Washington pays $600,000 to a professor it investigated for poking fun at a land acknowledgment. One way to identify ideologues is
- [Seek and Ye Shall Find...](https://artoftheprank.com/2026/09/21/seek-and-ye-shall-find/) - Yes, if you're only looking for what you want to see. Fashion victim in fur suit sparks Bigfoot panic in small Maine town: ‘Very convincing’, by Zoe Hussain, New York Post, September 6, 2026. The hairy truth finally came out. Maine cops launched an investigation after a surge of 911 calls reported spotting Bigfoot roaming
- [Join the Plot](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/01/14/join-the-plot/) - Greenpeace Buys Land To Block New Heathrow Runway by Dave Demerjian Wired.com January 13, 2009 Greenpeace announced today that it has bought a parcel of land that sits directly in the path of a proposed third runway for London's Heathrow Airport. It's the latest move in a long-running battle between environmentalists who say expanding Heathrow
- [Trump Checks!](https://artoftheprank.com/2026/09/11/trump-checks/) - The Bank of Trump is pleased to announce a $5,000 gift to every American! Get yours on joeyskaggs.com. Is it legal? Who’s going to stop him? Will it raise the national debt? Who cares? You can pay him back in November. Vote Republican! That’s the deal. Print it, cut it out, and fill it in Bank of Trump is pleased to announce a $5,000 gift to every American!
- [A Spectacle to Miss On Your Next Trip to Italy](https://artoftheprank.com/2026/08/28/a-spectacle-to-miss-on-your-next-trip-to-italy/) - A self-described Italian archeologist "makes" history, literally. h/t Uwe ‘A sucker born every minute’: The man who duped tourists with a fake Greek amphitheater, by Julia Buckley, CNN, August 24, 2026. Of the eight TripAdvisor reviews of the amphitheater near Arcugnano, in Italy’s northern Veneto region, all give fulsome, five-star praise. Read the whole article
- [Viva la France??](https://artoftheprank.com/2026/08/28/viva-la-france/) - Why you don't take your guillotine to a gun fight... Man arrested after guillotine is found in pickup truck near Capitol, by Kyle Stewart and Raquel Coronell Uribe, NBC News, August 25, 2026. In 2024, Joey Skaggs' New York City Annual April Fools' Day Parade featured "Democracy at the Guillotine" on a mobile billboard truck,
- [A Letter to Alice Neel](https://artoftheprank.com/2026/08/24/a-letter-to-alice-neel/) - In conjunction with Alice Neel's portrait of Joey Skaggs at the “Alice Neel: Beautifully Imperfect” exhibition at the Serralves Museum in Porto, Portugal, July 16, 2026 to January 17, 2027, Skaggs was asked to write a letter to Alice Neel from his perspective today. As display in the gallery with other artist's letters, here is
- [It's a Poll Measuring Contest!](https://artoftheprank.com/2026/08/24/its-a-poll-measuring-contest/) - Who are you going to believe, me or your lying poll? Website behind widely shared fake election polls run by 21-year-old, by Sophie Sullivan, Anna Betts and Sam Levine, The Guardian, August 20, 2026. Exclusive: Rahil Prakash tells the Guardian: ‘I wanted to see if fake polls could penetrate the ecosystem that easily’ A 21-year-old
- [Hiding in Plain Sight](https://artoftheprank.com/2026/08/24/hiding-in-plain-sight/) - You too can help a billionaire in need. Reminds us of Joey Skaggs' Geraldo Hoax about artists living in water towers. A comedian’s joke pied-à-terre tax workaround could actually go legit after struggling New Yorkers and homeowners flooded inbox, by Mary K. Jacob, New York Post, August 20, 2026. A stand-up comedian’s satirical stab at
- [AI Flourishes Underground in the Subway](https://artoftheprank.com/2026/08/24/ai-flourishes-underground-in-the-subway/) - AI takes the F train. h/t Deborah Fake AI ads in the West 4th Street subway station unite commuters in hatred of AI ads, by Emma Li, Gothamist, August 10, 2026. “Riding the subway, all I would see were AI ads that made me confused and angry,” Alterman said. “I wanted to know if other
- [Alice Neel's Portrait of Joey Skaggs on Exhibit at Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art in Porto, Portugal](https://artoftheprank.com/2026/07/17/alice-neels-portrait-of-joey-skaggs-on-exhibit-at-serralves-museum-of-contemporary-art-in-porto-portugal/) - On the go with Alice Neel... The Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art in Porto, Portugal has mounted an exhibition of portraits by the American painter, Alice Neel called, “Alice Neel: Beautifully Imperfect.” It includes Neel's 1967 portrait of Joey Skaggs. Announcement (in Portuguese): 'Soul collector' Alice Neel arrives at Serralves with “Beautifully Imperfect”, Lusa, July
- [Prank Artists or ___ Artists? You Decide](https://artoftheprank.com/2026/07/17/prank-artists-or-___-artists-you-decide/) - A production budget between $2.5 million and $5 million changes the dynamic from a Yes Men corporate prank to something entirely different. Here are two articles, one day apart, about Northland Tales, an unscripted prank comedy series, produced by the Yes Men's Igor Ramos (and others) and financed through CBC, the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network,
- [Collecting Rain Water for the Reflecting Pool](https://artoftheprank.com/2026/07/17/collecting-rain-water-for-the-reflecting-pool/) - If it was gold, he would have taken it. Giant Iran War 'Participation Trophy' For Trump Appears On National Mall, by Jennifer Bendery, Huffpost, July 13, 2026. Anonymous artists installed a 10-foot monument satirically honoring Trump for starting a war with no “military strategy, diplomacy, or measurable outcomes." WASHINGTON — A 10-foot “participation trophy” magically
- [Too Hot to Handle?](https://artoftheprank.com/2026/07/17/too-hot-to-handle/) - Challenging the status quo. 33 Banned Artworks Deemed Too Controversial for Public Exhibition, by Jaycee Gudoy, Go2Tutors, July 14, 2026. Art has always made people uncomfortable. That’s not an accident — it’s frequently the point. But there’s a difference between art that challenges and art that societies, governments, galleries, and institutions have decided crosses a
- [Happy Trails To You...](https://artoftheprank.com/2026/07/17/happy-trails-to-you/) - Environmental art. Wiring the great outdoors for unexpected cacophony. Spooky discovery on mysterious Mount Shasta after horseback riders follow ‘apocalyptic’ sounds: ‘Summoning something’, by Ben Cost, New York Post, June 26, 2026. Are they the horsewomen of the apocalypse? A California woman was left shaken after discovering the eerie source of some “apocalyptic” sounds she
- [Joey Skaggs on Film](https://artoftheprank.com/2024/08/24/joey-skaggs-on-film/) - JOEY SKAGGS SATIRE AND ART ACTIVISM, 1960s TO THE PRESENT AND BEYOND A new series of short oral history films, produced and directed by Judy Drosd and Joey Skaggs ART OF THE PRANK, THE MOVIE: Andrea Marini’s award winning feature documentary about New York artist and activist Joey Skaggs This "sticky" post will be here
- [Alice Neel Remembered](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/07/09/alice-neel-remembered/) - Update, July 31, 2010: Mystery solved! Contributor Sara Jones found an article in the June/July issue of Art in America about the Italian artist at whose exhibition I met Alice Neel. His name is Piero Gilardi. [March 6, 2023 Update about Piero Gilardi] From Joey Skaggs, editor, July 9, 2010: An Alice Neel retrospective has
- [Joey Skaggs' First Easter Sunday Crucifixion Event Turns 60!](https://artoftheprank.com/2026/04/02/joey-skaggs-first-easter-sunday-crucifixion-event-turns-60/) - 60 years ago, in 1966 on Easter Sunday, Joey Skaggs dragged his iconoclastic sculpture of a naked and decayed figure of Jesus Christ on a crucifix into Tompkins Square Park on the lower east side. It was his personal statement about the war in Vietnam and the hypocrisy of religion. This was the beginning of
- [Working for Change](https://artoftheprank.com/2026/04/01/working-for-change/) - Sometimes you need a cloak of invisibility, sometimes you need a coat of armor, and sometimes you just need to go naked! I encourage any attempt to provoke positive change. Social Malpractice in the Age of Cultural Compliance, by Ed Woodham, Hyperallergic, March 25, 2026. What happens when the language of social practice becomes a
- [Star Power Lights Up the Kennedy Center](https://artoftheprank.com/2026/04/01/star-power-lights-up-the-kennedy-center/) - Strong voices speak out against Trump's attack on our freedom of expression. Artists detonate attack on Trump at the Kennedy Center, by Ashley Murray, Indiana Capital Chronicle, AlterNet, March 28, 2026. WASHINGTON — A host of celebrities outside the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Friday kicked off a weekend of protest
- [Google Maps Hack Leads to Hilarious Phone Mishap](https://artoftheprank.com/2026/04/01/google-maps-hack-leads-to-hilarious-phone-mishap/) - Hello? Is this the White House or Epstein Island? Fact Check: Did White House Phone Number Show ‘Epstein Island’ on Android Devices? Here’s What Happened as Google Fixed the Glitch’ by Amreen Ahmad, Sunday Guardian, March 28, 2026. Android users briefly saw the White House number labeled “Epstein Island” due to a Google Maps edit
- [Gothamist covers Joey Skaggs’ 41st Annual April Fools’ Day Parade](https://artoftheprank.com/2026/04/01/gothamist-covers-joey-skaggs-41st-annual-april-fools-day-parade/) - New York City's greatest pranks, from fantastical parades to a phony Mets star, by Samantha Max, Gothamist, April 1, 2026 Artist and activist Joey Skaggs has been inviting members of the New York City media to his annual April Fools’ Day parade along Fifth Avenue since 1986. Press releases archived on Skaggs’ website describe the
- [Joey Skaggs’ Cathouse for Dogs Turns 50!](https://artoftheprank.com/2026/04/01/joey-skaggs-cathouse-for-dogs-turns-50/) - 50 years ago on April 1, 1976, in response to a subpoena issued by the New York State Attorney General, Joey Skaggs revealed that his Cathouse for Dogs (doggy bordello) was a satirical media performance hoax. https://vimeo.com/1177841086?fl=tl&fe=ec
- [Media Alert: New York City's 41st Annual April Fools' Day Parade, 2026 - Details](https://artoftheprank.com/2026/03/25/media-alert-new-york-citys-41st-annual-april-fools-day-parade-details/) - The New York April Fools’ Committee Proudly Announces NEW YORK CITY’S 41st ANNUAL APRIL FOOLS’ DAY PARADE, 2026 “What’s Real and What’s Not” WHAT: An emergency civic drill disguised as a parade. The public is invited to participate in or out of costume, with or without a float. WHEN: Wednesday, April 1, 2026 Noon Assembly
- [Spectacular Spectacle Coming April 1](https://artoftheprank.com/2026/03/16/spectacular-spectacle-coming-april-1/) - New York City's 41st Annual April Fools' Day Parade looks at "What's Real and What's Not", by New Jersey Stage, March 13, 2026 (NEW YORK, NY) -- New York City's 41st Annual April Fools' Day Parade returns on April 1, 2026. In an era when truth is optional, elections are negotiable, civil rights are conditional,
- [Curses on the Rats Who Exposed Banksy](https://artoftheprank.com/2026/03/16/curses-on-the-rats-who-exposed-banksy/) - May your dick look just like Trump's Guerrilla artist Banksy finally unmasked — along with the remarkable way he hid in plain sight, by Stuart A. Thompson and Anthony Blair, New York Post, March 15, 2026 The infamous graffiti artist known as Banksy has finally been unmasked — after changing his name to something so
- [You Say You Want a Revolution](https://artoftheprank.com/2026/03/16/you-say-you-want-a-revolution-2/) - Now, with AI, you can have one. Cascade of A.I. Fakes About War With Iran Causes Chaos Online, by Stuart A. Thompson and Alexander Cardia, The New York Times, March 13, 2026 A torrent of fake videos and images generated by artificial intelligence have overrun social networks during the first weeks of the war in
- [Excavating Society's Ever Changing Values on Art](https://artoftheprank.com/2026/03/16/excavating-societys-ever-changing-values-on-art/) - Spencer Pelton, the State Archeologist from Wyoming, has written a compelling history of what happens when today's values don't match yesterday's intent. h/t Beauvais Lyons The Centaur Excavations at Volos, by Spencer, Social Stigma, March 13, 2026 Using repatriation to stage an art heist. In 1980, archaeologists working near the shores of the Aegean Sea uncovered
- [Announcing New York City's 41st Annual April Fools' Day Parade!](https://artoftheprank.com/2026/03/13/announcing-new-york-citys-41st-annual-april-fools-day-parade/) - It's time for New York City’s 41st Annual April Fools’ Day Parade, April 1, 2026 “What’s Real and What’s Not” Everyone is invited! Read the full announcement here! https://youtu.be/a8ApEpfIGzc Assembly: Grand Army Plaza at 5th Avenue and 59th Street in Manhattan at 12:00 Noon, Wednesday, April 1, 2026 Route: South on 5th Avenue (with a
- [Going Down!](https://artoftheprank.com/2026/03/13/going-down/) - Don't drop the soap! A Statue of Trump and Epstein Re-enacting ‘Titanic’ Pose Appears on National Mall, by Ashley Ahn, The New York Times, March 12, 2026 The installation is the latest in a series of satirical statues created by an anonymous group of artists called the Secret Handshake. A gold-colored statue inspired by the
- [The US Department of Hate](https://artoftheprank.com/2026/03/02/the-us-department-of-hate/) - George Orwell was right... "The US Department of Hate" by Coco Fusco, Noah Fischer, Pablo Helguera, Hyperallergic, February 20, 2026. The Siren is back for a fourth edition. Read, ponder, and rise up before it’s too late. The editors of The Siren have been thinking about the parallels between our current political moment and the
- [Hangin' in the Louvre](https://artoftheprank.com/2026/03/02/hangin-in-the-louvre/) - More from Everyone Hates Elon... "Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s Arrest Photo Displayed at the Louvre Gallery in Paris" by Melissa Elizabeth, Yahoo!News, February 23, 2026. Move over, Mona Lisa. There was a new "masterpiece" at the Louvre this week, and it didn't involve a cryptic smile or centuries-old oil paint. Instead, it featured a very modern, very
- [He made a fake ICE deportation tip line. Then a kindergarten teacher called.](https://artoftheprank.com/2026/03/02/he-made-a-fake-ice-deportation-tip-line-then-a-kindergarten-teacher-called/) - GUILTY... Until proven otherwise. "He made a fake ICE deportation tip line. Then a kindergarten teacher called." by Drew Harwell, Washington Post, February 20, 2026. A Nashville comedian’s deportation hotline, set up as a joke, has gone viral among viewers who say it shows the “banality of evil personified.” Ben Palmer, a stand-up comic in
- [It's a Party Line!](https://artoftheprank.com/2007/09/04/its-a-party-line/) - Point, Click"¦ Eavesdrop: How the FBI Wiretap Net Operates by Ryan Singel, Wired The FBI has quietly built a sophisticated, point-and-click surveillance system that performs instant wiretaps on almost any communications device, according to nearly a thousand pages of restricted documents newly released under the Freedom of Information Act. The surveillance system, called DCSNet, for
- [Munich New Wave Short Film Festival Award](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/04/15/munich-new-wave-short-film-festival-award/) - Munich New Wave Short Film Festival awards "Joey Skaggs: Stop BioPeep" 2025 Best Web/TV Series.
- [Genies in a Box?](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/04/15/genies-in-a-box/) - Better still look both ways. Silicon Valley crosswalk buttons apparently hacked to imitate Musk, Zuckerberg voices, by Zoe Morgan, Palo Alto Online, April 12, 2025. Crosswalk buttons along the mid-Peninsula appear to have been hacked, so that when pressed, voices professing to be Mark Zuckerberg or Elon Musk begin speaking. Videos taken at locations in
- [The New Art Critic - Conform or Go Away](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/11/12/the-new-art-critic-conform-or-go-away/) - The upcoming scrotum exhibition will probably be cancelled as well. "School Nixes Exhibition Criticized by Turning Point USA," by Isa Farfan, Hyperallergic, October 16, 2025. The Fletcher Exhibit of political art was hosted at East Tennessee State University for 11 years until it came under attack from right-wing figures. A long-running art exhibition of political
- [Joey Skaggs to Present at Art & Place, Saarbrüchen Germany 2025](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/04/15/joey-skaggs-to-present-at-art-place-saarbruchen-germany-2025/) - Bridging the Gap Between Street Art and Contemporary Art Joey Skaggs will deliver the keynote address, “Ephemeral Interventions: Public Space as a Canvas for Art and Activism,” at the Art & Place Conference in Saarbrücken, Germany on May 2, 2025. The conference will also be hosting the German premiere of Andrea Marini's Art of the
- [From the Vault: Vietnamese Christmas Nativity Burning, 1968](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/12/19/from-the-vault-vietnamese-christmas-nativity-burning-1968/) - "Away in a manger, no crib for a bed, the little Lord Jesus laid down His sweet head..." and then... and then... and then... Along came Skaggs with his 1968 anti-war art protest, “Vietnamese Christmas Nativity Burning.” https://vimeo.com/1148099443?fl=pl&fe=sh
- [Pataphysics Lives On!](https://artoftheprank.com/2026/02/11/pataphysics-lives-on/) - Inspired by Alfred Jarry's Ubu Roi (1896), Trump gets his comeuppance in Germany. Merde! "‘Monster’s Paradise,’ lampooning US President Donald Trump, has world premiere at Hamburg Opera," by Ronald Blum, AP News, February 3, 2026. HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — Tobias Kratzer spoke in disbelief ahead of the world premiere of “Monster’s Paradise” by Olga Neuwirth
- [Am I hallucinating?](https://artoftheprank.com/2026/02/11/am-i-hallucinating/) - Who do you believe? Me or your lying eyes? NOTE: To see the Moltbots (supposedly) in action, visit here: https://www.moltbook.com/m/general "Moltbook was peak AI theater," by Will Douglas Heaven, MIT Technology Review, February 6, 2026. The viral social network for bots reveals more about our own current mania for AI as it does about the
- [Looking to Take a "Sleepcation"? What You Really Need is Comacocoon](https://artoftheprank.com/2026/02/11/looking-to-take-a-sleepcation-what-you-really-need-is-comacocoon/) - In 1990, Joey Skagg, posing as German anesthesiologist Dr. Joseph Schlafer, offered the ultimate alternative for the stressful vacation: Comacocoon. These days (36 years later), HuffPost reports that tourists are choosing "Sleepcations" rather than seeking taxing and exhausting adventures. These wellness retreats offer a "clinical cocoon" of white noise and lavender oil. You can visit
- [Mirror Mirror on the Wall...](https://artoftheprank.com/2026/02/11/mirror-mirror-on-the-wall-2/) - Devil or angel? You decide. "Italy launches investigation as newly-restored angel painting in Rome church now resembles Giorgia Meloni," by Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, February 3, 2026. Rome, Italy — A painting in a Rome church has prompted an investigation following complaints that a newly-restored cherub bears a remarkable likeness to the nation’s leader, Giorgia
- [The Second Coming is on ICE](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/12/19/the-second-coming-is-on-ice/) - “The role of public art is to raise awareness.” - Reverend Karen Ristine "Anti-ICE Nativities Take a Stand Against Trump’s Cruelty," by Emma Cieslik, Hyperallergic, December 9, 2025. Despite pushback from right-wing leaders, nativity scenes with a humanitarian message are spreading across the country. This past Friday, December 5, the Archdiocese of Boston asked St.
- [Religious Iconography as Protest Art](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/12/19/religious-iconography-as-protest-art/) - Reminiscent of Joey Skaggs' Vietnamese Christmas Nativity Burning, Central Park, 1968 "Zip-Tied Baby Jesus Guarded by ICE Agents in Illinois Church Nativity Scene," by TMZ Staff, TMZ, December 4, 2025. No Room at the Inn, or the Border!!! Baby Jesus Tied Up in Church Nativity Manger. If Jesus comes to the U.S., he'd better have
- [Art That Mocks You](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/12/19/art-that-mocks-you/) - Fart art. Words don't do it justice. The video in the article explains it... "Wake Up, Beeple!," by Valentina Di Liscia, Hyperallergic, December 4, 2025. Crypto-backed artworks at Art Basel Miami Beach advance the wealth mechanisms they claim to subvert and make you, the viewer, a participant in the ploy. A monstrous specimen of art
- [Ethical Vacancy](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/12/19/ethical-vacancy/) - What happens when AI's lack of conscience converges with people with no conscience? "The ‘AI Homeless Man Prank’ reveals a crisis in AI education," by External Contributor, Digital Information World, December 14, 2025. The new TikTok trend “AI Homeless Man Prank” has sparked a wave of outrage and police responses in the United States and
- [Social Media Compliance Certificates Available Now!](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/12/12/social-media-compliance-certificates-available-now/) - Traveling into or out of the United States (and want to be able to travel without the fear of deportation)? Show the authorities that your online activity from the past five years has been pre-screened and approved. Print your customizable Social Media Compliance Certificate, by artist Joey Skaggs, and keep it with your passport and
- [Truth Seekers Beware!](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/12/12/truth-seekers-beware/) - Emperor Trump only wants you to hear what he wants you to hear. "State Department to deny visas to fact checkers and others, citing 'censorship'," by Shannon Bond, NPR, December 4, 2025. The State Department is instructing its staff to reject visa applications from people who worked on fact-checking, content moderation or other activities the
- [Guerrilla of My Dreams](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/12/12/guerrilla-of-my-dreams/) - It's about time... "Learn ‘How to Be a Guerrilla Girl’ at The Getty," by Beverly Press, November 26, 2025. Coinciding with the Guerrilla Girls’ 40th anniversary, “How to Be a Guerrilla Girl,” on view at the Getty through April 12, 2026, offers a rare, behind-the-scenes look into the inner workings of the iconic feminist art
- [Dance Power](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/12/12/dance-power/) - Dancers protest Trump's cultural appropriation. "Protest Dance Outside Kennedy Center Targets Trump’s Attack on Culture," by Emma Cieslik, Hyperallergic, November 24, 2025. Dozens of workers have been terminated since the president took over the institution in February. WASHINGTON, DC — On Saturday, November 22, protestors expanded and crunched their bodies, arms rising and falling with
- [Santa Claus is coming to town!](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/11/25/santa-claus-is-coming-to-town/) - You better watch out... "'Most hated event on the planet': New movie shows the rise of San Francisco's SantaCon," by Dan Gentile, SFGATE, October 31, 2025. The trailer just dropped for 'SANTACON,' which premieres at the DOC NYC film festival on Nov. 13. There are few San Francisco events as divisive as SantaCon. The yearly,
- [From the Vault: Joey Skaggs' Thanksgiving Dinner 1981](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/11/25/from-the-vault-joey-skaggs-thanksgiving-dinner-1981/) - Thanksgiving Dinner 44 years ago. https://vimeo.com/1140590313 Joey Skaggs, with the help of friends, students from the School of Visual Arts, and Abyssinian Baptist Choir, created a stark portrayal of a Thanksgiving feast at the United Nations Plaza on Thanksgiving Day.
- [You can't shine shit](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/11/25/you-cant-shine-shit/) - Unless you have a lot of money! "Maurizio Cattelan Is No Duchamp," by Ed Simon, Hyperallergic, November 19, 2025. One elevated the prosaic. The other merely gilded the familiar. In 1913, when Igor Stravinsky premiered his orchestral work The Rite of Spring at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Parisian audiences were so incensed by the discordant
- [AI With a Cause](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/11/25/ai-with-a-cause/) - "Art-dropping" gets easier. "Prankster With a Cause Sneaks AI Artwork Into UK Museum ," by Rhea Nayyar, Hyperallergic, November 12, 2025. Artist Elias Marrow said he wanted to draw attention to rising hunger and poverty in the country. An unsolicited digital print hung undetected for several hours on the walls of the National Museum Cardiff
- [Science is catching up to Joey Skaggs](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/11/25/science-is-catching-up-to-joey-skaggs/) - Been there, done that! Watch Pandora's Hope movie, which is featured as a hoax-in-progress in Andrea Marini's Art of the Prank movie. "Scientists are racing to grow human teeth in the lab," by Jacopo Prisco, CNN, October 23, 2025. It’s not surprising that many people fear the dentist. Replacing a tooth often requires invasive surgery
- [Bring on the Clowns!](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/11/12/bring-on-the-clowns/) - Using the power of humor and satire to de-escalate confrontations. "Why people are really wearing silly costumes at protests against Trump," by The Conversation, AlterNet, October 24, 2025. Three frogs, a shark, a unicorn and a Tyrannosaurus rex dance in front of a line of heavily armoured police in riot gear. Over the past few
- [From the Vault: Joey Skaggs' 1979 Wall Street Shoe Shine](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/11/12/from-the-vault-joey-skaggs-1979-wall-street-shoe-shine/) - Dime for a shine? Fuhgeddaboudit! https://vimeo.com/1136252901 In 1979, Joey Skaggs, SVA students and friends, make a statement about runaway inflation by charging ten times more than normal for a luxury shoe shine on Wall Street for workers who easily made ten times more than the average person. Check out the story behind the Wall Street
- [The Bush is Trying to Make a Comeback](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/11/12/the-bush-is-trying-to-make-a-comeback/) - Comes with dental floss in matching colors. "Follicular Follies," by Flora Gill, AirMail, November 1, 2025. The Bush Is Back, Baby! But there’s a catch. Welcome to the wild world of “merkins”. Before women leave the house for a night out, there’s a routine we all follow. We check that our makeup isn’t smudged. We
- [Rooting Out an Underground Legend](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/11/12/rooting-out-an-underground-legend/) - But they still bite... "Researchers trace the ancient origins of an urban mosquito species," by Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, News-Medical.Net, October 23, 2025. New research has uncovered the ancient origins of an urban mosquito species, Culex pipiens form molestus, also known as the 'London Underground mosquito' – disproving a long-held theory of when it first
- [Stream "Joey Skaggs: Stop BioPEEP" at Shockfest Adventure through October 31](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/10/18/stream-joey-skaggs-stop-biopeep-at-shockfest-adventure-through-october-31/) - Catch the October virtual screening of “Joey Skaggs: Stop BioPEEP” at Shockfest Adventure Film Festival. BioPEEP is an organization that genetically engineers humans to become addicted to specific consumer products — a scheme that turns into a government weapon — until a whistleblower exposes the conspiracy and sparks mass protests. Ready to find out what’s
- [Justice is blind — but this attorney sees the future](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/10/13/justice-is-blind-but-this-attorney-sees-the-future/) - From the Vault: Maqdananda “Why deal with the legal system without knowing the outcome beforehand?”-Maqdananda Legal council from the other side. From courtrooms to crystal balls, Maqdananda brings legal advice to another dimension. Joey Skaggs as Maqdananda, Psychic Attorney, in a :30 CNN TV commercial (1994). https://vimeo.com/127873206
- [The Fat Squad Fights Back](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/10/06/the-fat-squad-fights-back/) - Imitation is the most insincere form of flattery… In the past few months, at least three of Joey Skaggs’ classic performance works have mysteriously resurfaced—-minus the credit, the context, and, of course, the artist himself. From Elon Musk promising to replace judges and juries with his Grok AI, to a TikTok “influencer” teaching New Yorkers
- [Censoring Art](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/10/06/censoring-art/) - It's too close to the truth to be allowed to exist. "Michelangelo to Banksy: The controversial artworks that fell foul of the law - and were erased," by Kelly Grovier, BBC, September 13, 2025. Prefiguring Banksy's latest Royal Courts of Justice mural depicting a judge attacking a protester, are centuries of art history where works
- [Trump Promotes a Revolutionary Cure-all](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/10/06/trump-promotes-a-revolutionary-cure-all/) - Your cure is just a dream away. Dream on. "Trump shares apparent AI video promoting ‘medbed’ conspiracy theory," by Kevin Liptak, Donie O'Sullivan, CNN, September 28, 2025. President Donald Trump on Saturday shared an apparently artificially created video of himself promoting a cure-all bed with origins in conspiratorial corners of the internet. The video, which
- [Albania Government Replaces the Ouija Board with a Computer](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/10/06/albania-government-replaces-the-ouija-board-with-a-computer/) - It may not be as environmentally friendly or accurate, but it might be a step up from current fiscal decision making. "Albania’s mischievous AI stunt," by Editorial Board, Washington Post, September 21, 2025. The tiny country’s prime minister announces a chatbot as minister. Move over, DOGE. President Donald Trump famously created a White House agency
- [Consumerism Posing as a Solution](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/09/19/consumerism-posing-as-a-solution/) - An anti-road rage solution? Or another variation of angry birds? Promoting a concept that exploits road rage but probably adds to the problem. "Car company creates hilarious tool to channel drivers’ anger — and avoid dangerous road rage incidents," by Brooke Steinberg, New York Post, August 21, 2025. A car company in China has a
- [Investigating the Investigators of the Watergate Scandal](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/09/19/investigating-the-investigators-of-the-watergate-scandal/) - Uncovering the truth sometimes takes a while... "Woodward and Bernstein didn’t bring down Nixon – but the myth that they did lives on," by The Conversation, (on AlterNet), September 16, 2025. In their dogged reporting of the Watergate scandal, Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncovered the crimes that forced Richard Nixon to
- [Jon Stewart Speaks Out on Jimmy Kimmel Cancellation](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/09/19/jon-stewart-speaks-out-on-jimmy-kimmel-cancellation/) - Just sayin'... "Jon Stewart Responds To Kimmel Suspension In The Most Brutally Sarcastic Way," by Lee Moran, Huffpost, September 19, 2025. The comedian delivered a very different version of "The Daily Show." Jon Stewart made a rare midweek appearance on “The Daily Show” Thursday night to wade into the controversy over ABC’s suspension of Jimmy
- [WALK RIGHT! Walks the Line](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/09/19/walk-right-walks-the-line/) - We need more militarization, more rules, less 1st Amendment protection and definitely more fear in our city streets. We need to bring back WALK RIGHT! Back in 1984, when mercenary vigilantes like the Guardian Angels were “reclaiming” NYC subways, Joey Skaggs launched WALK RIGHT! an ad hoc group of vigilante sidewalk etiquette enforcers who patrolled
- [Trump Greeting Cards Free to Download and Print](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/09/11/trump-greeting-cards-free-to-download-and-print/) - More grift from The Donald… Download and print Trump’s new line of greeting cards for free
- [Joey Skaggs is now on TikTok! Follow him at joeyskaggs.artist](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/09/09/joey-skaggs-is-now-on-tiktok-follow-him-at-joeyskaggs-artist/) - "If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there" - George Harrison Follow Joey Skaggs, cultural proctologist, on TikTok at joeyskaggs.artist.
- [Virtual crime prevention?](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/09/01/virtual-crime-prevention/) - Or, more unemployed policemen? "South Korea Deploys Life-Size Holographic Police Officers to Prevent Crimes," by Spooky, Oddity Central, August 15, 2025. Seoul Police has been testing life-size holographic police officers as a way to increase people’s perception of safety and discourage crime in South Korea’s capital. Every evening, between 7 pm and 10 pm, a
- [Feeling stressed? Had enough?](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/09/01/feeling-stressed-had-enough/) - Therapist Baba Wa Simba, the Lion King, has the answer: Be like a lion and roar! https://vimeo.com/1114973078?share=copy Check out the story behind Baba Wa Simba here.
- [Joey Skaggs interviewed by Mark Borkowski about creative dissent on BBC Radio 4](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/09/01/joey-skaggs-interviewed-by-mark-borkowski-about-creative-dissent-on-bbc-radio-4/) - OUTRAGE INC, an audio documentary by Mark Borkowski, aired on BBC Radio 4, August 23, 2025: “From Suffragette arsonists to soup on sunflowers – why the stunt still matters. https://vimeo.com/1114027423?fl=pl&fe=ti Legendary publicist Mark Borkowski takes a no-prisoners look at the history of the protest stunt – the noisy, theatrical interventions that have rattled the establishment
- [Is it a Bird, Is it a Plane, No! It's Gavin Newsom to the Rescue](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/08/20/is-it-a-bird-is-it-a-plane-no-its-gavin-newsom-to-the-rescue/) - Maggie Reed, @mermaidmamamags, asks: Are We Doing This Right MAGA? And Adam Wren of Politico, 'splains how Gavin Newsom is the new Trump troll. Click this link to play the video: "How Gavin Newsom trolled his way to the top of social media," by Adam Wren, Politico, August 20, 2025. With an inescapable, smashmouth, all-caps-laden
- [Breaking News: The Solomon Project finds Elon Musk GUILTY](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/08/20/breaking-news-the-solomon-project-finds-elon-musk-guilty/) - Here comes the judge... Again! Elon Musk declares his AI, Grok, will be the new judge and jury once it has devoured all judicial case law. Says Musk on X, “With Grok 3, we are adding all court cases to the training set. It will render extremely compelling legal verdicts.” Solomon says, “Wait a minute,
- [A Bunch of Swinging Dicks](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/08/20/a-bunch-of-swinging-dicks/) - Peckerheads for Cryptocurrency... "Group Takes Credit For Throwing Sex Toys At WNBA Games And Reveals Its Motives," by Pocharapon Neammanee, Huffpost, August 8, 2025. The stunt somehow seems even stupider now, and to make matters worse, Donald Trump Jr. chimed in. Cryptocurrency creators are now taking credit for throwing sex toys onto the court at
- [It Might Be Time To Do The Laundry](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/08/08/it-might-be-time-to-do-the-laundry/) - Art as religion: "Shroud of Turin didn’t wrap Jesus’ crucified body — it was just art, new research claims," by Ben Cost, New York Post, August 1, 2025. This holy linen’s origins remain shrouded in mystery. Contrary to popular belief, the sacred Shroud of Turin was not used to cover Jesus’ post-crucifixion and was actually
- [When They Say Prices Are Slashed, They Mean It!](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/08/08/when-they-say-prices-are-slashed-they-mean-it/) - Killer Fitness: A store/exercise studio combo where disgruntled customers never dare complain. (h/t Alex Case) "Working out in public can be scary! Killer Fitness embraces the horror with ‘Slashercise’," by Lina Lecaro, Los Angeles Times, July 30, 2025. Killer Fitness in Burbank offers horror-themed workouts like “Slashercise,” combining fitness with spooky props and aesthetics. On
- [A Trumpish Homage to Trump](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/08/08/a-trumpish-homage-to-trump/) - Artist Andres Serrano wants you to live the fantasy: "Andres Serrano Proposes Trump Altar for the Venice Biennale," by Isa Farfan, Hyperallergic, July 24, 2025. “It makes sense to me that for America’s 250th Celebration, there’s no one better to represent America than the President,” the photographer told Hyperallergic. New York City-born artist and provocateur
- [Is a Picture Still Worth a Thousand Words?](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/08/08/is-a-picture-still-worth-a-thousand-words/) - Learn to spot fake AI photos while you still can: "Digital Forensics Expert Provides Helpful Tips for Spotting AI Generated Images," by Lori Dorn, Laughing Squid, July 22, 2025. “During a truly informative TED talk, Professor Hany Farid of UC Berkeley shared his expertise as a digital forensics expert to give helpful tips in spotting
- [Balls Out Bowling](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/08/08/balls-out-bowling/) - Didn't anybody tell these guys that bowling is a castration sport? "Pittsburgh group brings back 'Balls Out Bowling' nude event," by Ben Hooper, UPI, July 10, 2025. A Pennsylvania naturism group announced the return of "Balls Out Bowling," an annual bowling event where clothing is not allowed. The Pittsburgh Area Naturalists announced this year's Balls
- [Stepping in Imaginary Shit](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/08/08/stepping-in-imaginary-shit/) - Spinal Tap revisited decades later: "Spotify hit band The Velvet Sundown comes clean on AI," by Trevor Mogg, Digital Trends, July 6, 2025. The Velvet Sundown burst onto the music scene in early June and in the space of just a few weeks gained an astonishing 400,000 monthly listeners on Spotify. But its bland music
- [Trump’s Long-awaited Nobel Peace Prize!](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/07/14/trumps-long-awaited-nobel-peace-prize-is-here/) - Print Donald Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize Certificate or Customize it as You Wish. Visit here to print the certificate. You may change the name of the recipient to any fascistic, corrupt, delusional, narcissistic, fanatic, cruel, genocidal world leader you choose, such as Vladimir Putin (Russia), Kim Jong-un (North Korea), Viktor Orbán (Hungary), Xi Jinping (China),
- [From the Vault: Comacocoon, the Perfect Travel Alternative](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/06/27/from-the-vault-comacocoon-the-perfect-travel-alternative/) - Tired? Feeling stressed? Need a vacation, but haven’t got the time? Or, perhaps you have concerns about the dangers of air travel or political unrest. 35 years ago, in the Fall of 1990, German anesthesiologist Dr. Joseph Schlafer (a.k.a. Joey Skaggs) had the solution: Comacocoon…. The perfect dream vacation. Travel via suspended animation through anesthesiology
- [Trump’s Military Parade (Revisited) in Action, June 14, 2025](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/06/16/trumps-military-parade-revisited-in-action-june-14-2025/) - On Saturday, June 14, 2025, a defiant crew of true patriots took to the streets for Trump’s Military Parade Revisited—marching from Trump Tower to Bryant Park in Manhattan to join the No Kings rally. Their counter-parade stood in stark contrast to the authoritarian spectacle unfolding in Washington, D.C. that same day. Wearing Trump masks and
- [Signs Up! Trump’s Military Parade Revisited, 2025](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/06/06/signs-up-trumps-military-parade-revisited-2025/) - Join us! Everyone is welcome, June 14, 2025. The parade will kick-off at 1:00 pm in front of Trump Tower. Dress up in your favorite (and funniest) military garb. Bring your war toys and signs (or you can print ours). And, be prepared to march in place. It's going to be a blast! Trump Tower
- [Joey Skaggs Presents a Call to Arms for Trump’s Military Parade Revisited, June 14](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/05/31/joey-skaggs-presents-a-call-to-arms-for-trumps-military-parade-revisited-june-14/) - Trump’s Military Parade Revisited, June 14, 2025. Enlist in Trump’s Birthday Celebration and our mock Military Parade. Assemble in front of Trump Tower at 1:00 pm in costume with your war toys. Saturday, June 14, 2025, 1:00 pm 721 5th Ave (between 56th and 57th St) New York, New York 10022 Join the People’s Army.
- [Trump's Military Parade Revisited, 2025](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/05/24/trumps-military-parade-revisited-2025/) - Wish President Trump a Happy Birthday and Participate in his Military Parade! Join us at Trump Tower on Saturday June 14th at 1:00pm. Dress the part. Its gonna be a blast! Click on image to play video: Trump’s Military Parade Trump Tower June 14, 2025, 1:00 pm 57th St. & 5th Ave. New York City
- [Art & Place Conference Keynote, May 2, 2025](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/05/04/art-place-conference-keynote-may-2-2025/) - I thought I was getting on a flight to Germany to deliver my keynote at the Art & Place conference in Saarbrücken. Instead, I wound up giving it via Zoom—from a prison cell.
- [Silence is Complicity](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/04/15/silence-is-complicity/) - People are searching for a voice that resonates. The No-BS Protest Art of the Anti-Trump Marches, by Valentina Di Liscia, Hyperallergic, April 7, 2025. In nationwide demonstrations this weekend, protesters left “Dump Trump” in 2016 and opted for cheekier and artistically inclined messaging. Is it hot in here, or is it just these protest signs?
- [In Case You Are in Romania This Weekend...](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/04/10/in-case-you-are-in-romania-this-weekend/) - This Saturday, catch "Joey Skaggs: The Solomon Project" at the ClujShorts International Film Festival Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 8:00 pm Casino Centrul de Cultura Urbana Cluj-Napoca, România Tickets are FREE
- [About](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/03/29/about/) - Welcome to Art of the Prank, produced and edited by Joey Skaggs. Here you will find insights, information, news and discussions about art, pranks, hoaxes, culture jamming & reality hacking around the world – past, present and future – mainstream and counter culture. You are invited to contribute to its development. May your journey be filled
- [A Message From Hell](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/03/18/a-message-from-hell/) - Is he looking for unsatisfied voters? Here's another entry in the long tradition of unsanctioned sign art. Why are those 'We buy souls' posters all over LA?, by Paula Mejía, SFGate, February 15, 2025, h/t Richard Johnson. The signs have become a ubiquitous sight on telephone poles across town There’s hardly an inch of real
- [Here Comes the Landlord!](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/03/18/here-comes-the-landlord/) - And then? And then? A Documentary About the Artists Who Built a Secret Apartment Inside of a Rhode Island Mall, by Lori Dorn, Laughing Squid, March 5, 2025 Secret Mall Apartment is a documentary about the eight pioneering artists known as Trummerkind, who secretly built and furnished a 750 square-foot windowless studio apartment inside the
- [Creative Places to Get Run Over](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/03/18/creative-places-to-get-run-over/) - Don't dilly-dally in the crosswalk! North Adams seeks artists to transform city crosswalks into public art, by John Budenas, WWLP, March 17, 2025. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. (WWLP) – The city of North Adams is calling on local artists to bring creativity to the streets. A new public initiative will transform eight downtown crosswalks into vibrant
- [Announcing the 40th Annual April Fools’ Day Parade!](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/03/18/announcing-the-40th-annual-april-fools-day-parade/) - You’re invited to celebrate Joey Skaggs’ 40th anniversary of the New York City Annual April Fools’ Day Parade! The full announcement is here (Including fools masks for a “dozen eggs” to download) BE THERE – AND BEWARE… THE FOOLS ARE AMONG US!
- [Happy 55th Anniversary Earlville Opera House!](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/02/28/happy-55th-anniversary-earlville-opera-house/) - Plaque on the wall at the Earlville Opera House, Earlville, New York: “With Perpetual Gratitude, We Thank Artist, Activist & Cultural Visionary, Joey Skaggs for Saving the Earlville Opera House from Demolition in 1970…” https://vimeo.com/748261948 From the Vault: 55 years ago, Joey Skaggs came upon a derelict opera house in Earlville, New York destined to
- [If it Looks like Bullshit and Smells like Bullshit, It's Bullshit](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/02/28/if-it-looks-like-bullshit-and-smells-like-bullshit-its-bullshit/) - Ah, the irony... "According to [San Francisco] state law, it is a misdemeanor to intentionally disrupt the business of public employees by obstructing or intimidating and then refusing to leave upon request." Perhaps this law should be applied to the real DOGE. SF City Hall ‘DOGE raid’ was a YouTube prank; authorities weigh whether to
- [Trying to Polish a Turd](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/02/28/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
- [A Sign of the Times](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/02/28/a-sign-of-the-times/) - The writing's on the wall and the bus stop... The Street Artist Behind the Viral “Anti-Elon Musk” Ads, by Rhea Nayyar, Hyperallergic, February 24, 2025 Winston Tseng’s satirical ad falsely attributed to USAID at a bike dock in Washington, DC, elicited frenzied responses from Republican Senator Thom Tillis. Street artist Winston Tseng was behind an
- [WebUrbanist Musings on Banksy, Parts 1 & 2 of 8](https://artoftheprank.com/2008/07/28/weburbanist-musings-on-banksy-parts-1-2/) - Here are links to the first two of a series of eight articles about UK-based street artist Banksy with an array of examples of his work from WebUrbanist, written by Delana. Banksy, the Famously Anonymous Street Artist: Part One in an Eight-Part Banksy Series, July 15, 2008 The Graffiti, Stencils and Drawings of Banksy: Part
- [February 2025 Film Festival Screenings for Joey Skaggs Oral History Films](https://artoftheprank.com/2025/02/08/february-2025-film-festival-screenings-for-joey-skaggs-oral-history-films/) - Check out these upcoming film festival screenings in February 2025. More information is here Dam Short Film Festival “Joey Skaggs: Stop BioPEEP” (20:20) Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 10:00 am Boulder City, NV Documentary B Section Tickets: https://bit.ly/DamFilmFest & New Delhi Film Festival “Joey Skaggs: The Solomon Project” (16:22) Saturday, February 22, 2025 from 2:00pm
- [Ho Ho Ho! Santa's Missile Tow](https://artoftheprank.com/2024/12/19/ho-ho-ho-santas-missile-tow/) - This film excerpt of Joey Skaggs as Santa Claus pedaling his “Santa’s Missile Tow” mobile rocket launcher to the United Nations in New York City is from Art of the Prank, Andrea Marini’s feature documentary about artist Joey Skaggs. The film is available on Amazon Prime, Peacock, YouTube and other streaming services. https://vimeo.com/1040568506
- [Hyperallergic Revisits Joey Skaggs "Vietnamese Christmas Nativity Burning" (1968)](https://artoftheprank.com/2024/12/13/hyperallergic-revisits-joey-skaggs-vietnamese-christmas-nativity-burning-1968/) - Peace on Earth? Not everywhere. 56 years later, and there's still no merry Christmas in war. Emma Cieslik covers artists' renditions of the Nativity throughout history for Hyperallergic in "Nativity Scenes Have Never Been Neutral," including Joey Skaggs' "Vietnamese Christmas Nativity Burning" in 1968.
- [The Great White Hoax, by Philip Kadish](https://artoftheprank.com/2024/12/04/the-great-white-hoax-by-philip-kadish/) - Heads up! The Great White Hoax, Frauds, Forgeries, and 200 Years of Selling Racism in America, a new book by Philip Kadish, is available for pre-order and will be out in June here, here, and more. Blurb: "Fake news, outright political lies, a shamelessly partisan press, and the collapse of truth, civility, and shared facts,
- [Free Biden Presidential Pardons Are Here!](https://artoftheprank.com/2024/12/04/free-biden-presidential-pardons-are-here/) - Print your own customizable and frameable Joseph R. Biden Presidential Pardon, by artist Joey Skaggs, here: https://joeyskaggs.com/biden-presidential-pardon/. If you'd prefer a free Trump Presidential Pardon, it's here: https://joeyskaggs.com/trump-presidential-pardon/.
- [One Man's Trash is Another Man's Troll](https://artoftheprank.com/2024/12/04/one-mans-trash-is-another-mans-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
- [Flashback: Operation Fortitude](https://artoftheprank.com/2024/12/04/flashback-operation-fortitude/) - The heroism, courage and outrageous deception that helped the allies win WWII. D-Day deception Operation Fortitude: The World War Two army that didn't exist, by Taylor Downing, BBC, June 1, 2024 "When it came to planning for D-Day, the biggest amphibious operation ever launched, the need for a detailed deception plan was even greater. When
- [“Joey Skaggs: The Solomon Project” Wins Best TV/Web Episode](https://artoftheprank.com/2024/10/10/joey-skaggs-the-solomon-project-wins-best-tv-web-episode/) - 29 years ago, Joey Skaggs created The Solomon Project, a series of super computers utilizing AI to replace the entire American judicial system… What could possibly go wrong? Last month (September 2024), Joey Skaggs’ oral history documentary, “Joey Skaggs: The Solomon Project,” an episode in the oral history series, "Joey Skaggs Satire and Art Activism,
- [“Joey Skaggs: Stop BioPeep” October Film Festival Screenings](https://artoftheprank.com/2024/10/02/joey-skaggs-stop-biopeep-october-film-festival-screenings/) - Are your genetically modified chicken nuggets strangely addictive? Guess what... In 1998, Dr. Joseph Howard (a.k.a. Joey Skaggs) blew the whistle on BioPEEP, a covert research initiative designed to genetically modify humans into “consumer junkies.” You can catch a film festival screening of "Joey Skaggs: Stop BioPEEP," the #10 film in the oral history series,
- [Hippie Bus Tour to Queens Remembered!](https://artoftheprank.com/2024/09/24/hippie-bus-tour-to-queens-remembered/) - Exclusive from the Joey Skaggs Vault! September 22, 1968, Joey Skaggs took 60 bearded, beaded, long haired camera toting hippies on the Hippie Bus Tour to Queens, giving the “squares” a taste of their own medicine. Skaggs called it his cultural exchange tour. East Villagers, including Yayoi Kusama, Paul Krassner, and the Group Image rock
- [See Spot Run. Run Spot Run!](https://artoftheprank.com/2024/09/14/see-spot-run-run-spot-run/) - 30 years ago, I perpetrated a media hoax called Dog Meat Soup in which, pretending to be a Korean entrepreneur, I solicited dog shelters for their unwanted dogs to be used as food for human consumption. My intent was to expose hostility and racism that permeates both the public discourse and the media's coverage. As
- [Stop BioPEEP before it's too late!](https://artoftheprank.com/2024/09/19/stop-biopeep-before-its-too-late/) - "Joey Skaggs: Stop BioPEEP," the 10th film in the "Joey Skaggs Satire and Art Activism, 1960s to the Present and Beyond" oral history series, is screening at the New Jersey Film Festival at 7 pm on Friday, September 20, 2024. It's also available to stream online for 24 hours. Details are here.
- ["Joey Skaggs: Stop BioPEEP" Oral History Film Review](https://artoftheprank.com/2024/09/05/joey-skaggs-stop-biopeep-oral-history-film-review/) - Check out Anita LaBelle's wonderful film review of the oral history film “Joey Skaggs: Stop BioPEEP” for New Jersey Stage. This film, which is about Joey Skaggs' 1998 hoax Stop BioPEEP, is screening at the New Jersey Film Festival on September 20, 2024. Festival details are in the link. Joey Skaggs: Stop BioPEEP is the
- [Seeding Activism](https://artoftheprank.com/2024/09/02/seeding-activism/) - From a tiny joke to a mighty oak... Wall-to-Wall Walz at the Minnesota State Fair Seed Art Show, Isabella Segalovich, Hyperallergic, August 30, 2024 Local artists get political in painstakingly crafted mosaics at the only state fair crop art display in the United States. FALCON HEIGHTS, Minnesota — From a rotating gallery of butter sculptures
- [Steffani Martin (1940-2024) RIP](https://artoftheprank.com/2024/09/01/steffani-martin-1940-2024-rip/) - It is with sadness that I have to say goodbye to my long-time friend Steffani Martin who left us September 1, 2024. I knew Steff for over 50 years. She was a profound thinker and was extremely funny with a quick wit. Whenever I called on her to take on a role as a co-conspirator
- [Joey Skaggs Oral History Film Series Launches](https://artoftheprank.com/2021/01/27/joey-skaggs-oral-history-film-series-launches/) - ANNOUNCING: Joey Skaggs Satire and Art Activism, 1960s to the Present and Beyond A new series of short oral history films, produced and directed by Judy Drosd with Joey Skaggs UPCOMING SCREENINGS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS ARE HERE This "sticky" post will be here for a while. Scroll down for other posts.
- [Stan Mack's Real Life Funnies, New Book](https://artoftheprank.com/2024/04/11/stan-macks-real-life-funnies-new-book/) - Cartoonist Stan Mack, a man with an uncanny sense of the ironic, has a new book coming out June 11, 2024, published by Fantagraphics. It chronicles his much revered Village Voice comic strip called Stan Mack's Real Life Funnies, which appeared weekly from 1974 to 1995. It's a beautiful book that appropriately pays homage to
- ["Joey Skaggs: The Solomon Project" to screen at Miami Web Fest May 2, 2024](https://artoftheprank.com/2024/04/11/joey-skaggs-the-solomon-project-to-screen-at-miami-web-fest-may-2-2024/) - "Joey Skaggs: The Solomon Project" (16:22) will screen at Miami Web Fest Thursday, May 2, 2024 as part of Screening Block #1 10:00 am to 12:30 pm NYFA, 420 Lincoln Rd., #300, Screening Room 321 Miami Beach, FL Tickets are here. Where innovation meets the unthinkable! In 1995, Dr. Joseph Bonuso, Ph.D. (a.k.a. Joey Skaggs),
- [NYC 39th Annual April Fools' Day Parade (2024) Photos](https://artoftheprank.com/2024/04/01/nyc-39th-annual-april-fools-day-parade-2024-photos/) - The April Fools' Day parade this year was led by a billboard truck projecting images of Joey Skaggs as the Grim Reaper with his Mobile Guillotine sculpture mounted on the back of a tricycle. The theme was Democracy at the Guillotine. The "parade" started at 59th St and 5th Ave, stopped at Trump Tower and
- ["Berlin Museum Removes All Artwork Depicting Rivers or Seas..."](https://artoftheprank.com/2024/04/01/berlin-museum-removes-all-artwork-depicting-rivers-or-seas/) - Hyperallergic.com's report on the state of the art world in 2024. Says Hakim Bishara, Senior Editor, "As the Venice Biennale approaches, Israel’s air force flattens all neighboring pavilions at the international exhibition, claiming that Hamas fighters are hiding underneath. The Biden administration has already pledged $225 million for the repairs. Get all the details on
- [How the Proliferation of Fake News Makes April Fools' Day Every Day](https://artoftheprank.com/2024/04/01/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
- [Announcing NYC's 39th Annual April Fools' Day Parade](https://artoftheprank.com/2024/03/28/announcing-nycs-39th-annual-april-fools-day-parade/) - New York’s irreverent April Fools’ Day Parade returns, poking fun once again at the past year’s displays of hype, hypocrisy, deceit, bigotry and downright stupidity. Nothing is sacred. Our satire knows no bounds. https://vimeo.com/924630779 For the 39th year, the public is encouraged to participate, in or out of costume, with or without floats, and may
- ["Joey Skaggs: The Solomon Project" to screen in two film festivals in Feb, 2024](https://artoftheprank.com/2024/02/03/joey-skaggs-the-solomon-project-to-screen-in-two-film-festivals-in-feb-2024/) - San Francisco Independent Film Festival (SF IndieFest): Thursday, February 8-18, 2024. Online for 10 days. Tickets are here. New Jersey Film Festival, Spring 2024: Friday, February 9, 2024. In-Person at 7 PM in Voorhees Hall #105/Rutgers University, 71 Hamilton Street, New Brunswick, NJ AND Online for 24 Hours. Tickets are here. Anita LaBelle has penned
- [Officer, They Just Keep Popping Up!](https://artoftheprank.com/2024/02/03/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
- [Backlash to Forward Motion](https://artoftheprank.com/2024/02/03/backlash-to-forward-motion/) - Sometimes a red balloon is an egg... Data poisoning: how artists are sabotaging AI to take revenge on image generators, by T.J. Thomson, The Conversation, December 17, 2023 Imagine this. You need an image of a balloon for a work presentation and turn to a text-to-image generator, like Midjourney or DALL-E, to create a suitable
- [Gwyneth Paltrow, Move Over!](https://artoftheprank.com/2024/02/03/gwyneth-paltrow-move-over/) - Art that's skin deep. Marina Abramovi?’s Latest Performance Is Skincare, by Sarah Rose Sharp, Hyperalleric.com, January 17, 2024 "The artist is present, and standing by to take your credit card information." A lot has been said about internationally famous performance artist Marina Abramovi?: the woman, the artist, the brand. Though one might consider her various
- [Flash Mob Commercial](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/03/04/flash-mob-commercial/) - The T-Mobile Dance Now check out the Making of the T-Mobile Dance here: thanks Linda
- [Grandpa Japan](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/03/04/grandpa-japan/) - Japanese illusionist/street magician at work: thanks Carol Lena
- [LiteratEye Extra: China"s Prank Thwarts "˜Theft of Culture"](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/03/04/literateye-extra-chinas-prank-thwarts-theft-of-culture/) - Editor's Note: W.J. Elvin III's LiteratEye column about literary hoaxes is featured here, and only here, every Friday. This is a LiteratEye Extra: News Analysis: China"s Prank Thwarts "˜Theft of Culture" by W.J. Elvin III, March 3, 2009 Do pranks have a role in repairing theft of culture? Apparently the Chinese think so. Quite often,
- [Taking a Bite Out of Debt](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/03/05/taking-a-bite-out-of-debt/) - Wal-Mart customer in Mass. finds teeth in wallet 1010WINS March 4, 2009 Falmouth, Mass. (AP) -- A customer shopping at a Wal-Mart for a wallet claims he found something that definitely didn't fit the bill: human teeth. Police say the man found 10 human teeth Saturday when he unzipped a compartment in the wallet. One
- [Urban Camouflage](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/03/05/urban-camouflage/) - From Robot Nine blog -- camouflage performances in Stockholm, 2007: Urban Camouflage #1 Urban Camouflage #2
- [Prank War 7: The Half Million Dollar Shot](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/03/06/prank-war-7-the-half-million-dollar-shot/) - Submitted by Marcy LaViollette from College Humor, March 5, 2009: Amir makes a blindfolded half-court basketball shot for $500,000. Or so he thinks. http://www.collegehumor.com/moogaloop/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1902812&fullscreen=1 Related link (see the other 6 College Humor prank war pranks): CollegeHumor Prank War
- [LiteratEye #4: The Fix Is In: Planted Documents](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/03/06/literateye-the-fix-is-in-planted-documents/) - Here's the fourth installment of LiteratEye, a new series, only on The Art of the Prank Blog, by W.J. Elvin III, editor and publisher of FIONA: Mysteries & Curiosities of Literary Fraud & Folly and the LitFraud blog. LiteratEye #4: The Fix Is In: Planted Documents By W.J. Elvin III March 6, 2009 The recent
- [Art Publicity Stunt Stung by Fraud](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/03/07/art-publicity-stunt-stung-by-fraud/) - Fraud Case Stymies Art Show NYPost.com March 6, 2009 Artist Chris Burden - who had himself shot in the arm with a 22-caliber rifle in 1971 and then had himself crucified with his hands nailed to the roof of a Volkswagen - had to postpone tomorrow's opening of his show at the Gagosian Gallery in
- [Octomom Costume](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/03/07/octomom-costume/) - thanks Toni
- [Self-Reporting Prankster Can't Get Arrested](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/03/10/self-reporting-prankster-cant-get-arrested/) - Magician who claimed he mailed self admits to hoax by William Kates 1010WINS March 10, 2009 Syracuse, N.Y. (AP) -- A magician who posted videos online detailing a "trip" he made in a crate aboard a cargo plane from upstate New York to Las Vegas admitted Tuesday that it was an elaborate hoax. "It was
- [Fastest Undressing Ever](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/03/10/fastest-undressing-ever/) - How to undress in 2 seconds? via Huffington Post
- [Video of Nadya Suleman Giving Birth](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/03/12/video-of-nadya-suleman-giving-birth/) - From Jimmy Kimmel Live thanks Linda
- [Total Bull Shit?](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/03/12/total-bull-shit/) - Cow farts taxed in Denmark by David Masters Fairhome.co.uk February 13, 2009 Farmers in Denmark could end up being taxed for the greenhouse gas emissions produced by their cows and pigs following new proposals from the country"s tax authorities. The Denmark Tax Commission estimates that each cow produces around 4 tonnes of greenhouse gases per
- [Human Petting Zoo](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/03/12/human-petting-zoo/) - From the Club Animals Human Petting Zoo press release: Thursday, March 26th, 2009 Home Sweet Home (bar does not have sign) 131 Chrystie St, Manhattan 9pm-11pm Free http://clubanimalsnyc.blogspot.com/ The petting zoo is coming to town tonight to all you city folk, so bring a quarter for some feed and reconnect with nature. Wonder behind the
- [Spheres for Free Spirits](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/03/12/spheres-for-free-spirits/) - For a reality-hacking vacation: Set among the tall trees of the west coast rainforest of Vancouver Island, Canada, (close to Horne Lake Caves, Georgia Strait and Mount Washington), Free Spirit Spheres offers handcrafted spheres suspended like pendants from a web of rope: via Robotnine.com
- [Barbie Turns 50](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/03/13/barbie-turns-50/) - Barbie's real-life Dream House created in Malibu by Derrik J. Lang 1010WINS March 6, 2009 Malibu, Calif. (AP) -- Barbie's Malibu Dream House is coming true. On the eve of her 50th birthday, interior decorator Jonathan Adler has decked out a real-life 3,500-square-foot pad overlooking the Pacific Ocean to look like the blond doll's outrageous
- [AP Cries Foul Against Shepard Fairey. What Would Warhol Say?](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/03/14/ap-cries-foul-what-would-warhol-say/) - AP self-reports on this story: AP countersues artist over famous Obama image, by Jennifer Peltz, AP, March 11, 2009 Or, watch the AP video report:
- [LiteratEye #5: A Case of Cooked Books?](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/03/13/literateye-a-case-of-cooked-books/) - Here's the fifth installment of LiteratEye, a series found only on The Art of the Prank Blog, by W.J. Elvin III, editor and publisher of FIONA: Mysteries & Curiosities of Literary Fraud & Folly and the LitFraud blog. LiteratEye #5: A Case of Cooked Books? By W.J. Elvin III March 13, 2009 Scanning the big
- [Stewart vs. Cramer](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/03/14/stewart-vs-cramer/) - The Comedian as Media Critic by Brian Stelter TVDecoder.blogs.nytimes.com March 13, 2009 Is the "weeklong feud of the century" finished? Jon Stewart, the host of "The Daily Show" on Comedy Central, critiqued CNBC"s coverage of the stock market on Thursday during a highly anticipated appearance by Jim Cramer, the host of the sometimes frantic stock
- [Can't Find the Hydrant? What's a Dog to Do?](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/03/14/cant-find-the-hydrant-whats-a-dog-to-do/) - Man Wins Appeal in 'Hidden Hydrant' Case 1010WINS March 13, 2009 New York -- A man who claimed a construction barrel was used to cover a New York City fire hydrant subjecting him to a $115 ticket has won his appeal and will get his fine refunded by the city. Jonathon Turkel says he feels
- [Drug Study Overseer Gets Studied in Sting Operation](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/03/14/drug-study-overseer-gets-studied-in-sting-operation/) - Testing Firm Finds Itself Being Tested by Barry Meier The New York Times March 13, 2009 Like other federal undercover operations, this one had the usual trappings, like a company whose address turned out to be a P.O. box in a strip shopping mall and a businessman whose credentials proved fraudulent. But the investigation had
- [Popeye's Secret Unveiled!](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/03/15/popeyes-secret-unveiled/) - Police seize 1,200 pounds of pot in spinach cans 1010WINS March 10, 2009 Gallup, N.M. (AP) -- Police with the New Mexico Motor Transportation Division found 1,200 pounds of pot packed in cans labeled as spinach during a stop at the Gallup port of entry. An inspector noticed that only a few of the cans
- [Sociopathic Pranksters Foil German Police Investigation](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/03/15/sociopathic-pranksters-foil-german-police-investigation/) - German police try to determine if they were duped by Vanessa Gera 1010WINS March 13, 2009 Winnenden, Germany (AP) -- German police worked with U.S. authorities Friday to determine if they had fallen victim to an Internet hoax as they investigate a school shooting in southern Germany that killed 15 people. Tim Kretschmer, 17, gunned
- [Crocodile Prank](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/03/17/crocodile-prank/) - From videokl.com: http://www.metacafe.com/fplayer/2565096/crocodile_prank.swf
- [Happy St. Patrick's Day from The Art of the Prank](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/03/17/happy-st-patricks-day-from-prankscom/) - From Dirty Sanchez: thanks Bob
- [Credico and the Search for an Honest Man](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/03/20/credico-and-the-search-for-an-honest-man/) - Quest for an honest politician lohud.com March 18, 2009 A Senate committee meeting was momentatily interrupted today when the ancient Greek philosopher Diogenes entered the room. Diogenes, dressed in a scragly robe and sporting an unkempt long white beard, also carried a lantern. He told lawmakers he was "looking for an honest politician."" The senators
- [Improv Everywhere: Subway Art Gallery Opening](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/03/20/subway-art-gallery-opening/) - From Charlie Todd of Improv Everywhere, March 18, 2009: For our latest mission, 50 Improv Everywhere agents created an art gallery opening on the 23rd Street subway platform in Manhattan. We put up 30 placards next to objects in the space (pipes, electrical boxes, signs, advertisements), transforming them into works of art. The gallery included
- [Portable Potty Pyromaniac](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/03/22/portable-potty-pyromaniac/) - Clorox offers $5K to wipe out SF 'toilet torcher' 1010WINS March 20, 2009 San Francisco (AP) -- The Clorox Company is offering a $5,000 reward and a year's supply of toilet cleaning products for tips leading to the arrest of San Francisco's notorious portable potty pyromaniac. The Oakland-based chemical company deployed a "potty patrol" team
- [LiteratEye #6: Tracking an Elusive Author](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/03/20/literateye-tracking-an-elusive-author/) - Here's the sixth installment of LiteratEye, a series found only on The Art of the Prank Blog, by W.J. Elvin III, editor and publisher of FIONA: Mysteries & Curiosities of Literary Fraud & Folly and the LitFraud blog. LiteratEye #6: Tracking an Elusive Author By W.J. Elvin III March 19, 2009 In the last column
- [The Art of War](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/03/22/the-art-of-war/) - Tyler students wage a friendly art war by Susan Snyder Philadephia Inquirer March 21, 2009 For nearly 30 hours, the new art students in town built their self-proclaimed acts of "art war" - eight-and-a-half-foot sculptures of Trojan horses - which they then stealthily installed on the campuses of four Philadelphia arts colleges earlier this week.
- [How To Booby Trap a Water Bottle](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/03/22/how-to-booby-trap-a-water-bottle/) - from ThatFunnyInterweb, via ManticoresMoustache
- [iMac Shuffle: Simplicity Defined](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/03/22/imac-shuffle-simplicity-defined/) - From imacshuffle.com, created by @rfelix and @chriscoyier, the guys behind LyricSift, its companion iPhone app, and AreMySitesUp: Introducing the new iMac shuffle. It"s the desktop that had everything. Now, there"s less. We've taken out that pesky glass screen and carved the entire computer out of aluminum, for extra sturdiness. Why no screen? Well, we wanted
- [Happy Birthday to The Art of the Prank (almost)!](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/03/24/happy-birthday-to-the-art-of-the-prank-almost/) - On April Fools' Day 2009, The Art of the Prank Blog will be two years old! Note to our contributors, friends and fans: In celebration, we have moved the entire blog to a cloud server. This will help us accommodate more volume and more traffic. Since we're making big changes, we decided to change our
- [Creative Cups](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/03/25/creative-cups/) - From 1010WINS: Don't Let Cancer Dominate Your Life Nearly 250 bras have been decorated as part of the "Creative Cups'' campaign. It benefits Adelphi University's Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline and Support Program in New York. Photos by Jim Lennon Check out more photos here.
- [60-foot penis painted on roof](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/03/26/60-foot-penis-painted-on-roof/) - GOOGLE EARTH: 60ft penis painted on roof BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat March 24, 2009 Teenager Rory McInnes painted a 60ft penis on the roof of his parent's home after watching a documentary on Google Earth. The lad, currently on his gap year, painted the giant phallus in 2008, but it wasn't discovered until a year
- [Cop's Revenge Back-fires](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/03/26/cops-revenge-back-fires/) - Ex-NY Trooper Admits Writing Fake Traffic Tickets 1010WINS March 24, 2009 White Plains, N.Y. (AP) -- An ex-New York state trooper has admitted in court that he issued fake traffic tickets to a man he'd argued with. Lester Hooper pleaded guilty Tuesday in White Plains court to one count of official misconduct. As part of
- [MTA "Specialists" Offer Service With a Smile](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/03/27/mta-specialists-offer-service-with-a-smile/) - From MTA Service Specialists' Website: We bring NYC Subway Riders Service with a Smile Unfortunately, they are not affiliated with the MTA... And the MTA wants them gone... Related Links: Costumed NYC Subway 'Stewardesses' Get Attention, 1010WINS, March 26, 2009 MTA trains its anger at subway Web site, New York Daily News, March 26, 2009
- [Sat Nav Lemmings](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/03/27/sat-nav-lemmings/) - Man follows sat nav to cliff edge BBC News 25 March 2009 A car was left teetering on a cliff edge after the driver followed sat nav directions down a Pennine footpath. Robert Jones continued to follow the instructions when they told him the narrow, steep path he was driving on in Todmorden, West Yorkshire,
- [Extreme Sheep Herding](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/03/27/extreme-sheep-herding/) - From BaaStuds: We took to the hills of Wales armed to the teeth with sheep, LEDs and a camera, to create a huge amazing LED display. Of sorts... thanks Erin
- [LiteratEye #7: Faux Poe](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/03/27/literateye-faux-poe/) - Here's the seventh installment of LiteratEye, a series found only on The Art of the Prank Blog, by W.J. Elvin III, editor and publisher of FIONA: Mysteries & Curiosities of Literary Fraud & Folly and the LitFraud blog. LiteratEye #7: Faux Poe By W.J. Elvin III March 27, 2009 This year is the 200th anniversary
- [Love in the Dumps](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/03/28/love-in-the-dumps/) - Here's a Superbowl video to promote RelationshipRetard.com, aka LoveintheDumps.com, a dating site for the romantically hopeless. Offerings on the site include: Dysfunction Junction: A series of interconnected visual stories, often featuring Love in the Dumps members. Impersonals: read 'em or create your own Baggage Claim: What better place to unload your issues, neuroses, or anything
- [5th Annual Occidental Fools Parade](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/03/29/5th-annual-occidental-fools-parade/) - From www.occidentalfoolsparade.com: A Community Event for Young, Old and...uh, everyone! Saturday, April 4, 2009 Parade begins at 2:00 Participants (Yes YOU!) gather at 1:00 PM in The Occidental Community Center parking lot (located at the corner of Graton Road and Bohemian Highway). Dust off your silly-bone and bring your funny friends and family out for
- [St. Stupid"s Day Parade](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/03/29/st-stupids-day-parade/) - St. Stupid"s Day The Patron Of Parking Meters Returns! Examiner.com by Heather Barnes March 28, 2009 Wednesday, April 1 -- San Francisco Financial District April Fools Day is around the corner and since a parade full of San Francisco grown-ups insists on keeping us office dwellers entertained during our lunch hour, I guess it's only
- [A Mutating April Fools' Day Joke?](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/03/30/a-mutating-april-fools-day-joke/) - Giant Internet worm set to change tactics April 1 by Jordan Robertson 1010WINS March 27, 2009 San Francisco (AP) -- The fast-moving Conficker computer worm, a scourge of the Internet that has infected at least 3 million PCs, is set to spring to life in a new way on Wednesday - April Fools' Day. That's
- [Interactive Movie Promotion Prank](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/03/30/interactive-movie-promotion-prank/) - From GetObsessedWithAli.com: A movie promotion for Obsessed, in theaters April 24th, allows you to prank a friend, while helping them promote their movie about a woman who falls hard for her boss, who unfortunately (probably for him), does not reciprocate. Fill in the blanks and the site generates a video clip obsessing over your friend.
- [Martin le Chevallier's Miraculous European Flag](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/03/30/martin-le-chevalliers-miraculous-european-flag/) - Submitted by André Gattolin: Press release Brussels: A Procession in Praise of a Miraculous European Flag A procession lead by the french artist Martin Le Chevalier will bring to Brussels a miraculous European flag. The flag, on which has appeared Christ's face, would be proof of the European Christian identity. It will be transported on
- [Inventing Marcel Duchamp](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/03/30/inventing-marcel-duchamp/) - Inventing Marcel Duchamp: The Dynamics of Portraiture National Portrait Gallery March 27 - August 2, 2009 Washington, DC From Artdaily.org: Washington, DC - This groundbreaking exhibition casts new light upon Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968), one of the most influential artists of the recent past. This show demonstrates that Duchamp harnessed the power of portraiture and self-portraiture
- [London Braces for Massive Protests of G-20 Meeting](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/03/30/london-braces-for-massive-protests-of-g-20-meeting/) - Anti fat-cat sentiment is targeting the G20 Summit in London, April 2, 2009. At least 80 groups have registered to participate in protests leading up to it. This article comes via anthropologie du présent, where there are numerous other articles covering different angles of the planned protests: London Braces For Massive Protests Of G-20 Meeting
- [The 24th Annual April Fools' Day Parade](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/03/30/the-24th-annual-april-fools-day-parade/) - From Joey Skaggs: The New York April Fools' Committee Is Proud to Announce: NEW YORK CITY'S 24th ANNUAL APRIL FOOLS' DAY PARADE "Take the Money and Run!" New York, New York, March 30, 2009 -- The 24th Annual April Fools' Day Parade will begin at Fifth Avenue and 59th Street at 12 noon, Wednesday, April
- [1993: China Declares "April Fool's Day is Liar's Day"](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/04/02/1993-china-declares-april-fools-day-is-liar-day/) - Editor's Note 4/2/09: This article, which we posted a few days ago, is from material originally written by Alex Boese of Museum of Hoaxes and titled "The Top 100 April Fool's Day Hoaxes of All Time." Thus, this appears to be a non-attributed adaptation by Examiner.com. Apologies to Alex! Here, also from Alex's site, is
- [All the Twit that's Fit to Print](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/04/02/all-the-twit-thats-fit-to-print/) - Happy April Fools' Day from Tim Jackson: Twitter switch for Guardian, after 188 years of ink by Rio Palof The Guardian 1 April 2009 Newspaper to be available only on messaging service Experts say any story can be told in 140 characters Consolidating its position at the cutting edge of new media technology, the Guardian
- [The Hotelicopter](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/04/02/the-hotelicopter/) - From YouTube: Check out the world's first flying hotel! thanks Don
- [Happy April Fools' Day from Improv Everywhere](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/04/02/happy-april-fools-day-from-improv-everywhere/) - Follow-up submitted by Josh Jasper, April 15, 2009: News reporter makes vague legal threats on company's blog, claims it's his version of "performance art" Local News station uses IE clip from You Tube, then claims copyright infringement for IE putting up the news clip on You Tube From Charlie Todd of Improv Everywhere: 30 Improv
- [Morristown UFO Hoax Revealed](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/04/02/morristown-ufo-hoax-revealed/) - How We Staged the Morristown UFO Hoax by Chris Russo and Joe Rudy eSkeptic.com April 1, 2009 In this week"s eSkeptic, we reveal the behind the scenes workings of that UFO hoax that captured headlines earlier this year. People in and around the Morristown, New Jersey area saw unidentified flying objects, with many of them
- [Fox TV Whoops It Up on April Fools Day](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/04/02/fox-tv-whoops-it-up-on-april-fools-day/) - Video: FOX's April Fool's Day Pranks on 'Bones', 'House M.D.' and Others AceShowbiz April 02, 2009 Here are some of the April Fool's pranks and stunts that were played on the FOX sets of their primetime series. Visit here to see and read more.
- [Astroturfing the Spinternet](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/04/03/astroturfing-the-spinternet/) - Propaganda.com by Evgeny Morozov The New York Times Op Ed March 29, 2009 This year"s report on "enemies of the Internet" prepared by Reporters Without Borders, the international press advocacy group, paints a very gloomy picture for the freedom of expression on the Web. It finds that many governments have stepped up their attacks on
- [Puppetry of the Penis Offers Stimulus Package](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/04/03/puppetry-of-the-penis-offers-stimulus-package/) - For Immediate Release: Get your unemployed ass back to work by taking advantage of the stimulus package Open Audition to be held for all laid off Wall Streeters, AIG Staff and any other struggling members of the financial community Tuesday, April 14 Beginning at 12 Noon Comix (353 West 14 Street) New York As the
- [LiteratEye #8: Categorizing Castaneda](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/04/03/literateye-categorizing-castaneda/) - Here's the eighth installment of LiteratEye, a series found only on The Art of the Prank Blog, by W.J. Elvin III, editor and publisher of FIONA: Mysteries & Curiosities of Literary Fraud & Folly and the LitFraud blog. LiteratEye #8: Categorizing Castaneda By W.J. Elvin III April 3, 2009 This column was going to be
- [Ann Coulter and the NASCAR Prank](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/04/04/ann-coulter-and-the-nascar-prank/) - Political Animal by Steve Benen and Featuring Hilroz Washington Monthly April 2, 2009 Who among us would fall for the NASCAR prank?.... It probably seemed, at first, like an amusing idea of an April Fools' Day prank. Car and Driver magazine "reported" that President Obama told Chevrolet and Dodge this week that they would only
- [World Pillow Fight Day](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/04/04/world-pillow-fight-day/) - Update, April 4, 2009, from AP: Pillow Fight Breaks Out on Wall St. Featherweights: Detroit police halt pillow fight From Urbanprankster.com, April 2, 2009: World Pillow Fight Day is Saturday [April 4, 2009]. Check out their site for a list of cities participating around the world. The New York event, organized by Newmindspace, has added
- [Snake Prank](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/04/05/snake-prank/) - http://www.metacafe.com/fplayer/2655752/too_funny_snake_prank.swf Funny Snake Prank - For more of the funniest videos, click here
- [Hoax Film Made by Nazis](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/04/04/hoax-film-made-by-nazis/) - Hoax Film Made by Nazis by Jorge Luis Marzo: These three clips are part of an SS film shot at Theresienstadt, a Nazi concentration camp for Jews in Prague, in 1944. Entitled "The Fuhrer gives a city to the Jews," it was a hoax film made by Nazis intended to demonstrate that widespread news about
- [Robert Delford Brown, RIP](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/04/06/robert-delford-brown-rip/) - Robert Delford Brown, "˜Happenings" Artist, Dies at 78 by Bruce Weber The New York Times April 4, 2009 Robert Delford Brown, a painter, sculptor, performance artist and avant-garde philosopher whose exuberantly provocative works challenged orthodoxies of both the art world and the world at large, usually with a big wink, was found dead on March
- [Mind Control with Derren Brown [English & Spanish]](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/04/06/mind-control-with-derren-brown-english-spanish/) - Mind Control with Derren Brown by Jorge Luis Marzo: Derren Brown, British illusionist, invited two advertising executives from Saatchi & Saatchi to participate in an experiment. The outcome is mindboggling: To what extent am I exercising free will when I make things up? Watch this video clip from the SciFi Network on YouTube. Espaà±ol Recientemente,
- [Googlebombing](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/04/08/googlebombing/) - Here are several amusing links about Googlebombing, which, according to Matt Cutts of Gadgets, Google and SEO is: "...a prank where a group of people on the web try to push someone else"s site to rank for a query that it didn"t intend to (and normally wouldn"t want to) rank for. Detecting Googlebombs by Matt
- [Heidi Klum Goes Undercover](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/04/08/heidi-klum-goes-undercover/) - Heidi Klum from Project Runway goes undercover for a CBS show called I Get That a Lot that aired April 1, 2009: via harogenki blog and slice.seriouseats.com
- [Adbuster's Busts Ass](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/04/11/adbusters-busts-ass/) - From Adbusters, April 10, 2009: Adbusters Wins a Legal Victory Against Canada's Media Giants, Legal Action in the US May Be Next After 15 years of legal tussling to bring democracy to the public airwaves, Adbusters has finally scored a great victory. The Supreme Court of British Columbia has granted us an appeal in our
- [LiteratEye #9: Plagiarism Anxiety Syndrome](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/04/10/literateye-plagiarism-anxiety-syndrome/) - Here's the ninth installment of LiteratEye, a series found only on The Art of the Prank Blog, by W.J. Elvin III, editor and publisher of FIONA: Mysteries & Curiosities of Literary Fraud & Folly and the LitFraud blog. LiteratEye #9: Plagiarism Anxiety Syndrome By W.J. Elvin III April 10, 2009 Cheats and liars. They make
- [Left Her Knickers Behind](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/04/12/left-her-knickers-behind/) - From Metacafe: Left Her Knickers Behind Prank http://www.metacafe.com/fplayer/2688417/left_her_knickers_behind_prank.swf
- [The Truth About Easter Eggs](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/04/12/the-truth-about-easter-eggs/) - Submitted by Tim Jackson, as seen on LandOverBaptist.org: Are Your Children Playing With Lucifer's Testicles? Are Your Children Playing With Lucifer's Testicles? (The Truth About Easter Eggs) is a wonderfully informative and well-researched Christian book which consolidates a 2-month Adult Remedial Sunday School series into two-hundred exciting and easy to read pages along with memorable
- [Happy Easter from The Art of the Prank!](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/04/12/happy-easter-from-the-art-of-the-prank/) - thanks Erin
- [Emily Levine: A Trickster's Theory of Everything](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/04/14/emily-levine-a-tricksters-theory-of-everything/) - From TED: Humorist, writer and trickster Emily Levine riffs on science and the human condition: http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf
- [Prank How-To From Rich Praytor](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/04/14/prank-how-to-from-rich-praytor/) - From 5min.com: Rich Praytor twists the kitchen tap in order to prank random house guests - even his mom. How to Prank Guests with a Splash http://www.5min.com/Embeded/1288033/ via Bukisa
- [Hyundai Assurance Commercial](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/04/14/hyundai-assurance-commercial/) - From eviltedbasketbawfulon FunnyorDie.com: Hyundai Assurance Commercial http://player.ordienetworks.com/flash/fodplayer.swf thanks Linda
- [Lindsay Lohan's eHarmony Profile](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/04/15/lindsay-lohans-eharmony-profile/) - From Lindsay Lohan and Eric Appel: http://player.ordienetworks.com/flash/fodplayer.swf
- [10 Historic Scammers](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/04/16/10-historic-scammers/) - Submitted by Lügarshz of Flying-Fez Media: Oddee.com's 10 Greatest Imposters in History For summaries of the work of each of these notorious scammers, click here. For info from Wikipedia, click on each person's name. 1. Victor Lustig: the Man who sold the Eiffel Tower 2. Frank Abagnale: catch me if you can 3. Charles Ponzi:
- [Marc Drier, "The Houdini of Impersonation"](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/04/16/marc-drier-con-man-extraordinaire/) - The Impersonator by Robert Kolker New York Magazine April 3, 2009 The whole operation was audacious to the point of sheer recklessness"”from the start, he was just one due-diligence phone call from being found out"”yet the very boldness of his plan was central to its success. Who would believe that such a respected and apparently
- [The Love Ewe - The Gift that Keeps on Giving](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/04/17/the-love-ewe-the-gift-that-keeps-on-giving/) - The Love Ewe from Muttonbone.com: Now you can own or give the gift of blow up sheep to everyone. One Sheep fits all! The Love Ewe is life sized and stands 4 feet tall at the shoulder and 3 and 1/2 feet from nose to tail. That's one big sheep for all of your blow
- [Joan Fontcuberta and the Sputnik [English & Spanish]](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/04/17/joan-fontcuberta-and-the-sputnik-english-spanish/) - Joan Fontcuberta and the Sputnik by Jorge Luis Marzo For this Project (1997), Fontcuberta fabricated a story about an evidence for a "Soyuz 2" mission involving cosmonaut Ivan Istochnikov. Soyuz 1, an actual Soviet space mission in 1967, had ended with the death of cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov when the spacecraft crashed on landing. In 1968,
- [Computer Tanning](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/04/18/computer-tanning/) - Posted on YouTube by CasualtyofDesign: Computer Tanning Technology! via theurbansnack.com
- [LiteratEye #10:  Poetic Injustice](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/04/17/literateye-poetic-injustice/) - Here's the tenth installment of LiteratEye, a series found only on The Art of the Prank Blog, by W.J. Elvin III, editor and publisher of FIONA: Mysteries & Curiosities of Literary Fraud & Folly and the LitFraud blog. LiteratEye #10: Poetic Injustice By W.J. Elvin III April 17, 2009 Every generation has its crop of
- [Video Star: Remi PacMan](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/04/21/video-star-remi-pacman/) - Submitted by John Lundberg from circlemakers.org (England's crop circle makers): Pac Man, starring Remi Gaillard of nimportequi.composted on dailymotion.com by nqtv http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x9003r From blog.wired.com: Pac-Man Meets Reality, Chaos Ensues, by Earnest Cavalli, April 16, 2009: French prankster Remi Gaillard strikes again, this time bringing the dot-chomping, ghost-fleeing action of arcade classic Pac-Man to the real
- [Subprime](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/04/24/subprime/) - Subprime from beeple on Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4240369&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1 thanks Erin
- [Mexico 17 vs Brazil 0 [English & Spanish]](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/04/21/mexico-17-vs-brazil-0-english-spanish/) - Mexico 17 vs Brazil 0 by Jorge Luis Marzo In September 2004, Mexican artist Miguel Calderà³n secretly placed a TV set in a bar in Sao Paulo (Brazil). At a certain moment, an unannounced soccer match showed up in the screen. Mexico was playing against Brazil. Bar customers, who had no idea about the match,
- [ATM: Art Trumps Money](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/04/24/atm-art-trumps-money/) - From ArtNet.com, April 23, 2009 New York artist Steve Miller took to the Brandeis campus recently for "ATM: Art Trumps Money," a project that involved the posting of 40 ATM signs all over the grounds, including in the museum"s own window. The gag suggests, of course, that the Brandeis trustees are treating the museum collection
- [LiteratEye #11: Motive for Murder](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/04/24/literateye-motive-for-murder/) - Here's the eleventh installment of LiteratEye, a series found only on The Art of the Prank Blog, by W.J. Elvin III, editor and publisher of FIONA: Mysteries & Curiosities of Literary Fraud & Folly and the LitFraud blog. LiteratEye #11: Motive for Murder By W.J. Elvin III April 24, 2009 "I felt at the time
- [Nazi Petting Zoo](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/04/26/nazi-petting-zoo/) - Submitted by Johannes Grenzfurthner of monochrom, an art-technology-philosophy group having its seat in Vienna and Zeta Draconis. monochrom is an unpeculiar mixture of proto-aesthetic fringe work, pop attitude, subcultural science, context hacking and political activism. Our mission is conducted everywhere, but first and foremost in culture-archeological digs into the seats (and pockets) of ideology and
- [Desks On Roof Prank](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/04/25/desks-on-roof-prank/) - Submitted by John Lundberg of circlemakers.org, England's crop circle makers, as found on LiveLeak.com: Desks On Roof? Cypress Creek Students Pull Prank Central Florida News 13 April 22, 2009 Orange County -- It"s almost the end of the school year, and for some high school students, that means it"s senior prank time. Approximately 100 school
- [Beyonce Hoaxed by Accident](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/04/26/beyonce-hoaxed-by-accident/) - Beyonce Hoaxer Apologises Daily Star Sunday 25th April 2009 The internet prankster who made Beyonce Knowles sound out-of-tune has apologised for the hoax that "got out of hand". Matthew Zeghibe tampered with a recording of the superstar performing on live TV last November (08) to make it sound like she is tone deaf. The audio
- [Artist Graziano Cecchini's Balls Busted](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/04/28/artist-graziano-cecchinis-balls-busted/) - Rap for Spanish Steps Balls Man ANSA.it April 27, 2009 'Futur- rista' gets 8 mths for multi- coloured cascade Rome, April 27 - A man who made world headlines by sending about half a million coloured balls thundering down Rome's Spanish Steps last year received an eight-month jail term Monday. Self-styled 'Futur-rista' Graziano Cecchini, 54,
- [New York Street Advertising Takeover](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/04/28/new-york-street-advertising-takeover/) - From ARTiFACT Marketing, April 26, 2009: Something monumental happened this weekend in NYC. A group of people demanded their public space back and they did it with remarkable artistic success. Pissed off and turned off by the force fed obtrusive nature of advertisements in the neighborhood, a group organized by Jordan Seiler took over 120
- [International Fantasy Hair Competition](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/04/29/international-fantasy-hair-competition/) - Much ado about a 'do: Competition sees hair as art 1010WINS April 28, 2009 Manchester, N.H. (AP) -- Once the province of shopping mall mavens, gum-snappin' waitresses and Amy Winehouse, bouffant was in and big hair was beautiful, if only for one night. The ladies - and one gent - of the International Fantasy Hair
- [Beware of the Words 'Swine' and 'Flu' in Your Email Inbox](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/04/29/beware-of-the-words-swine-and-flu-in-your-email-inbox/) - Swine Flu Spam and Phishing Attacks By Tony Bradley, CISSP-ISSAP About.com April, 27 2009 Attackers May Prey on Fears of Swine Flu Pandemic You may have seen the 'Breaking News' throughout the weekend regarding the deaths in Mexico from the swine flu and the announcement by Janet Napolitano, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland
- [ESPN Gets Pucked by Fake News Leak](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/04/29/espn-gets-pucked-by-fake-news-leak/) - Submitted by Wayne Zebzda: Prankster dupes ESPN with bogus report on NHL suspension by A.J. Perez USA Today April 27, 2009 Somebody posing as a Washington Post reporter convinced ESPN on Monday that one of the Washington Capitals' star players had been suspended for Tuesday's decisive Eastern Conference playoff Game 7 against the New York
- [Obama Forgeries Exposed](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/04/30/obama-forgeries-exposed/) - Submitted by W.J. Elvin III: Tom Tresh shows a series of fake Obama autographs sold on eBay and talks about how to recognize a phony.
- [Beyonce Cloned?](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/04/30/beyonce-cloned/) - Beyonce skives off Vienna art museum tour Google.com April 29, 2009 Vienna (AFP) "” US pop star Beyonce has angered a high-brow art museum in Vienna by sending a look-a-like to her own special personal tour of the museum, while she went shopping, according to newspaper reports here Wednesday. Tabloid dailies Oesterreich and Heute said
- [Our Lady of the Griddle](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/05/01/our-lady-of-the-griddle/) - Diners report seeing Virgin Mary in food griddle 1010WINS April 30, 2009 Calexico, Calif. (AP) -- The hottest thing on the griddle at the Las Palmas restaurant these days isn't the food - it's the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe that a cook says she saw on the griddle. Restaurant manager Brenda Martinez says
- [Pooh Poohing the Pig](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/05/02/pooh-poohing-the-pig/) - thanks Toni
- [LiteratEye #12: Is That a Ferret in Your Pocket, Or Are You Just Glad to See Me?](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/05/01/literateye-is-that-a-ferret-in-your-pocket-or-are-you-just-glad-to-see-me/) - Here's the twelth installment of LiteratEye, a series found only on The Art of the Prank Blog, by W.J. Elvin III, editor and publisher of FIONA: Mysteries & Curiosities of Literary Fraud & Folly and the LitFraud blog. LiteratEye #12: Is That a Ferret in Your Pocket, Or Are You Just Glad to See Me?
- [Walt Handelsman's Worst Slide Story](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/05/03/walt-handelsmans-worst-slide-story/) - Posted on YouTube by adminkoff: Walt Handelsman of Newsday laments our financial mess to tunes from West Side Story. thanks Erin
- [Who's your daddy?](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/05/02/whos-your-daddy/) - Submitted by Wayne Zebzda: Yes, and I am Babe Ruth's Daughter too... Former Employer of Woman Who Claims Dad Was Zodiac Says She Told Him Her Dad Was John F. Kennedy by Joe Eskenazi CrimeFriday May, 1 2009 Chris Sorensen, a mortgage bank and real estate expert who says he recently employed Deborah Perez, claims
- [Free Hugs Prank: $2 Deluxe Hugs](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/05/03/free-hugs-prank-2-deluxe-hugs/) - Mediocre Films has some fun with (and at the expense of) the Free Hugs guy: Hidden cameras: Jenni Powell, Jason Boggs, & Michele Dunn The original Free Hugs Campaign dates back to 2004 when an Australian man known only by the pseudonym "Juan Mann" made up a Free Hugs sign and started hugging any takers.
- [Creative Beds](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/05/03/creative-beds/) - Here are some hilarious and fascinating beds. To see more, check out the 15 Most Creative Beds from oddee.com. The Hamburger Bed (technically, a cheeseburger), by Kayla Kromer of Austin, Texas Quantum Sleeper, the "anti-terrorist" bed: Polycarbonate Bulletproof Plating/Shielding, Bio-Chemical Filtered Ventilation, Rebreather, One way see through head cover (reflective mirror on 2 sides and
- [Rallying 'Round the Flagpole](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/05/04/rallying-round-the-flagpole/) - Stiff punishment "not being allowed to walk during graduation." They'd better put that car back together so at least they can drive... Senior Prank Bits & Pieces.com May 2, 2009 Students at a Western Colorado High School arrived Thursday morning to find a car wrapped around the school"s flag pole. The car was cut in
- [George Harrison and His Autograph(s)](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/05/04/george-harrison-and-his-autographs/) - Submitted by W.J. Elvin III: Revealed: How George Harrison forged the Beatles' signatures for a dying fan Daily Mail Online May 2, 2009 George Harrison is believed to have forged all the signatures of the Beatles to make a dying fan"s wish come true. The report emerged after an autographed picture of the band was
- [How to Park Free](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/05/04/how-to-park-free/) - Found and submitted by W.J. Elvin III: Artist creates invisible car Telegraph.co.uk 02 May 2009 Art student Sara Watson has found the ultimate way of avoiding traffic wardens – by making her car invisible. The 22-year-old student at the University of Central Lancashire spray painted a battered Skoda Fabia to match the car park and
- [Facebook Boob Prank [English & Italian]](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/05/06/facebook-boob-prank-english-italian/) - Submitted by Stefano Cicconardi about the story of Valeria and Antonio and his betrayal of her on Facebook: The Italian Boobs are Fake! The story about Valeria, the furious Italian fiancee who cancelled her wedding after discovering her future bridegroom Antonio's betrayal on Facebook, made lots of buzz in the Italian and international press. Out
- [No Wonder Banksy Keeps Such a Low Profile](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/05/07/no-wonder-banksy-keeps-such-a-low-profile/) - Submitted by John Lundberg of circlemakers.org: Once you've read this article, you might want to check out the movie site to see who is actually hoaxing whom... When Joan Collins THOUGHT she'd met Banksy: The elaborate plot to impersonate graffiti artist and how the MoS foiled it by James Tapper DailyMail.co.uk 03rd May 2009 To
- [Lucas Murgida Hitches a Ride in a Cabinet](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/05/08/lucas-murgida-hitches-a-ride-in-a-cabinet/) - Video by artist & cabinet maker Lucas Murgida about his escapades inside a cabinet he made and put out on the street in New York: http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4307652&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1Lucas Murgida at 667 Shotwell from Chris Sollars on Vimeo. via toolcrib and BoingBoing
- [H1Z1: New Global Threat](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/05/08/h1z1-new-global-threat/) - Swine Flu + Zombies = Global Ghoul Pandemic!!! by David Emery Urban Legends Blog May 4, 2009 A news story credited to the BBC reports that a new strain of the H1N1 flu virus has emerged, dubbed "H1Z1" by health authorities, or "zombie swine flu." "After death," the article asserts, "this virus is able to
- [LiteratEye #13: The 'Heaving Bosoms' Interview](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/05/08/literateye-13-the-heaving-bosoms-interview/) - Here's the thirteenth installment of LiteratEye, a series found only on The Art of the Prank Blog, by W.J. Elvin III, editor and publisher of FIONA: Mysteries & Curiosities of Literary Fraud & Folly and the LitFraud blog. LiteratEye #13: The 'Heaving Bosoms' Interview By W.J. Elvin III May 8, 2009 Last week we were
- [Happy Belated Penis Day!](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/05/10/happy-belated-penis-day/) - Penis Festival [Chiwawa Matsuri] from 2camels.com: Join the fun in Komaki, Japan each March 15 for the Penis Festival (or Chiwawa Matsuri) where hundreds gather to parade such a phallus through the streets in a bizarre male fertility rite. Mix in a bunch of women weilding smaller 2 foot versions of the main attraction and
- [Bomb Bird has landed in Amsterdam](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/05/10/bomb-bird-has-landed-in-amsterdam/) - Submitted by Dadara, May 4, 2009: In conjunction with my Guantanamo Brain exhibition, May 2-June 7, at Famous in Amsterdam (http://www.famous.nl), today a Bomb Bird has landed on a rooftop in the center (Nieuwmarkt) of Amsterdam: A new step in evolution where nature evolves trying to keep up with the human (arms) race. Like many
- [Outsourcing for Mother's Day](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/05/10/outsourcing-for-mothers-day/) - Submitted by Tim Jackson: It's not too late to send your mother that perfect message for Mother's Day! Mom-Sourcing
- [J.G. Ballard, R.I.P.](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/05/11/jg-ballard-rip/) - J.G. Ballard "Obituary" by V. Vale researchpubs.com April 19, 2009 I particularly hate it when "rebels" die - there are already so few of them/us. Sometimes it seems like virtually everyone you meet these days in the world is a slave to the profit motive/capitalist imperative: "What's the meaning of life?" "To make money!" J.G.
- [LiteratEye Extra: Hitler's Fake Nefertiti is Real. Maybe.](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/05/11/hitlers-fake-nefertiti-is-real-maybe/) - Editor"s Note: W.J. Elvin III"s LiteratEye column about literary hoaxes is featured here, and only here, every Friday. This is a LiteratEye Extra: LiteratEye Extra: Hitler's Fake Nefertiti is Real. Maybe. by W.J. Elvin III, May 11, 2009 Adolf Hitler, world-class crazy-ass psycho with a fascination for the occult, apparently had a real thing for
- [Party at an unemployment office! / Fiesta en una sucursal del Inem! [English & Spanish]](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/05/12/party-at-an-unemployment-office-fiesta-en-una-sucursal-del-inem-english-spanish/) - Submitted by Steve Lambert from the site of Enmedio (Intercambio colaboracià³n y trabajo colectivo de Enmedio): Fiesta en el Inem / Party at an unemployment office Enmedio 30 Abril 2009 Fed up with the crisis. Tired of the fear that mass media communicate everyday. Sick of suffering in silence at home, we decided... go dancing
- [Rome's Talking Statues to be Silenced?](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/05/12/romes-talking-statues-to-be-silenced/) - Protesting a Bit Too Much in Rome? by W.J. Elvin III May 12, 2009 A tidy-up campaign in Rome intends to halt the centuries-old tradition of posting satirical protest notes on six "talking statues" around the city. Begun when rulers restricted public speech, the tradition continues today with nasty notes that go up under cover
- [Somalia: Libertarian Paradise](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/05/12/somalia-libertarian-paradise/) - Submitted by W.J. and David Elvin: From Huffingtonpost.com, May 6, 2009: The inimitable Andy Cobb is at it again, taking libertarians to task for their hatred of all things government. You know what has no government? Somalia. So Cobb and the Public Service Administration have made this video encouraging libertarians to vacation in the broken
- [Art Pirates Set Sail for the Venice Biennale](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/05/13/art-pirates-set-sail-for-the-venice-biennale/) - Swimming Cities of Serenissima will set sail tomorrow, May 13, from Slovenia to Trieste and then will be at the Venice Biennale from June 1-14, 2009 (as an unsanctioned exhibition). From the SwimmingCities.org Web site and blog: The Swimming Cities of Serenissima is a fleet of three intricately hand crafted vessels that will navigate the
- [Popcorn Prank: A Real Stinker](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/05/13/popcorn-prank-a-real-stinker/) - Popcorn Prank Lands Conn. College Students In Hot Water 1010WINS May 12, 2009 New Britain, Conn. (AP) -- Officials at Central Connecticut State University don't see the humor in this prank: burning bags of popcorn in a microwave in a crowded dorm in the middle of the night and tying some doors shut so residents
- [Beyond Materialism at the End of the Line](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/05/13/beyond-materialism-at-the-end-of-the-line/) - Press release submitted by Hannah Monteith of The End of the Line: For the second year Europe's biggest LIVE aerosol art and installation event hits London's Shoreditch on Saturday 6 June End of the Line Presents Details: Saturday 6 June, Shoreditch, London Venue: Warehouse on Cliffton St, London, EC2A 4LG nearest tubes - Old St or Liverpool St
- [Environmental Activists Recruited as Spies?](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/05/13/environmental-activists-recruited-as-spies/) - From Cell to Sell: Police Recruit Activists as Spies PRWatch.org May 12, 2009 Source: The Guardian (UK), April 27, 2009 In Scotland, police have been offering environmentalists money in return for information about activist groups. "They said 'if you help us, we will help you,'" one anti-nuclear activist stated, referring to military police officers. The
- [Ashton Kutcher Punk'd for Punk's Sake](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/05/13/ashton-kutcher-punkd-for-punks-sake/) - From ArtFagCity.com, May 12, 2009: Blog Buzz or Art News? Jonah Peretti Punks Ashton Kutcher The Internet is a buzz! Jonah Peretti punks Ashton Kutcher by pretending to be an outraged twitter fan who didn"t have one of his tweets returned, and Kutcher calls him to discuss the matter. The prank follows a lineage of
- [More Bang for Your Buck](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/05/14/more-bang-for-your-buck/) - Bontrust Finance Commercial: Increase In Currency (Money love) Released: May 2009 Avertiser: Bontrust Agency: GRABARZ + PARTNER Country: Germany Category: Banking How'd they do it? Here's the backstory from the creators: When the agency came to us with the idea to show the increase of money on the international market in connection with some kind
- [Montauk Monster-Makers Strike Again](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/05/15/montauk-monster-makers-strike-again/) - The Return of the Montauk Monster? AOL News May 14, 2009 Will the Montauk Monster mystery finally be solved? The remains of a mysterious creature, said to have been photographed on New York's Long Island last weekend, have renewed speculation about monstrous creatures -- or monstrous tricksters -- lurking near Montauk. Photos of a similar
- [Ron English to Screen "Abraham Obama"](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/05/14/ron-english-to-screen-abraham-obama/) - Ron English announces: The New York premiere of Abraham Obama Thursday, May 14, 2009, 8pm 92YTribeca, 200 Hudson Street, New York City Artist Ron English will be there in person for post-screening Q&A. Director: Kevin Chapados. 54 min. 2008. Abraham Obama is a humorous and provocative look at an unprecedented political art movement. Street artist Ron
- [Rebel With a Cause](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/05/16/rebel-with-a-cause/) - A Leader of Veterans Is Exposed as a Fraud by Dan Frosch w/Toby Lyles NYTimes.com May 14, 2009 Denver "” When Rick Duncan spoke at veterans" events in Colorado, recounting how he was badly wounded when his Humvee was blown apart by a roadside bomb in Iraq, it was not unusual for those in the
- [LiteratEye #14: Detecting the Dark Side of Language](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/05/15/literateye-14-detecting-the-dark-side-of-language/) - Here's the fourteenth installment of LiteratEye, a series found only on The Art of the Prank Blog, by W.J. Elvin III, editor and publisher of FIONA: Mysteries & Curiosities of Literary Fraud & Folly and the LitFraud blog. LiteratEye #14: Detecting the Dark Side of Language By W.J. Elvin III May 15, 2009 It's 2
- [Tuscan Whole Milk: A Rare Find on Amazon.com](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/05/16/tuscan-whole-milk-a-rare-find-on-amazoncom/) - Tuscan Milk: For That Price, It Better Be Made with Real Tuscans by Jim Ridley Nashville Scene, Fun and Games May, 14 2009 Mail-order groceries have always made me a little leery--especially when perishables such as dairy products are involved. But now you can get the great taste of farm fresh milk delivered to your
- [Public Service Ads That Sell](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/05/16/public-service-ads-that-sell/) - New Advertising Trend: Fake "Public Service" Ads PRWatch.org / Center for Media and Democracy May 14, 2009 Consumer Reports' AdWatch video for Chantix: Source: Consumer Reports/Health.org, February 17, 2009 http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/1078549944 Pfizer has produced a great example of stealth advertising with its commercial promoting a Web site called MyTimeToQuit.com. The ad has the look and feel
- [Rogelio Là³pez Cuenca Infiltrates [English & Spanish]](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/05/16/rogelio-lopez-cuenca-infiltrates-english-spanish/) - Rogelio Là³pez Cuenca infiltrates by Jorge Luis Marzo At the World Expo 92 in Sevilla, Spanish artist Rogelio Là³pez Cuenca placed several signposts inside as if they were the official ones. What they were indicating had nothing to do with the real pavilions and itineraries. It took a while for real managers to realize. Some
- [World Climate Refugee Camp Leipzig](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/05/16/world-climate-refugee-camp-leipzig/) - Submitted by Hermann Josef Hack: Street Art Intervention World Climate Refugee Camp Leipzig Saturday, May 16, 2009 – Markt Leipzig, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. On Saturday, 16 May, the German artist Hermann Josef Hack, founder of the Global Brainstorming Project, will set up a climate refugee camp with more than 500 miniature tents in
- [Holy Mineral Deposits](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/05/20/holy-mineral-deposits/) - Mass. hospital deciding fate of Virgin Mary window 1010WINS May 16, 2009 Springfield, Mass. (AP) -- A Massachusetts hospital is trying to figure out what to do with a window in which some Catholics claim to see an image of the Virgin Mary. Hundreds of faithful gathered last October to view the second-story office window
- [Sex Education Considered Bad Influence for World's Largest Population](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/05/20/sex-education-considered-bad-influence-for-worlds-largest-population/) - 'Evil' China sex park torn down: state media May 16, 2009 Google.com Beijing (AFP) "” A sex theme park in southwest China that featured giant genitals and a sex-technique workshop has been torn down after officials said it had an "evil influence" on society, state media said. "Love Land" was due to open in Chongqing
- [Peter Donnelly: Sand Artist](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/05/20/peter-donnelly-sand-artist/) - The award winning film Sand Dancer, about Peter Donnelly creating his sand paintings at New Brighton Pier in New Zealand, is currently touring 100 cities in the USA with Patagonia Wild and Scenic Film Festival from January - August 2009. Here's a preview from F5F (Force Five Films), directed by Valerie Reid: Here's another video
- [Michigan's Great White Hunters Bag a Stuffed Toy Animal](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/05/20/michigans-great-white-hunters-bag-a-stuffed-toy-animal/) - Some prankster only has 8 lives left... Michigan Police Taser Fake Cougar by Shannon McGregor allheadlinenews.com May 19, 2009 Warren, MI (AHN) - Responding to a report of a cougar on the loose, police in Michigan ended up shooting a large toy cat with a Taser stun gun. A 911 caller reported spotting a "huge"
- [Charlie Todd Causes a Scene](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/05/21/charlie-todd-causes-a-scene/) - The Art of the Prank blog congratulates Charlie Todd, one of our contributors, on the release of his new book Causing a Scene: Extraordinary Pranks in Ordinary Places with Improv Everywhere! Also, Improv Everywhere's Mp3 Experiment Six is taking place this Saturday at 4PM on Roosevelt Island in New York City. Full instructions and the
- [Bruce Lee Lost Footage 1969](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/05/21/bruce-lee-lost-footage-1969/) - This footage is from a Nokia commercial, purporting to be Bruce Lee playing table tennis with nunchucks... From Uncle Wooly: Bruce Lee Lost Footage 1969
- [Churchgoers More Likely to Back Torture](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/05/22/churchgoers-more-likely-to-back-torture/) - As seen on Beyond Satire: The more often Americans go to church, the more likely they are to support the torture of suspected terrorists, according to a new survey. (CNN) Read the full story here. Photo credit: Photo taken at the Museo Nacional del Prado by cactusbones and posted on flickr under a Creative Commons
- [Everything You Want Right Now!](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/05/25/everything-you-want-right-now/) - Congrats to ArtofthePrank.com contributor Steve Lambert whose exhibition at the Charlie James Galleryin Chinatown, Los Angeles is ongoing until June 6, 2009: http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4371530&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1Steve Lambert solo show walkthrough from Steve Lambert on Vimeo. From the Charlie James Gallery Web site: Charlie James Gallery is pleased to announce: LA's first solo gallery show of internationally renowned artist-activist-provocateur
- [LiteratEye #15: Wu Ming Re-Visions American History](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/05/22/literateye-15-wu-ming-re-visions-american-history/) - Here's the fifteenth installment of LiteratEye, a series found only on The Art of the Prank Blog, by W.J. Elvin III, editor and publisher of FIONA: Mysteries & Curiosities of Literary Fraud & Folly and the LitFraud blog. LiteratEye #15: Wu Ming Re-Visions American History By W.J. Elvin III May 22, 2009 So you've got
- [Paul Krassner: High Times Profile](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/05/25/high-times-profile-of-paul-krassner/) - A tribute to Paul Krassner, one of our ArtofthePrank.com contributors from templedragon420, the official archives of High Times Productions: Paul Krassner founded the underground press when he launched the Realist in 1958. He went on to found the Yippies and publish groundbreaking conspiracy research. Today, he writes a monthly column in High Times called "Brain
- [Political Art and Activism at La Peà±a](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/05/26/political-art-and-activism-at-la-pena/) - La Peà±a"s Political Art Series presents: Political Art & Activism Sunday May 31, 2009 at La Peà±a Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, CA, 94703 510-849-2568 FREE (donations accepted & encouraged) 3:30pm artist reception 4:30-6:30pm roundtable Featuring noted Bay Area graphic artists Lincoln Cushing, Favianna Rodriguez, & Susie Lundy. Exhibition runs May 4-31. via Jaded
- [Shorb"s Cyberoptix Tie Lab](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/05/26/shorbs-cyberoptix-tie-lab/) - Consumed: Viral Inflection by Rob Walker The New York Times Magazine May 21, 2009 A design inspired by pandemic paranoia is one way for style rebels to reject the traditional necktie, with panache. ..."Terminal Illness" is the name of one of the most recent designs from Bethany Shorb, a Detroit artist, and the fact that
- [Andy Kaufman on The Dating Game](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/05/29/andy-kaufman-on-the-dating-game/) - via mental_floss blog
- [EFF Chairman Makes a Downfall Remix](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/05/29/eff-chairman-makes-a-downfall-remix/) - From the Electronic Frontier Foundation, commentary by Hugh D'Andrade: When Fair Use Is Fairly Difficult For years, it's been a notoriously popular internet meme to remix the "bunker scene" from the 2004 film "Downfall." In the original scene, actor Bruno Ganz portrays Adolf Hitler's ranting breakdown in the final days of the Third Reich. In
- [Satire in Advertising](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/05/29/satire-in-advertising/) - Advertising Agency: Leo Burnett, Shanghai, China via adsoftherworld.com
- [Singing in the Rain Remix](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/05/31/singing-in-the-rain-remix/) - Warning: It's a car commercial... via adsoftheworld.com Here's the original: And, here are two other Gene Kelly remixes: Michael Jackson & Gene Kelly - Singing in the Rain Singing in the Rain (Gene Kelly & Usher)
- [Email from the Future Prank](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/05/31/email-from-the-future-prank/) - Submitted by Ben Connors: Here's an email spoofing site with a fun twist. Basically it lets users send email to a friend from a 'future' version of that same friend.
- [Mars or Your Anus -- Which is Bigger?](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/06/01/mars-or-your-anus-which-is-bigger/) - Mars will be NOT be huge this August NewsTimes.com May 29, 2009 Can an urban myth be galactic in its silliness? Meet the story of giant Mars, coming this August to a night sky near you. The myth appears in an e-mail that is circulating around the Internet like a comet. It promises that on
- [Bruno v. Eminem: Speaking of Your Anus](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/06/01/speaking-of-your-anus-see-previous-post/) - Update: Bruno's prank revealed -- "Bruno" and "Eminem" MTV Movie Award stunt was Staged, confirms Philip Odegard and others, Reuters, June 2, 2009 Believe it or not: Bruno (Sacha Baron Cohen) invites Eminem to kiss his ass during the 2009 MTV Movie Awards, May 31, 2009, bringing to mind Pamela Anderson's fake scenes in Borat.
- [Donald Duck in Germany: a Bird of Arts and Letters](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/06/03/donald-duck-in-germany-a-bird-of-arts-and-letters/) - Submitted by W.J. Elvin III (whose LiteratEye series will resume shortly on The Art of the Prank after a brief hiatus): Why Donald Duck Is the Jerry Lewis of Germany by Susan Bernofsky Wall Street Journal May 23, 2009 Germany, the land of Goethe, Thomas Mann and Beethoven, has an unlikely pop culture hero: Donald
- [Improv Everywhere: Surprise Wedding Reception](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/06/03/improv-everywhere-surprise-wedding-reception/) - Submitted by Charlie Todd of Improv Everywhere: For our latest mission, we picked a random couple getting married at the City Clerk"s Office in Manhattan and threw them a surprise wedding reception. The couple was treated to dancing, toasts, cake, and gifts, all with complete strangers. Enjoy the video first and then check out the
- [China Shuts Down Social Networking as Tiananmen Anniversary Nears](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/06/03/china-shuts-down-social-networking-as-tiananmen-anniversary-nears/) - China rounds up dissidents, blocks Twitter by Christopher Bodeen 1010WINS June 3, 2009 Beijing (AP) -- Ahead of the 20th anniversary of the bloody crackdown on Tiananmen Square this week, Chinese authorities have rounded up dissidents and shipped them out of town. Now, they've even shut down Twitter. Along with their usual methods of muzzling
- [The Naked Truth: 3D Urban Art by Above](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/06/08/the-naked-truth-3d-urban-art-by-above/) - Artist Above kicks off a new European tour with this work recently done in Copenhagen, Denmark: The Naked Truth Watch a video of this piece here Blank canvas: Finished work: Details: Related link: What Goes Up Must Come Down
- [LiteratEye #16: Missed the Long Slide on the Slippery Economic Slope? It's Not Too Late to Fake It](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/06/05/literateye-16-missed-the-long-slide-on-the-slippery-economic-slope-its-not-too-late-to-fake-it/) - Here's the sixteenth installment of LiteratEye, a series found only on The Art of the Prank Blog, by W.J. Elvin III, editor and publisher of FIONA: Mysteries & Curiosities of Literary Fraud & Folly and the LitFraud blog. LiteratEye #16: Missed the Long Slide on the Slippery Economic Slope? It's Not Too Late to Fake
- [World Climate Refugee Camp, Dresden](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/06/08/world-climate-refugee-camp-dresden/) - Hermann Josef Hack submits video of his latest World Climate Refugee Camp in Dresden, Germany, installed in May 2009: Klimaflüchtlingslager second Related link: World Climate Refugee Camp Leipzig
- [The Units: San Francisco Punk Revisited](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/06/11/the-units-san-francisco-punk-revisited/) - The Units punked the system, played JC Penney by Jennifer Maerz SFWeekly.com June 08, 2009 "I don't think you can underestimate the influence Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters had on the antiestablishment, prank-driven, California punk and performance art scene in the '70s." "” The Units San Francisco's cultural revolutions of the '50s and '60s
- [Campers Unite and Prank-on](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/06/11/campers-unite-and-prank-on/) - While You Were Sleeping: The Art of Camp Pranks From SparkLife, by Kathryn Williams, June 9, 2009 We recently posted about preparing for summer camp, which inspired Super Summer Sparkler rockgod2009 to ask, Hey guys, what are some good relatively clean pranks to do on girls? You are in luck, rockgod2009, because this contributor just
- [How to Give Your Kids Nightmares Japanese Style](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/06/12/how-to-give-your-kids-nightmares-japanese-style/) - (Eng Sub) Prank Funny! Zombie VS Kids via chunkie18.blogspot.com
- [Phone Prank Devastates Holiday Inn](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/06/11/phone-prank-devastates-holiday-inn/) - Submitted by W.J. Elvin III, as found on The Smoking Gun, June 9, 2009: Now...Go Break The Windows Crank caller wreaks havoc on Arkansas hotel, duping employees, guests A telephone prankster posing as a sprinkler company employee caused havoc Saturday morning at an Arkansas Holiday Inn when he convinced an employee to set off the
- [LiteratEye #17: Travel Guide for a Dream Vacation](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/06/12/literateye-17-travel-guide-for-a-dream-vacation/) - Here's the seventeenth installment of LiteratEye, a series found only on The Art of the Prank Blog, by W.J. Elvin III, editor and publisher of FIONA: Mysteries & Curiosities of Literary Fraud & Folly and the LitFraud blog. [Editor's note: This piece brings to mind ComaCocoon. In 1990, Dr. Joseph Schlafer (aka Joey Skaggs) offered
- [Banksy's Summer Show Announcement](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/06/12/banksys-summer-show-announcement/) - Submitted by John Lundberg of circlemakers.org: Banksy has a new show opening this weekend here in the UK. Details are scarce but those in a position to know say it's going to be a homecoming show in Bristol and will involve animals. Read more about Banksy here.
- [Redneck Fire Alarm](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/06/14/redneck-fire-alarm/) - thanks Erin
- [Dadara's Checkpoint Dreamyourtopia](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/06/14/dadaras-checkpoint-dreamyourtopia/) - More on the subject of dream vacations... submitted by artist Dadara: If you picked a destination from the Travel Guide for a Dream Vacation please be informed that the Department of Dreamland Security has enforced pretty strict regulations for entering your own Dreams Checkpoint Dreamyourtopia - a Border Control Checkpoint to enter your own Dreams
- [Senior Pranks: Un-Merry Pranksters](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/06/14/senior-pranks-un-merry-pranksters/) - Senior pranks aren't what they used to be by Laurel Walker jsonline.com June 9, 2009 Oh, for the good ol' days - when senior pranks were really clever and memorable, and when school administrators had the audacity to admire the good ones. For all the hubbub those so-called pranks at Arrowhead and Brookfield East high
- [Creative Prankster Charged with Larceny](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/06/14/creative-prankster-charged-with-larceny/) - Update, June 17, 2009: Police fail to see art in monstrous prank, AP [but construction company loves it]. Spotted on Fark by W.J. Elvin III: N.C. State student accused of creating a 'monster' WRAL.com June 12, 2009 Raleigh, N.C. - Raleigh police arrested a North Carolina State University student last week who was accused of
- [New Work From Jorge Rodriguez Gerada in Valencia](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/06/15/new-work-from-jorge-rodriguez-gerada-in-valencia/) - As seen on Wooster Collective: Jorge Rodriguez Gerada is a Cuban-born street artist based in New York. Says the artist: I made a new Identity Series of a local guy named Santo, as well as a new direction using walls that have weatherproofing foam. I draw the outlines by eye and sand down the positive
- [Satirical Condom Ads](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/06/15/satirical-condom-ads/) - Durex Condom Ads Jontex condom ad seen in public restrooms in Brazil via inventorspot.com: thanks Erin
- [iPhone Prank Apps](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/06/16/iphone-prank-apps/) - Faux Screen iPhone App: Prank Your Friends, Win Prizes by Robert Evans i4u News 11 June 2009 Pranking your friends is one of life's greatest joys. That's why the good folks at Sideways Software have released their new "Faux Screen" app for the iPhone. It allows you to save screenshots of your phone's background and
- [Art Moves Festival - Billboard Art Competition](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/06/16/art-moves-festival-billboard-art-competition/) - Submitted by Joanna Gà³rska and Rafa∏ Gà³ralski of the Rusz Gallery / Rusz Foundation This invitation to take part in a billboard art competition is addressed to all the interested artists and students of art schools. The participants are requested to prepare artworks which can be displayed on a billboard in the form of a
- [Balloon Couture](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/06/16/balloon-couture/) - Put down that pin! thanks Carol Lena
- [Guerrilla Street Art](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/06/17/guerrilla-street-art/) - Here are some pick hits from 20 Subversive Works of Urban Guerrilla Street Art, written by Steph on June 14th, 2009 on WebUrbanist: Street Art That Makes You Look Twice by Mark Jenkins Ducks made of packing tape, floating in a puddle. A man seemingly putting his head through a concrete wall. The startling contrast
- [Grassfiti](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/06/17/grassfiti/) - Posted by mikkelzall on YouTube: F**ck Round Up. Grassfitti can't be stopped! via Guerrilla Innovation
- [How to Enlarge Your (or Someone Else's) Breasts](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/06/18/how-to-enlarge-your-breasts/) - From TutCast Design Training: Breast Enhancement thanks Roger
- [Carrot Art Bombs](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/06/18/carrot-art-bombs/) - Carrots cause Swedish bomb scare BBC News June 14, 2009 A Swedish art project caused a bomb scare when people mistook carrot "explosives" for the real thing. Artist Conny Blom set up The Bunny Project: Bombs, at 15 locations near the southern Swedish city of Orebro. He taped bunches of carrots together with black tape
- [funnyd00ds Videos](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/06/19/funnyd00ds-videos/) - Two pranks from funnyd00ds: Invisible Rope Prank II [see a previously posted Invisible Rope Prank here] Car Crash Prank
- [Banksy Pranksy](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/06/19/banksy-pranksy/) - Cheeky artist upstages Banksy thisisbristol.co.uk June 18, 2009 One of the problems with Banksy's new exhibition at Bristol Museum is that it's so vast and eclectic, it's hard to keep track of all the exhibits. Weston-super-Mare artist Adam Mclevey realised this gave him the opportunity to devise his own guerrilla art event – all in
- [Civil Disobedients Sought via Fake Newspaper](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/06/19/civil-disobedients-sought-via-fake-newspaper/) - Press release submitted by The Yes Men, June 18, 2009: World Leaders Sign Pact to Avert Climate Disaster Newspaper Ignites Hope, Announces "Civil Disobedience Database" [Watch video here] In a front-page ad in today's International Herald Tribune, the leaders of the European Union thank the European public for having engaged in months of civil disobedience
- [LiteratEye #18: Fakers Find Flaws in Open-Access Free-for-All](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/06/19/literateye-18-fakers-find-flaws-in-open-access-free-for-all/) - Here's the eighteenth installment of LiteratEye, a series found only on The Art of the Prank Blog, by W.J. Elvin III, editor and publisher of FIONA: Mysteries & Curiosities of Literary Fraud & Folly and the LitFraud blog. LiteratEye #18: Fakers Find Flaws in Open-Access Free-for-All By W.J. Elvin III June 19, 2009 In this
- [Toe Jam](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/06/20/toe-jam/) - A Busby Berkeley style music video for The BPA (Norman Cook, Fatboy Slim) with Talking Heads' David Byrne and British rapper Dizzee Rascal on Southern Fried Records [mostly safe for work]:
- [Vertiginous Online Shopping](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/06/20/vertiginous-online-shopping/) - Another wonderful Web extravaganza from the Dutch retailer HEMA (click on the link or the image to get the Web site): See previous versions of HEMA's home page here: Levity with Gravity thanks Erin
- [Hactivism and Electronic Jihad](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/06/20/hactivism-and-electronic-jihad/) - Militants, 'hacktivists' exploit Web, eye recruits by Lolita C. Baldor 1010WINS June 18, 2009 Washington (AP) -- Terrorist groups that have long used the Internet to spread propaganda are increasingly tapping the Web to teach Islamic extremists how to be hackers, recruit techies for cyberwarfare and raise money through online fraud, U.S. officials say. A
- [Mother Impersonator Claims Impersonation](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/06/21/mother-impersonator-claims-impersonation/) - Jailed Man Says He Didn't Dress Up as Dead Mother 1010 WINS June 20, 2009 New York (AP) -- A man accused of dressing up as his dead mother to collect her Social Security and rent subsidies is blaming the crime on an impersonator. Thomas Prusik-Parkin tells the New York Post in a jailhouse interview
- [Graduation Becomes a Minefield](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/06/21/graduation-becomes-a-minefield/) - Hole Diggers Attempt to Sabotage New Jersey Graduation 1010 WINS June 19, 2009 Linwood, N.J. (AP) -- In recent years, the graduation ceremony at Mainland Regional High School in Linwood has seen some awkward moments. In 2006 and 2008, school administrators cut off the microphone when students used their speeches to criticize the school. On
- [FBI Coughs Up Deep Throat Movie Files](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/06/21/fbi-coughs-up-deep-throat-movie-files/) - FBI files show wide "Deep Throat" investigation by Matt Sedensky 1010 WINS June 21, 2009 Miami (AP) -- Newly released FBI files show agents across the country and at the highest level of the agency investigated "Deep Throat" - the 1972 porn movie, not the shadowy Watergate figure - in a vain attempt to roll
- [Heavenly Cement](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/06/23/heavenly-cement/) - Satirical Commercial for Talens Rubber Cement: thanks Carol Lena
- [Tasmanian Tunnel Art](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/06/23/tasmanian-tunnel-art/) - Underworld art experience by Rebecca Fitzgibbon The Mercury June 21, 2009 Hobart's subterranean waterway has become a fresco of urban art. The unsanctioned art in the tunnels of the Hobart Rivulet has also become a tourist attraction. The rivulet is painted from one end to the other - an investment of time, paint and money,
- [War of the Roses Phone Prank](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/06/24/war-of-the-roses-phone-prank/) - Phone prank from KTU War of the Roses with hosts Goumba Johnny and Hollywood Hamilton. War Of The Roses 3 via Will Art for Food - Weekend News
- [Prank Call: False Confession Goes Wrong](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/06/24/prank-call-false-confession-goes-wrong/) - Prank call gone HORRIBLY wrong!!
- [Montreal Infringement Festival Encourages Activism](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/06/24/montreal-infringement-festival-encourages-activism/) - Infringement keeps things loose Al Kratina The Gazette June 20, 2009 Anti-corporate art fest is constantly evolving It seems fitting that the news conference for Montreal's Infringement Festival is taking place at Barfly, the popular watering hole that occasionally resembles a mix between a crust-punk squat and a revolutionary headquarters. The 11-day festival, which runs
- [Krassner: Who's to Say What's Obscene](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/06/24/krassner-whos-to-say-whats-obscene/) - Our friend and Art of the Prank contributor Paul Krassner has a new book coming out: Yippie founder Paul Krassner still testing limits by John Rogers, Associated Press Writer June 22, 2009 Desert Hot Springs, Calif. – He was once a child music prodigy and in the decades since, Paul Krassner has been everything from
- [Above and Beyond](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/06/26/above-and-beyond/) - Submitted by artist Above who, on a European tour, has been in Madrid, Spain for close to two weeks working on three site specific installation-stencil pieces. June 23, 2009: This morning I finished making and uploading the video of these street works. http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5269925&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1EARS, TEARS, & FEARS. from ABOVE on Vimeo. Below are five images with
- [He's Barack Obama by JibJab](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/06/26/hes-barack-obama-by-jibjab/) - From Scott Beale at Laughing Squid: "He"s Barack Obama", the latest video by JibJab about our superhero president. There are a bunch of great behind-the-scenes posts on the JibJab blog showing how the video was made. http://aka.zero.jibjab.com/client/zero/ClientZero_EmbedViewer.swf?templateID=203286&service=sendables.jibjab.com&partnerID=JibJab More from JibJab: JibJab – 2008 Year in Review Time for Some Campaignin'
- [High Line Park Renegade Cabaret](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/06/26/high-line-park-renegade-cabaret/) - "˜West Side Story" Amid the Laundry by Penelope Green The New York Times June 24, 2009 The Renegade Cabaret Multimedia Audio Slide Show Just after 9 p.m. on June 17, the third installment of the High Line Park Renegade Cabaret was held on Patty Heffley"s fourth-floor fire escape. There were colored lanterns, and a festive
- [LiteratEye #19: Had It With Airport Hassles? Grab a Rug and Go!](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/06/26/literateye-19-had-it-with-airport-hassles-grab-a-rug-and-go/) - Here's the nineteenth installment of LiteratEye, a series found only on The Art of the Prank Blog, by W.J. Elvin III, editor and publisher of FIONA: Mysteries & Curiosities of Literary Fraud & Folly and the LitFraud blog. LiteratEye #19: Had It With Airport Hassles? Grab a Rug and Go! By W.J. Elvin III June
- [A Tribute to Michael Jackson...](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/06/27/a-tribute-to-michael-jackson/) - ...and those who undoubtedly inspired him: Origins of the Moonwalk Edited and posted on YouTube by AbejaMariposaJr aka CFJ (Cat from Japan). Dancers (in alphabetical order): Fred Astaire, Bill Bailey, Buck and Bubbles, Cab Calloway, Clark Brothers, Sammy Davis Jr., Daniel L. Haynes, Rubberneck Holmes, Patterson and Jackson, Eleanor Powell, Bill Robinson, Three Chefs (only
- [Graffiti Artist Michael Martin - RIP](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/06/29/graffiti-artist-michael-martin-rip/) - Michael Martin, Subway Graffiti Artist Iz the Wiz, Is Dead at 50 by William Grimes The New York Times June 29, 2009 In the 1970s and "80s, chances were good that anyone traveling the New York subways rode at least once in a car emblazoned with "Iz the Wiz." Cryptic but euphonious, often abbreviated to
- [Artist Dan Graham - Round Peg Defies a World of Square Boxes](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/06/30/artist-dan-graham-round-peg-defies-a-world-of-square-boxes/) - A Round Peg by Randy Kennedy The New York Times June 25, 2009 Here's a good art-world quiz question, one that could stump many an astute insider: What do Sol LeWitt, Sonic Youth, Dean Martin, Mel Brooks, Merle Haggard, Hudson River School painting and midcentury New Jersey tract housing have in common? The answer, Dan
- [Why Pay Taxes?](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/06/30/why-pay-taxes/) - thanks Jon
- [Culture Jamming On The London Tube](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/06/30/culture-jamming-on-the-london-tube/) - As seen on Wooster Collective:
- [Fake Expense Receipts](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/06/30/fake-expense-receipts/) - As seen on BoingBoing, posted by Cory Doctorow, June 27, 2009: Fake receipt printing service FalseExpense will mail you an envelope full of fake receipts, suitable for submitting for reimbursement or deducting from your taxes, "For Novelty Use Only"... The process is simple: You pay us a small fee- using your credit card. Email us
- [Student Hoax Wins Paris Match Photojournalism Prize [English & French]](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/07/01/student-hoax-wins-paris-match-photojournalism-prize-english-french-2/) - Submitted by David Strom: French magazine Paris Match was the victim of a hoax when it was revealed that this year's winners of its Photojournalism Award had faked their images Student hoax wins magazine's top prize by John Lichfield in Paris The Independent 27 June 2009S Amid its traditional mixture of glossy celebrity and gritty
- [Condoms & Cabbages Safe Sex Restaurant: Dinner and a Vasectomy](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/07/01/condoms-cabbages-safe-sex-restaurant-dinner-and-a-vasectomy/) - Submitted by W.J. Elvin III: Cabbages and Condoms is a restaurant, hotel, museum, and vasectomy clinic in Bankok, Thailand. This Condom Couture was the Picture of the Day from Telegraph.co.uk, June 30, 2009: Here's an amusing video produced by Brent Madden Productions: Read more: A Restaurant with a Mission: Cabbages and Condoms, Bangkok
- [Food Party: Food as Art](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/07/01/food-party-food-as-art/) - Asian Pop: Candy-coated chaos by Jeff Yang SF Gate July 1, 2009 Fake cooking show with puppets in a surreal cartoon landscape? It's IFC's 'Food Party.' On a rainy, otherwise miserable day in Brooklyn, N.Y., Thu Tran is happily contemplating Jell-O. Ever since the June 9 debut of her deliciously weird series "Food Party," a
- [Celebrity Death Hoaxfest](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/07/03/celebrity-death-hoaxfest-2/) - From David Emery's About.com Urban Legends, June 30, 2009: Celebrity Death Hoaxes Abound It was a bumpy weekend for the rich and famous, with the entertainment industry mourning the loss of three pop culture icons even as the Internet churned out one hoax after another declaring more celebrities dead. The hoaxfest was triggered by mid-week
- [Newton Virus, by Troika](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/07/03/newton-virus-by-troika/) - Update submitted by Jenny Bergstrà¶m at Troika, July 3, 2009: The Newton Virus has been launched and is available for download. Here's how it works: Named after the father of modern mechanics, it introduces Newton's principle law to your laptop, literally causing your desktop to behave exactly as it would in the real world. Using
- [America! Happy 4th of July!](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/07/04/america-happy-4th-of-july/) - Posted on YouTube by MeanGreenLuigi thanks Erin
- [LiteratEye #20: Can a Spoof Morph Into the Real Deal?](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/07/03/literateye-20-can-a-spoof-morph-into-the-real-deal/) - Here's the twentieth installment of LiteratEye, a series found only on The Art of the Prank Blog, by W.J. Elvin III, editor and publisher of FIONA: Mysteries & Curiosities of Literary Fraud & Folly and the LitFraud blog. LiteratEye #20: Can a Spoof Morph Into the Real Deal? By W.J. Elvin III July 3, 2009
- [Jump The World's Greatest Streakers](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/07/04/jump-the-worlds-greatest-streakers/) - Serial streakers, uncovered by Brad Wheeler The Globe and Mail July 4, 2009 Exactly what motivates someone to strip down to a well-placed sock, burst onto a sports field and try to outrun the cops? A new documentary reveals all. Jump – The World's Greatest Streakers airs Saturday (6 and 11) on CBC's Documentary channel,
- [Maxim Declares the Golden Age of the Prank](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/07/05/maxim-declares-the-golden-age-of-the-prank-2/) - The Art of the Prank by Spencer Morgan Maxim.com June 29, 2009 From coast to coast, intrepid bands of merrymakers are staging hoaxes, stunts, and practical jokes like never before. Welcome to the Golden Age of the Prank. This is for participants only," announces a heavily bundled Charlie Todd through his trusty gray bullhorn. "If
- [Krassner vs. King](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/07/05/krassner-vs-king-2/) - Submitted by Paul Krassner as posted on YouTube by City Lights Books A mock interview between Paul Krassner and Larry King by Andy Thomas: Also, Paul Krassner discusses his new book, Who's to Say What's Obscene?: Politics, Culture, and Comedy in America Today, with Andy Thomas.
- [Michael Jackson Signature Forgeries on the Rise](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/07/05/michael-jackson-signature-forgeries-on-the-rise-2/) - Submitted by W.J. Elvin III, as posted on International Autograph Collector's Club and Dealer's Alliance (IADA-CC): Fake Michael Jackson autographs everywhere after death of the King of Pop, June 26, 2009 Beware of fake Michael Jackson signed items throughout the industry. Michael Jackson signed memorabilia and other artifacts have more then tripled in price and
- [Baba Wa Simba Hits the Internet](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/07/05/baba-wa-simba-hits-the-internet-2/) - In 1995, Baba Wa Simba (aka Joey Skaggs), a new-age therapist, whose mission was to work with disenfranchised and troubled youth and heal the wounded animal within, visited his lion pride in London. The Word, a television show on the UK's Channel 4, documented the visit and aired it March 3, 1995. The video of
- [Antony Gormley"s One & Other](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/07/06/antony-gormleys-one-other/) - Submitted by W.J. Elvin III: Watching each other... Live coverage starts Monday on Sky Arts From the Sky Arts Web site: This summer, Antony Gormley"s One & Other takes over London"s Trafalgar Square in one of the biggest public art projects the country has seen. 2400 people will get their chance to make their mark
- [Lady Liberty Beheading... Real or Prank?](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/07/09/lady-liberty-beheading-real-or-prank/) - Stolen Liberty Statue Beheaded in Chilling YouTube Video 1010WINS 08 July 2009 New York -- A replica of the Statue of Liberty swiped from a Brooklyn coffee shop last month has turned up in a shocking online video that shows its blindfolded head sawed off and then smashed to pieces with a bat. Police are
- [LiteratEye #21: Crusading British Journalist Combats Stupidity](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/07/10/literateye-21-crusading-british-journalist-combats-stupidity/) - Here's the twenty first installment of LiteratEye, a series found only on The Art of the Prank Blog, by W.J. Elvin III, editor and publisher of FIONA: Mysteries & Curiosities of Literary Fraud & Folly and the LitFraud blog. LiteratEye #21: Crusading British Journalist Combats Stupidity By W.J. Elvin III July 10, 2009 David Aaronovitch
- [Hotel Prank Epidemic?](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/07/11/serial-hotel-pranksters-on-the-loose/) - Prank leads Fla. couple to trash hotel room 1010WINS July 9, 2009 Orlando, Fla. (AP) -- Authorities say a prankster persuaded a married couple to smash their Florida hotel window after falsely telling them the room had a gas leak. Police say a person claiming to be a front-desk clerk at an Orlando hotel convinced
- ["Bruno" Reviewed](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/07/11/bruno-reviewed/) - 'Bruno' brutally funny by Zachary Woodruff SignOnSanDiego.com (The Union Tribune) July 10, 2009 Baron Cohen's latest prank scores without the cruelty of 'Borat' If you look up the word "prank," among the older definitions is this one: "A trick to make people stare." Thanks to movies like "Bruno," comedian Sacha Baron Cohen's follow-up to "Borat,"
- [Today is Moon Amtrak Day!](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/07/11/today-is-moon-amtrak-day/) - Update: Did Laguna Niguel, Calif relegate its Moon Amtrak Day to a place the sun don't shine? A Mooning Festival Is Something The Mayor Just Can't Get Behind, Wall Street Journal, July 10, 2009 From moonamtrak.org: Moon Amtrak Day is July 11, 2009! Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's) Who is in charge? No one. No one
- [United Breaks Guitars](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/07/12/united-breaks-guitars/) - From Dave Carroll of the Sons of Maxwell: In the spring of 2008, Sons of Maxwell were traveling to Nebraska for a one-week tour and my Taylor guitar was witnessed being thrown by United Airlines baggage handlers in Chicago. I discovered later that the $3500 guitar was severely damaged. They didn't deny the experience occurred
- [Air Pressure, by Paul McCarthy](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/07/12/air-pressure-by-paul-mccarthy/) - As seen on sexblo.gs Paul McCarthy: "Black Plug, Butt Plug", 2007 (Courtesy Hauser & Wirth Zürich London und Paul McCarthy / Foto: Misha de Ridder) See it at the Air Pressure exhibition in Utrecht this Summer [July 4-September 13, 2009]. Related posts: Pinocchio Escapees Captured Nature Calls: Giant Turd Blows Away
- ["Bridging the Divide" by Above](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/07/13/bridging-the-divide-by-above/) - New work submitted by artist Above, this time from Berlin, Germany, where, marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, he offers flowers through a hole to the other side, "Bridging the Divide" between the East and the West side. Watch the video: http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5559905&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1 Visit here to see more posts on Above's
- [Making It With a Mannequin](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/07/13/making-it-with-a-mannequin/) - Berlin "sex academy" offers tips for visitors by Caroline Copley Reuters July 11, 2009 Berlin - Wannabe Latin lovers can improve their technique by playing with the erogenous zones of naked mannequins at a new interactive exhibition that has now opened in Berlin. The "Amora sex academy" that opened in Berlin on Thursday welcomes visitors
- [Trick Photos](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/07/14/trick-photos/) - thanks Erin See more trick photos here.
- [The Yes Men and the B'eau-Pal Water Action](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/07/14/the-yes-men-and-the-beau-pal-water-action/) - From The Yes Men, July 13, 2009: "B'eau-Pal Water Action to Mark Bhopal Catastrophe 25th Anniversary Plans to contribute to climate action in lead-up to Copenhagen begin to take shape London - A new, beautifully-designed line of bottled water - this time not from the melting Alps, nor from faraway, clean-water-deprived Fiji, but rather from
- [Living with First-Person Shooter Disease](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/07/15/living-with-first-person-shooter-disease/) - As the leading source for gaming news on the net, IGN.com brings you the inside scoop on what's hot in the world of videogames and entertainment. However, today, they bring you the story of one man's battle with Duke Nukem's disease. thanks Erin
- [Dark Side of the Moon](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/07/15/dark-side-of-the-moon/) - Update, July 16, 2009 -- An interesting twist for conspiracy theorists -- NASA lost moon footage, but Hollywood restores it Submitted by Jorge Luis Marzo: From Wikipedia: "Dark Side of the Moon" is a French mockumentary by director William Karel which originally aired on Arte in 2002 with the title Opération Lune. The basic premise
- [Artist Song Dong's Mother's Life](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/07/17/artist-song-dongs-mothers-life/) - Art Review: The Collected Ingredients of a Beijing Life by Holland Cotter The New York Times July 14, 2009 "Waste Not" continues through Sept. 21 at the Museum of Modern Art; moma.org The Museum of Modern Art"s multistory atrium seems designed to hold monuments. But at the moment it"s filled with the distinctly ungrand contents
- [DIY Bike Lanes](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/07/17/diy-bike-lanes/) - Submitted by Marcy LaViollette as seen on Bicycling.com: Paint Your Lane by By Dan Koeppel Bicycling.com Do-it-yourself bike lanes are illegal, perhaps dangerous, potentially damaging to the cause of legitimate bike advocates everywhere"”and really, really effective. The bridge is calm as Sunday morning dawns. At either end of the span, the freeway ramps are idle.
- [The Significant Objects Project: A "Pataphysical Science Experiment"](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/07/17/the-significant-objects-project-a-pataphysical-science-experiment/) - Submitted by W.J. Elvin III: One man's trash is another man's fictional treasure by Carolyn Kellogg LATimesBlogs.LATimes.com July 13, 2009 Can a good story make something more valuable? What if it's entirely untrue? And what if the person telling the story -- like, say, a novelist -- is a kind of professional liar; does a
- [FBI Probes PrankNET Over Hotel Pranks](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/07/17/fbi-probes-pranknet-over-hotel-pranks/) - Submitted by W.J. Elvin III: FBI probes PrankNET over thousands of dollars in damage caused to hotels and restaurants by Tom Leonard Telegraph.co.uk 15 July 2009 The FBI is investigating an anonymous prank-calling internet group which has reportedly duped people into causing thousands of dollars of damage to hotels and restaurants. Some former fans of
- [LiteratEye #22: Castaway Cuisine: How Do You Like Your Flamingo?](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/07/17/literateye-22-castaway-cuisine-how-do-you-like-your-flamingo/) - Here's the twenty second installment of LiteratEye, a series found only on The Art of the Prank Blog, by W.J. Elvin III, editor and publisher of FIONA: Mysteries & Curiosities of Literary Fraud & Folly and the LitFraud blog. LiteratEye #22: Castaway Cuisine: How Do You Like Your Flamingo? By W.J. Elvin III July 17,
- [Psychedelic Storefront Draws Ire](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/07/19/psychedelic-storefront-draws-ire/) - Nyack Village Takes Legal Action Against Artist 1010WINS July 17, 2009 Nyack, N.Y. (AP) -- Officials in a New York village known as an artistic haven are taking legal action against an artist who's turning a storefront into a psychedelic canvas. Building and fire inspectors in Nyack say Carol McIlmurray failed to apply for a
- [Roadtrip by Wayne Zebzda](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/07/19/roadtrip-by-wayne-zebzda/) - Submitted by Wayne Zebzda:
- [Yes Men Go BeyondTalk.net](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/07/20/yes-men-go-beyondtalk-net/) - Political Pranksters Say Latest Climate Venture Is Not Hot Air by Joshua Rhett Miller FoxNews.com July 16, 2009 An Internet-based group of activists who specialize in political pranks say they"re seriously determined to expel all the hot air surrounding the highly combustible issue of climate change. Igor Vamos, aka Mike Bonanno, says The Yes Men's
- ["This is Spinal Tap" Celebrates 25th Anniversary](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/07/20/this-is-spinal-tap-celebrates-25th-anniversary/) - Submitted by Jorge Luis Marzo, speaking of fake documentaries: From Wikipedia: Spinal Tap is a parody heavy metal band that first appeared on a failed 1979 ABC TV sketch comedy pilot called "The T.V. Show", starring Rob Reiner. The sketch, actually a mock promotional video for the song "Rock and Roll Nightmare", was written by
- [Berlin Wall Enshrined by Unsanctioned Art](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/07/21/berlin-wall-enshrined-by-unsanctioned-art/) - Historic kiss on the lips revived RussiaToday.com 20 July, 2009 http://www.russiatoday.com/s/swf/player.swf?file=http://www.russiatoday.com/v/2009-07-20/484383_wall.flv&image=http://www.russiatoday.com/s/obj/2009-06-18/sredi.jpg&controlbar=over&skin=http://www.russiatoday.com/s/swf/skin/stylish1.swf The autumn of 2009 will mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, which is now being renovated after years of decay, pollution and vandalism. It took lots of tears and fighting to bring down 155 kilometers of concrete. And it
- [Barrel Monster Artist Gets 50 Lashes](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/07/22/barrel-monster-artist-gets-50-lashes/) - Barrel Monster Artist Sentenced by Shirley Min Raleigh MyNC.com July 21, 2009 Raleigh, N.C. - It wasn't a political statement about ongoing construction on Hillsborough Street. It was just some art that was meant to make people smile. That's what "Barrel Monster" creator Joseph Carnevale said Tuesday after appearing in a Wake County courtroom on
- [Hypercommercialism and the Web](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/07/22/hypercommercialism-and-the-web/) - From Center for Media and Democracy / PRWatch.org: An Inescapable Web of Advertisements Source: New York Times, July 12, 2009: The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) "may soon require online media to comply with disclosure rules under its truth-in-advertising guidelines." FTC assistant director Richard Cleland said, "Consumers have a right to know when they're being
- [Voyeur Media Decries Voyeur Video](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/07/22/voyeur-media-decries-voyeur-video/) - From FoxNation.com: ESPN Reporter Filmed in Hotel Room
- [Introducing Manhattan Airport](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/07/22/introducing-manhattan-airport/) - Submitted by Josh Jasper: From the Manhattan Airport Foundation Web site: The Manhattan Airport Foundation is a land-use constituency committed to the immediate development of a viable and centrally-located international air transportation hub in New York City for the benefit of all New Yorkers. Mission: To provide New Yorkers with a viable and centrally-located international
- [Splitting Hairs with the First Amendment](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/07/23/splitting-hairs-with-the-first-amendment/) - Jury: West Point Didn't Violate Free Speech 1010WINS 22 July 2009 White Plains, N.Y. (AP) -- West Point officials who ordered anti-war demonstrators out of an Army-Navy basketball game did not violate their First Amendment rights, a federal jury decided Wednesday. The jury found that the protesters' message -- they wore T-shirts spelling out "U.S.
- [Naked Cowboy to Run for Mayor](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/07/23/naked-cowboy-to-run-for-mayor/) - Editor's note: It's hard to compete with Louis Abolafia who, in 1968, ran for president. In his campaign poster, he was buck naked with his hands clasped over his private parts. His slogan was "What Have I Got to Hide?" Naked Cowboy runs for NYC mayor - in his underwear by Verena Dobnik July 22,
- [The Bristol Zoo Parking Attendant](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/07/24/the-bristol-zoo-parking-attendant/) - From About.com: Urban Legends by David Emery: Netlore Archive: The Bristol Zoo Parking Attendant Email tale about a 'very pleasant attendant' who, for 25 years running, showed up every day at Bristol Zoo and collected parking fees from visitors, then one day simply disappeared with all the cash. Turns out no one had ever officially
- [Bear Shit in the Woods](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/07/24/bear-shit-in-the-woods/)
- [If Only Sarah Palin Had an Editor!](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/07/24/if-only-sarah-palin-had-an-editor/) - From VanityFair.com, June 20, 2009: Palin"s Resignation: The Edited Version If you watched Sarah Palin"s resignation speech, you know one thing: her high-priced speechwriters moved back to the Beltway long ago. Just how poorly constructed was the governor"s holiday-weekend address? We asked V.F."s red-pencil-wielding executive literary editor, Wayne Lawson, together with representatives from the Research
- [LiteratEye #23: Did Wikipedia Call You Names and Pull Your Pigtails? Too Bad.](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/07/24/literateye-23-did-wikipedia-call-you-names-and-pull-your-pigtails-too-bad/) - Here's the twenty third installment of LiteratEye, a series found only on The Art of the Prank Blog, by W.J. Elvin III, editor and publisher of FIONA: Mysteries & Curiosities of Literary Fraud & Folly and the LitFraud blog. LiteratEye #23: Did Wikipedia Call You Names and Pull Your Pigtails? Too Bad. By W.J. Elvin
- [Here Comes the Bride](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/07/24/here-comes-the-bride/) - JK Wedding Entrance Dance thanks Erin
- [NYC Undie Run](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/07/26/nyc-undie-run/) - Central Park 'Undie Run' Aims to Set World Record 1010WINS July 26, 2009 Hundreds of runners clad only in their underwear dashed through Central Park Friday in an attempt to break a world record for the "largest gathering of people wearing underpants.'' photos: Terry Sheridan
- [And That"s Not the Way It Is](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/07/27/and-thats-not-the-way-it-is/) - And That"s Not the Way It Is by Frank Rich The New York Times July 26, 2009 WHO exactly was the competition in the race to be the most trusted man in America? Lyndon Johnson? Richard Nixon? Not to take anything away from Walter Cronkite, but he beat out Henry Kissinger by only four percentage
- [Sour Grapes Obituary: How Karl Malden Ruined My Life](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/07/27/sour-grapes-obituary-how-karl-malden-ruined-my-life/) - Submitted by Michael Dare July 6, 2009: Sour Grapes Obituary: How Karl Malden ruined my life by Michael Dare It's completely personal. Between me and him. Karl Malden fucked up my life, he really did. No matter how much I dig his talent - and I certainly do, he's a Strasberg acting God, and I
- [Sabrina Scrums the Opposite Sex](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/07/30/sabrina-scrums-the-opposite-sex/) - From Citizen Janes' Web site: "Scene One of our CBC Pilot is now officially LIVE on the interwebs! Quick, watch it before it gets flagged!" Men, women, what's the difference? Sabrina Jalees hits the streets of Toronto and puts a series of unsuspecting lads through the paces. Her mission? To prove what she's known for
- [Yankee Go Home](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/07/30/yankee-go-home/) - Submitted by W.J. Elvin III as seen on The Onion: Mexico Builds Border Wall To Keep Out US Assholes http://www.theonion.com/content/themes/common/assets/onn_embed/embedded_player.swf
- [Fake Bomb Scare at LaGuardia](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/08/01/fake-bomb-scare-at-laguardia/) - Update August 4, 2009: Not a prank after all... Mom: LaGuardia Bomb Scare Suspect Is Mentally Ill LaGuardia Terminal Evacuated for Hours over Fake Bomb Scare; Man Arrested 1010WINS 01 August 2009 New York (AP) -- The central terminal at LaGuardia Airport was evacuated Saturday morning after a man entered the building with a fake
- [LiteratEye #24: Home-Made Hocus Pocus Masquerades as Wisdom of an Ancient People](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/07/30/literateye-24-home-made-hocus-pocus-masquerades-as-wisdom-of-an-ancient-people/) - Here's the twenty fourth installment of LiteratEye, a series found only on The Art of the Prank Blog, by W.J. Elvin III, editor and publisher of FIONA: Mysteries & Curiosities of Literary Fraud & Folly and the LitFraud blog. In this installment, Elvin continues his survey of literary fraud focused on Australia... LiteratEye #24: Home-Made
- [Vietnam's Fake Art Legacy](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/08/02/vietnams-fake-art-legacy/) - A Legacy of War: Fake Art in Vietnam by Seth Mydans The New York Times July 31, 2009 Hanoi, Vietnam "” Even the director of the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum here doesn"t know how many of the artworks and artifacts under his care are genuine and how many are extremely skillful copies. But he says
- [Merce Cunningham (1919-2009), Avant-Garde Dancer Choreographer, RIP](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/08/02/merce-cunningham-1919-2009-avant-garde-dancer-choreographer-rip/) - Merce Cunningham, Dance Visionary, Dies by Alastair Macaulay The New York Times July 27, 2009 Mr. Cunningham often spoke and wrote movingly about the nature of dance and would laugh about its maddening impermanence. "You have to love dancing to stick to it," he once wrote. "It gives you nothing back, no manuscripts to store
- [Oops. 4Chan Not Really Blocked by AT&T; AT&T CEO Not Really Dead](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/08/02/oops-4chan-not-really-blocked-by-at-att-ceo-not-really-dead/) - AT&T said to block 4chan; pranksters fight back by Caroline McCarthy CNET.com July 27, 2009 Reports began to surface Sunday charging that AT&T had blocked broadband access to parts of the notorious (and powerful) Internet forum site 4chan, which the telecom company confirmed on Monday. Late in the evening, a fake story surfaced on CNN's
- [More Downfalls: Hitler Finds Out Michael Jackson Died AND that Sarah Palin Quit](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/08/02/more-downfalls-hitler-finds-out-michael-jackson-died-and-that-sarah-palin-quit/) - From Erin: Yet another brilliant repurposing of Bruno Ganz's brilliant performance. Too bad he doesn't get residuals. Hitler Finds Out Michael Jackson Died by StudBod2001 And, if that's not enough, this one's from Andy Rowe TV: Hitler Finds Out Sarah Palin Resigns Other Downfall parody links: EFF Chairman Makes a Downfall Remix Another Damn Downfall
- [Prank Traditions](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/08/02/prank-traditions/) - Submitted by Tim Jackson: A great prank? As it was 208 years ago, I thought I'd mention it... I've often thought of Swift's "A Modest Proposal: For Preventing the Children of Poor People in Ireland from Being a Burden to Their Parents or Country, and for Making Them Beneficial to the Public" as a great
- [Banned in Bama](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/08/03/banned-in-bama/) - Ala. ban of wine with nude label is marketing boon by Phillip Rawls 1010WINS July 31, 2009 Montgomery, Ala. (AP) -- Alabama's ban on a wine that features a nude nymph on the label became a business opportunity for a California vintner who is preparing a marketing campaign to capitalize on being "Banned in Bama."
- [Scam Alert](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/08/03/scam-alert/) - Man steals people's banking information Video via Walkinc1, thanks Lea
- [Is Charles Manson Peddling His John Hancock?](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/08/03/is-charles-manson-peddling-his-john-hancock/) - Charles Manson's Secret Prison Business New York Post, Page Six August 2, 2009 Charles Manson secretly runs an autograph business out of his cell, peddling his signature to sicko collectors of crime memorabilia, a new book claims. In "Five to Die," out this month from Thor Publishing, veteran journalist Ivor Davis claims the homicidal cult
- [How To Tell When Bananas Go Bad](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/08/03/how-to-tell-when-bananas-go-bad/) - image: Funny Pictures, thanks Erin
- [Sponsored Protests: The New Rage](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/08/04/sponsored-protests-the-new-rage/) - Taking a page from protest annals, and in particular "How to disrupt a meeting 101", health industry lobbyists, in an effort to derail health care reform initiatives, have organized and trained loud, belligerent hecklers who are attending constituent meetings held by members of the U.S. Congress all over the country. Their purpose is to cause
- [Exxon, Dow Slam New Yes Men Film](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/08/05/exxon-dow-slam-new-yes-men-film/) - Press release from the Yes Men, August 5, 2009: Dow, ExxonMobil Slam New Yes Men Film For "Innaccuracies", "Misreprentations"; Concede Pic "Entertaining" U.K. theatrical premiere of "The Yes Men Fix the World" August 7, opens in U.S. theaters in October ExxonMobil and Dow Chemical spokespersons have lashed out out at award-winning new documentary "The Yes
- [Lobbyists Caught in Fake Letter Campaign](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/08/05/lobbyists-caught-in-fake-letter-campaign/) - Coal Group Is Linked to Fake Letters on Climate Bill by Stephanie Strom The New York Times August 4, 2009 A trade group representing coal producers and power companies says that it indirectly hired a lobbying firm that sent fake letters to lawmakers purporting to be from nonprofit groups opposed to climate-change legislation. The group,
- [Conclusive Evidence: Obama's Real Birth Certificate](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/08/05/conclusive-evidence-obamas-real-birth-certificate/) - Submitted by Peter Markus: I found the Birth Certificate!
- [The Hoax Nobody Noticed](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/08/06/the-littlest-literary-hoax/) - Submitted by W.J. Elvin III: What If You Pull a Literary Hoax and Nobody Notices? by Peter Monaghan The Chronicle Review August 3, 2009 Perpetrators of literary hoaxes often like to be discovered, if only for recognition of their cleverness. But for someone or someones at the literary-studies journal Modernism/Modernity, that gratification has been a
- [LiteratEye #25: A Case of Catch Me If You Can](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/08/07/literateye-25-a-case-of-catch-me-if-you-can/) - Here's the twenty fifth installment of LiteratEye, a series found only on The Art of the Prank Blog, by W.J. Elvin III, editor and publisher of FIONA: Mysteries & Curiosities of Literary Fraud & Folly and the LitFraud blog. LiteratEye #25: A Case of Catch Me If You Can By W.J. Elvin III August 7,
- [West Palm Beach DJ TPs the Wrong House](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/08/09/west-palm-beach-dj-tps-the-wrong-house/) - Update, August 11, 2009: DJ endures a poopy penance for toilet-paper prank on West Palm Beach mayor Toilet paper prank against West Palm Beach Mayor Lois Frankel misfires by Tony Doris Palm Beach Post August 06, 2009 West Palm Beach "” A radio DJ's effort to toilet-paper Mayor Lois Frankel's house wiped out Wednesday, when
- [Edinburgh Festival's Greatest PR Moments](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/08/11/edinburgh-festivals-greatest-pr-moments/) - From Mark Borkowski: A good stunt certainly relies on taking risks... The aim is to engage people and make them laugh or exclaim with astonishment, whether they see the stunt or read about it in the papers. You've got to push a stunt as far as it will go without actually hurting people Cunning stunts:
- [Mirror Mirror on the Wall, Who's the Pharaoh of Them All?](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/08/11/mirror-mirror-on-the-wall-whos-the-pharaoh-of-them-all/) - Submitted by W.J. Elvin III: Egyptian statue 'looks like Jackson' The West Australian/AAP August 8, 2009 Was Michael Jackson secretly trying to be "The Pharaoh of Pop?" An ancient Egyptian bust on display at the Field Museum in Chicago has been the focus of interest since the star's death as visitors double-take at the eerie
- [Lego Spinal Tap Video Tapped Out](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/08/13/lego-spinal-tap-video-tapped-out/) - Lego Rejects a Bit Part in a Spinal Tap DVD by Andrew Adam Newman The New York Times August 10, 2009 In 2007, when Coleman Hickey was 14, he made a stop-action film using Lego pieces and figures to depict a concert performance of the song "Tonight I"m Gonna Rock You Tonight," by Spinal Tap,
- [Canada Celebrates 90 Years of Nudism!](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/08/13/canada-celebrates-90-years-of-nudism/) - Roz Allen of Citizen Janes submitted Part Two of their CBC Pilot: It's the 90th anniversary of nudism in Canada, but Generation X & Y couldn't care less. Citizen Jane Kaitlin Fontana attempts to expose the truth: when it comes to stripping down, are Canadians just frigid? Kaitlin Goes Buck for All Us Canucks See
- [Author Budd Schulberg (1914-2009), RIP](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/08/14/author-budd-schulberg-1914-2009-rip/) - Moral of the Story, An Ethicist's take on the news: Can You Hate the Artist but Love the Art? by Randy Cohen ethicist.blogs.nytimes.com August 12, 2009 The Issue Last Wednesday Budd Schulberg died at 95. He was a journalist (particularly astute about boxing), a novelist ("˜"˜What Makes Sammy Run"") and above all a screenwriter: "˜"˜On
- [Old Delivery System for Nicotine](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/08/14/old-delivery-system-for-nicotine/) - Tobacco Smoke Enemas (1750s – 1810s) The tobacco enema was used to infuse tobacco smoke into a patient"s rectum for various medical purposes, primarily thte resuscitation of drowning victims. A rectal tube inserted into the anus was connected to a fumigator and bellows that forced the smoke towards the rectum. The warmth of the smoke
- [Non-existent Porsche Goes Viral](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/08/14/non-existent-porsche-goes-viral/) - Porsche Shooting Brake Is a Fake by Richard S. Chang wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/ August 13, 2009 Last month, a mysterious Porsche shooting brake appeared on the Web. It arrived courtesy of a camera phone video, which showed what looked to be a test mule, clad in black primer, parked on the sidewalk of what looked to be
- [LiteratEye #26: How to Catch a Clever Literary Con Artist](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/08/14/literateye-26-how-to-catch-a-clever-literary-con-artist/) - Here's the twenty sixth installment of LiteratEye, a series found only on The Art of the Prank Blog, by W.J. Elvin III, editor and publisher of FIONA: Mysteries & Curiosities of Literary Fraud & Folly and the LitFraud blog. LiteratEye #26: How to Catch a Clever Literary Con Artist By W.J. Elvin III August 14,
- [The Pynchon Hoax](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/08/18/the-pynchon-hoax/) - Submitted by Peter Markus as seen on gawker.com: Thomas Pynchon is No Indie Rock Groupie by The Cajun Boy August 12 2009 In 1996 the New Yorker ran a "Talk of the Town" piece about the notoriously reclusive Thomas Pynchon becoming a huge fan of an indie rock band called Lotion, a story the magazine
- [Fake KMart PS3 Slim Ad For "Quick Internet Fame"](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/08/18/fake-kmart-ps3-slim-ad-for-quick-internet-fame/) - From Gamezine.co.uk, August 13, 2009: K-Mart PS3 Slim Ad proven fake in 6 steps - Neogaf forum plays prank Cheeky Neogaf does it again, but we don't think we've ever fallen for their pesky pranks. First they created concept art for the PS3 Slim, which is now the media's standard image for Sony's presumed console,
- [Toothpaste Art](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/08/18/toothpaste-art/)
- [Microsoft Viral Stunt](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/08/18/microsoft-viral-stunt/) - Submitted by Paul C. from Yahoo! Finance, by Chris Nichols, August 13, 2009: Microsoft's Marketing Stunt Goes Viral Turns out the official recipe for fun and the way to create an Internet sensation are the same: Start with a megacorporation, add in a group of Germans on a hillside, liberally take advantage of slick editing
- [Dying for Sympathy](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/08/19/dying-for-sympathy/) - U.S. man arrested for faking his own suicide live on the internet by Paul Thompson dailymail.co.uk 18th August 2009 An American man sparked a frantic transatlantic search after faking his suicide on the internet. Police in North Wales and New York state became involved in a race against time to find Joseph Shepherd after he
- [Cathouse for Dogs Revisited?](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/08/19/cathouse-for-dogs-revisited/) - Editor's Note: In 1976, in one of his signature hoaxes, Joey Skaggs ran an ad in the Village Voice that said: "Cat House for Dogs, featuring a savory selection of hot bitches..." Along with this ad, he sent a press release to the media saying that if your dog graduated from obedience school, if it
- [Men in Film](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/08/20/men-in-film/) - By Philip Scott Johnson Music: Bach's Allemande from Suite for Solo Cello No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009 performed by Antonio Meneses thanks Erin Related links: Women in Art Women in Film
- [How Much Does Protest Matter?](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/08/21/how-much-does-protest-matter/) - How Much Do Protests Matter? A Freakonomics Quorum by Stephen J. Dubner freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com August 20, 2009 Iran"s citizens take to the streets en masse after a disputed election. Gay men in Salt Lake City hold a kissing protest. Members of the Westboro Baptist Church voice their anti-just-about-everything views to military funerals and elsewhere. Beyond the
- [Mysterious Footprints and Tofu Grip Toronto and Wilmington](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/08/21/mysterious-footprints-and-tofu-grips-toronto-and-wilmington/) - The tofu-graffiti mystery by Ryan Bigge thestar.com August 15, 2009 I first noticed the strange four-letter word written in black spray paint in Liberty Village, during last year's Nuit Blanche. On the shins of three concrete plinths near the south end of the Lamport Stadium parking lot, in uppercase letters, was the word TOFU. It
- [Artist Duke Riley & New York Museums Face-Off](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/08/21/artist-duke-riley-new-york-museums-face-off/) - In Queens, an Art Exhibition Gone Wild By Libby Nelson cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com August 14, 2009 Sated with free beer and wine, and plenty of it, the toga-wearing crowd flung microwaved tomatoes and morsels of baguette into the Flushing Meadows-Corona Park reflecting pool in Queens. "Boats!" they yelled. "Boats! Boats! Boats!" This was an art exhibition "”
- [LiteratEye #27: The Plagiarist - A Literary Vampire?](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/08/21/literateye-27-the-plagiarist-a-literary-vampire/) - Here's the twenty seventh installment of LiteratEye, a series found only on The Art of the Prank Blog, by W.J. Elvin III, editor and publisher of FIONA: Mysteries & Curiosities of Literary Fraud & Folly and the LitFraud blog. LiteratEye #27: The Plagiarist - A Literary Vampire? By W.J. Elvin III August 21, 2009 Jordan
- [Banksy v Bristol Museum](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/08/22/banksy-v-bristol-museum/) - Update submitted by W.J. Elvin III: Banksy visitors overwhelm gallery, BBC.com, August 17, 2009 Banksy in secret exhibition stunt BBC News June 12, 2009 Graffiti artist Banksy has pulled off an audacious stunt amid tight secrecy to stage his biggest ever exhibition... Banksy said: "This is the first show I've ever done where taxpayers' money
- [Escalator Art](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/08/26/escalator-art/) - Escalator animation by Kama: via Public Ad Campaign and Wooster Collective
- [Dystopic Horizons Realty: Unreal Estate Agents](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/08/26/dystopic-horizons-realty-unreal-estate-agents/) - From Dystopic Horizons Realty: The Head House! Spy Emerson, D.H.R. Top Producer #1, has taken affordable artist housing to The Next Level. This is the ne'plus ultra in the working artists' portable pied-à -terre domestic arsenal. This coup d'état in chic urban living is perfect for the times when you either can't make it back to
- [Pranked on MTV](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/08/26/pranked-on-mtv/) - Via Baltimore Metromix, August 24, 2009: Coming on MTV as part of the Thursday night block: "Pranked," a 30-minute program that showcases the best pranks ever caught on camera and posted online. The hosts, College Humor.com"s prank experts Streeter Seidell and Amir Blumenfeld, provide commentary during each episode. Promo for the new Thursday line-up: Read
- [Phone Booth Removal Instructional Video](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/08/26/phone-booth-removal-instructional-video/) - From Public Ad Campaign, posted by Jordan Seiler: This instructional video teaches you what you need to break into a phone booth, and how to do it. Remember it is illegal to tamper with private property even when it's in your public environment, assaulting your senses with messages you couldn't care less about for things
- [Wired's Guide to Hoaxes](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/08/26/wireds-guide-to-hoaxes/) - Wired's Guide to Hoaxes: How to Give "” and Take "” a Joke Essay by Scott Brown, The Official Prankonomy by Steven Leckart Wired.com August 24, 2009 Here's what you've been told: "There's a sucker born every minute." "Take or be taken." "Believe none of what you hear and half of what you see." These
- [Astroturfing at the Supermarché](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/08/27/astroturfing-at-the-supermarche/) - Supercherie au Supermarché schott.blogs.nytimes.com August 24, 2009 "Hoax at the supermarket" – A French newspaper headline describing an "astroturfed" photo opportunity involving two government ministers. The Times"s Steven Erlanger reported recently on a photo opportunity gone awry for France"s education minister, Luc Chatel, and commerce secretary, Hervé Novelli: Journalists accompanying Mr. Chatel and Hervé Novelli,
- [Green Bay Packers Get Their Cheese Moved](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/08/27/green-bay-packers-get-their-cheese-moved/) - Metro Radio Host Pranks Packer Fans by Nicole Muehlhausen ABC - 5 Eyewitness News August 24, 2009 http://kstp.img.entriq.net/dayportcore/dpm/DayPortPlayers.jsDayPortPlayer.newPlayer({articleID:"190253",playerInstanceID:"5D93B7B5-4443-81F7-E431-9AE8B1189773",domain:"kstp.dayport.com",slideshow:"false",autoPlay:"false"}); A Twin Cities radio host decided to have a little fun with Green Bay Packer fans at their own expense. KDWB morning host Dave Ryan hired a plane to fly over Lambeau Field during Saturday's pre-season game
- [Hot Chicks Pranked](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/08/27/hot-chicks-pranked/) - From Break.com channel: Hot chicks are awesome, and so are pranks, so what happens when you combine the two? Something even more awesome. Most of these girls are good humored about it, but I think a few might be plotting revenge.
- [Wendell Potter on Health Care Industry PR Tactics](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/08/28/wendell-potter-on-health-care-industry-pr-tactics/) - Update, August 26, 2009: Nicholas D. Kristof writes an Op Ed about Wendell Potter: Health Care Fit for Animals, The New York Times Update, July 21, 2009: Here are several more articles about the battle for health care reform: CMD's Wendell Potter Interviewed by Amy Goodman Issue Ads on Health Care - Ain't Seen Nothing
- [Moon Rock is a Crock](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/08/28/moon-rock-is-a-crock/) - Dutch museum duped by 'moon rock' by Toby Sterling Brisbane Times August 28, 2009 Amsterdam - It's not green cheese, but it might as well be. The Dutch national museum said on Thursday that one of its prized possessions, a rock supposedly brought back from the moon by US astronauts, is just a piece of
- [LiteratEye #28: The Mona Lisa Theft Mystery - Was There a Mastermind?](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/08/28/literateye-28-the-mona-lisa-theft-mystery-was-there-a-mastermind/) - Here's the twenty eighth installment of LiteratEye, a series found only on The Art of the Prank Blog, by W.J. Elvin III, editor and publisher of FIONA: Mysteries & Curiosities of Literary Fraud & Folly and the LitFraud blog. LiteratEye #28: The Mona Lisa Theft Mystery - Was There a Mastermind By W.J. Elvin III
- [Banksy's Westway Highwayman](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/08/29/banksys-westway-highwayman/) - Banksy's Westway Highwayman, by John Lundberg of circlemakers.org: Coinciding with the last week of his show at the Bristol City Museum which has seen crowds queuing for up to 6 hours to view the exhibition, Banksy has created a new piece on the streets - or should that be roofs - of London. The 'Highwayman'
- [Malcolm Hardee Cunning Stunt Award](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/08/31/malcolm-hardee-cunning-stunt-award/) - Schaffer scoops best stunt award By Angie Brown BBC Scotland August 28, 2009 Comedian Lewis Schaffer has won an award for the best publicity stunt at the Edinburgh Fringe. The comic scooped the Malcolm Hardee Cunning Stunt Award for persuading The List magazine he was sponsoring the Edinburgh Comedy Awards for £99. He told the
- [Eternal Earth-Bound Pets](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/09/01/eternal-earth-bound-pets/) - From Dromedary Hump, author of The Atheist Camel Chronicles: Debate Themes & Arguments for the Non-Believer (and those who think they might be) comes: Eternal Earth-Bound Pets, USA "The next best thing to pet salvation in a Post Rapture World" You've committed your life to Jesus. You know you're saved. But when the Rapture comes
- [Sarah Palin Just For Laughs?](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/09/02/sarah-palin-just-for-laughs/) - Hong Kong Broker Pulling A "Borat" On Sarah Palin Vincent Fernando Business Insider September 1, 2009 Hopefully Sarah Palin realizes she's been invited to Hong Kong as a practical joke. CLSA, the Asia-focused broker who invited Mrs. Palin as keynote speaker for an Asian investment conference, is well known for their cheeky takes on investment
- [Bird Brain Art Critics](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/09/02/bird-brain-art-critics/) - Submitted by W.J. Elvin III as seen on The Smart Set from Drexel University, by Morgan Meis, August 26, 2009: Is art criticism so easy that a pigeon can do it? Idle Chatter: Bird Brain I've always been suspicious of the birds. Maybe it's because they are always spying on us from above. The ancients
- [When Advertising Bites](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/09/04/when-advertising-bites/) - 'Nightmarish' Ad Created for WWF Shows Planes Converging on NYC 1010WINS September 2, 2009 New York -- It's enough to make New Yorkers who lived through the Sept. 11th terror attacks sick. A print ad (above) purportedly for the World Wildlife Fund in Brazil featuring dozens of airplanes converging on lower Manhattan with the line
- [Japan's New First Lady Has Visited Venus](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/09/04/japans-new-first-lady-has-visited-venus/) - Submitted by W.J. Elvin III: Japan's new First Lady Miyuki Hatoyama: 'I went to Venus in a UFO' by Richard Lloyd Parry TimesOnline.co.uk September 4, 2009 Miyuki Hatoyama tells of a spiritual journey on a triangular-shaped UFO Japan"s new Prime Minister, Yukio Hatoyama, faces formidable foreign policy challenges in dealing with an expansionist China, a
- [LiteratEye #29: Kidnapped by Slavers! Abducted and Tortured by Wild Savages! Worse Yet, Branded a 'Reckless Liar'!](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/09/04/literateye-29-kidnapped-by-slavers-abducted-and-tortured-by-wild-savages-worse-yet-branded-a-reckless-liar/) - Here's the twenty ninth installment of LiteratEye, a series found only on The Art of the Prank Blog, by W.J. Elvin III, editor and publisher of FIONA: Mysteries & Curiosities of Literary Fraud & Folly and the LitFraud blog. LiteratEye #29: Kidnapped by Slavers! Abducted and Tortured by Wild Savages! Worse Yet, Branded a 'Reckless
- [Rooster Witness Protection Program](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/09/06/rooster-witness-protection-program/) - Submitted by Jon Truskey: Hello ladies by MissGator via Worth1000.com
- [Madison Wisconsin's New City Bird](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/09/06/madison-wisconsins-new-city-bird/) - Plastic pink flamingo voted Madison's city bird by Broderick Perkins examiner.com of Tampa Bay September 3, 2009 Wisconsin's capital city alders, inspired by what's become a historic college prank, have named the pink flamingo the city's official bird. Not the real feathered variety indigenous to the wilds of Africa, South America, the Caribbean and the
- [Gonzales Contata - "I Don't Recall"](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/09/06/gonzales-contata-i-dont-recall/) - A choral work based on the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings of former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. The Gonzales Cantata will be presented at the 2009 Philadelphia Fringe Festival this September. The Gonzales Cantata trailer - "I Don't Recall" Composed by Melissa Dunphy. Featured in this performance: soprano Julie Kremm as Alberto Gonzales. Conductor: David Brown.
- [How to Unmask Shadowy Grassroots Groups](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/09/06/how-to-unmask-shadowy-grassroots-groups/) - Editor's Note: The manipulative, deceitful and very effective tactics I have used over the past 40+ years as an artist, activist and culture jammer to shed light on institutional, corporate and media efforts to mislead the general public have now been fully co-opted by the organizations victimized by them. It's interesting to see the pendulum
- [Damien Hirst: When a Pencil Becomes a Hammer](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/09/06/damien-hirst-when-a-pencil-becomes-a-hammer/) - Teenage graffiti artist accused of stealing '£500,000 box of pencils' in feud with Damien Hirst by Caroline Grant Mail Online 05th September 2009 It might not sound like the crime of the century. But the theft of a box of pencils has reignited a bitter feud in the art world. The pencils in question are
- [Swine Flu Ground Zero](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/09/08/swine-flu-ground-zero/) - thanks Erin
- [Art as Resistance](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/09/08/art-as-resistance/) - From Truthout.org, a Truthout Original: Art as Resistance by Dahr Jamail t r u t h o u t | Perspective 06 September 2009 "Throughout history, culture and art have always been the celebration of freedom under oppression." - Author unknown Soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan have tough truths to tell, and it has
- [Zombies, Aliens and Stormtroopers Boogey to "Thriller"](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/09/08/zombies-aliens-and-stormtroopers-boogey-to-thriller/) - Aliens, zombies try to break 'Thriller' record 1010WINS September 7, 2009 Atlanta (AP) -- It wasn't under the moonlight, and it wasn't quite the funk of 40,000 years. But 900 zombies, aliens and Star Wars Stormtroopers boogeying to Michael Jackson's "Thriller" might be a sight that almost stops your heart. The masquerade of sci-fi faithful
- [PrankNET Pranksters: Telephone Terrorists](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/09/10/pranknet-pranksters-telephone-terrorists/) - Update submitted by W.J. Elvin, September 10, 2009: Another criminal prankster nailed... Second Pranknet Member Arrested, The Smoking Gun, September 9, 2009 Update submitted by W.J. Elvin III, August 27, 2009: Evil prankster arrested... First Pranknet Arrest, The Smoking Gun, August 26, 2009 Editor's Note: At ArtofthePrank.com, we post prank news from around the world.
- [Area 51: The World That Doesn't Exist](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/09/10/area-51-the-world-that-doesnt-exist/) - Submitted by W.J. Elvin III as seen in the LA Times: The Road to Area 51 by Annie Jacobsen LA Times April 5, 2009 After decades of denying the facility's existence, five former insiders speak out Area 51. It's the most famous military institution in the world that doesn't officially exist. If it did, it
- [Yasuko Kurono, Take Off Your Skin](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/09/10/yasuko-kurono-take-off-your-skin/) - Tales of the unexpected TheAge.com.au by Liza Power September 8, 2009 The element of surprise plays a big role in this year's Fringe Festival. Liza Power reports... Melbourne Fringe Festival runs September 23 to October 11. On the first Friday of October, the streets and laneways of Melbourne will be overrun by 100 bespectacled women
- [We're Number 37!](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/09/12/were-number-37/) - From Paul Hipp's Hipp TV: Here is a little song celebrating our position at #37 in the world in healthcare. We're Number #37:
- [LiteratEye #30: Can Holden Caulfield Come Out and Play? You"ll Have to Ask the Judge](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/09/11/literateye-30-can-holden-caulfield-come-out-and-play-youll-have-to-ask-the-judge/) - Here's the thirtieth installment of LiteratEye, a series found only on The Art of the Prank Blog, by W.J. Elvin III, editor and publisher of FIONA: Mysteries & Curiosities of Literary Fraud & Folly and the LitFraud blog. LiteratEye #30: Can Holden Caulfield Come Out and Play? You"ll Have to Ask the Judge By W.J.
- [The Best Fake Candidate in Germany](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/09/13/the-best-fake-candidate-in-germany/) - Submitted by Peter Markus: Germany: Fake candidate polls well by Isabelle de Pommereau September 10, 2009 Frankfurt, Germany – Life these days isn"t easy for Angela Merkel and her social democratic challenger in the Sept. 27 elections for chancellorship, Frank-Walter Steinmeier. As the parliamentary elections near, polls reveal people feel this is one of the
- [Newly Found Frida Kahlo Works Denounced](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/09/14/newly-found-frida-kahlo-works-denounced/) - Forthcoming Frida Kahlo book denounced as fake by Jason Edward Kaufman The Art Newspaper 20 August 09 Art historians assert that "lost archive" of paintings, drawings and diaries are forged New York. A collection of Frida Kahlo oil paintings, diaries and archival material that is the subject of a book to be published by Princeton
- [Talk Like a Pirate](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/09/16/talk-like-a-pirate/) - From Brian Truskey: Reminder for Saturday the 19th (National Talk Like a Pirate Day) Learn to talk like a pirate. From loadingreadyrun.com: thanks Brian
- [Dating in 1961](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/09/16/dating-in-1961/) - thanks Mary Jenifer
- [New York Big Event Next Monday - Participants Needed!](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/09/16/new-york-big-event-next-monday-participants-needed/) - From The Yes Men: If you live in New York, please visit http://newyorkbigevent.com/ to sign up for some giant, extremely fun, potentially world-fixing shenanigans on Monday, September 21. (Even if you don't, you can sign up to participate in our "digital fun squad" by clicking the option on your profile. If you know any New
- [Billionaires for Wealthcare](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/09/16/billionaires-for-wealthcare/) - From Andrew Boyd: The latest incarnation of the "Billionaire" meme, "Billionaires for Wealthcare" struck again this weekend, as Healthcare Inc. CEOs in tuxedos and gowns "thanked" Tea-baggers for coming out for Glenn Beck's March on Washington this past Saturday. Tea-baggers eagerly joined in on Billionaire chants of "Bring Back Bush!" and "Fight Socialism! Abolish Medicare
- [Rainforest Action Network Protests Against Tar Sands Oil](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/09/17/rainforest-action-network-protests-against-tar-sands-oil/) - Submitted by W.J. Elvin III, as seen on Huffington Post by Michael Brune, author, executive director, Rainforest Action Network: Daring Protest at Niagra Falls Before dawn yesterday morning, a small team of climate activists rappelled from the US observation deck at Niagara Falls. Dangling hundreds of feet above the ground, they sent a special welcome
- [LiteratEye #31: Poe"s Poems Were Hoaxers Focus](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/09/18/literateye-31-poes-poems-were-hoaxers-focus/) - Here's the thirty first installment of LiteratEye, a series found only on The Art of the Prank Blog, by W.J. Elvin III, editor and publisher of FIONA: Mysteries & Curiosities of Literary Fraud & Folly and the LitFraud blog. LiteratEye #31: Poe"s Poems Were Hoaxers Focus By W.J. Elvin III September 18, 2009 A master
- [Geert Hautekiet: "Never trust Belgians"](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/09/21/geert-hautekiet-never-trust-belgians/) - Uncovering a Small Town (and Some Tall Tales) by Randy Kennedy The New York Times September 18, 2009 Touring an archaeological dig site, you generally expect a glimpse of antiquities a little more antediluvian than a television antenna, a seven-inch single, a tailfin and a rotary-dial telephone. But an odd excavation site that recently opened
- [Bicycles Recycled](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/09/21/pile-of-bikes-not-believed-to-be-devil-worship/) - Prank or sculpture? Bike bonfire's a puzzle By Matt Rilkoff Taranaki Daily News September 21, 2009 Taranaki's Egmont Village has joined the Bermuda Triangle and Stonehenge as centres of mystery and intrigue. On Wednesday persons or forces of trickery removed the bicycles from the famous bike fence of the Missing Leg Backpackers. Not content with
- [Lying Down Game](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/09/21/lying-down-game/) - Find an odd place and lie face down... Is this the most pointless internet craze yet? Daily Mail 09th July 2009 They lie rigidly face-down on rooftops, postboxes, luggage racks and even in the engine of a jumbo jet. It's the latest and perhaps the most bizarre internet phenomenon yet to sweep the globe. Several
- [Yes Men: "We're Screwed"](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/09/21/yes-men-were-screwed/) - From The Yes Men: "We're Screwed": Media Heist Blankets City with "Special Edition" New York Post http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6676567&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1 PRESS RELEASE: September 21, 2009 Tabloid Tells Truth About Climate Change and How It Will Affect City, World Early this morning, nearly a million New Yorkers were stunned by the appearance of a "special edition" New York Post
- [Banksy Takes On IKEA Croydon](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/09/21/banksy-takes-on-ikea-croydon/) - 'Large Graffiti Slogan' by Banksy by John Lundberg of circlemakers.org September 21, 2009 Banksy has created a new street piece, this time somewhat off the beaten track in Croydon, Surrey, on the outskirts of London. The piece depicts a punk struggling to assemble a flat pack graffiti slogan - purchased from IEAK - on the
- [It's a Pizza Cake](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/09/24/its-a-pizza-cake/) - Show-stealing pizza cake a matter of taste The Age September 24, 2009 It probably tastes better than it looks. A cake decorated to look like a discarded pizza box, complete with cigarette butts and chewed crusts made of fondant icing, has attracted plenty of comment in the novelty section of the Royal Melbourne Show's cake-decorating
- [CIA Magic: The Official CIA Manual of Trickery and Deception](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/09/22/cia-magic-the-official-cia-manual-of-trickery-and-deception/) - Submitted by W.J. Elvin III: How to make someone disappear into thin air? No problem. Take in an evening of CIA magic... CIA Magic: The Official CIA Manual of Trickery and Deception Tuesday, 20 October; 6:30 pm International Spy Museum, Washington DC "Magic and Intelligence are really kindred arts." "” John McLaughlin, former deputy director
- [Yes Men Honcho Sprung from Clink](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/09/24/yes-men-honcho-sprung-from-clink/) - From The Yes Men, September 24, 2009: NYPD abuse of authority big factor in arrest FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 24, 2009 "Balls Across America" direct-action campaign launched Andy Bichlbaum, co-founder of activist group the Yes Men, emerged after 26 hours in New York City's central lockup with all charges against him dismissed.[1] "The judge just
- [Improv Everywhere: Subway Yearbook Photos](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/09/24/improv-everywhere-subway-yearbook-photos/) - From Charlie Todd of Improv Everywhere For our latest mission, we installed a photography studio on a random subway car. We claimed that the MTA had hired us to take photos of every single person who rides the subway and that we"d be producing a yearbook at the end of the year. Most people were
- [Roadtripping with Wayne Zebzda](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/09/26/roadtripping-with-wayne-zebzda/) - From Wayne Zebzda: Roadtripping with artist Wayne Zebzda by Pam Woolway The Garden Island September 25, 2009 Twisted guardrails, a 17 foot tower of stacked road signs, a disco ball made from reflective road bumps "” you"ve seen it all before, just not quite like this. Roadtrip, an exhibition by local artist Wayne Zebzda opened
- [LiteratEye #32: Pranks With a Novel Twist -- An Interview with Elusive Wu Ming](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/09/25/literateye-32-pranks-with-a-novel-twist-an-interview-with-elusive-wu-ming/) - Here's the thirty second installment of LiteratEye, a series found only on The Art of the Prank Blog, by W.J. Elvin III, editor and publisher of FIONA: Mysteries & Curiosities of Literary Fraud & Folly and the LitFraud blog. LiteratEye #32: Pranks With a Novel Twist -- An Interview with Elusive Wu Ming By W.J.
- [Billionaires Crash Reform Rallies Nationwide](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/09/26/billionaires-crash-reform-rallies-nationwide/) - From Andrew Boyd: Billionaires for Wealthcare is making a splash! The campaign for wealthcare is going nationwide! Billionaires across the country – from New York to California and dozens of places in between – stood up for their rights as profiteers and confronted a coalition of pro-reform groups in the streets. Billionaires in New York
- [Nimbus Vapor, a Street Art Exhibit Curated by Ron English](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/09/26/nimbus-vapor-a-street-art-exhibit-curated-by-ron-english/) - From Ron English:
- [Million Morons March](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/10/02/million-morans-march/) - So, guess whose schoolchildren were not allowed to hear Obama's speech--the one about studying and working hard? thanks Erin
- [Trumpets of Doom](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/09/29/trumpets-of-doom/) - Submitted by W.J. Elvin III as seen on Salon.com: Especially liked the "Bozo cult"... The Four Horsemen send their regrets by Gabriel Winant Salon News September 25, 2009 A list of failed predictions of the end of the world, including a few current theories that probably won't pan out In a recent poll, 8 percent
- [Ron English Graffitis the Sky](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/10/02/ron-english-graffitis-the-sky/) - From Ron English: Ron English takes graffiti to new heights this morning by skywriting the word CLOUD five times across lower Manhattan. The text soon dissipates into"¦ actual clouds.
- [Disaster Preparedness: Zombie Apocalypse](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/10/02/disaster-preparedness-zombie-apocalypse/) - Fla. college ready for flesh-eating zombie attack 1010WINS October 12, 2009 Gainesville, Fla. (AP) -- No one expects a zombie apocalypse. But the University of Florida is making sure officials are ready for a night of the living dead, just in case. The school has a plan for responding to the undead on its Web
- [Not Famous... Yet](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/10/02/not-famous-yet/) - Hangin' with big boys: Artist slips in stealth exhibit at Brooklyn Museum by Mike McLaughlin September 29th 2009 New York Daily News Some artists will do anything to get their work shown in a museum. Painter Mat Benote secretly hung one of his paintings in the Brooklyn Museum earlier this month - and it remained
- [The Wilde Years: Four Decades of Shaping Visual Culture](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/10/05/the-wilde-years-four-decades-of-shaping-visual-culture/) - Joey Skaggs is one of one hundred artists/alumni selected to exhibit his work in honor of Richard Wilde's 40th anniversary as Chair of the Advertising and Graphic Design Department at the School of Visual Arts in New York. The exhibition opens on October 9 and runs through November 7, 2009 at Visual Arts Gallery, 601
- [LiteratEye #33: The Horror Story Byron Didn't Write Made His Rep as a Vampire](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/10/02/literateye-33-the-horror-story-byron-didnt-write-made-his-rep-as-a-vampire/) - Here's the thirty third installment of LiteratEye, a series found only on The Art of the Prank Blog, by W.J. Elvin III, editor and publisher of FIONA: Mysteries & Curiosities of Literary Fraud & Folly and the LitFraud blog. LiteratEye #33: The Horror Story Byron Didn't Write Made His Rep as a Vampire By W.J.
- [14th Century Hoax Lives On](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/10/06/14th-century-hoax-lives-on/) - Italian group claims to debunk Shroud of Turin by Ariel David 1010WINS / AP October 5, 2009 In this Aug. 12, 2000 file photo, The Holy Shroud, a 14 foot-long linen revered by some as the burial cloth of Jesus, is shown at the Cathedral of Turin, Italy. A group of Italian debunkers is claiming
- [Improv Everywhere: Invisible Dogs](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/10/06/improv-everywhere-invisible-dogs/) - From Charlie Todd of Improv Everywhere: Invisible Dogs For our latest mission, over 2,000 people walked "invisible dogs" down the streets of Brooklyn on a Sunday afternoon. The leashes were on loan from the current owner of 51 Bergen Street, the factory space where the invisible dog toy was invented in the 1970s. Participants of
- [Japanese Humor: Prankster in Training](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/10/07/japanese-humor-prankster-in-training/) - Submitted by Genshiro Shiraishi: Funny Prank! Harry Potter kids (Eng Sub)
- [LiteratEye #34: Between the Covers: What"s It Like to Be in a Book?](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/10/09/literateye-34-between-the-covers-whats-it-like-to-be-in-a-book/) - Here's the thirty fourth installment of LiteratEye, a series found only on The Art of the Prank Blog, by W.J. Elvin III, editor and publisher of FIONA: Mysteries & Curiosities of Literary Fraud & Folly and the LitFraud blog. LiteratEye #34: Between the Covers: What"s It Like to Be in a Book? By W.J. Elvin
- [Attack on the Art of Deception](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/10/13/attack-on-the-art-of-deception/) - France May Put Warning Labels on Airbrushed Photos by Bruce Crumley Time Magazine October 5, 2009 Like many other Western countries, France requires health warnings on tobacco and alcohol and similar labels on processed food containing genetically modified ingredients. France's regulators are also notoriously tough on marketing campaigns that make false product claims. Now some
- [Hymen in a Box](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/10/13/hymen-in-a-box/) - Egyptians pan Asian import that 'restores' virginity by Broderick Perkins Offbeat News Examiner October 12, 2009 An Asian import grants a woman a sort of "do over" on her first time in the sack and conservative Egyptian lawmakers want to ban the device, unambiguously named the "Artificial Virginity Hymen." After a woman inserts the device,
- [Science Fiction Becomes Real](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/10/14/science-fiction-becomes-real/) - From TED: Robots That "Show Emotion" David Hanson's robot faces look and act like yours: They recognize and respond to emotion, and make expressions of their own. Here, an "emotional" live demo of the Einstein robot offers a peek at a future where robots truly mimic humans. http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf thanks Toni
- [Paul Krassner on BookTV](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/10/13/paul-krassner-on-booktv/) - Who's to Say What's Obscene? Politics, Culture and Comedy in America Today by Paul Krassner BookTV.org Monday, October 12, 2009 About the Program [This is an hour long reading in which] Mr. Krassner assesses the ongoing conflict between the governmental power that be and cultural opponents. The comic, journalist and author looks at how obscenity
- [McDonald's Hoax Hoaxer Revealed](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/10/15/mcdonalds-hoax-hoaxer-revealed/) - Prankster David Thorne behind McDonald's hoax by Andrew Ramadge News.com.au October 14, 2009 A FAKE memo claiming McDonald's stores deliberately rip off customers has been revealed to be the work of the same prankster behind an infamous email about a seven-legged spider. The document, mocked-up with an official McDonald's Australia letterhead and signed by fictitious
- [Drive-by-Drenching a Dubious Dunk](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/10/15/happy-splashing-okay-happy-youtube-posting-maybe-not/) - 'Happy-splashing' driver facing charges for YouTube prank by Simon Crisp Asylum UK October 14, 2009 The art of driving through a puddle and splashing pedestrians is nothing new -- we're sure mammoths were running through puddles at high speed to splash cavemen even before the invention of the wheel -- but filming it and posting
- [Snopes.com Gets an 'A'](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/10/15/snopes-com-gets-an-a/) - Fact-checking the fact-checkers: Snopes.com gets an 'A' by Paul McNamara NetworkWorld.com April 13, 2009 What's your first thought when someone spreads an e-mail around the office claiming that Oprah is giving away a million bucks or that your penny-pinching state will no longer send out reminders about driver's license renewals? Right: Better check Snopes.com to
- [Garden Gnomes on the March](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/10/16/garden-gnomes-on-the-march/) - 'Hitler salute' gnomes invade German Ninemsm.com.au / AFP October 15, 2009 A German town was bracing Wednesday for a rally by 1250 garden gnomes with their stubby right arms raised in a Hitler salute "” all in the name of art. [Watch the video here] Artist Ottmar Hoerl, who has already displayed his provocative gnomes
- [Michael Jackson To Make an Appearance](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/10/15/michael-jackson-to-make-an-appearance/) - Michael Jackson séance to be shown live on TV by Martin Higgins Metro.co.uk October 14, 2009 Sky TV to broadcast medium's attempt to reach the late King of Pop Sky Television has announced that psychic medium Derek Acorah will attempt to contact Michael Jackson in a live televised séance. Two newly commissioned shows, Michael Jackson:
- [British Tabloids Hoaxed](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/10/16/british-tabloids-hoaxed/) - Submitted by Mark Borkowski: Starsuckers celebrity hoax dupes tabloids by Paul Lewis Guardian.co.uk 14 October 2009 From 'flamey' Amy Winehouse to Russell Brand the banker, documentary team's fake celebrity stories fooled editors Watch interview with filmmaker Chris Atkins here. Visit Starsuckers Website here. The plan to subvert the pages of some of Fleet Street's bestselling
- [Harvey Mudd College Pranks Victoria's Secret](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/10/16/harvey-mudd-college-pranks-victorias-secret/) - Submitted by Marcy LaViollette: My nerdy alma mater only has around 700 students, and yet cast over 1 million computerized votes in a recent Victoria Secret contest, while also spelling out WIBSTR, which stands for "West is Best, Screw the Rest" (a dorm slogan). HUMOR LIFE: Harvey Mudd 1, Victoria"s Secret 0 by Carl Peaslee
- [Guerilla Art](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/10/16/guerilla-art/) - Aping art? Gorilla crucifixion graces church News.Ninemsn.com.au / AFP October 16, 2009 An artist has defended his installation of a lifesize gorilla on a crucifix in a former London church, saying it is designed to highlight a threatened African species. The artwork by Paul Fryer is scarily lifelike, created using the waxwork techniques of the
- [Skaggs, Blags and Rags: Hoaxes and the Press](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/10/16/skaggs-blags-and-rags-hoaxes-and-the-press/) - Submitted by Mark Borkowski from Borkowski Blog. Mark is author of The Fame Formula: How Hollywood's Fixers, Fakers and Star Makers Shaped the Publicity Industry Skaggs, Blags and Rags: Hoaxes and the Press October 16th, 2009 If you want proof that stunts are an art form, your best bet is to head down to the
- [O'Obama's Roots](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/10/17/oobamas-roots/) - Joseph Enterprises honors the 44th President with this Special Edition: Chia Obama thanks Henry And, more on this subject from W.J. Elvin III: "˜Lost Tomb of Obama" found in Ireland by Meghan Sweeney IrishCentral.com September 2, 2009 A mystery revolving around President Barack Obama"s Irish roots was solved when a tomb containing the remains of
- [LiteratEye #35: Ghost Story: The Riddle of Who Wrote What](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/10/16/literateye-35-ghost-story-the-riddle-of-who-wrote-what/) - Here's the thirty fifth installment of LiteratEye, a series found only on The Art of the Prank Blog, by W.J. Elvin III, editor and publisher of FIONA: Mysteries & Curiosities of Literary Fraud & Folly and the LitFraud blog. LiteratEye #35: Ghost Story: The Riddle of Who Wrote What By W.J. Elvin III October 16,
- [There's an App for That](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/10/18/theres-an-app-for-that/) - From jbelleza:
- [Fly Art / Flughumor](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/10/18/fly-art-flughumor/) - From the portfolio of Magnus Muhr: thanks Erin
- [Coming Soon: A DIY Park for the People](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/10/18/coming-soon-a-diy-park-for-the-people/) - Submitted by Matt Ruscigno as seen on Dan Koeppel's Blog - Bananas and More: Note that the sign is in 3 languages, English, Spanish and Korean as the proposed park is bordering Koreatown and MacArthur Park (primarily Central American neighborhood). I think it lasted about 4 days before the city took it down. LA"S Department
- [Balloon Boy Game](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/10/18/balloon-boy-game/) - We called it here, but now the world agrees, Balloon Boy was a hoax/publicity stunt. But, if you haven't had enough of this media blitz yet, you can now play the Balloon Boy game from Heyzap Games and continuing wasting tax payer money... Play the Balloon Boy Game: http://www.heyzap.com/javascripts/embed.external.js @import 'http://www.heyzap.com/elightbox/lightbox.external.css'; var heyzap_medium = new
- [Artist Above: Flying in the Wind](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/10/19/artist-above-flying-in-the-wind/) - Submitted by artist Above: Flying in the Wind (Paris, France) http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7127936&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1 Related links: "Bridging the Divide" by Above Above and Beyond The Naked Truth: 3D Urban Art by Above
- [Yes Men Feel the Heat](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/10/19/yes-men-feel-the-heat/) - Pranksters stage Chamber of Commerce climate change event by David A. Fahrenthold Washington Post October 19, 2009 Will the real U.S. Chamber of Commerce please stand up? Environmental activists held a hoax press conference Monday morning, pretending to be the business group -- and pretending to announce that the chamber was dropping its opposition to
- [Improv Everywhere: Grocery Store Musical](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/10/21/improv-everywhere-grocery-store-musical/) - From Charlie Todd of Improv Everywhere, October 20, 2009: Grocery Store Musical For our latest mission, six undercover actors burst into song in a grocery store in Queens. Three minutes and lots of silly choreography later, they returned to their roles as shoppers and stock boys. It's the long-awaited follow up to Food Court Musical!
- [R. Crumb Takes on Genesis](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/10/21/r-crumb-takes-on-genesis/) - Crumb's 'Genesis,' A Sexy Breasts-And-Knuckles Affair by Frank Browning NPR Morning Edition / Listen to the story here [5 min 50 sec] October 19, 2009 R. Crumb, a pioneer of underground comics, got his start drawing illustrations for greeting cards. R. Crumb, the bespectacled, gray-bearded artist who is regarded around the world as granddaddy of
- [AP To Give Us What They Think We Want](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/10/22/ap-to-give-us-what-they-think-we-want/) - Another Reason to Worry: The Associated Press' New "Standard" for "News" Is Popularity Center for Media and Democracy / PR Watch Source: Columbia Journalism Review October 16, 2009 The Associated Press, which is increasingly relied upon by traditional papers dealing with staff cutbacks and by new media news re-"broadcasters" such as Yahoo, is signaling a
- [Sniff](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/10/22/sniff/) - Sniff is a project by Karolina Sobecka with software design by Jim George. Sniff is a 3D interactive dog projected against a shop window in New York. He's just a computer-generated rendering but he's got personality - he reacts to your gestures, follows you around, and presented with a group, chooses favorites. http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6400266&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1 via Presurfer.com
- [Sarah Palin Going Rouge](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/10/22/sarah-palin-going-rouge/) - Three books about Sarah Palin will be released on November 17, 2009 -- one, Going Rogue: An American Life by her and two, Going Rouge from OR Books and Going Rouge: The Sarah Palin Rogue Coloring & Activity Book, about her. According to Ned Himmelrich, head of the intellectual property department at law firm Gordon
- [LiteratEye #36- Memo to New Age Native American Wannabes: Maybe It"s Time for a Brain Dance](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/10/23/literateye-36-memo-to-new-age-native-american-wannabes-maybe-its-time-for-a-brain-dance/) - Here's the thirty sixth installment of LiteratEye, a series found only on The Art of the Prank Blog, by W.J. Elvin III, editor and publisher of FIONA: Mysteries & Curiosities of Literary Fraud & Folly and the LitFraud blog. LiteratEye #36- Memo to New Age Native American Wannabes: Maybe It"s Time for a Brain Dance
- [The Net's Most Heinous Hoaxes](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/10/23/the-nets-most-heinous-hoaxes/) - Submitted by Eliane Arquin: The Net's Most Heinous Hoaxes by Sarah Jacobsson PC World We look at some of the meanest (and a few of the funniest) hoaxes on the Web. Most online hoaxes are mildly annoying, and a few are hilarious. But propagating a false Amber Alert over Twitter? Plastering an epilepsy forum with
- [The Art and Crimes of Ron English to Air on Ovation](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/10/23/the-art-and-crimes-of-ron-english/) - Submitted by Michaela Dietz of Ovation TV for Ron English: Ovation is airing Popaganda: The Art and Crimes of Ron English, a film about the culture-jamming and billboard-liberation antics of Ron English. The modern day Robin Hood of Madison Avenue, Ron paints, perverts, infiltrates, reinvents and satirizes modern culture on canvas, in songs, and directly
- [Obama Hates (Not) the Constitution](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/10/24/obama-hates-not-the-constitution/) - Submitted by Wil Welsh: [The Rush Limbaugh video mentioned is at the end of this post] Shocker for conservatives: Obama may not hate the Constitution by Alex Koppelman Salon.com October 23, 2009 The right, including Rush Limbaugh, falls for a hoax about the president's college thesis On Friday, it seemed for a moment -- at
- [Latvia: More Than a Hole in the Ground](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/10/27/latvia-more-than-a-hole-in-the-ground/) - Submitted by W.J. Elvin III: Latvian Meteorite crater was dug with a shovel... From Russian Today (RT)
- [U.S Chamber Legal Pursuit -- Bad News or Good News for Yes Men's Business?](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/10/27/u-s-chamber-legal-pursuit-bad-news-or-good-news-for-yes-mens-business/) - Submitted by Alex Case: US Chamber Files Suit Against 'Yes Men' For Fake Briefing By Ian Talley Wall Street Journal October 26, 2009 Washington (Dow Jones)--The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Monday filed a civil suit in a federal court against the group called the "Yes Men" for a fake press briefing the group held last
- [Billionaires' Guerrilla Musical Punks Insurance Industry](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/10/28/billionaires-guerrilla-musical-punks-insurance-industry/) - From Agit-Pop Communications: On friday, Agit-Pop and the Billionaires for Wealthcare carried the rising tide of support for the Public Option into the very heart of the insurance industry - in song! In the latest Agit-Pop - Billionaires collaboration, we infiltrated the closing keynote of the AHIP insurance industry conference and serenaded their leading pollster.
- [Piano Stairs [English & Swedish]](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/10/29/piano-stairs-english-swedish/) - Submitted by Wil Welsh: Cool Staircase in Stockholm, Sweden! Piano stairs by TheFunTheory.com - Rolighetsteorin.se Check out more fun ways to change people's behavior and enter the Fun Theory contest by November 15, 2009 here. An initiative of Volkswagen.
- [There Went the Bride](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/10/29/there-went-the-bride/) - You saw the JK Wedding Entrance Dance. Now check out what happened 6 months later... Video Production by http://www.indigoprod.com Related link: Here Comes the Bride
- [Gang Initiation Hoax](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/10/30/gang-initiation-hoax/) - Hartford Police Say Gang Initiation Threat was Hoax WWLP.com 29 October 2009 Hartford, Conn. (AP) -- Hartford Police Chief Daryl Roberts says a reported gang initiation that threatened to kill 140 women was a hoax. The threats were made in recent e-mails, text messages and Internet postings and put many in the city on edge.
- [Top 10 Scariest Urban Legends](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/10/30/top-10-scariest-urban-legends/) - From UrbanLegends.about.com by David Emery: Top 10 Scariest Urban Legends It's the witching hour on a dark, moonless night. You're huddled with friends around a campfire in the woods far from town, taking turns telling tales. Someone has just recounted a particularly eerie ghost story, insisting it was true. You sit silently, staring self-consciously into
- [Artist SpY, Undercover](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/10/30/artist-spy-undercover/) - Spy: the Spanish Bansky Katie Scott June 25, 2009 Wired Urban artist SpY stages what he calls 'interventions', ranging from basketball nets placed where only giants could reach them to subtly altered road signs. The artist, who has come to be known as the Spanish Banksy, started as a graffiti artist in Madrid in the
- [LiteratEye #37: Maybe You Haven't Seen a Ghost but You've Probably Read a Book by One](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/10/30/literateye-37-maybe-you-havent-seen-a-ghost-but-youve-probably-read-a-book-by-one/) - Here's the thirty seventh installment of LiteratEye, a series found only on The Art of the Prank Blog, by W.J. Elvin III, editor and publisher of FIONA: Mysteries & Curiosities of Literary Fraud & Folly and the LitFraud blog. LiteratEye #37: Maybe You Haven't Seen a Ghost but You've Probably Read a Book by One
- [McDonald's Rappers Get a Bad Rap](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/10/30/mcdonalds-rappers-get-a-bad-rap/) - McPrank: 4 Utah teens cited for McDonald's rap by Elizabeth White 1010WINS October 29, 2009 Salt Lake City (AP) -- A rap by four teenagers at a McDonald's has gotten them a bad rap in one Utah city. The teens were cited by American Fork police earlier this week for disorderly conduct after they rapped
- [Artist Diabetik's Candy Corn Traffic Cones](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/10/30/artist-diabetiks-candy-corn-traffic-cones/) - From Scott Beale of LaughingSquid.com: Diabetik Leaving Candy Corn Traffic Cones on The Streets of ... DC Street artist diabetik has been installing "Candy Corn" traffic cones around the streets of Washington DC for Halloween. Back in April it was Peeps for Easter. photos: diabetick via DCist, thanks Erin
- [Warning: Don't Leave Alcohol Near Pumpkins](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/10/31/warning-dont-leave-alcohol-near-pumpkins/) - Happy Halloween from The Art of the Prank! thanks Wendy
- [New LA Driver's License Application](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/11/03/new-la-drivers-license-application/) - For those of you who are not "fortunate" enough to live in California, here is a copy of the California Driver's Exam, and for those of you who do, study real hard. This is a new exam. Since driving conditions (and culture) are unique in Los Angeles, you may not have realized that the California
- [Norm Magnusson's Descent into the Political](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/11/03/norm-magnussons-descent-into-the-political/) - Submitted by Norm Magnusson: Norm Magnusson exhibition at Bard College at Simon's Rock "Descent into the Political" October, 19 - November 20, 2009 How does it happen that an artist decides to create political art? What is the proper goal of political art? Does it even need a goal? What about art in general? This
- [Navy Needs Anti-hoax Vaccine](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/11/04/navy-needs-anti-hoax-vaccine/) - Reports of sailors dying from the H1N1 flu vaccine are a hoax, Navy says LA Military Headlines Examiner by Mark Nero October 31, 2009 A report popping up in emails and on blogs in recent weeks that sailors aboard a ship have died from the vaccine for the H1N1 virus is a complete hoax, according
- [Lou Dobbs Takes a Crapshot](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/11/04/lou-dobbs-takes-a-crapshot/) - Questions Surrounding Dobbs' Gunfire Incident Cast Doubt on CNN's Credibility by Roberto Lovato Huffington Post October 30, 2009 Conflicting reports about a bullet that hit the top of Lou Dobbs' house in Sussex, New Jersey, are raising new and serious questions about the credibility of Lou Dobbs, CNN and its President, Jon Klein. Reports in
- [The Science of Magic](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/11/04/the-science-of-magic/) - The Science of Magic: Not Just Hocus-Pocus CBSnews.com November 1, 2009 Neuroscientists and Magicians Are Studying How Sleight of Hand Affects the Brain, and Its Potential to Diagnose Autism Las Vegas can be a magical place. It certainly is for Penn and Teller, who have been performing magic in their own Las Vegas theatre for
- [There's a Fork in the Road in Pasadena](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/11/06/theres-a-fork-in-the-road-in-pasadena/) - Pasadena's Fork in the road is guerilla art installation by Janette Williams Pasadena Star News November 3, 2009 Pasadena - Right where Pasadena and St. John avenues divide, there's a fork in the road. It's about 18 feet tall and looks like stainless steel. The fork's appearance a few days ago, tines firmly stuck into
- [If Condoms Had Sponsors...](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/11/06/if-condoms-had-sponsors/) - thanks Erin Related link: Skin Art
- [Lose/Lose: Playing with Fire in Cyberspace](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/11/06/loselose-playing-with-fire-in-cyberspace/) - Mac Game: Art project or malware? by Elinor Mills CNET.com November 4, 2009 As part of his Master of Fine Arts thesis project, Zach Gage wrote a game to run on Macintosh computers that resembles Space Invaders but with a digital roulette twist--for every alien space ship the player destroys a random file on the
- [LiteratEye #38: New 'Literary Hoaxes' Book Leaves the Curious Reader in the Dark](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/11/06/literateye-38-new-literary-hoaxes-book-leaves-the-curious-reader-in-the-dark/) - Here's the thirty eighth installment of LiteratEye, a series found only on The Art of the Prank Blog, by W.J. Elvin III, editor and publisher of FIONA: Mysteries & Curiosities of Literary Fraud & Folly and the LitFraud blog. LiteratEye #38: New 'Literary Hoaxes' Book Leaves the Curious Reader in the Dark By W.J. Elvin
- [Improv Everywhere: I Love Lunch! The Musical](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/11/07/improv-everywhere-i-love-lunch-the-musical/) - From Charlie Todd of Improv Everywhere: I Love Lunch! The Musical For our latest mission, seven undercover agents staged a spontaneous musical during lunch at the Trump Tower atrium. The mission was filmed for a segment on The Today Show and includes a cameo from Ann Curry. Check out our video and behind the scenes
- ["Anonymous" Attacks: Is the Snake Biting Its Tail?](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/11/07/anonymous-attacks-is-the-snake-biting-its-tail/) - The Assclown Offensive: How to Enrage the Church of Scientology by Julian Dibbell WIRED September 21, 2009 In the evening of January 15, 2008, a 31-year-old tech consultant named Gregg Housh sat down at the computer and paid a visit to one of his favorite Web sites, the message board known as 4chan. Like most
- [Crap Art](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/11/07/crap-art/) - NZ lawmaker sculpted in cow manure TampaBay.com November 6, 2009 Wellington, New Zealand (AP) -- A sculpture of a New Zealand government minister crafted from cow manure sold for New Zealand dollars 3,080 ($2,220) on an auction Web site. The bust of New Zealand Environment Minister Nick Smith, sculpted as a protest by artist Sam
- [Activists Bury Heads in Sand](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/11/08/activists-bury-heads-in-sand/) - A protestor from the 'Put People First' action group puts his head in the sand as he poses for the photographers on a beach to protest during the G20 Finance Ministers meeting in St Andrews, Scotland November 7, 2009. Read about it via Reuters: Activists bury heads in sand in G20 beach protest.
- [Fall of Berlin Wall to Be Commemorated by Falling Dominoes](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/11/08/fall-of-berlin-wall-to-be-commemorated-by-falling-dominoes/) - Giant dominoes form tribute to Berlin Wall's fall by David Rising 1010WINS November 7, 2009 Berlin (AP) -- Massive colorful dominoes painted by German students were placed Saturday along the former path of the Berlin Wall to mark the 20th anniversary of the opening of the barrier that divided the city for nearly three decades.
- [Framed by a Computer Virus](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/11/09/framed-by-a-computer-virus/) - Framed for child porn _ by a PC virus by Jordan Robertson 1010WINS November 9, 2009 Of all the sinister things that Internet viruses do, this might be the worst: They can make you an unsuspecting collector of child pornography. Heinous pictures and videos can be deposited on computers by viruses - the malicious programs
- [The Reincarnation Bank](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/11/13/the-reincarnation-bank/) - Submitted by Angela Gunn: The Reincarnation Bank -- Raising the question 'can you shed your karma but keep your cash'... Editor's note: This brings to mind Maqdananda, The Psychic Attorney, a 1994 Joey Skaggs satire. It also brings to mind the Eternal Earth-Bound Pets project covered here previously.
- [How to Spot a Guy from Maine with a DUI Conviction](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/11/13/how-to-spot-a-guy-from-maine-with-a-dui-conviction/) - thanks Ric
- [LiteratEye #39: What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up? Somebody Else.](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/11/13/literateye-39-what-do-you-want-to-be-when-you-grow-up-somebody-else/) - Here's the thirty ninth installment of LiteratEye, a series found only on The Art of the Prank Blog, by W.J. Elvin III, editor and publisher of FIONA: Mysteries & Curiosities of Literary Fraud & Folly and the LitFraud blog. LiteratEye #39: What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up? Somebody Else. By W.J.
- [Liu Bolin's Camouflage Art](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/11/13/liu-bolin-camouflage-art/) - Lui Bolin, a 36-year-old artist from Shandong, China, paints himself and disappears into his own paintings. His work underscores how people are affected by their surroundings. This series, 'Hiding in the city,' is a form of protest inspired by China's persecution of artists. Read and see more at Telegraph.co.uk. thanks Erin
- [Universal Studios Promotes Movie with Fake News Articles](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/11/14/universal-studios-promotes-movie-with-fake-news-articles/) - Studio settlement reported for fake movie news 1010WINS November 12, 2009 Fairbanks, Alaska (AP) -- Universal Pictures has agreed to pay $20,000 to the Alaska Press Club to settle complaints about fake news archives used to promote the movie "The Fourth Kind," the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported. The Anchorage lawyer who negotiated the settlement for
- [Pseudo-Futurist Video Game Improvisation Extravaganza](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/11/14/pseudo-futurist-video-game-improvisation-extravaganza/) - From Eva and Franco Mattes of 0100101110101101.ORG: As part of PERFORMA09, the New York Biennial of performance art, we are performing a live pseudo-Futurist total improvisation extravaganza thing in Second Life. Forget about museums and galleries. On Monday stay home and play video games. Pseudo-Futurist Video Game Improvisation Extravaganza Live in Second Life at http://slurl.com/secondlife/Odyssey/35/25/22/
- [Prank War 8: The Skydiving Prank](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/11/14/prank-war-8-the-skydiving-prank/) - From Scott Beale at LaughingSquid: The Skydiving Prank -- the 8th prank in the 4 year long Prank War between CollegeHumor employees Streeter Seidell and Amir Blumenfeld. http://www.collegehumor.com/moogaloop/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1923808&fullscreen=1 Related links: Prank War 7: The Half Million Dollar Shot CollegeHumor Prank War [watch Prank Wars 1-6 here]
- [Jumping the Snark](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/11/14/jumping-the-snark/) - Jumping the Snark by Dave Gilson Mother Jones November/December 2009 In an age of Yes Men, flash mobs, birthers, and fake pundits, is the prank dead? What's a good prank worth? How about $2 billion? That's how much Dow Chemical's stock value dipped in just 23 minutes on the morning of December 3, 2004, after
- [Hadron Collider - The Sky is Falling!](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/11/17/hadron-collider-the-sky-is-falling/) - Did a Time-Traveling Bird Sabotage the Collider? by Eben Harrell Time Magazine November 11, 2009 Sometime on Nov. 3, the supercooled magnets in sector 81 of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), outside Geneva, began to dangerously overheat. Scientists rushed to diagnose the problem, since the particle accelerator has to maintain a temperature colder than deep
- [The Monkey-Wrench Prank](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/11/17/the-monkey-wrench-prank/) - The Monkey-Wrench Prank: An Interview With Tim DeChristopher by Bryan Farrell Mother Jones November 13, 2009 How the Yes Men inspired a climate activist to impersonate an oil speculator"”and derail a multimillion-dollar federal land giveaway. During the final days of the Bush administration, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) scheduled a controversial auction of oil
- [World's First iPhone Worm](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/11/18/worlds-first-iphone-worm/) - World's first iPhone worm Rickrolls angry fanbois by Dan Goodin The Register 8th November 2009 iPhone owners in Australia awoke this weekend to find their devices targeted by self-replicating attacks that display an image of 1980s heart throb Rick Astley that's not easily removed. The attacks, which researchers say are the world's first iPhone worm
- [The End Is At Hand](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/11/18/the-end-is-at-hand/) - Submitted by W.J. Elvin III: Apocalypse every once in a while... 10 Failed Doomsday Prophecies NationalGeographic.com November 4, 2009 Click here to see all ten prophecies. Just as some people today believe a Maya calendar pinpoints 2012 as the end of the world as we know it, some ancient Romans saw the A.D. 79 eruption
- [Reverse Psychology from Artist Above](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/11/19/reverse-psychology-from-artist-above/) - Submitted by artist Above: Reverse Psychology Performance from Above Leipzig, Germany, November 2009 There are two sides to every coin, and we all know two wrongs don't make a right but somehow when it comes to filming a video in reverse then reversing it, it makes total sense? Confused? Watch the video to get a
- [The Art of The Prank Is Now On Facebook](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/11/19/the-art-of-the-prank-is-now-on-facebook/) - Readers can now follow The Art of the Prank blog on Facebook. Comments are welcome there.
- [Veiled Threat: The Guerrilla Graffiti of Princess Hijab](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/11/20/veiled-threat-the-guerrilla-graffiti-of-princess-hijab/) - Veiled Threat: The guerrilla graffiti of Princess Hijab Bitch Magazine by Arwa Aburawa November 19, 2009 Since 2006, the elusive guerrilla artist known as Princess Hijab has been subverting Parisian billboards, to a mixed reception. Her anonymity irritates her critics, many of whom denounce her as extremist and antifeminist; when she recently conceded, in the
- [Muto, A Wall Painted Animation by Artist BLU](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/11/24/muto-a-wall-painted-animation-by-artist-blu/) - Another animated street mural from artist BLU, an Italian painter who uses the streets to create epic works of animation. This short film, created about two years ago, is, in the artist's words, "An ambiguous animation painted on public walls." MUTO, A Wall Painted Animation by BLU http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=993998&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1 Made in Buenos Aires Music by Andrea
- [LiteratEye #40: And Death Shall Have No Dominion, Particularly If You're a Best-Selling Author](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/11/20/literateye-40-and-death-shall-have-no-dominion-particularly-if-youre-a-best-selling-author/) - Here's the fortieth installment of LiteratEye, a series found only on The Art of the Prank Blog, by W.J. Elvin III, editor and publisher of FIONA: Mysteries & Curiosities of Literary Fraud & Folly and the LitFraud blog. LiteratEye #40: And Death Shall Have No Dominion, Particularly If You're a Best-Selling Author By W.J. Elvin
- [How Pumpkin Pies are Made](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/11/26/how-pumpkin-pies-are-made/) - Happy Thanksgiving from The Art of the Prank! thanks Erin
- [PETA Promises a Furless Muff Protest](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/11/24/peta-promises-a-furless-muff-protest/) - Nude on ice New York Post, Page Six November 23, 2009 There will be no sequined costume for champion figure skater Tai Babilonia tomorrow -- in fact, there will be no costume at all. As part of PETA's iconic "Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur" campaign, the two-time Olympian will skate on the ice rink
- [Red Neck Christmas Lights](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/11/27/red-neck-christmas-lights/) - Submitted by Ric Matheson:
- [No Shortage of Toilet Paper at Colorado Governor's Mansion](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/11/27/no-shortage-of-toilet-paper-at-colorado-governors-mansion/) - Colorado governor's lawn draped in toilet paper 1010Wins November 26, 2009 Denver (AP) -- It wasn't fresh mountain snow but toilet paper that blanketed the front lawn of the Colorado governor's mansion Thanksgiving morning. Gov. Bill Ritter told KUSA-TV that he and his wife noticed shortly after dawn Thursday that someone had "teepeed" the front
- [More Desperate Reality TV Wannabes: Salahis Crash White House Party](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/11/27/more-desperate-reality-tv-wannabes-salahis-crash-white-house-party/) - Obamas" Uninvited Guests Prompt an Inquiry by Helene Cooper and Brian Stelter The New York Times November 26, 2009 Washington "” The Secret Service is investigating how a couple aspiring to be reality-show celebrities managed to appear at President Obama"s first state dinner without being on the guest list, provoking questions about security at the
- [LiteratEye #41 - Making a Killing in the Rare Book Business, Texas-Style](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/11/27/literateye-41-making-a-killing-in-the-rare-book-business-texas-style/) - Here's the forty-first installment of LiteratEye, a series found only on The Art of the Prank Blog, by W.J. Elvin III, editor and publisher of FIONA: Mysteries & Curiosities of Literary Fraud & Folly and the LitFraud blog. LiteratEye #41 - Making a Killing in the Rare Book Business, Texas-Style By W.J. Elvin III November
- [Ig Nobel Awards 2009](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/11/27/ig-nobel-awards-2009/) - Submitted by Rose Fox: The 2009 Ig Nobel Awards were featured on "Science Friday" on NPR today. You can find the broadcast in this archive. Here also is an archive of past years' broadcasts. Ig Nobels Honor Weird Academic Achievements by Bob Gordon DigitalJournal.com November 16, 2009 The Ig Nobel prizes - a play on
- [High-Minded Holiday Gifts 2009: Guerilla Art Kit](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/12/01/high-minded-holiday-gift-2009-guerilla-art-kit/) - From Make: Mischief Maker's Gift Guide: The Guerilla Art Kit ($13.57 on Amazon) MAKE contributing writer John Baichtal reviewed this seemingly awesome Guerilla Art Kit over at GeekDad: Whether it's marginalia, notes shoved in library books, randomly mailed postcards, moss graffiti, fortune cookie fortunes shoved into random locations, Smith has ideas for subtly touching the
- [High-Minded Holiday Gifts 2009: Yarn Bombing](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/12/01/high-minded-holiday-gift-idea-2009-yarn-bombing/) - Submitted by W.J. Elvin III: Some Yarn... From ArsenalPulp.com:
- [High-Minded Holiday Gifts 2009: Noble Works Cards](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/12/01/high-minded-holiday-gifts-2009-noble-works-cards/) - Submitted by Mark at NobleWorksCards.com: Scandalous greeting cards for Christmas, Birthdays, Get Well and any other kick ass occasion you can think of.
- [High-Minded Holiday Gifts 2009: iPhone Scary App](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/12/01/high-minded-holiday-gifts-2009-iphone-scary-app/) - Submitted by Christoph from Cyoshi.com: We have recently launched our iPhone prank app called "Scary App - the iPhone Prank" ($.99 introductory offer): Scary App Promotional video:
- [High-Minded Holiday Gifts 2009: Art and the Subway](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/12/02/high-minded-holiday-gifts-art-and-the-subway/) - Art and the Subway: New York Underground, by Tracy Fitzpatrick The New York City subway, considered an engineering feat and a work of art, has kindled the imagination of millions. Art and the Subway explores artistic production surrounding the world's most famous public transportation system, from just before its opening in 1904 to the present
- [Tales of Two Broken Cities](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/12/02/tales-of-two-broken-cities/) - Fixing a Broken City by Nate Berg MetropolisMag.com November 24, 2009 Just across the river from Detroit sits a city forgotten. Battered by the fall of the auto industry and struggling to keep its economy running, Windsor, Ontario, has seen some tough times in recent years, and things aren"t likely to improve any time soon.
- [High-Minded Holiday Gifts 2009: The Prank Books of John Austin](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/12/02/high-minded-holiday-gifts-the-books-of-john-austin/) - The prank books of toy designer John Austin: Mini Weapons of Mass Destruction: Build Implements of Spitball Warfare ($11.53 on Amazon) This humorous MacGyver inspired tactical guide illustrates the full potential of everyday items and their lethal potential to be transformed into a menacing arsenal. Learn to build Shoelace Darts, Clothespin Catapult, Penny Bombs, Airsoft
- [Free Photos! Fabien Breuvart's Art Market Anarchy at Paris Photo 2009](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/12/02/free-photos-fabien-breuvarts-art-market-anarchy-at-paris-photo-2009/) - From LensCulture.com, November 28, 2009: Art Market Anarchy at Paris Photo 2009 -- Free Photos! A surprise act of art market anarchy took place just outside the entrance to the exclusive gala VIP opening night at Paris Photo 2009 last week. While the crowd of well-dressed international art collectors began to enter the giant hall
- [19th 1st Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony Video, Part 1 of 4](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/12/04/19th-1st-annual-ig-nobel-prize-ceremony-video-part-1-of-4/) - Submitted by Rose Fox: The 2009 Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony took place on Thursday, October 1, at Sanders Theater, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. After several exciting false starts, the Annals of Improbable Research present video of the 2009 Ig Nobel Prize ceremony in four parts: Part 1: Pre-show Risk Cabaret Concert by The Penny-wise Guys,
- [Putz or Schmuck?](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/12/04/putz-or-schmuck/) - Submitted by W.J. Elvin III: Sorry to see where the Washington Times is cutting 40 percent of staff, maybe Rev. Moon needs more imaginative promotion of his product: Berlin's History Res-Erected: Giant Penis Sparks Bizarre Media War by Thomas Hüetlin Spiegel Online International December 3, 2009 Four decades ago, the mass-circulation tabloid Bild did its
- [Peruvian Police Suspended for Faking Mythological Killings](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/12/04/peruvian-police-suspended-for-faking-mythological-killings/) - Submitted by W.J. Elvin III: Come out Santa, it's safe. Looks like it's ok to let your jelly belly roll: Peru officer suspended over human fat killers 'lie' by Dan Collyns BBC News, Lima December 2, 2009 Peru's police chief has suspended a top investigator for saying he had caught a gang who were murdering
- [LiteratEye #42: Stuart Kelly Guides Us On the Madcap Trail of Lost Books](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/12/04/literateye-42-stuart-kelly-guides-us-on-the-madcap-trail-of-lost-books/) - Here's the forty-second installment of LiteratEye, a series found only on The Art of the Prank Blog, by W.J. Elvin III, editor and publisher of FIONA: Mysteries & Curiosities of Literary Fraud & Folly and the LitFraud blog. LiteratEye #42: Stuart Kelly Guides Us On the Madcap Trail of Lost Books By W.J. Elvin III
- [Prostitutes to Protest with Free Sex](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/12/05/prostitutes-to-protest-with-free-sex/) - Submitted by W.J. Elvin III" Prostitutes protest with free sex The Copenhagen Post Online 04 December 2009 As a response to the city council"s efforts to curb prostitution during COP15, sex workers offer free service A group of prostitutes has decided to offer free sex to delegates taking part in UN Climate Change Conference (COP15)
- [Art Basel Ladybug Prankster Still at Large](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/12/08/art-basel-ladybug-prankster-still-at-large/) - Art Basel Opening Bugged Out by Todd Wright NBCMiami.com December 3, 2009 Lady bugs make an appearance at Art Basel What do you get when you mix over-priced, barely recognizable art pieces with ladybugs? A police investigation. Nevermind graffiti artists and art thieves, Miami police are on the hunt for the person who released thousands
- [Non-lactating Man Stunt Makes the Non-news](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/12/08/non-lactating-man-stunt-makes-the-non-news/) - Man fails to lactate, not news becomes news by Broderick Perkins Offbeat News Examiner December 6, 2009 Why a Swedish man thought he could lactate enough to feed his child is a mystery, but he's given up. Sore man breasts was all he got for his antics -- sort of. Until recently "Milkman" Ragnar Bengtsson,
- [Bruce High Quality Foundation: Professional Challenges, Amateur Solutions](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/12/08/bruce-high-quality-foundation-professional-challenges-amateur-solutions/) - Bruce High Quality Foundation at Susan Inglett Gallery New York Dec. 8 – Jan. 23, 2010 The members of the artist collective Bruce High Quality Foundation carry out some very entertaining pranks, from following Robert Smithson"s posthumous Floating Island around New York Harbor in a dinghy to hurling themselves, clad in football gear, at public
- [Boris Vian, French Artist and Provocateur Remembered](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/12/08/boris-vian-french-artist-and-provocateur-remembered/) - A half-century homage to France"s master-prankster by Alison Hird Radio France Internationale December 7, 2009 Boris Vian [1920 – 1959], the provocative writer, singer, poet, inventor and jazz trumpeter, was underestimated during his short, fast lifetime. Yet he had - and still has - a huge impact on French cultural and intellectual life. Fifty years
- [Higher Education for Wankers](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/12/08/higher-education-for-wankers/) - University Of Michigan Poster: No Masturbating In Showers, Semen Related Costs Too High Huffington Post December 7, 2009 Apparently, the students at University of Michigan have taken a shine to polishing their pipes in the group bathrooms. We're meant to think this is real, but this sign and others were posted by a group of
- [Improv Everywhere No Pants 2010 -- Save The Date](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/12/08/improv-everywhere-no-pants-2010-save-the-date/) - Submitted by Charlie Todd of Improv Everywhere: The 9th Annual No Pants! Subway Ride will take place on Sunday, January 10 in New York City. More info with the meeting point and start time will be posted to our site in early January. For now, save the date. You can RSVP on Facebook. Once again
- [SEO for Fraudsters](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/12/10/seo-for-fraudsters/) - How fake sites trick search engines to hit the top by Jordan Robertson 1010WINS December 8, 2009 San Francisco (AP) -- Even search engines can get suckered by Internet scams. With a little sleight of hand, con artists can dupe them into giving top billing to fraudulent Web sites that prey on consumers, making unwitting
- [Computer Prank Instructional](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/12/10/computer-prank-instructional/) - From Gigafide of http://www.tinkernut.com/:
- [High-Minded Holiday Gifts 2009: Banana Protection](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/12/10/high-minded-holiday-gifts-2009-banana-protection/) - From Basem's Motorcycles Blog, Monday December 7, 2009: Aerostich Offers Ultimate Banana Protection ($6.00) GPS? Check. Saddlebags? Check. Banana Guard.... huh? Aerostich are purveyors of fine touring accoutrement and equally fine April Fool's pranks-- remember their Remote Control Zipper Sliders, Krilion 2 glow-in-the-dark spray, and "Radical Cruiser" clothing line with "Insect deflecting carbon fiber conchos"?
- [Hoaxer Sacha Baron Cohen Sued for Libel and Slander](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/12/10/hoaxer-sacha-baron-cohen-sued-for-libel-and-slander/) - Palestinian files $110M libel suit over 'Bruno' 1010WINS by Brett Zongker December 9, 2009 In this Sunday, June 21, 2009 file photo, British actor Sacha Baron Cohen, who plays the part of Bruno, poses in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin as part of promotional activities of the movie "Bruno." A Palestinian shopkeeper and
- [A Christmas Decoration](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/12/11/a-christmas-decoration/) - From quickblogcast.com: Good news is that I truly outdid myself this year with my Christmas decoration. The bad news is that I had to take it down after 2 days. The cops advised me it could cause traffic accidents. People were doing double-takes as they drove by. thanks Erin
- [Philip Morris Eagerly Funds Life Skills Training Program Proven to Fail](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/12/11/philip-morris-eagerly-funds-life-skills-training-program-proven-to-fail/) - University of Colorado at Boulder Falls Prey to Philip Morris' Strategic Philanthropy Submitted by Anne Landman Center or Media and Democracy / PRWatch.org December 4, 2009 The University of Colorado at Boulder has accepted a $12.1 million grant from cigarette maker Philip Morris (PM) to put on "Life Skills Training" (LST) programs in middle schools,
- [LiteratEye #43: Oh, I wonder, wonder who, ummbadoo-ooh, who, who wrote "The Night Before Christmas"?](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/12/11/literateye-43-oh-i-wonder-wonder-who-ummbadoo-ooh-who-who-wrote-the-night-before-christmas/) - Here's the forty-third installment of LiteratEye, a series found only on The Art of the Prank Blog, by W.J. Elvin III, editor and publisher of FIONA: Mysteries & Curiosities of Literary Fraud & Folly and the LitFraud blog. LiteratEye #43: Oh, I wonder, wonder who, ummbadoo-ooh, who, who wrote "The Night Before Christmas"? By W.J.
- [Prank Patrol International](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/12/12/prank-patrol-international/) - From Australia ABC3: Prank Patrol International Art Action 6:30pm Sunday 27 December About the Show Australia's own prankster, Scotty Tweedie has taken to the streets of Australia to prank the unsuspecting and now we are giving you a chance to watch Canada and the UK pull the pranks! We have gathered the best episodes from
- [Yale Terrorized by Fake Infected Monkeys](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/12/12/yale-terrorized-by-fake-infected-monkeys/) - As seen on Gawker: Yale Terrorized by Fake Infected Monkeys A tipster forwarded an email sent by "Yale police" to undergraduates informing them that rhesus monkeys infected with "Motaba virus" had escaped from a research facility. It was a prank. Some were fooled... [Yale Daily News]
- [Jerusalem Hanukkah Flashmob](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/12/12/jerusalem-hanukkah-flashmob/) - From The Nefesh B'Nefesh Aliyah Video Channel: Nefesh B'Nefesh brought over 150 participants together on Ben Yehuda Street for the first ever Jerusalem flash mob in honor of Hanukkah. Nefesh B'Nefesh Hanukkah Flash Mob Watch the Making of the Nefesh B'Nefesh Jerusalem Flash Mob: thanks Tony, Toni & Paul
- [Improv Everywhere: Guerrilla Handbell Strikeforce](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/12/14/improv-everywhere-guerrilla-handbell-strikeforce/) - From Improv Everywhere: Guerrilla Handbell Strikeforce For our latest mission, a 13-member handbell choir provided some unexpected accompaniment for a Salvation Army bell ringer on Lexington Avenue in Manhattan. Enjoy the video first and then go behind the scenes with our report here. Edited by Matt Adams / Idea by Jason Eppink Still Photos: Katie
- [The Fart of the Prank](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/12/14/the-fart-of-the-prank/) - From Randy Sarafan at Instructables.com: Tweet When You Toot: The Twittering Office Chair The Twittering office chair "tweets" (posts a Twitter update) upon the detection of natural gas such as that produced by human flatulence. This is part of my commitment to accurately document and share my life as it happens. For more in depth
- [GOP URL Shortener Pranked](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/12/15/gop-url-shortener-pranked/) - Pranksters Make Short Work of GOP"s URL Shortener for Conservatives by Eliot Van Buskirk Wired December 15, 2009 The Republican party took down its innovative link-shortening tool Tuesday for several hours after pranksters had a field day using the tool to associate the GOP with bondage sites. As part of its new media strategy, the
- [Twitter Hacked by "Iranian Cyber Army"](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/12/18/twitter-hacked-by-iranian-cyber-army/) - Hackers Briefly Bring Down Twitter by Jessica E. Vascellaro Wall Street Journal December 18, 2009 Internet-messaging service Twitter Inc. was hit by a cyber attack Thursday night that temporarily steered visitors to a Web site with an anti-American message from a group calling itself the "Iranian Cyber Army." Twitter co-founder Biz Stone said in a
- [LiteratEye #44: Disinformation: Did Jewish Author J.D. Salinger Really Marry a Nazi Official after World War II?](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/12/18/literateye-44-disinformation-did-jewish-author-j-d-salinger-really-marry-a-nazi-official-after-world-war-ii/) - Here's the forty-fourth installment of LiteratEye, a series found only on The Art of the Prank Blog, by W.J. Elvin III, editor and publisher of FIONA: Mysteries & Curiosities of Literary Fraud & Folly and the LitFraud blog. LiteratEye #44: Disinformation: Did Jewish Author J.D. Salinger Really Marry a Nazi Official after World War II?
- [It's Colder than a Witches Tit. Topless Protest Cancelled.](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/12/19/its-colder-than-a-witches-tit-topless-protest-cancelled/) - Too Cold for Nude Protest, NY Bikers Switch Gears 1010WINS December 19, 2009 New York (AP) -- Bicyclists who planned to go topless to protest the removal of a Brooklyn bike lane have switched gears. Some pinned plastic breasts over their jackets as they rolled into a snowstorm. Dozens of protestors biked through an Orthodox
- [President Obama Makes Prank Call](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/12/24/president-obama-makes-prank-call/) - Incognit-O phone prank by Lukas I. Alpert New York Post December 23, 2009 Move over, Vinny from Queens. There's a new radio call-in king -- and he's dialing from the White House. President Obama played a prank on his friend, outgoing Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine, phoning Kaine's radio show as "Barry from DC" to gripe
- [High-Minded Holiday Gifts 2009: Toilet Sound Blocker](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/12/24/high-minded-holiday-gifts-2009-toilet-sound-blocker/) - From the Japan Trend Shop: We all know what's it like. You are sitting on the toilet and you know the people right outside can hear your every noise. Well, now we have the perfect product to help you in this embarrassing situation. Small and clipping easily to your mobile, the Eco-Otome Toilet Sound Blocker
- [Office Stress Management Pranks](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/12/24/office-stress-management-pranks/) - Parker: Real-estate stress opens door to pranks by Penny Parker Denver Post December 8, 2009 State employees are feeling the pinch of the real estate downturn, too. State-mandated furloughs and the hiring freeze have contributed to the Real Estate Division's stress and burnout. In an effort to pump up Cary Whitaker, manager of the mortgage
- [Duplicitous Electronic PR: Virtual AstroTurfing](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/12/24/duplicitous-electronic-pr-virtual-astroturfing/) - Insurers Trick Facebook Users Into Opposing Health Care Reform Center for Media and Democracy / PR Watch Source: The Business Insider December 9, 2009 A coalition of insurance industry groups called "Get Health Reform Right," led by Blue Cross Blue Shield and including America's Health Insurance Plans, the American Benefits Council and others, has been
- [Honk If You Love Jesus...](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/12/24/honk-if-you-love-jesus/) - thanks Erin
- [Disqualified Decorations](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/12/25/disqualified-decorations/) - Anonymous note: Once again, I was disqualified from my neighborhood "Best Decorated House" contest due to my 'bad attitude'! Folks with tons of money to spend on decorations, lights, and utility bills in these hard times just don't appreciate simplicity. thanks Mary Jenifer
- [Taxi Art](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/12/29/taxi-art/) - Movable Art: NYC Cabs to be Topped Off with Art 1010WINS December 26, 2009 New York (AP) -- The next place to see modern art in New York City could be on the roof of a yellow cab. A Las Vegas, Nev.-based company that sells advertising space atop taxis says it plans to display artworks
- [Top 10 Urban Legends of 2009](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/12/29/top-10-urban-legends-of-2009/) - Top 10 Urban Legends of 2009 by David Emery About.com Guide Here, in ascending order of popularity as gauged by reader interest and site traffic, are the Top 10 Urban Legends, Rumors, and Internet Hoaxes of 2009: 10. August 'Mars Spectacular' Circulating for the sixth year running, this email hoax describes a "once in a
- [David Levine, R.I.P.](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/12/31/david-levine-r-i-p/) - David Levine, iconic artist and satirist, most known for his political caricatures, passed away December 29, 2009. This reproduction of his famous caricature of Kissinger "doing" the earth was recently published in Gawker. It is followed by his obit from The New York Times plus links to other articles of interest: David Levine, Biting Caricaturist,
- [Kennedy Photo Hoax](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/12/29/kennedy-photo-hoax/) - Submitted by W.J. Elvin III as seen on The Slatest: TMZ Duped by Kennedy Photo Hoax, December 28, 2009 Early Monday morning, celebrity gossip site TMZ published a photo it claimed could have "changed world history." The photo, according to the Web site and the experts it marshaled, showed former President John F. Kennedy surrounded
- [Fake "Detective's Crime Clinic" Van Causes Panic in Times Square](https://artoftheprank.com/2009/12/31/fake-detectives-crime-clinic-van-causes-panic-in-times-square/) - Van Causes Scare Day Before Times Square Revelry 1010WINS 30 December 2009 New York (1010 WINS/AP) -- A white van without license plates parked in the heart of Times Square caused a security scare Wednesday that rattled New Yorkers and thousands of holiday tourists milling about amid preparations for the city's massive New Year's Eve
- [LiteratEye #45: How to Keep That New Year's Resolution? Take It Along to a Desert Island](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/01/01/literateye-45-how-to-keep-that-new-years-resolution-take-it-along-to-a-desert-island/) - Here's the forty-fifth installment of LiteratEye, a series found only on The Art of the Prank Blog, by W.J. Elvin III, editor and publisher of FIONA: Mysteries & Curiosities of Literary Fraud & Folly and the LitFraud blog. LiteratEye #45: How to Keep That New Year's Resolution? Take It Along to a Desert Island By
- [Twitterer's Tweak Huff Post's Tweets](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/01/03/twitterers-tweak-huff-posts-tweets/) - Hackers mimic Huffington Post's Twitter feed 1010WINS January 2, 2009 San Francisco (AP) -- A Huffington Post spokesman says the left-leaning news and opinion Web site was not hacked when a Twitter social network feed emerged in its name and began issuing insults with a conservative bent. Mario Ruiz tells The Associated Press in an
- [Banksy v. Robbo -- Tag! You're It!](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/01/03/banksy-v-robbo-tag-youre-it/) - Banksy rival King Robbo has the final word in street art feud by Fiona Hamilton The Times December 30, 2009 Not since the rivalry of Picasso and Matisse, which prompted the Spanish master"s friends to throw missiles at his French counterpart"s work, has there been such a clash between artistic camps. This time, though, the
- [No Pants 2010 Details for Cities in 13 Countries Around the World](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/01/05/no-pants-2010-details-for-cities-in-13-countries-around-the-world/) - From Charlie Todd of Improv Everywhere: The 9th Annual No Pants Subway Ride will take place on Sunday, January 10 in New York and cities around the world. Last Year's No Pants Subway Ride: All are invited to participate. The event will take place at 3:00 PM on Sunday, January 10. Everything you need to
- [New Airport Security Check-in Procedures](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/01/05/new-airport-security-check-in-procedures/) - thanks Erin
- [Satirists Hack Two World Leaders' Web Sites](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/01/06/satirists-hack-two-world-leaders-web-sites/) - Submitted by W.J. Elvin III as seen on The Slatest, January 5, 2009: In Spain and Iran, Hackers Target Leaders' Web Sites Hackers targeted the Web sites of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahamdinejad and Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero in unrelated"”and equally entertaining"”Internet attacks Tuesday. According to tech blogger Austin Heap, Iranian hackers "had
- [Hula Flash Mob](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/01/06/hula-flash-mob/) - Submitted by Mary Mulhall as seen on the Hit and Run Hula Web site: On August 15, 2009, Patrick Makuakane and his San Francisco based Hula Halau, Na Lei Hulu I Ka Wekiu, staged a 'Hit and Run Hula' event throughout San Francisco. Unannounced Hula performances were showcased in surprise venues for the entertainment of
- [LiteratEye #46: Who Discovered the Americas? Egyptians, Irish, Chinese and Your Uncle Bob](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/01/08/literateye-46-who-discovered-the-americas-egyptians-irish-chinese-and-your-uncle-bob/) - Here's the forty-sixth installment of LiteratEye, a series found only on The Art of the Prank Blog, by W.J. Elvin III, editor and publisher of FIONA: Mysteries & Curiosities of Literary Fraud & Folly and the LitFraud blog. LiteratEye #46: Who Discovered the Americas? Egyptians, Irish, Chinese and Your Uncle Bob By W.J. Elvin III
- [Public Ad Campaign's National Bestseller](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/01/10/public-ad-campaigns-national-bestseller/) - Jordan Seiler's interview with Danny Valdes on his first radio broadcast of Radio Provocateur on WVRB radio resulted in this article for The Indypendent: Artists Reclaim Public Space: A Conversation with Public Ad Campaign Founder Jordan Seiler by Danny Valdes The Indypendent January 8, 2010 Everywhere you turn in New York City, there are advertisements"”
- [Get a Whiff of This: Spec "Suicide" Audi Ad](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/01/10/get-a-whiff-of-this-spec-suicide-audi-ad/) - Submitted by W.J. Elvin III about an unauthorized spec commercial for Audi A5: Suicide: still not the best advertising theme from AdFreak.com, by Brian Morrissey, January 8, 2010 Oh goody, another suicide ad. What is it about cars that leads people to the suicide theme? You'll recall that Volkswagen disowned a rogue suicide-bomber spec commercial
- [Strangers on My Flight](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/01/10/strangers-on-my-flight/) - From Animatronics.org: Click here or on the image to hear Frank Sinatra sing Strangers on My Flight thanks Linda Related link: My Space My Way
- [Improv Everywhere: No Pants Subway Ride 2010](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/01/11/improv-everywhere-no-pants-subway-ride-2010/) - From Charlie Todd of Improv Everywhere: The 9th Annual No Pants Subway Ride went off without a hitch today in New York. It"s tough to count, but we"re guessing we had around 3,000 participants. Riders met at meeting points spread out all over the city and converged on Union Square. The high was 28 degrees.
- [Empire of Illusion](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/01/15/empire-of-illusion/) - From editor Joey Skaggs: I recommend this piece from The January/February 2010 issue of Tikkun written by Christopher Hedges about the cultural phenomenon of celebrity-ism. Parts are excerpted from his 2009 book, Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle. Celebrity Culture and the Obama Brand, by Christopher Hedges Barack Obama
- [LiteratEye #47: A Tale of Theft & Murder Behind "The Hound of the Baskervilles"](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/01/15/literateye-47-a-tale-of-theft-murder-behind-the-hound-of-the-baskervilles/) - Here's the forty-seventh installment of LiteratEye, a series found only on The Art of the Prank Blog, by W.J. Elvin III, editor and publisher of FIONA: Mysteries & Curiosities of Literary Fraud & Folly and the LitFraud blog. LiteratEye #47: A Tale of Theft & Murder Behind "The Hound of the Baskervilles" By W.J. Elvin
- [Moscow Billboard Hacked](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/01/15/moscow-billboard-hacked/) - Porn video shown on Moscow highway billboard by Nataliya Vasilyeva 1010WINS January 15, 2009 Moscow (AP) -- Drivers in downtown Moscow squinted in disbelief as an electronic highway billboard blazed a two-minute pornographic video instead of its regular advertising clips. Late-night traffic on one of the Russian capital's busiest roads slowed Thursday as a couple's
- [Sex Education -- Little Rascals Mash-up](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/01/17/sex-education-little-rascals-mash-up/) - Rascal Flick thanks Erin poster: monkeydollars.net
- [Eva and Franco Mattes Perform Live in Plymouth](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/01/18/eva-and-franco-mattes-perform-live-in-plymouth/) - Submitted by Eva and Franco Mattes aka 0100101110101101.org: I know that it's all a state of mind Live in Plymouth and in Second Life If you happen to be in England next weekend there is a good reason to come to Plymouth. Marina Abramovic is curating a performance event called "The Pigs of Today are
- [How Not to Pull Off an Art Stunt...](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/01/18/how-not-to-pull-off-an-art-stunt/) - Pop Artist Arrested For Gatorade Prank Involving Tiger Woods and Wife Elin Nordegren blogs.wsj.com by Evan Perez January 13, 2010 Federal authorities arrested a Colorado man who allegedly relabeled bottles of Gatorade with pictures of golf star Tiger Woods and his wife Elin Nordegren and the word "unfaithful" as part of a pop art stunt.
- [(I'm Hungover In) The Walmart Breakroom](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/01/19/im-hungover-in-the-walmart-breakroom/) - Submitted by D. Striker: We filmed this on location at Walmart. We lasted 30 minutes before being asked to leave. But as you'll see, that was enough time to capture plenty of content... (I'm Hungover In) The Walmart Breakroom by D. Striker
- [The Great Foil Caper](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/01/19/the-great-foil-caper/) - Submitted by a fan on our Art of the Prank Facebook page who said, "Just came across this one. Not so environmentally friendly but very funny..." Aluminum Foil Prank , by Paul Winn Music
- [LiteratEye #48: Newspaper Nostalgia: Biped Beavers, Libidinous Man-Bats on the Moon](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/01/22/literateye-48-newspaper-nostalgia-biped-beavers-libidinous-man-bats-on-the-moon/) - Here's the forty-eighth installment of LiteratEye, a series found only on The Art of the Prank Blog, by W.J. Elvin III, editor and publisher of FIONA: Mysteries & Curiosities of Literary Fraud & Folly and the LitFraud blog. LiteratEye #48: Newspaper Nostalgia: Biped Beavers, Libidinous Man-Bats on the Moon By W.J. Elvin III January 22,
- [Banksy Film "Exit Through The Gift Shop" to Premiere at Sundance](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/01/24/banksy-film-exit-through-the-gift-shop-to-premiere-at-sundance/) - As seen on TheFilmStage.com, January 21, 2010: Graffiti Artist Banksy To Debut Mysterious New Film. by Raffi Asdourian Banksy, the renowned British graffiti artist, whose artworks are often satirical diatribes on topics such as politics, culture, and ethics, is shocking the independent film world with what may be the greatest film prank of all time.
- [Subway Humor](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/01/28/subway-humor/) - From Huffington Post, January 27, 2010: Funny Subway Vandalism To start off, we in no way condone vandalism; it's not our idea of a good time. That said, the ads presented in this collection have already been modified, and thus there's nothing we can do about it except enjoy the jokes that have already been
- [Freedom of the Press vs. The Truth](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/01/28/freedom-of-the-press-vs-the-truth/) - Submitted by W.J. Elvin III: British Journalism 101: Don't let facts stand in the way of a good story... British Newspapers Make Things Up by Satoshi Kanazawa Psychology Today January 24, 2010 In April 2008, I wrote that British journalists interpret "freedom of the press" to mean that they can make up anything they want
- [The Short Life of the Astoria Scum River Bridge](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/01/29/the-short-life-of-the-astoria-scum-river-bridge/) - Submitted by W.J. Elvin III as seen on Posterchild's Blade Diary and Jason Epping's flickr page: Astoria Scum River Bridge: For several years, a leaky pipe on 33rd Street beneath the Hell Gate Bridge viaduct approach has submerged more than a hundred square feet of heavily-trafficked sidewalk under a festering cesspool of standing water. Astoria
- [Espionage and Tampering as Activism?](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/01/29/espionage-and-tampering-as-activism/) - Update January 30, 2010: High Jinks to Handcuffs for Landrieu Provocateur, The New York Times ACORN foe: Phone scheme meant to embarrass senator by Michael Kunzelman and Brett J. Blackledge 1010WINS January 29, 2009 New Orleans (AP) -- A conservative activist accused of trying to tamper with Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu's phones said he and
- [LiteratEye #49: Biff! Bam! Super-Journalist Takes On the Academics](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/01/29/literateye-49-biff-bam-super-journalist-takes-on-the-academics/) - Here's the forty-ninth installment of LiteratEye, a series found only on The Art of the Prank Blog, by W.J. Elvin III, editor and publisher of FIONA: Mysteries & Curiosities of Literary Fraud & Folly and the LitFraud blog. LiteratEye #49: Biff! Bam! Super-Journalist Takes On the Academics By W.J. Elvin III January 29, 2010 "I
- [New Supreme Court Look](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/01/31/new-supreme-court-look/) - thanks Erin
- [World's Most Generic News Report](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/02/01/worlds-most-generic-news-report/) - From Series 2, Episode 2 of Charlie Brooker's Newswipe on BBC: The world's most generic news report - Charlie Brooker's Newswipe thanks Stuart and Miguel
- [SF's Answer to Westboro Baptist Church](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/02/01/sfs-answer-to-westboro-baptist-church/) - Submitted by Marcy LaViollette as seen on Laughing Squid posted by Ed Hunsinger: San Francisco"s Answer to Westboro Baptist Church photo by EDW Lynch Westboro Baptist Church showed up to protest in front of Twitter"s San Francisco office on Thursday, but found themselves severely outnumbered by a crowd of absurdist pranksters, including guest blogger EDW
- [USB Wine](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/02/04/usb-wine/) - USB Wine, download wine straight from the vineyards!, by zs2creative The USB Wine key allows you to download wine from home and straight from the vineyard. The Wine Store offers more than 1200 different wines you can taste immediately with just a few clicks! Go to www.usbwine.com now and start downloading! http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x3m9d1 thanks Erin
- [Rémi Gaillard 1999-2009](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/02/21/remi-gaillard-1999-2009/) - Dangerously funny videos created and produced by Rémi Gaillard. The show continues on www.nimportequi.com. 1999/2009 Remi Gaillard thanks Miso
- [Nat Tate Lives](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/02/24/nat-tate-lives/) - Submitted by W.J. Elvin III and André Gattolin: The greatest literary hoax ever? by John Crace The Guardian 10 February 2010 A French philosopher has been caught out by a literary prank. But it's nothing on the tale of the forgotten artist Nat Tate La Rive Gauche rigole. Bernard-Henri Levy, France's loudest voice of the
- [Look Out for Another Two Feet of Snow!](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/03/05/look-out-for-another-two-feet-of-snow/) - thanks Norman
- [The Sandpit by Sam O'Hare](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/03/05/the-sandpit-by-sam-ohare/) - A day in the life of New York City, in miniature... The Sandpit from Sam O'Hare http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9679622&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1 Best viewed in HD and full screen for best effect at vimeo.com Original Music composed by Human, co-written by Rosi Golan and Alex Wong. For a description of the shoot, camera, lenses and workflow, please visit bit.ly/aFmaPZ. thanks
- [Russian Rap](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/03/05/russian-rap/) - This video needs no introduction... Я очень рад, ведь я, наконец, возвращаюсь домой thanks Adam
- [Hold Your Horses! Life Mimics Art](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/03/10/hold-your-horses-life-mimics-art/) - Update: Visit here for a cheat sheet of the artists and their work. 70 Million by Hold Your Horses! from L'Ogre. http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9752986&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1 thanks Nancy and Berns
- [Urban Roof Art with Antony Gormley](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/03/10/urban-roof-art-with-antony-gormley/) - NYPD: Rooftop Figures Just Art, Not People in Distress 1010WINS March 9, 2010 New York (AP/1010 WINS) -- The New York Police Department wants the public to know that the figures soon to be gazing down from buildings near a midtown park are an artist's body casts -- not residents in distress. The department was
- [NY State Bird Resigns](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/03/10/ny-state-bird-resigns/) - Ads in New York Show State Animals Trying to Resign 1010WINS March 10, 2010 Albany, N.Y. (AP/ 1010 WINS) -- A coalition of environmental groups has a new ad campaign urging lawmakers to restore money to the state's Environmental Protection Fund. The ad features the state's "official'' animals -- bluebird, snapping turtle, beaver and brook
- [Guerrilla Crocheting in Cape May](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/03/10/guerrilla-crocheting-in-cape-may/) - Midnight Knitter Pulls the Wool Over NJ Shore Town 1010WINS March 10. 2010 West Cape May, N.J. (AP/1010 WINS) -- Someone is spinning quite a yarn over one New Jersey shore town. Dubbed "The Midnight Knitter'' by West Cape May residents, someone is covering tree branches and lamp poles with little sweaters under cover of
- [War of the Worlds Revisited: TV Pilot on Russian Attack Causes Panic in Georgia](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/03/14/war-of-the-worlds-revisited-tv-pilot-on-russian-attack-causes-panic-in-georgia/) - HOAX NEWS: Russia attacks Georgia, Saakashvili killed Russia Today (RT) March 13, 2010 If one of your main news channels said your country's been invaded and your president murdered - you'd no doubt be extremely scared. In Georgia, that's just what's happened. What's worse is that the TV station only gave a brief warning that
- [pHarmony: Matchmaking with an Agenda](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/03/15/pharmony-matchmaking-with-an-agenda/) - Submitted by Jean Pockrus of Greenpeace USA: PolluterWatch, a project of Greenpeace, has launched pHarmony, a matchmaking site just like eHarmony.com but dedicated to helping polluter industry lobbyists, CEOs, and propagandists match up with friendly public officials to make it easy to buy and sell influence and sabotage our clean energy future without ever leaving
- [Corporation To Run for Congress](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/03/15/corporation-to-run-for-congress/) - From the Institute for Public Accuracy: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, March 15, 2010 Corporation Running for Congress Following Supreme Court Ruling Interviews Available On Saturday, the Washington Post published a front-page story about the corporation Murray Hill running for Congress: "After the Supreme Court declared that corporations have the same rights as individuals when it
- [Doritos Goat Cheese...Spread the love](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/03/15/doritos-goat-cheese-spread-the-love/) - Submitted by Brett Nielsen: An Odd Doritos Ad for an Odd Doritos Flavor... I submitted this to the Doritos mystery flavor contest and it is gaining popularity. It made it past the screeners (I guess they've never seen goatse) and if it wins then the new Doritos flavour will be called Goat Cheese and they
- [Now You See It, Now You Don't](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/03/16/now-you-see-it-now-you-dont/) - Hardcore Graffiti Behavior - Magic Colorz (Berlin) via Global Shift
- [Announcing New York's 25th Annual April Fools' Day Parade](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/03/22/announcing-new-yorks-25th-annual-april-fools-day-parade/) - From Joey Skaggs: The New York April Fools" Committee Is Proud to Announce NEW YORK CITY"S 25th ANNUAL APRIL FOOLS" DAY PARADE "Up, Up and Away!" The 25th Annual April Fools" Day Parade will begin at Fifth Avenue and 59th Street at 12 noon, Thursday, April 1, 2010. Rain or shine, the parade will march
- [Citizens' Posse Takes on Big Insurance](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/03/16/citizens-posse-takes-on-big-insurance/) - Submitted by Andrew Boyd of Agit-Pop Communications: Last Tuesday March 9th Agit-Pop and Health Care for America Now conducted a Mass Citizen's Arrest of the insurance industry's lobbying arm AHIP at the Ritz-Carlton in DC. We Deputized 4,000 reform-warriors and collared some insurance criminals to tell Congress to end their support of a broken health
- [Generic Movie Trailer -- One Size Fits All](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/03/24/generic-movie-trailer-one-size-fits-all/) - Submitted by Stuart MacLelland: Trailer for the 11th Best Picture Nomination of 2009 by Nick Kocher and Brian McElhaney of Britanick, (3:23) Academy Award Winning Movie Trailer
- [The Pissed Off Legacy of Duchamp](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/03/24/the-pissed-off-legacy-of-duchamp/) - An homage to Duchamp found in the yard of Joey Skaggs... Could it be Fountain #18? Rogue urinals The Economist online March 24, 2010 Has the art market gone Dada? Critics tend to declare that Marcel Duchamp's urinal, entitled "Fountain", is the most important artwork of the 20th century. Yet its standing as a collectable
- [The Egg Trick](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/03/24/the-egg-trick/) - Johnny Carson and Dom DeLuise egg each other on... thanks Don
- [SF Saint Stupid's Day Parade Debuts in 3D](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/03/27/sf-saint-stupids-day-parade-debuts-in-3d/) - The 32nd annual Saint Stupid's Day Parade takes place Thursday, April first starting at noon in the Embarcadeo plaza in San Francisco. This spring time traditon weaves on the sidewalk thru the financial district's temples of the Free Market with stops at the 'Stations of Stupid'....the 'dead lottery ticket' offering at the Federal Reserve Bank
- [WFP to MTA: WTF?](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/03/31/wfp-to-mta-wtf/) - MTA: Texty Subway Ads Unsuitable for Display 1010WINS March 31, 2010 New York (1010 WINS) -- A new subway ad campaign against fare hikes – featuring suggestive acronyms "˜WTF?" and "˜OMFG" – has been banned by the MTA. The posters, conceived by the Working Families Party, are almost exact replicas of official service-change bulletins frequently
- [Guerrilla Marketing: Dante's Inferno Revisited](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/03/27/guerrilla-marketing-dantes-inferno-revisited/) - Submitted by Tim Jackson: The Electronic Arts campaign for the video game 'Dante's Inferno', recently reviewed in the Times, had quite a release campaign. It utilized some interesting hoaxes, including a fake Christian protest. Curious, I hunted down the whole list of ad campaign stunts. To hell and back: EA's guerrilla marketing campaign for 'Dante's
- [Culture Clash in the International Marketplace](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/03/31/culture-clash-in-the-international-marketplace/) - thanks Erin
- [The Magic of Liu Qian... Exposed](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/03/31/the-magic-of-liu-qian-exposed/) - An amazing magic trick performed on CCTV for Chinese New Year 2010: Liu Qian - Magic Show on 2010 Chinese New Year Within hours, the trick was exposed online. So much for the keeping the magic of the mystery! thanks Linda
- [Top Five Tech Practical Jokes](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/03/31/top-five-tech-practical-jokes/) - From CNET TV: Top Five Tech Practical Jokes, by Tom Merritt, Executive Editor http://www.cnet.com/av/video/flv/universalPlayer/universalSmall.swf
- [Happy April Fools' Day!](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/04/01/happy-april-fools-day/)
- [Up, Up & Away!](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/03/31/up-up-away/) - From Joey Skaggs: New York City's 25th Annual April Fools' Day Parade kicks off at noon sharp from 5th Avenue and 59th Street!! Come join the festivities! For details, check out the press release. See you there!
- [While You Were Sleeping The World Has Changed](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/04/01/while-you-were-sleeping-the-world-has-changed/) - The Independent UK brings news today heralding scientific advances of unimaginable significance: Mypopic viewpoint Car technology breakthrough hailed as vehicles driven by near-sighted persons are fitted with prescription glass windscreens. Watch the video here. Licking history The Sun has today made newspaper history with the world's first flavoured page. On page 17 a white square
- [Tech Crunch List 2010](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/04/01/tech-crunch-list-2010/) - The April Fools 2010: The TechCrunch definitive list will be updated all day. In the meantime, DO NOT go to the College Humor web site until they work out the kinks...
- [Scarface School Play](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/04/03/scarface-school-play/) - According to cindymomof6: Jaydon's school put on a kids production of Scarface. Al Pacino, look out! Cute but... it's a hoax. thanks Erin
- [Improv Everywhere: No Underwear Subway Ride](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/04/01/improv-everywhere-no-underwear-subway-ride/) - From Charlie Todd of Improv Everywhere: No Underwear Subway Ride For our latest mission, over 1,000 people rode the subway without underwear or pants in New York City. Our annual No Pants Subway Ride has been a tradition for years, and we decided it was time to up the ante. Enjoy the video first and
- [Billboards We'd Like to See](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/04/03/billboards-wed-like-to-see/) - Lot's more! For more billboards, visit here. thanks Erin
- [Cell Phone Eavesdropping by Tom Mape](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/04/03/cell-phone-eavesdropping-by-tom-mape/) - From CMT Comedy Stage - Tom Mape in "Mape in America" Click here to watch a video of a Tom Mape phone prank called Cell Phone Eavesdropping thanks Linda Check out more prank calls from Tom Mabe here and here.
- [International Pillow Fight Day, April 3, 2010](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/04/03/international-pillow-fight-day-april-3-2010/) - Feathers flew from cities all over the U.S. to Amsterdam, Antiqua, Auckland and Beijing. Scores of cities participated and thousands of pillows will never be the same. For more photos, video and details, visit the Pillow Fight Day Web site. photos: Toronto Sun
- [Collateral Cover-up](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/04/06/collateral-cover-up/) - Editor's Note: This video depicts graphic and deadly American military action against unarmed, non-combatant people, two of whom were Reuters journalists holding cameras standing on a street in Iraq in 2007. The incident was vetted by the military and apparently covered up. WikiLeaks obtained the footage from military whistleblowers and stands by its authenticity. It
- [Harnessing a Mythical Creature -- China & The Internet](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/04/11/harnessing-a-mythical-creature-china-the-internet/) - China"s Censors Tackle and Trip Over the Internet by Michael Wines, Sharon LaFraniere & Jonathan Ansfield The New York Times April 7, 2010 Beijing "” Type the Chinese characters for "carrot" into Google"s search engine here in mainland China, and you will be rewarded not with a list of Internet links, but a blank screen.
- [Video Projector Pranks: When One Equals Two](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/04/11/video-projector-pranks-when-one-equals-two/) - As seen on Laughing Squid, posted by Aaron Muszalski on April 6, 2010: Matthew Weathers, a Mathematics and Computer Science Professor at Biola University in Southern California, has a charming talent for surprising his students with clever video projector pranks. For a tutorial on how Matthew Weathers creates these video projector pranks, click here.
- [Banksy -- Laughing All the Way to the Bank?](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/04/16/banksy-laughing-all-the-way-to-the-bank/) - Update April 19, 2010: The question of whether or not this film is a hoax keeps coming up. The answer seems extremely obvious to us, but here's some fodder from Web Concepts: Here"s Why the Banksy Movie Is a Banksy Prank Riddle? Yes. Enigma? Sure. Documentary? By Melena Ryzik The New York Times April 13,
- [RE/Mixed Media Festival 2010](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/04/16/remixed-media-festival-2010/) - Submitted by RE/Mixed Media Festival festival producer Tom Tenney: RE/Mixed Media Festival 2010, Sunday, May 30, 2010 2 PM – Midnight "¢ FREE TO THE PUBLIC Galapagos Art Space, 16 Main Street, DUMBO, Brooklyn NY 11201 www.remixedmedia.org "¢ www.galapagosartspace.com "¢ janlarsenart.com GENERAL INFO: 530-330-LOFI (5634) In the past decade, digital hardware and software has allowed
- [Art to Eat](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/04/17/art-to-eat/) - In the Future, Everyone Will Be a Pià±ata for 15 Minutes by Dave Itzkoff The New York Times April 15, 2010 This 20-foot-tall pià±ata representation of the head of Andy Warhol, designed by the food artist Jennifer Rubell, will make its debut at a gala for the Brooklyn Museum on April 22. In answer to
- [Streaming Books [English & Spanish]](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/04/19/streaming-books-english-spanish/) - Spanish artist Alicia Martin's Biografà­as: Here's a video of artist Alicia Martin discussing her work, from blip.tv [Spanish] http://blip.tv/play/AYOAFAI via frozenly.com & urbanprankster
- [iPad: The Cat's Meow](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/04/19/ipad-the-cats-meow/) - thanks Erin
- [The Yes Men: Dow Throws a Party, Mainly Zombies Show Up](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/04/19/the-yes-men-dow-throws-a-party-mainly-zombies-show-up/) - From The Yes Men, April 19, 2010: Dow Throws a Dismal Party, Few Attend On Sunday April 18th, 2010, Dow Chemical sponsored the "Dow Run For Water" in cities around the globe. The event was shut down in London and Stockholm due to protests, but not in New York, where protesters were faced by an
- [When Art Mimics... Art](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/04/19/when-art-mimics-art/) - Artist Dave Barton's portraits parody the best of 'em... Rembrandt"s Homer Simpson Marge Simpson And, there's more... Grounds Keeper Willie Van Gogh Apu Dali Monet"s Vader with a Parasol American Gothic via frozenly.com
- [Elderly Belgians Get Even](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/04/20/elderly-belgians-get-even/) - Benidorm Bastards is a Belgian TV show where the elderly take revenge by pulling pranks on random people. Trailer: http://www.liveleak.com/e/cb3_1271705009
- [If There's a Naked Kid with a Nerf Gun in Your Front Yard...](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/04/24/if-theres-a-naked-kid-with-a-nerf-gun-in-your-front-yard/) - Goofiness Before Graduation: High-school seniors love pranks, but principals aren't smiling by Jane Hawes The Columbus Dispatch April 23, 2010 If there's a naked kid with a Nerf gun in your front yard, chances are you live near an Olentangy high-school senior. It's that perilous time of year leading up to high-school graduation, but fear
- [Graffomat: "Coming Soon to a Hood Near You"](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/04/24/graffomat-coming-soon-to-a-hood-near-you/) - As seen on Laughing Squid, posted by Aaron Muszalski, April 23, 2010: From Graffomat.com: Graffomat is entering the market with a new state of the art graffiti supply vending machine! Graffomat will supply you with all of your favorite state of the art graffiti supplies such as markers, caps, gloves, and everything else that the
- [Remembering Silibil N' Brains & Other Music Industry Pranks](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/04/24/remembering-silibil-n-brains-other-music-industry-pranks/) - Hoax is where the art is: music biz scams by Jane Graham The Guardian 24 April 2010 With the story of how rap-scallions Silibil N'Brains fooled America hitting shelves, Jane Graham looks at some more music industry hoaxes As international fraudsters, they had brassier balls than the Enron board and more starry-eyed optimism than Bernie
- [Banksy & Robbo Up the Anty. Perfect Timing.](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/04/24/banksy-robbo-up-the-anty-perfect-timing/) - Banksy graffiti feud given a fresh coat by Alexandra Topping guardian.co.uk 23 April 2010 Banksy alters King Robbo 'tag' on Regent's canal "¢ King Robbo retaliates but some cry publicity stunt The history of art has been coloured by fierce and often glaringly public feuds between celebrated artists of the day. From Turner and Constable
- [Melbourne Hopes Banksy Will Return to Re-Defile Their Streets](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/04/29/melbourne-hopes-banksy-will-return-to-re-defile-their-streets/) - City does give a rat's for Banksy's wiped-out art by Raymond Gill theage.com.au April 28, 2010 The curator of Citylights Projects in Hosier Lane, where the Banksy graffiti was erased, says the council is remiss. Melbourne City Council sent the cleaners into Hosier Lane on Thursday to tidy up the rat-infested garbage, but they caught
- [Giving Hoaxing a Bad Name](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/04/29/giving-hoaxing-a-bad-name/) - Hoax earthquake SMS creates panic in northeast, Sify News, April 28, 2010 US veteran charged in airline bomb hoax, AFP, April 28, 2010 Hoax AMBER Alert spread quickly, ABC-7.com, April 28, 2010 Hoax "˜Death Calls" Made to US Families, Military.com, April 22, 2010 Splinter Cell Publicity Stunt Almost Gets Someone Shot, everydaynodaysoff.com, April 20, 2010
- [So, Are You Going to Kate's Party?](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/04/29/so-are-you-going-to-kates-party/) - Serial prankster admits to Kate's party hoax Yahoo!7 April 27, 2010 The serial online prankster David Thorne is at it again, this time creating the party of the century on social networking site, Facebook. Thorne, known for his hilarious attempt to pay a bill with a spider drawing, has created a new viral phenomenon with
- [Chinese Evangelical Explorers "Find" the Real Noah's Ark](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/04/29/chinese-evangelical-explorers-find-the-real-noahs-ark/) - The Great Noah's Ark Hoax by D.M. Murdock Examiner.com April 28, 2010 You can hardly blame the Turks around Ararat. There's a lot of money being poured into the local economy from these numerous creationist expeditions. It only makes sense to salt a few sites with chunks of wood... Dr. P.Z. Myers Good news for
- [Costco Prank](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/04/29/costco-prank/) - Internet prankster takes on Costco By QMI Agency Toronto Sun April 28, 2010 If you're shopping at Costco and you come across a price tag for "Goat Balls," "Human infant skull replicas," or "The Gift of the Magi," your eyes aren't deceiving you. They're the handiwork of Rob Cockerham, a tech support worker in Sacramento,
- [Downfall Parodies: The End is Near](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/04/29/downfall-parodies-the-end-is-near/) - Due to a copyright infringement suit, all the Hitler film "Downfall" parodies are being pulled from YouTube April 30. The hysterical Hitler parodies. So a couple of people made ROFL versions in response: This one's on Funny or Die, so maybe it will survive the scourge: Hitler Finds Out the Hitler Downfall Parody Videos are
- [No Fun with Franco and Eva Mattes](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/05/02/no-fun-with-franco-and-eva-mattes/) - From Franco & Eva Mattes, aka 0100101110101101.ORG, May 1, 2010: Artist Commits Suicide Online as a Work of Art (well, sort of) Thousand of people watched powerless while a person was hanging from the ceiling, slowly swinging, for hours and hours. It happened yesterday, in the popular website Chatroulette, where people from all over the
- [Pencil Vs. Camera, by Ben Heine](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/05/02/pencil-vs-camera-by-ben-heine/) - Images by Ben Heine, Belgian painter, illustrator, portraitist, caricaturist and photographer: For more information about Ben Heine, visit his Web site or go here to see more images from this series. thanks Erin
- [A Ticket to Higher Education](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/05/02/a-ticket-to-higher-education/) - From Melbourne Art & Culture Critic, May 2, 2010: Pranksters struck at one of Melbourne"s train stations again. This time they altered a ticket machine"s instructions to dispense university degrees. The alterations used stickers of the same color and typeface, cut to fit over the existing information, it was so subtle that staff at the
- [Machete (2010) "Illegal" Trailer](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/05/08/machete-2010-illegal-trailer/) - Early 'Machete' trailer has message for Arizona 1010WINS May 7, 2010 Los Angeles (AP) -- Filmmaker Robert Rodriguez is no fan of Arizona's controversial new immigration law, and he cut a special trailer of his new action film to make the point. Fox won't release "Machete" until September, but Rodriguez posted a trailer online Wednesday
- [About Joaquin Phoenix's New Doc: If It Walks Like a Duck...](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/05/09/about-joaquin-phoenixs-new-doc-if-it-walks-like-a-duck/) - Joaquin Phoenix documentary: Even buyers aren't sure if it's a prank by John Horn The Los Angeles Times May 7, 2010 It"s far from the Joaquin Phoenix you"re used to seeing onscreen: snorting cocaine, ordering call girls, having oral sex with a publicist, treating his assistants abusively and rapping badly. And not, apparently, playing a
- [Software Alarm Prank](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/05/09/software-alarm-prank/) - Microsoft Software Prank with alarm via Geekapolis
- [Photo Mix-up With Obama Is a Hoax! No It's Not! Yes It Is!](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/05/10/photo-mix-up-with-obama-is-a-hoax-no-its-not-yes-it-is/) - Submitted by David Strom from Strominator.com: Photo Mix-up With Obama Is Called Hoax By Joseph Plambeck The New York Times May 9, 2010 "Obama touts wind energy in Iowa," a headline read on The Washington Post"s Web site in late April. But if a reader"s screen grab is to be believed, the headline ran with
- [The Gringo Mask: How To Get By in Arizona](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/05/10/the-gringo-mask-how-to-get-by-in-arizona/) - From Zubi Nation in response to the new Arizona immigration law: It's Time for a Gringo Mask! by Andres Ordonez/Johnathan Jauregui While science, technology and human development make progress, our thinking goes backwards. That is why, today we have decided to be part of what is happening in Arizona and to support our Hispanic brothers
- [Yo-yo Master Takes on the Morning News](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/05/12/yo-yo-master-takes-on-the-morning-news/) - Update, May 20, 2010: Alleged Yo-Yo Master Strikes Again, written by David Moye for AOL News. From Funny or Die: Kenny K-Strass Strasser is a Yo-Yo master who goes on local morning news shows to show off his Yo-Yo master skills. The Morning news hosts have no idea he's not really a Yo-Yo master at
- [Rob's Word Shop](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/05/12/robs-word-shop/) - Submitted by Deborah Thomas of Seque Foundation: "Rob's Word Shop", a storefront shop where individual letters and words can be purchased, is open for business at 308 Bowery (the south window at the Bowery Poetry Club) in New York City. From Rob's blog, where you'll find a daily diary about his word shop: Single letters
- [Peddling Pussy](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/05/13/peddling-pussy/) - Submitted by Larry Croft: As seen on urbanvelo.org: Mimosa Pale, an artist from Finland, invites her fellow citizens to climb into her vagina-themed bike taxi. Her intention is to protest the world"s fascination with phallic objects, and so three times a week she hits the streets of Helsinki. Read the whole story at www.jalopnik.com
- [Virginity for Sale?](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/05/18/virginity-for-sale/) - Is it a hoax or is it porn? Joey Skaggs is interviewed for AOL News: Hoax Experts Cast Doubt on Virgin Reality Show by David Moye AOLNews.com May 17, 2010 Four Australian virgins are allegedly in Las Vegas to sell off their virginity to the highest bidder, but hoax experts say the only ones getting
- [How the Taliban Hide from the Americans](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/05/17/how-the-taliban-hide-from-the-americans/) - Submitted by Kate McCamy:
- [Improv Everywhere: Who You Gonna Call?](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/05/18/improv-everywhere-who-you-gonna-call/) - Submitted by Charlie Todd of Improv Everywhere: For our latest mission, we brought the movie Ghostbusters to life in the reading room of The New York Public Library at 42 Street. The 1984 movie begins with a scene in the very same room, so we figured it was time for the Ghostbusters to make an
- [Facebook Candid Camera Prank: Adware or Worse](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/05/18/facebook-candid-camera-prank-adware-or-worse/) - Submitted by W.J. Elvin III: Facebook Users Warned of Sexy 'Candid Camera Prank' Attack by Ellen Messmer NetworkWorld May 18, 2010 Security firms are warning Facebook users to beware of what's being called the "Candid Camera Prank" attack recently spotted on Facebook that tries to use the lure of a sexy video of a scantily
- [Hastily Made Cleveland Tourism Video](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/05/20/hastily-made-cleveland-tourism-video/) - Produced by Mike Polk Jr who says: "Cleveland Tourism Board gave me 14 million dollars about 8 months ago to make a promotional video to bring people to Cleveland. As usual, I waited till the last minute and I ended up having to shoot and edit it in about an hour yesterday afternoon. I probably
- [Ozzy Pranks Wax Museum Patrons](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/05/28/ozzy-pranks-wax-museum-patrons/) - Ozzie Pranks Wax Museum Patrons http://www.ebaumsworld.com/player.swf
- [Mysterious Black Humor Spills From Twitter](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/05/28/mysterious-black-humor-spills-from-twitter/) - Fake BP Twitter account remains shrouded in mystery by Caroline McCarthy CNET News May 27, 2010 Along the beleaguered Gulf Coast, the emergency measure known as "top kill" appears to have halted the flow of oil from a ruptured offshore BP well--but the bogus Twitter sensation known as @BPGlobalPR continues to gush out black comedy
- ["Audience Experiments: Contemporary Art in the Age of Spectacle" Reviewed](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/06/03/audience-experiments-contemporary-art-in-the-age-of-spectacle-reviewed/) - An attempt to intellectualize the institutionalization of interactive performance art, or... how to make a Lincoln log. Double Play by Nikki Columbus Artforum.com June 1, 2010 In April, the Kitchen presented The Juvenal Players by Pablo Helguera, which theatricalized a panel discussion between a curator, a collector, a critic, an artist, and an arts administrator.
- [Tobias Wong, RIP](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/06/03/tobias-wong-rip/) - Tobias Wong, Witty Designer and Conceptual Artist, Dies at 35 by William Grimes June 2, 2010 Tobias Wong, a designer whose outrageous sendups of luxury goods and witty expropriation of work by other designers blurred the line between conceptual art and design, died on Sunday at his home in Manhattan. He was 35. The office
- [BP Logo Redesign Contest](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/06/06/bp-logo-redesign-contest/) - From logomyway.com: Help Redesign BP's logo! They need a NEW Brand... The design community and the general public will vote on the winner of the redesign of the new BP logo. Our design will be used on: Web, Print Media, Billboard & Sign, Television, Mugs & Tshirts You can find BP's current logo here. Visit
- [Flotilla Choir Presents: We Con the World](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/06/06/flotilla-choir-presents-we-con-the-world/) - UPDATE June 7, 2010: Israel Apologizes For Circulating Spoof Video Mocking Gaza Flotilla, Huffington Post Three points of view, submitted by Toni Dalton, from LatmaTV, June 3, 2010: The Gaza Flotilla participants explain how they can con the world - http://www.facebook.com/latma.co.il Also from Toni, from salon.com: How Israeli propaganda shaped U.S. media coverage of the
- [Improv Everywhere: The Tourist Lane](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/06/08/improv-everywhere-the-tourist-lane/) - This project is derivative of Banksy's Fat Lane, which created a walking lane for obese people, which was itself derivative of Joey Skaggs' 1984 Walk Right! project, in which a group of street vigilantes enforced 66 rules of street etiquette for New Yorkers, but New Yorkers apparently still don't know how to walk right... From
- [Was Helen Thomas the Victim of Spin and Disinformation?](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/06/09/was-helen-thomas-the-victim-of-spin-and-disinformation/) - Submitted by Toni Dalton, as seen on Counterpunch.org: The Ambush of Helen Thomas by Gary Leupp Counterpunch.org June 8, 2010 "Any Better Comments?" Outrage! White House journalist Helen Thomas, covering a Jewish American Heritage Month celebration at the White House May 27, is accosted on the sidewalk by someone who asks: "Any comments about Israel?
- [Ztohoven Art Collective Launches "Citizen K" Identity Swap](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/06/19/ztohoven-art-collective-launch-citizen-k-identity-swap/) - Czech art guerrillas face police investigation over new project Earth Times News German Press Agency (DPA) June 18, 2010 Prague - Czech art pranksters, whose Ztohoven art collective gained international notoriety for implanting images of a fictional atomic blast on live television, face legal action for their latest prank. Police on Friday launched an investigation
- [Flipping Off St. Petersburg](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/06/19/flipping-off-st-petersburg/) - Submitted by Kate McCamy: Why Russian Art Group Voina 'Dicked" a St. Petersburg Bridge AnimalNewYork.com June 16, 2010: ... St Petersburg"s renegade art-group of political pranksters – Voina (War) – turned a historic bridge into one giant "Fuck You!" to the Russian federal agencies. Here"s how they pulled it off. Over the years, Voina staged
- [Luke Jerram, Black & White All Over](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/06/21/luke-jerram-black-white-all-over/) - Bach and Beyond: New Yorkers Plunk on Public Pianos by Al Jones 1010WINS June 21, 2010 New York (AP/ 1010 WINS) -- Amid an urban orchestra of honking cabs, sirens and jackhammers, piano lovers plinked out tunes from Bach's "Minuet in G" to Elton John's "Rocket Man" on the first day dozens of public pianos
- [Who's Porking Whom?](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/06/24/whos-porking-whom/) - Pork board squeals over imaginary unicorn meat by Sarah Skidmore 1010WINS June 22, 2010 Portland, Ore. -- It's official: The National Pork Board says it knows unicorns don't exist. The industry group says it was only protecting its trademark when it issued cease-and-desist warning to online retailer ThinkGeek for calling a fake unicorn meatproduct "the
- [Stephen Barnwell's Bailout for America](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/07/03/stephen-barnwells-bailout-for-america/) - Submitted by artist Stephen Barnwell: Bailout for America Artist Gives $535 Trillion to Stimulate Economy [New York, NY] In light of these desperate economic times, New York-based artist Stephen Barnwell has given the United States of America an aid package worth an estimated $535 Trillion. On July 4th, this massive stimulus package was given directly
- [Agit-Pop and the Campaign for Fair Elections](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/07/03/agit-pop-and-the-campaign-for-fair-elections/) - Submitted by Andrew Boyd of Agit-Pop: People generally find it notable when the Founding Fathers show up at your rallies. And when Agit-Pop and the Campaign for Fair Elections sent Benjamin Franklin and friends to razz BP's major lobbying firm, the Washington Post stood up and took notice. In one of the cooler Agit-Pop actions
- [New from Blu! Big Bang Big Boom](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/07/11/new-from-blu-big-bang-big-boom/) - Here's an amazing new wall-painted animation from Blu: Directed and animated by BLU Produced and distributed by ARTSH.it Soundtrack by Andrea Martignoni For more from Blu: Muto, A Wall Painted Animation by Artist BLU Blu Another Amazing Wall Animation From Blu 2004 Interview with Blu from WoosterCollective
- [Improv Everywhere: Star Wars Subway Car](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/07/14/improv-everywhere-star-wars-subway-car/) - New from Charlie Todd of Improv Everywhere: Star Wars Subway Car For our latest mission, we staged a reenactment of the first Princess Leia / Darth Vader scene from Star Wars on a New York City subway car. The white walls and sliding doors on the train reminded us of the rebel ship from the
- [Art Censorship in Russia Tests Civil, Religious & Cultural Liberties](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/07/14/art-censorship-in-russia-tests-civil-cultural-liberties/) - 'Forbidden Art' Draws a Fine by Richard Boudreaux The Wall Street Journal July 13, 2010 Outcome of Closely Watched Russian Censorship Case Leaves Both Sides Fuming Moscow"”In a closely watched case of censorship backed by the Russian Orthodox Church, two prominent Russian curators were convicted Monday of inciting religious hatred by staging an art exhibition
- [Rumor Magnet Bieber Is Not Dead, nor Going to North Korea](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/07/14/rumor-magnet-bieber-is-not-dead-nor-going-to-north-korea/) - Prank leaves Justin Bieber facing tour of North Korea by Daniel Emery BBC News July 7, 2010 Canadian singer Justin Bieber's has become the target of a viral campaign to send him to North Korea. A website polled users as to which country he should tour next, with no restrictions on the nations that could
- [Mel Gibson Mashed](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/07/14/mel-gibson-mashed/) - What Women Want: Mel Gibson's Recut Trailer Slate July 14, 2010 Following the release of Mel Gibson's profane rants against his ex-girlfriend, Slate V conjures a new NSFW version of the trailer for "What Women Want." http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/58264559001?isVid=1&isUI=1
- [Tuli Kupferberg, RIP](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/07/14/tuli-kupferberg-rip/) - By Paul Krassner, via Toni Dalton: Tuli Kupferberg is better off dead. My friend and countercultural icon had been suffering from a couple of strokes, hospitals, breathing tubes, feeding tubes, anemia, infections, blindness, catheter, hearing aids, wheelchairs, psychosis, memory loss, diapers, constipation, anti-depressants, sleeping pills, fatigue and a chronically bed-ridden life that seemed to be no
- [French Haiti Reparations Hoax Cloaked in Mystery](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/07/16/french-haiti-reparations-hoax-cloaked-in-mystery/) - July 19, 2010 Updates: Faux French Foreign Ministry Explains Prank by Robert Mackey, NY Times Lede blog Link to the perpetrators CRIME (in English and French), as their original Web site mysteriously disappeared from their .fr domain last Friday, which the French government apparently controls. Twitter Communiques From Fake French Foreign Ministry on Haiti Hoax
- [Time to Replace the Church Window?](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/07/19/time-to-replace-the-church-window/) - thanks Linda
- [On Mel Gibson and the Decline of Moral Majority](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/07/19/on-mel-gibson-and-the-decline-of-moral-majority/) - The Good News About Mel Gibson by Frank Rich The New York Times July 16, 2010 For Fourth of July weekend fireworks, even Macy"s couldn"t top the spittle-spangled eruptions of Mel Gibson. The clandestine recordings of his serial audio assaults on his gal pal were instant Web and cable-TV sensations "” at once a worthy
- [Military Satire](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/07/22/military-satire/) - thanks Marsha
- [More 3D Street Art](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/07/27/more-3d-street-art/) - Street artists step it up with 3D by Leslie Katz CNET July 26, 2010 You don't need special glasses to view the 3D street art in the gallery below, but you do need to approach it from just the right vantage point to see or photograph the full effect. The mind-bending images are inspired by
- [Surfer Rescued from Shark Sculpture](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/07/27/surfer-rescued-from-shark-sculpture/) - "Shark" Eating Cardiff Surfer Statute is Removed San Diego 6 July 27, 2010 Cardiff-by the-Sea - Encinitas city workers removed an artist's addition to the city's famed surfer statue Tuesday. A bronze surfer statue has been the target of many gags. Unknown predawn pranksters on Saturday surrounded the roadside statue in Cardiff-by-the-Sea with a papier
- [Cartoonist John Callahan, RIP](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/07/28/cartoonist-john-callahan-rip/) - John Callahan, Cartoonist, Dies at 59 by Bruce Weber The New York Times July 28, 2010 John Callahan, a quadriplegic, alcoholic cartoonist whose work in newspapers and magazines made irreverent, impolitic sport of both people with disabilities and diseases and those who would pity and condescend to them, died Saturday in Portland, Ore. He was
- [Jane Austen's Fight Club](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/07/30/jane-austens-fight-club/) - We were no longer "good society"... Jane Austen's Fight Club Directed by Emily Janice Card & Keith Paugh, written by Emily Janice Card. © 2010 Relatively Badarse Productions thanks Erin
- [Tokyo's Oldest Living Dead Man](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/07/30/tokyos-oldest-living-dead-man/) - Tokyo's 'oldest man' had been dead for 30 years BBC News 29 July 2010 He was thought to be the oldest man in Tokyo - but when officials went to congratulate Sogen Kato on his 111th birthday, they uncovered mummified skeletal remains lying in his bed. Mr. Kato may have been dead for 30 years
- [Tantric Sex Seminar](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/08/05/tantric-sex-seminar/) - Roman Danylo, star of "Comedy Inc." on CTV and the Comedy Network, in the Tantric Sex Seminar sketch thanks Linda
- [Mayoral "Drag" Virus is Contagious](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/08/06/mayoral-drag-virus-is-contagious/) - Submitted by Larry Croft: Reykjavik Mayor gives Rudy Giuliani a run for his money... Reykjavik mayor opens gay pride festival in drag BBC News 6 August 2010 The mayor of Reykjavik has dressed up in drag to mark the opening of the Icelandic capital's gay pride festival. Jon Gnarr, a top comedian who became mayor
- [Urban Foxhunting Hoax Explained](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/08/07/urban-foxhunting-hoax-explained/) - Submitted by Josh Jaspers: Urban fox hunt video was hoax aimed at the media, say film-makers by Paul Lewis Guardian.co.uk 6 August 2010 http://www.guardian.co.uk/video/embed Chris Atkins explains how he hoaxed the press into printing stories about urban fox hunters. It was the internet video that sparked a media outcry: grainy footage that seemed to show
- [Double Negative Noir](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/08/07/double-negative-noir/) - Double Negative Ramsey Bros. Pictures pays tribute to Hollywood's Golden Age. The Glitz. The Glamor. The Grammar. thanks Erin
- [Lego Printer](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/08/13/lego-printer/) - Don't Lego that imagination! Lego Hello World, by horseattack thanks Erin, via nerdist & likecool Related links: Lego Spinal Tap Video Tapped Out The Lego Suicides Lego Art
- [Target Boycott Flashmob](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/08/17/target-boycott-flashmob/) - Submitted by Andrew Boyd of Agit-Pop.com: In January, the Supreme Court ruled that corporations can spend unlimited $$ in our elections. In July, Target gave $150,000 to the anti-gay, anti-worker candidate for Gov. of MN. Last week, a quarter million people pledged to boycott Target. Yesterday . . . Learn more -- Take Action --
- [Virtual Dating: Economic Development Japanese Style](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/09/07/virtual-dating-economic-development-japanese-style/) - Submitted by Peter Maloney: On Vacation With a Virtual Girlfriend Wall Street Journal August 31, 2010 In Love Plus, a Japanese dating simulation game, players experience young romance with a virtual girlfriend. Some have even taken their beloved avatars to an island resort -- a real island resort. WSJ's Akiko Fujita takes a tour of
- [WWII on Facebook](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/09/07/wwii-on-facebook/) - OMG WWII on FACEBOOK! from CollegeHumor, by Matthew Leeb: A modern adaptation of world war II for the american teenager thanks Erin
- [Pencil Art](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/09/07/pencil-art/) - You can lead a horse to water, but a pencil must be lead. And that's what Dalton Ghetti does with his extraordinary sculptures. thanks Erin For info about Dalton Ghetti and his work: Dalton Ghetti creates amazing art on the tips of used pencils, greendiary Iona College Presents Acclaimed Pencil Artist Dalton Ghetti, Westchester News
- [Ultraconservative Christian News...Not](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/09/07/ultraconservative-christian-news-not/) - Submitted by Peter Maloney: A Niche of the Unreal in a World of Credulity by Mark Oppenheimer The New York Times September 3, 2010 Since 2008, ChristWire.org has emerged as the leading Internet site for ultraconservative Christian news, commentary and weather reportage. "Hurricane Earl Projected Path, Gay East Coast of America," ChristWire opined on Monday.
- [A Cockroach Cure? Again?](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/09/07/a-cockroach-cure-again/) - Submitted by Dave Camp, saying "Prescient again"? Dave is referring to a hoax Joey Skaggs did in 1981 called "Metamorphosis". Skaggs said he was an entomologist who had discovered cures for all of mankind's common ailments such as colds, flus, acne, anemia and menstrual cramps, by extracting and eating cockroach hormones. Is history repeating itself?
- [Curbing Preventable Injuries](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/09/14/curbing-preventable-injuries/) - From preventableinjuries, via Laughing Squid & Wooster Collective, September 07, 2010 Marking the back to school term, Preventable together with BCAA Traffic Safety Foundation and the District of West Vancouver have launched an optical illusion geared to making drivers slow down at high-risk intersections. The optical illusion of an illustrated girl chasing a ball has
- [Not Sure What to Believe? It's Time for a Refresher Flow Chart](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/09/14/now-sure-what-to-believe-its-time-for-a-refresher-flow-chart/) - Created by HolyTaco.com: thanks Erin
- [Cee Lo Green's New Single](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/09/14/cee-lo-greens-new-single/) - Watch the hilarious video of Cee Lo Green's new single 'Fuck You!': thanks Norman
- [Dylan, the Consummate Sampler?](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/09/14/dylan-the-consummate-sampler/) - Here's an essay by Scott Warmuth for New Haven Review regarding Dylan's hidden charlatanism subtext in Chronicles: Volume One Bob Charlatan Deconstructing Dylan's Chronicles: Volume One by Scott Warmuth New Haven Review The world luvs to be cheated, but they want to hav it dun bi an honest man, and not bi a hornet and
- [Sherffius Tags 9/11](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/09/14/sherffius-tags-911/)
- [Glass Bead Collective Unity Action at Ground Zero Mosque](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/09/16/glass-bead-collective-unity-action-at-ground-zero-mosque/) - Shining a light amid the angry debate over mosque by Lincoln Anderson The Villager September 16-22, 2010 There"s been an overabundance of loud, often ugly rhetoric about the Islamic center planned near Ground Zero. But last Thursday night, a video-and-art collective did something entirely different "” words were involved, but they were presented silently. For
- [Rush-ing to Judgement](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/09/16/rush-ing-to-judgement/) - Limbaugh Taken In: The Judge Was Not Loaded for Bear by Kevin Sack The New York Times September 15, 2010 Pensacola, Fla. "” Anyone listening to Rush Limbaugh"s radio show Tuesday could be forgiven for thinking that Judge Roger Vinson has the federal government dead in his sights. Mr. Limbaugh spent some time profiling Judge
- [Don't Yank My Wanky, I'll Do It Myself!](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/09/18/dont-yank-my-wanky-ill-do-it-myself/) - Not to be outdone by Jon Stewart's Rally to Restore Sanity and Stephen Colbert's March to Keep Fear Alive both planned simultaneously for October 30 on the National Mall in Washington DC, masturbators took to the streets in Delaware to protest Republican senatorial nominee Christine O"Donnell"s anti-whacking position: Delaware Masturbators March Against O"Donnell The Borowitz
- [Joaquin Phoenix & Casey Affleck Expose Themselves](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/09/19/joaquin-phoenix-casey-affleck-expose-themselves/) - Update from news.softpedia.com, September 21, 2010: David Letterman Was In on the Joaquin Phoenix Hoax Documentary? Better Call It Performance Art by Michael Cieply The New York Times September 16, 2010 Casey Affleck wants to come clean. South Pasadena, Calif. His new movie, "I"m Still Here," was performance. Almost every bit of it. Including Joaquin
- [Taiwanese Animators Bag the Tea Party](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/09/19/taiwanese-animators-bag-the-tea-party/) - Christine O'Donnell And The Tea Party Explained With Crazy Taiwanese Animation Huffington Post September 18, 2010 It was inevitable that Christine O'Donnell's republican primary win in Delaware would get the Taiwanese animation treatment, and here it is! NMA News does what they do best and CGI's the heck out of O'Donnell's extremist views, Karl Rove's
- ["Trespass: A History of Uncommissioned Urban Art" Book Release Party Announced](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/09/19/trespass-a-history-of-uncommissioned-art-book-release-party-announced/) - Taschen and Wooster Collective, the publisher and authors of "Trespass: A History of Uncommissioned Urban Art", are throwing a book release party in NYC September 29. It's open to the public. Below is the invitation. Joey Skaggs' work is included in this encyclopedic effort to, in editor Ethel Seno's words, "bring generations together around the
- [Artist Above's Homage to Banksy](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/09/21/artist-aboves-homage-to-banksy/) - From artist, Above: I just uploaded my most recent stencil from Paris. It's an interesting topic about Banksy and the thievery of street art works in general... Before: After: About this piece (watch the video at the end of this post): Many years ago, before Banksy"s mass appeal, he painted his popular rat image that
- [The Art of Assassination](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/09/28/the-art-of-assassination/) - Artist Depicts Assassination Of Bush, The Queen In New Brazil Exhibition by Curtis M. Wong The Huffington Post September 27, 2010 The Sao Paulo Art Biennial may be renowned for celebrating the best of Brazil's avant garde, but international critics say one of this year's featured exhibits -- a series of charcoal sketches depicting the
- [Veterans For Peace Fight War](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/10/02/veterans-for-peace-fight-war/) - Submitted by Deborah Thomas, as seen at WarIsACrime.org: Today at 1:00pm eastern time, U.S. military veterans hung an enormous banner on the front of the Newseum, wrapping their message around the First Amendment chiseled in five stories of limestone. Opposed to the wars and occupations in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Palestine, the vets' message said
- [Tonight! Improv Everywhere Mp3 Experiment Seven](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/10/02/tonight-improv-everywhere-mp3-experiment-seven/) - From Charlie Todd of Improv Everywhere: Mp3 Experiment Seven – Full Details Published on October 1, 2010 Here are the full details for The Mp3 Experiment Seven. Please take the time to read all of the instructions on this page. This event is taking place in New York City. Date: Saturday, October 2 Location: Midtown
- [Bag Art](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/10/06/bag-art/) - Creative Bag Ads as seen on boredpanda.com: More at boredpanda.com. thanks Marsha
- [Fox News Out-Foxed by Weekly World News?](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/10/06/fox-news-out-foxed-by-weekly-world-news/) - Fox News Duped By Report That Los Angeles Will Spend $1 Billion On Jetpacks Huffington Post October 6, 2010 Fox News reported that Los Angeles is going to spend $1 billion on jetpacks that can fly a person up to 63 miles per hour and soar to heights of 8,000 feet. But this is one
- [Improv Everywhere's Game of Simon Says](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/10/14/improv-everywheres-game-of-simon-says/) - Submitted by Charlie Todd of Improv Everywhere: The Mp3 Experiment Seven For our latest mission, over 3,000 participants downloaded an MP3 file and pressed play simultaneously in retail stores in Midtown Manhattan. Created by: Charlie Todd & Tyler Walker Co-produced and Edited by: Keith Haskel Music by: Tyler Walker For more information and photos, visit
- [ConCERN: The End Is Near?](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/10/14/concern-the-end-is-near/) - 1st extinction event: Leaked CERN documents state LHC has 70% chances to produce "˜ice-9"² strangelets on 11/9 CERN Truth September 11, 2010 Abstract. We have received and will show in this article astonishing documents leaked out of CERN internal servers, about the CASTOR project, a Centauro and Strangelet Object Research to hunt for strangelets "˜likely"˜
- [Zombie WiFi](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/10/14/zombie-wifi/) - From Scott Beale of Laughing Squid: The Zombie Network: Beware 'Free Public WiFi' NPR October 9, 2010 It's in your airports, your coffee shops and your libraries: "Free Public WiFi." Despite its enticing name, the network, available in thousands of locations across the United States, does not actually provide access to the Internet. But like
- [JR, Photograffeur (Photo Griffiti) Artist, Wins 2011 TED Prize](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/10/21/photograffeur-photo-griffiti-artist-wins-2011-ted-prize/) - And the New 2011 TED Prize Winner Is.... by Amy Novogratz Huffington Post October 20, 2010 The TED Prize offices have been full of anticipation and energy as we prepared for this announcement. The winner of the 2011 TED Prize is someone you may not know, but once you see his mind blowing creations and
- [Verne "Bulldog" Williams (1935-2010), RIP](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/10/17/verne-bulldog-williams-1935-2010-rip/) - From publisher and editor Joey Skaggs: It is with shock and sadness that I write of the unexpected passing of Verne Williams, a life-long friend and co-conspirator, on Thursday, October 14. Among other illustrious facets of his career, Verne was with me on my Hippie Bus Tour to Queens in 1968, was the inspiration for
- [Google Street Theater](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/10/24/google-street-theater/) - Italy vs. Google--from Street View to street theater? by Edward Moyer CNET News October 23, 2010 Is Google's Street View about to become a global forum for street theater? It might be headed in that direction, if Italian officials get their way. According to a report, Italy has demanded that Google start giving people in
- [Zombies! Again?](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/10/26/zombies-again/) - Related articles: "˜Zombies" Invade NYC During Morning Rush-Hour, CBS local news Zombies Set Loose In New York City, RTT News
- [Halloween Stripper](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/10/28/halloween-stripper/) - thanks Nick
- [Ray's Pumpkin Carving Tutorial](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/10/28/rays-pumpkin-carving-tutorial/) - Check out Ray Villafane's tutorial for making outrageous pumpkins If you have yet to try and carve a pumpkin in a 3-D manner you need to. Its fun and everybody enjoys a cool pumpkin. Unfortunately they begin to rot less than a week after carving so be sure to take plenty of pictures. You can
- [The Great Fed Hoax](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/11/12/the-great-fed-hoax/) - What the Federal Reserve is up to, and how we got here, by Xtranormal: Quantitative Easing Explained via Huffington Post
- [Sub-Urban Art Project](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/11/12/sub-urban-art-project/) - Street Art Way Below the Street by Jasper Rees The New York Times October 31, 2010 A vast new exhibition space opened in New York City this summer, with a show 18 months in the making. On view are works by 103 street artists from around the world, mostly big murals painted directly onto the
- [Comply With Me!](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/11/19/comply-with-me/) - From David Burge of Iowahawk: Ring-a-Ding-Ding! Swing along and sing along with The TSA's new theme song. Comply With Me Lyrics by David Burge Music by Scott Hill via BoingBoing
- [Taliban Impostor Hoax](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/11/24/taliban-impostor-hoax/) - Top Taliban negotiator in secret talks with Afghan officials an ISI 'impostor'? Afghanistan News.Net 23rd November, 2010 (ANI) Top US and Afghan officials have apparently been conned by a man claiming to be a leading Taliban negotiator in secret talks with Afghan officials. For months, the secret talks unfolding between Taliban and Afghan leaders to
- [If You Could See Me Now... Oh, You Can!](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/11/25/if-you-could-see-me-now-oh-you-can/) - Wafaa Bilal, NYU Artist, Gets Camera Implanted In Head by Ula Ilnytzky Huffington Post November 23, 2010 New York "” A New York University arts professor might not have eyes on the back of his head, but he's coming pretty close. Wafaa Bilal, a visual artist widely recognized for his interactive and performance pieces, had
- [Happy Thanksgiving from The Art of the Prank](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/11/25/11448/) - thanks Don
- [Google Street Theater, Act II](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/12/01/google-street-theater-act-ii/) - Naked man in boot on German Google Street View by A.Phillips Business Review Europe November 24, 2010 Google Street View has been launched in Germany after a lot of skepticism and protest from the German population The launch has been like no other with images appearing of a woman apparently giving birth on a pavement
- [Latest Wikileak: Sec Clinton's Draft Speech](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/12/03/latest-wikileak-sec-clintons-draft-speech/) - Submitted by Marco Ceglie: This just in from The Other 98%: Hillary Clinton"s original draft of her statement denouncing WikiLeak"s release of Diplomatic cables
- [A Personal Correspondence from Julian Assange](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/12/02/a-personal-correspondence-from-julian-assange/) - Editor's note: The Art of the Prank is in receipt of previously unpublished content from the vast archive of WikiLeaks documents. We feel we have an obligation, in the pursuit of freedom of information, to publish these excerpts as we receive them. We will continue to post them as they are sent to us. We
- [Aliens to Earth: We Come in Peace](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/12/12/aliens-to-earth-we-come-in-peace/) - thanks Marsha
- [Single Most Damning Wikileaks Cable](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/12/12/single-most-damning-wikileaks-cable/) - From Huffington Post, December 10, 2010: WikiLeaks Rickroll'd! It's nearly the end of 2010, so if you've made it this far without being Rickroll'd, we applaud you. The Internet prank (of the decade?) that consists of getting an unsuspecting person to hear the Rick Astly classic has been carried out in many forms, but we've
- [Pneumatic Prank](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/12/12/pneumatic-prank/) - Pneumatic Prank at SeQuant The Short Version: The Long Version [Shows how the prank was done] via geekapolis & gizmodo
- [Save The Date: No Pants Subway Ride 2011](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/12/12/save-the-date-no-pants-subway-ride-2011/) - From Charlie Todd of Improv Everywhere: The 10th Annual No Pants Subway Ride will take place on Sunday, January 9 in New York City. More info with the meeting point and start time will be posted to this site in early January. For now, save the date. You can RSVP on Facebook. See last year's
- [Artist Ju Duoqi's Vegetable Museum](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/12/13/artist-ju-duoqis-vegetable-museum/) - From The Vegetable Museum: The art of Ju Duoqi: Ju Duoqi: In the summer of "06, I bought several kilograms of peas, and sat there quietly for two days peeling them, before stringing them on a wire and turning them into a skirt, a top, a headdress and a magic wand. I used a remote
- [High Minded Holiday Gifts - 2010](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/12/13/high-minded-holiday-gifts-2010/) - Special offer to Art of the Prank readers from The Onion, America's Finest News Source: Use the discount code "PRANK" (without the quotes) for 10% off any Decoy Boxes: New this year: Wrap your otherwise forgettable gift in an Onion decoy gift box, and watch their faces fall when they realize there is no such
- [Sustain the First Amendment: Support WikiLeaks](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/12/15/support-wikileaks/) - Submitted by Deborah Thomas of FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting): Stand with Daniel Ellsberg, Barbara Ehrenreich, Arundhati Roy, Noam Chomsky and others! Sign the petition to support Wikileaks. As journalists, activists, artists, scholars and citizens, we condemn the array of threats and attacks on the journalist organization WikiLeaks. After the website's decision, in collaboration
- [The Digital Story of Nativity](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/12/16/the-digital-story-of-nativity/) - The Christmas story told through social media, web and mobile: http://www.excentric.pt | http://www.facebook.com/ExcentricPT thanks Erin
- [Roommate From Hell](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/12/17/roommate-from-hell/) - A self annointed "masterpiece" from JackassvsDumbass's YouTube Channel
- [Unicorn Farm](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/12/17/unicorn-farm/) - From Be Nice Art Friends, because prank calls are still funny: Bart Simpson, Crank Yankers, your Mom, everyone loves a good prank call, but I feel like no one does it better than Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim. The geniuses behind classic American comedy shows* such as, Tom Goes to the Mayor, Steven and Stephen,
- [Cinematic Love Letter to Sara Prindiville](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/12/17/cinematic-love-letter-to-sara-prindiville/) - By Sid Ceasar: After a decade of being together, I finally proposed to my long time love Sara. The following movie trailer was shown on December 12th 2010 at 4pm at the Red River Theater in Concord NH. Sara had no idea. For the whole romantic story, check out my blog. Check out the video
- [More High-Minded Holiday Gifts - 2010](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/12/17/more-high-minded-holiday-gifts-2010/) - Yes... Another fake gift box: PrankPack: Genuine Fake Gift Boxes Delta Technology presents the iArm, the forearm mount that gives you, well, an extra arm. Just 4.5 lbs and fully adjustable, the iArm lets you take your favorite gadget with you. And with the optional "multi-mount", you can secure up to three items at once.
- [MTV Wants Your Dreams!](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/12/17/mtv-wants-your-dreams/) - Submitted by Tiannah Viechweg of Gallowgate TV: Have you or has someone you know, got any extreme, bizarre and downright ludicrous wishes? Dreams you want to fulfill, but have never had the guts or the means to do it? Now"s your chance... LET MTV MAKE THAT DREAM COME TRUE! Remember the guy who flew over
- [Pity the Poor Christmas Cookies](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/12/17/pity-the-poor-christmas-cookies/) - From JibJab: For more fun from JibJab, upload your family and friends into fun videos. thanks, Erin
- [Rudolph and the Redneck Santa](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/12/24/rudolph-and-the-redneck-santa/)
- [Top 10 Pranks of 2010 from Break.com](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/12/24/top-10-pranks-of-2010-from-break-com/) - Top 10 Pranks of 2010 from Break.com Break.com closes out the decade with a year of awesome pranks. Here are the ten best as decided by popularity on Break.com and their YouTube channel. Check out more pranks on Break's dedicated channel: http://brk.to/yBreakPRANKSchannel
- [Top 9 Political Art Projects of 2010 from ArtThreat.net](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/12/24/9-amazing-political-art-projects-of-2010/) - 9 amazing political art projects of 2010 by Michael Lithgow ArtThreat.net December 10, 2010 Nasty galleries, arrests, fast food, American imperialism, Olympic culture jamming, cyborgs and cute cartoons The star of "˜engaged art" is on the rise. The number of artists creating, performing, and exploring in the world of social and political reality is mushrooming.
- [Santa: My Work Here is Done!](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/12/28/santa-my-work-here-is-done/) - thanks Nick
- [Google Demo Slam: How to Mess with Your Friends](https://artoftheprank.com/2010/12/29/google-demo-slam-how-to-mess-with-your-friends/) - Submitted by Julian Tippins: Upload an animated gif to google search's background features to mess with your friends. Google Demo Slam: Animated Gif Background by Julian Tippins and Richard Langhorne
- [More Banksy](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/01/15/more-banksy/) - 14 Great Banksy Street Art Photos and Quotes from Street Art Utopia... A terrific display of the artist's hand and mind: "Think outside the box, collapse the box, and take a fucking sharp knife to it." "” Banksy "You"re mind is working at its best when you"re being paranoid. You explore every avenue and possibility
- [Improv Everywhere: No Pants Subway Ride 2011](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/01/03/improv-everywhere-no-pants-subway-ride-2011/) - From Charlie Todd of Improv Everywhere: We've released the details for the No Pants Subway Ride event in New York and in cities around the world. All are invited to participate in the 10th Annual No Pants Subway Ride. The event will take place at 3:00 PM on Sunday, January 9. Everything you need to
- [Fast Food Folk Song](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/01/15/fast-food-folk-song/) - Fast Food Folk Song (at the Taco Bell Drive-Thru) by Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal as posted by Megan O'Neill on Social Times January 13th, 2011 as part of her Top 10 Fast Food Drive Thru Pranks On YouTube: This is my personal favorite drive thru prank"”Rhett and Link"s Taco Bell Drive Thru folk song.
- [Forgery for Love, Not Money](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/01/15/forgery-for-the-love-not-money/) - Elusive Forger, Giving but Never Stealing By Randy Kennedy The New York Times January 11, 2011 His real name is Mark A. Landis, and he is a lifelong painter and former gallery owner. But when he paid a visit to the Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum in Lafayette, La., last September, he seemed
- [No Pants Subway Ride 2011](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/01/18/no-pants-subway-ride-2011/) - From Charlie Todd of Improv Everywhere: On Sunday, January 9th, 2011 over 5,000 people took off their pants on subways in 48 cities in 22 countries around the world. In New York, our 10th Annual No Pants Subway Ride had over 3,500 participants, spread out over six meeting points and ten subway lines. Watch the
- [Hitchens: Churchill Didn't Say That](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/01/25/hitchens-churchill-didnt-say-that/) - Churchill Didn't Say That by Christopher Hitchens Slate January 24, 2011 The King's Speech is riddled with gross falsifications of history. Colin Firth and Helena Bonham Carter in The King's Speech The King's Speech is an extremely well-made film with a seductive human interest plot, very prettily calculated to appeal to the smarter filmgoer and
- [What Some People Do When It Snows](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/01/26/what-some-people-do-when-it-snows/)
- [Facebook Scam Preys on User's Vanity](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/01/26/facebook-scam-preys-on-users-vanity/) - 'My Total Facebook Views' Scam Spreads On Facebook by Bianca Bosker The Huffington Post January 21, 2011 A new scam that appeals to both our egos and instinct for voyeurism is spreading like wildfire on Facebook. An app going by various names, including ProfileSpy and Pro Check, claims it will offer insight into how many
- [Jonathan McIntosh's Chevron Print Ad Mashups](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/01/26/jonathan-mcintoshs-chevron-print-ad-mashups/) - By Jonathan McIntosh of Rebellious Pixels, January 24, 2011: Villains Agree: Chevron Print Ad Spoofs In late 2010, the Chevron corporation rolled out their new "We Agree" advertising campaign. I guess it was meant to present Chevron as a common sense oriented yet pragmatic and caring mega conglomerate. Needless to say it comes across as
- [Crop Circles for Economic Development?](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/01/26/crop-circles-for-economic-development/) - Indonesia Crop Circle Sparks UFO Rumors Huffington Post January 25, 2011 Jakarta, Indonesia (AP) - Thousands of curious onlookers are flocking to central Indonesia to look at a "crop circle" in a rice field following rumors it was formed by a UFO. Though clearly sculptured by humans -- it looks like an intricately designed flower
- [Miami's New Piano Bar](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/01/27/miamis-new-piano-bar/) - Miami's New Piano Bar... Teen places a burnt-out piano on a sandbar in Miami and lays low. Filmmakers come along and take full credit for it. Teen, realizing other people will get the credit, steps forward, but wishes people wouldn't think of it as a prank. Says it's art and he did it for a
- [Brock Enright: Theater for One](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/01/31/brock-enright-theater-for-one/) - If Your Life Were a Movie by Jonah Weiner January 21, 2011 Brock Enright rents a studio in an old Catholic school in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, a former classroom that is hard to navigate without stepping on a drawing or kicking a sculpture, but he makes much of his art beyond his studio"s walls "” in
- [Improv Everywhere: Worst Ice Skater Ever?](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/01/31/improv-everywhere-worst-ice-skater-ever/) - From Charlie Todd of Improv Everywhere: For our latest mission an ice skater stranded alone on the rink transformed from a novice into an expert in New York"s Bryant Park. The project was a collaboration with Ice Theatre of New York. Enjoy the video and then check out more photos here. Starring: Kenny Moir, performing
- [Court Jesters Plan to Be a Royal Pain in the Ass](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/02/01/court-jesters-plan-to-be-a-royal-pain-in-the-ass/) - Anarchists Target Wills and Kate by Nick Francis The Sun 31 January 2011 Hate-filled anarchists are plotting to wreck William and Kate's royal wedding by posing as well-wishers and hiding among the crowd, The Sun can reveal. Extremists plan to wreak havoc around Westminster Abbey for a month before the big day and aim to
- [The Dreadnought hoax: Bunga Bunga!](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/02/08/the-dreadnought-hoax-bunga-bunga/) - Submitted by Chris Cook as seen in this article from the BBC about the origins of the phrase "Bunga Bunga", February 5, 2011: The infamous Dreadnought hoax, circa 1910, was dreamed up by aristocratic joker Horace de Vere Cole, who contacted the British Admiralty pretending to be the Emperor of Abyssinia. He informed officials that
- [Portofess Goes High Tech](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/02/08/portofess-goes-high-tech/) - Moderator's note: Joey Skaggs brought "Religion on the move for people on the go" with his mobile confessional booth, Portofess, in 1992. Now confessing has gone high tech. Submitted by Alex Case: Just when you think it can't get any weirder... I think we should counter with I-dulgence: a new way to pay for your
- [Protest Survival Gear](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/02/12/protest-survival-gear/) - From Linda: Don't know who generated these photos and text, but necessity is the mother of invention... whatever it takes to survive! So just to outline here – these are makeshift helmets made by the Egyptians whilst scrapping in their current predicament. I shall guide you through these pieces of registered non standard army kit: Your
- [Anonymous Revenge](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/02/12/anonymous-revenge/) - Anonymous takes revenge on security firm by Gareth Beavis Techradar.com HBGary gets hit with full range of electronic threats Anonymous, the group behind the DDoS attacks to major websites in support of Wikileaks, have apparently hacked into the US security firm that claims to have identified its leaders. HBGary's CEO Aaron Barr was the subject
- [Banksy's Hollywood Hype](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/02/17/banksys-hollywood-hype/) - Posted by Sasha Stone on AwardsDaily.com, February 16, 2011: Down the Rabbit Hole with Banksy and Mr. Brainwash When the dust settles of Oscars 2010, which is mercifully in eleven long days, what will remain the most interesting thing about the season isn"t that Roger Deakins might win his first Oscar, and it isn"t the
- [Justice Department Falls Down the Rabbit Hole](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/02/20/justice-department-falls-down-the-rabbit-hole/) - Computer Nerd Conned U.S. Military The Daily Beast February 20, 2011 So much for military intelligence. For eight years the U.S. government paid Dennis Montgomery, a California computer programmer, more than $20 million for software he claimed could stop al Qaeda"s next attack by detecting secret messages in Al-Jazeera broadcasts, identify terrorists from predator drones,
- [67 Meats by NoT WeLL](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/02/22/67-meats-by-not-well/) - These guys can really beat the meat! "67 Meats" by NoT WeLL Directed by Adam "Dementia" Stafford from the forthcoming CD "Inmates On The Outside"
- [Let Them Eat Cake!](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/02/23/let-them-eat-cake/) - From Tim Jackson: This guy stole Paris Hilton's 30th birthday cake - from her party - and then fed it to the homeless on Skid Row in L.A.. Let them eat cake, indeed! From Paz's Facebook: I woke up this morning with a $2000 birthday cake in my living room. It's big. It's red. It
- [Editor Ian Murphy Masquerading as David Koch Prank Calls Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/02/23/editor-ian-murphy-masquerading-as-david-koch-prank-calls-wisconsin-gov-scott-walker/) - Update from Huffington Post 2:28pm: Buffalo Beast Website Goes Down Following Walker, Koch Prank Call. But you can listen to the prank call here or watch the 2 part video below. Blogger Pranks Wisconsin Gov Daily Beast February 23, 2011 Wisconsin"s public workers are still deadlocked in a fierce battle with Gov. Scott Walker, but
- [Seattle Police: We're Killing Everybody We Can!](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/02/23/seattle-police-were-killing-everybody-we-can/) - From Marcy LaViollette: To put it mildly, the Seattle Police have had a number of questionable uses of force recently, including a couple shootings and a few cases of extreme force. The community isn't too pleased, including this prankster: As seen on Slog News and Art
- [How Effective is U.S. Army Psy-Ops? Ask the Senators Who Fund Them](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/02/24/how-effective-is-u-s-army-psy-ops-ask-the-senators-who-fund-them/) - Submitted by Peter Markus: Another Runaway General: Army Deploys Psy-Ops on U.S. Senators By Michael Hastings Rollingstone February 23, 2011 The U.S. Army illegally ordered a team of soldiers specializing in "psychological operations" to manipulate visiting American senators into providing more troops and funding for the war, Rolling Stone has learned – and when an
- [Churnalism.com: Plagiarism Detector](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/02/25/churnalism-com-plagiarism-detector/) - Submitted by Alex Case: New UK website cracks down on PR-driven journalism Miami Herald February 24, 2011 London (AP) -- Hoax articles and lazy journalists are being pushed into the spotlight by a new website that aims to expose news outlets that regurgitate press releases - a practice known as "churnalism." Churnalism.com, launched by the
- [Breast Milk Ice Cream Sold By the Scoop](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/02/25/breast-milk-ice-cream-sold-by-the-scoop/) - Submitted by Larry Croft: Breast milk ice cream goes on sale in Covent Garden BBC 24 February 2011 The makers say the ice cream is pure, organic and totally natural http://www.ebaumsworld.com/player.swf A restaurant in London's Covent Garden is serving a new range of ice cream, made with breast milk. The dessert, called Baby Gaga, is
- [Royally Screwed](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/02/25/royally-screwed/) - The Latest William and Kate Wedding Merchandise: Royal Condoms by Lauren Drell AOL Small Business February 1, 2011 The looming nuptials of Prince William and Kate Middleton have spawned a cottage industry of commemorative merchandise -- everything from tea towels to china sets. But in what may be a royal first, a British company aptly
- [Gaddafi Zenga Zenga Remix](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/02/28/gaddafi-zenga-zenga-remix/) - Submitted by Peter Markus: Qaddafi YouTube Spoof by Israeli Gets Arab Fans by Isabel Kershner The New York Times February 27, 2011 Jerusalem "” A YouTube clip mocking Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi"s megalomania is fast becoming a popular token of the Libya uprising across the Middle East. And in an added affront to Colonel Qaddafi, it
- [Jimmy Kimmel and The King's Speech](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/02/28/jimmy-kimmel-and-the-kings-speech/) - Click on the link or the video to watch it on YouTube. The President's Speech thanks Nancy and Erin
- [TwitterLit: @MayorEmanuel Author Comes Clean](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/02/28/twitterlit-mayoremanuel-author-comes-clean/) - Submitted by Erin: Revealing the Man Behind @MayorEmanuel by Alexis Madrigal The Atlantic February 28, 2011 It was the best fake Twitter account ever, deftly satirizing Rahm Emanuel, and elevating the Tweet and the f-word to the level of literature. But the mystery writer was never revealed - until now. There were many storylines in
- [Russian Art Collective Voina's "Kiss Debris"](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/03/01/russian-art-collective-voinas-kiss-debris/) - Update: According to ArtInfo, earlier this week Banksy bailed out two members of the Russian anarchist art collective Voina, jailed last year for "Palace Revolution," a performance in which members overturned cop cars in protest of abusive authority. Voina come back for kisses by Tom Washington The Moscow News March 1, 2011 Police are reluctant
- [Wisconsin Legislators' Next Frontier? Stop Those Damn Prank Callers!](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/03/02/wisconsin-legislators-next-frontier-stop-those-damn-prank-callers/) - Wisconsin legislature pushing for prank call ban by Laura Donovan The Daily Caller March 2, 2011 A week after Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker received a prank call from blogger Ian Murphy, who posed as conservative billionaire David Koch, two Wisconsin legislators introduced a bill Monday that would ban prank calls, reports the Badger Herald.
- [NPR Gets Indigestion From Videotaped Lunch](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/03/08/npr-gets-indigestion-from-videotaped-lunch/) - Prankster O"Keefe Strikes NPR The Daily Beast March 8, 2011 Ian Murphy, step back: James O"Keefe is back in the game. The young conservative activist and prankster released a new video Tuesday morning showing Ron Schiller, a recently departed NPR fundraising executive, bashing Republicans, the Tea Party, and Juan Williams for Islamophobia during a meeting
- [Improv Everywhere: King Philip IV](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/03/07/improv-everywhere-king-philip-iv/) - From Charlie Todd of Improv Everywhere: King Philip IV For our latest mission we staged an unauthorized autograph signing in the Metropolitan Museum of Art with an actor who bears a striking resemblance to King Philip IV of Spain. Standing in front of the 400-year-old Velà¡zquez painting, the "King" greeted museum patrons and offered free
- [Driving Dog Prank](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/03/14/driving-dog-prank/) - From Just For Laughs TV: thanks Marsha
- [Announcing: New York City's 26th Annual April Fools' Day Parade](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/03/14/announcing-new-yorks-26th-annual-april-fools-day-parade/) - From Joey Skaggs: The New York April Fools" Committee Is Proud to Announce: NEW YORK CITY'S 26th APRIL FOOLS' DAY PARADE "If It Wasn"t For Bad Luck I"d Have No Luck At All" The 26th Annual April Fools" Day Parade will begin at Fifth Avenue and 59th Street at 12 noon, Friday, April 1, 2011.
- [33rd Annual St. Stupid's Day Parade in SF](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/03/14/33rd-annual-st-stupids-day-parade-in-sf/) - Submitted by Ed Holmes of saintstupid.com: The 33rd annual St Stupid's Day Parade will be held in San Francisco on Friday, April 1st, starting at noon at the Embarcadero Plaza. Following its traditional weekday route, this sidewalk parade will loop thru the Financial District to make the ritual stops at the Stations of Stupid...the Federal
- [Beauty Tips for the Well Dressed Mujahid](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/03/14/beauty-tips-for-the-well-dressed-mujahid/) - Al-Qa'ida glossy advises women to cover up and marry a martyr By Julius Cavendish in Kabul The Independent 14 March 2011 Not content with launching an English-language magazine that debuted with a feature called "How to make a bomb in the kitchen of your Mom", al Qa'ida's media wing has followed up with a magazine
- [A Pound for a Pound](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/03/14/a-pound-for-a-pound/) - From Erin: A number of UK Banks have banded together to express their gratitude to the British people for helping them out in their time of need. They have commissioned a limited edition commemorative pencil sharpener which will be offered to selected customers in gratitude for the billions of pounds' profit they got out of
- [Hipster Traps Discovered in New York](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/03/14/hipster-traps-discovered-in-new-york/) - Submitted by Jared: Someone Is Setting 'Hipster Traps' in New York Gawker.com March 14, 2011 This "hipster trap""”baited with Pabst Blue Ribbon, American Spirits, a bike chain and neon-pink Wayfarers"”was photographed by Reddit user gigaface, who encountered the fauxhemian hunter in New York City. Before you object to the choices of bait, remember that having
- [Letterbombing](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/03/14/letterbombing/) - From Letterbombing.com: Letterbombing is a subversive way to deliver a message anywhere on Facebook. Letterbombing - The First Attacks by Jeff Greenspan, Chris Baker, and Daniel Adrain.
- [Zombies Ahead!](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/03/15/zombies-ahead/) - Submitted by Carolena: Pranksters warn Boulder motorists of 'zombies ahead' on Foothills Parkway Daily Camera by Vanessa Miller March 14, 2011 Rick Barron, his wife and his sister-in-law weren't expecting much excitement on their drive to the airport before dawn Monday, so you could imagine their surprise when they spotted an electronic road-construction sign on
- [How to Hack a Video Screen](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/03/15/how-to-hack-a-video-screen/) - Video: How To Hack Video Screens In Times Square The Gothamist March 14, 2011 This YouTube video claims to reveal a simple, ingenious method for overriding video screens broadcasting ads in Times Square and elsewhere. Is it real? Well, it certainly looks that way, so if this is fake you've got to them credit for
- [Buyer Beware: That Expert's Diploma on the Wall May Be Fake](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/03/26/buyer-beware-that-experts-diploma-on-the-wall-may-be-fake/) - Fraud U: Toppling a Bogus-Diploma Empire by David Wolman Wired January 2010 It started with spam. On a quiet August day in 2002, a physics professor named George Gollin was working in his office at the University of Illinois when an ad popped up on his computer screen. The product on offer: college degrees. In
- [Tracking a Scientific Con-Man](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/03/26/tracking-a-scientific-con-man/) - The Saga of the Scientific Swindler! (1884-1891) by Skulls in the Stars February 24, 2011 When reading of the achievements of a giant of scientific thought such as Einstein, Feynman or Darwin, it is far too easy to envision the person, and scientists in general, as some sort of being above the worries of daily
- [The Lomborg Deception - Debunking the Climate Change Debunker](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/03/26/the-lomborg-deception-debunking-the-climate-change-debunker/) - Submitted by Larry Croft: Book Review: The Lomborg Deception by Sharon Begley Newsweek February 22, 2010 Debunking the claims of the climate-change skeptic. In naming roustabout, lumberjack, ironworker, and dairy farmer America's "worst jobs," CareerCast.com omitted one whose awfulness is counterbalanced only by its public-spiritedness: fact-checking Bjà¸rn Lomborg. The Danish political scientist won fame and
- [How to Sneak an Art Exhibit Inside a Museum](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/03/26/how-to-sneak-an-art-exhibit-inside-a-museum/) - From Deceptology How to sneak an art exhibit inside a museum This sneaky art prank relied on the optical illusion of trompe l'oell photographs that were not seen as art. (Such as a keyhole that was not a keyhole.) Here"s how artist Harvey Stromberg deceived the Museum of Modern Art, as written in New York
- [Daniel Bejar's Double Trouble](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/03/26/daniel-bejars-double-trouble/) - Submitted by Tim Jackson: What happens when someone's reality hacking becomes your doppelganger... Two Bejars by Kelefa Sanneh The New Yorker March 21, 2011 It was six o"clock when Daniel Bejar presented himself at the security desk of 30 Rockefeller Plaza. The man behind the counter looked up and said, "May I see your I.D.?"
- [A Prank Call Instructional](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/03/29/a-prank-call-instructional/) - Proud art of prank calling still worth mastering by Adrian Lahola-Chomiak The Gateway March 28, 2011 These days, with the invention of caller ID and text messaging, it seems that prank calls have more or less fallen by the wayside. But I'm not ready to surrender this classic joke just yet; too many hours in
- [Consumers: Get Ready to be Marketed by April Fools Day Pranks](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/03/29/consumers-get-ready-to-be-marketed-by-april-fools-day-pranks/) - On the art of the April Fool's prank by Diego Vasquez Media Life Magazine March 29, 2011 It has to be far-fetched enough to raise doubts If you didn't happen to remember that the news was coming out on April Fool's Day, it sounded plausible. On April 1, 2010, Starbucks announced two new sizes called
- [Taking It to the Bank](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/03/29/taking-it-to-the-bank/) - Culture Jamming ...without Consent Experience Project March 24, 2011 Bankers are Bankers When British bank Barclays PLC agreed to shell out £25 million ($39 million) to sponsor London's new public bike-rental program, it envisioned the marketing benefits of seeing its sky-blue logo draped on thousands of cycles around the city. But Barclays' prime marketing opportunity
- [Trials & Tribulations for Russian Art Collective Voina](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/03/29/trials-tribulations-for-russian-art-collective-voina/) - Voina Art Collective Donates Banksy"s Money to Political Prisoners by DJ Pangburn Death + Taxes March 28, 2011 When Voina Collective members were imprisoned for a prank involving overturning police cars, Banksy donated money for the cause. Voina then paid some of the money forward to other political prisoners. Guerrilla art pranksters Voina are holding
- [Ian Murphy's Running... for Congress](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/03/29/ian-murphys-running-for-congress/) - "˜I am not a witch": Buffalo Beast editor running for Congress to replace Rep. humiliated on Craigslist by Stephen C. Webster The Raw Story March 29th, 2011 Exclusive interview: Journalist behind prank on Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is on the ballot in New York's 26th congressional district Ian Murphy has been at the lonely work
- [The Artiness of Naughtiness](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/03/30/the-artiness-of-naughtiness/) - Update, April 3, 2011: You can now listen to this 30:00 radio show here on Joey Skaggs' website. This radio show, produced by Rob Alexander, hosted by Toby Amies and featuring Joey Skaggs, among others, aired on BBC Radio Friday, April 1 at 11:30 a.m. UK time. You can listen to it on the BBC
- [Fool School: The Art of the Perfect Prank](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/03/30/fool-school-the-art-of-the-perfect-prank/) - Update, April 3, 2011: You can now listen to this 30:00 radio show here. The Artiness of Naughtiness, hosted by Toby Amies, aired on BBC Radio 4 on Friday, April 1, 2011. Until April 7, 2011, you can listen to it here. The art of the perfect prank by Toby Amies BBC News Magazine 30
- [April Fools' Day Parade -- Noon Friday!](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/03/30/april-fools-day-parade-noon-friday/) - From Joey Skaggs: Rain or shine, The 26th Annual April Fools' Day Parade kicks off from 5th Avenue and 59th Street Friday, April 1 at noon. Alert: We have so many Charlie Sheen look-alike volunteers that we've added a Charlie Sheen look-alike contest in Washington Square Park right after the parade. See you there! Link
- [April Fools 2011: Pranks Around the Web](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/04/01/april-fools-2011-pranks-around-the-web/) - Submitted by Nick: Over the last few days we have been working on an infographic entitled, April Fools 2011: Pranks Around The Web. We stayed up late so we could get first peek at 2011 pranks online this morning, which allowed us to quickly add them to our infographic. Needless to say were a bit
- [April Fools' Day 2011 Prank Survey](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/04/01/april-fools-day-2011-prank-survey/) - April Fools' Day 2011 Metro.co.uk March 31, 2011 April Fools' Day: Top five April Fools' Day jokes in sport ever: For some, April Fools' Day is all fun and high jinx, but for others it's just those with no sense of humour playing along with the rest of the human race. At Metro we thought
- [Successful people who never existed](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/04/01/successful-people-who-never-existed/) - From Don: Successful people who never existed by Adam K. Raymond CNN via Mental Floss April 1, 2011 (via Mental Floss) -- The dream student George P. Burdell was a man born of a simple mistake. In 1927, someone in the admissions office at Georgia Tech accidentally sent student Ed Smith two registration forms instead
- [April Fools Round-up](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/04/02/april-fools-round-up/) - Lots of hilarious stunts yesterday... Follow the links and have some fun. Pull a Prank -- There's an App for That, Phoenix New Times Playmobil(tm) Apple Store Playset, thanks Chris Ikea Invents State-Of-The-Art Doggie High Chair, from BestWeekEver.tv More links: Who"s Got the Best April Fool"s Pranks?, New York Times April Fools' Day Is Here
- [Culture Jamming, Sureà±os-style](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/04/02/culture-jamming-surenos-style/) - Culture Jamming, Sureà±os-style by Michael Fallon Utne Reader April 1, 2011 Sometimes great cultural breakthroughs are watershed events, celebrated far and wide. When evolutionary forces conspired to mesh Appalachian hill music, Mississippi River Delta blues, and big-city boogie woogie and create a wholly new cultural entity in Elvis Presley, the country duly rejoiced. Other cultural
- [The Artiness of Naughtiness Radio Show](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/04/03/the-artiness-of-naughtiness-radio-show/) - The Artiness of Naughtiness BBC Radio April 1, 2011 Toby Amies discovers how tricksters have turned the poking of fun into an art form. Produced by Rob Alexander and hosted by Toby Amies, this 30:00 radio show is now available here for listening. There are pranksters who have been determined to show us our folly
- [Steinbeck's Literary License](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/04/07/steinbecks-literary-license/) - A Reality Check for Steinbeck and Charley by Charles McGrath The New York Times April 3, 2011 In the fall of 1960 an ailing, out-of-sorts John Steinbeck, pretty much depleted as a novelist, decided that his problem was he had lost touch with America. He outfitted a three-quarter-ton pickup truck as a sort of land
- [Ai Weiwei, Chinese Artist & Activist, in Custody](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/04/07/ai-weiwei-chinese-artist-activist-in-custody/) - Submitted by Dorette: An Artist Takes Role of China"s Conscience by Holland Cotter The New York Times April 5, 2011 The Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, who disappeared into police custody in Beijing after he was detained on Sunday while trying to board a flight for Hong Kong, is a fully 21st-century figure, global-minded, media-savvy, widely
- [Classic Car Club Quickly Reverses Over Prank](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/04/09/classic-car-club-quickly-reverses-over-prank/) - Submitted by Erin: A Fake Tax Rattles Classic Car Buffs by Michael Barbaro The New York Times April 7, 2011 Click to see the mock New York Times article. As April Fool"s gags go, the Shelby American Automobile Club"s 2011 spoof did not seem especially convincing. Until, that is, hundreds of classic car lovers across
- [ABC's Fake Show Lineup for April Fools](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/04/09/abcs-fake-show-lineup-for-charlie-sheen/) - April Fools Day Prank TV Shows from ABC Huffington Post April 1, 2011 Charlie Sheen may need a new TV job, but this one is just a prank. The network put out a fake lineup of spoof shows, combining pop culture with their current TV offerings. Included are "Mr. Sunsheen," an unlikely pairing of Charlie
- [Salem Bewitched by NYU Student Prank](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/04/09/salem-bewitched-by-nyu-student-prank/) - Fake Salem Song Teaches Internet A Lesson It'll Probably Forget Pretty Soon by Maura Johnston Village Voice April 8, 2011 Yesterday the Internet lit up for a bit with news of a new track from the draggy, divisive outfit Salem. "Nite Daze," according to the email blasting it around the Internet, was "all about the
- [Voina's Prize Winning Boner](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/04/09/voinas-prize-winning-boner/) - Radical Art Group Wins Russian Ministry Prize by Ellen Barry The New York Times April 8, 2011 Moscow "” The radical art collective Voina has won a contemporary art award sponsored by Russia"s Ministry of Culture and the National Center for Contemporary Art for a project that consisted of a 210-foot penis painted on a
- [GE Returns Billions to Public... NOT](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/04/13/ge-returns-billions-to-public-not/) - Submitted by Carl Gibson of US Uncut: GE Returns Billions to Public... NOT April 13, 2011 USA Today, AP fall for US Uncut ploy; GE stock loses billions Washington, DC - US Uncut, a burgeoning grassroots movement pressuring corporate tax cheats to pay their fair share, posted today a fake GE press release announcing that
- [Japanese Girls Prank](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/04/16/japanese-girls-prank/) - From Just For Laughs TV: Funniest Japanese Girls Prank
- [Avant-Garde Pranks of a Classical Animator](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/04/16/avant-garde-pranks-of-a-classical-animator/) - Submitted by Peter Markus: Woody Woodpecker had a higher aesthetic... That Noisy Woodpecker Had an Animated Secret by Michael Cieply The New York Times April 10, 2011 Los Angeles "” Sixteen years ago Tom Klein was staring at a Woody Woodpecker cartoon, "The Loose Nut," when he started seeing things. Specifically, Mr. Klein watched that
- [Get a Grip](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/04/16/get-a-grip/) - Submitted by Adam Baumeister of Bad Weather California: Check out "Get a Grip," our new song/video produced by Seth Olinsky (Akron/Family) and recorded in Detroit by Chris Koltay (Deerhunter, Liars) written to fit with Aerosmith's "Crazy" video. Read about it: A first look at Adam Baumeister of Bad Weather California's warped Aerosmith video trilogy, Denver
- [Google Exodus](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/04/18/google-exodus/) - Submitted by Erin as seen on Aish.com: What if Moses had Facebook? Created by Shoot East Written by Aish.com
- [Obama Served Protest Song for Breakfast](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/04/21/obama-served-protest-song-for-breakfast/) - From editor Joey Skaggs: Naomi Pitcairn and a group of her friends staged a protest, singing a song to President Obama at his fundraising breakfast today in San Francisco to bring attention to the incarceration and unjust treatment of U.S. Army soldier Bradley Manning. Manning was arrested in Iraq in May 2010 on suspicion of
- [Photo Magic](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/04/30/photo-magic/) - Submitted by Erin: The Art of the Animated GIF Gawker.com April 23, 2011 Co.Design "” Jamie Beck and Kevin Burg's animated photos turn the medium of choice for 4chan trolls into something approaching high art. You know how people sometimes say that jazz is the only truly American art form? Animated GIFs are like the
- [The Yes Men Interviewed](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/04/30/the-yes-men-interviewed/) - Meet the Yes Men, the Political Satirists Who Punked GE The Atlantic April 22, 2011 A conversation with the more than decade old group that delights in mocking the powerful by pretending to be them General Electric likes their tax rate low, according to CEO Jeffrey Immelt. Very low. Despite $5 billion in profit last
- [Obi-Wan Kenobi Is Dead, Vader Says](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/05/11/obi-wan-kenobi-is-dead-vader-says/) - Obi-Wan Kenobi Is Dead, Vader Says by Den Dhur and Hallis Saper The Galactic Empire Times May 9, 2011 CORUSCANT "” Obi-Wan Kenobi, the mastermind of some of the most devastating attacks on the Galactic Empire and the most hunted man in the galaxy, was killed in a firefight with Imperial forces near Alderaan, Darth
- [The New York Times Final Edition](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/05/12/the-new-york-times-final-edition/) - Submitted by Erin: The Final Edition, a New York Times Parody from Spinal Tap Star Tony Hendra Vanity Fair by Juli Weiner May 10, 2011 Internet, meet The Final Edition, a nihilistic and deeply silly parody of The New York Times and the city it serves. The Final Edition is edited by Tony Hendra, the
- [The Pinocchio Stylus](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/05/12/the-pinocchio-stylus/) - From Variations on Normal: Finger-nose stylus for touchscreen technology by Dominic Wilcox I sometimes use my touchphone in the bath. I know it's stupid. One problem I encounter is that when put my left hand in the water without thinking, it gets wet and unusable for touchscreen navigation. It is too risky to try to
- [Bin Laden and The IT Crowd: Anatomy of a Twitter hoax](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/05/27/bin-laden-and-the-it-crowd-anatomy-of-a-twitter-hoax/) - Submitted by Larry Croft: Bin Laden and The IT Crowd: Anatomy of a Twitter hoax BBC News 23 May 2011 Rumours circulating on Twitter that Osama Bin Laden was a fan of The IT Crowd sitcom were an elaborate new media hoax. Here comedian Graham Linehan explains how he organised the ruse. I spread a
- [Germinating Urban Intervention](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/05/27/germinating-urban-intervention/) - Submitted by Groundswell Collective: Toronto"s Guerrilla Gardeners Think Outside the Planter Boxes by James David Morgan Groundswell Collective May 23, 2011 FEAST Toronto grant recipient Sean Martindale and a team of about a dozen urban interventionists took part in a weekend-long installation of Outside the Planter Boxes, intended to highlight some of the neglected city
- [Artist Jonathan Keats Explores the Physics of Nuptial Entanglement](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/05/27/artist-jonathan-keats-explores-the-physics-of-nuptial-entanglement/) - Can"t Hack Marriage? Try Quantum Entanglement Instead By Scott Thill WIRED May 11, 2011 In his latest science-themed prank, concept artist Jonathon Keats will marry anyone "” or anything "” using quantum entanglement as the tie that binds. "Unlike conventional weddings, which must meet church or state standards for couples to be married, the nuptial
- [Madison Police Play Along with Rapture Prank](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/05/27/madison-police-play-along-with-rapture-prank/) - Rapture or prank? Clothing with burn marks found at Olin-Turville Park State Journal, Capital Times May 26, 2011 Did the Rapture happen in Madison after all? Do we finally have evidence of alien abduction? Or was it the work of a clever band of artistic pranksters? Clothing with apparent burn marks along with such personal
- [Billboard Art Competition: Art Moves 2011 [Poland]](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/06/04/billboard-art-competition-art-moves-2011-poland/) - Submitted by Art Moves Festival Organizers: Billboard Art Competition Art Moves 2011 Konkurs Sztuki na Bilbordach Art Moves 2011 Invitation to all the interested artists and students: The best 10 artworks selected by an international jury panel will be printed and exhibited in the urban space of the city of Torun, Poland in September/October 2011.
- [Artist Alex Melamid's Art Healing Ministry](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/05/27/artist-alex-melamids-art-healing-ministry/) - Submitted by Steve Lambert: Alex Melamid was once part of Komar and Melamid - an amazing pair of artists. He has now created: The Art Healing Ministry: Watch the NY1 video interview of Melamid here. Harnessing the Power of Art! ...Alexander Melamid, working with Gary Krimershmoys, has started his Art Healing practice. Art is capable
- [Operation Cupcake: Belly Bomb for al-Qaeda](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/06/04/operation-cupcake-belly-bomb-for-al-qaeda/) - MI6 attacks al-Qaeda in 'Operation Cupcake' by Duncan Gardham, Security Correspondent The Telegraph 02 Jun 2011 British intelligence has hacked into an al-Qaeda online magazine and replaced bomb-making instructions with a recipe for cupcakes. The cyber-warfare operation was launched by MI6 and GCHQ in an attempt to disrupt efforts by al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsular
- [Improv Everywhere: The Mute Button](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/06/04/improv-everywhere-the-mute-button/) - From Charlie Todd, Improv Everywhere: The Mute Button For our latest mission 23 actors and 2 dogs infiltrated a public space and went on "mute" at coordinated intervals. The mission took place near the northern entrance to Prospect Park in Park Slope, Brooklyn. The Mute Button was produced by Improv Everywhere as part of the
- [Sarah Palin's Paul Revere Revisionism](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/06/06/sarah-palins-paul-revere-revisionism/) - Sarah Palin Supporters Attempted To Edit Wikipedia Page On Paul Revere Huffington Post June 6, 2011 Last week, Sarah Palin told a local news station in Boston that Paul Revere "warned the British that they weren't gonna be takin' away our arms." As the news media rushed to point out that Revere was, in fact,
- [Koch Bros - It's the Evil Thing](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/06/06/koch-bros-its-the-evil-thing/) - Submitted by Erin: From Koch-Blocked.com: Tired of the Koch Brothers buying our political system? Then join The Other 98% to push Koch money out and bring democracy back in... and maybe take part in some more awesome creative agitation. Koch Bros - "It's the evil thing..." This video was conceived by John Sellers and Agit-Pop
- [WikiLeaks Top Secret Mobile Information Unit on the Move](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/06/14/wikileaks-top-secret-mobile-information-unit-on-the-move/) - From artist, Clark Stoeckley, June 14, 2011: I started the WikiLeaks Top Secret Mobile Information Collection Unit on March 19th during a rally for Bradley Manning at the White House. My goal is to bring awareness to WikiLeaks, protest the detention of Bradley Manning, and make the government and corporations sweat when they look out
- ['Gay Girl In Damascus' Is Married Man in America](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/06/13/gay-girl-in-damascus-is-married-man-in-america/) - Submitted by David Strom: 'Gay Girl In Damascus' Turns Out To Be An American Man by Eyder Peralta and Andy Carvin NPR June 12, 2011 Over the last several months, Amina Arraf, a blogger who said she was Syrian-American and went by the name Gay Girl In Damascus, captured the world's attention. Her blog caught
- [Crowdsourcing Michael Jackson](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/06/18/crowdsourcing-michael-jackson/) - How Michael Jackson"s Virtual Flash Mob Was Crowdsourced by Eliot Van Buskirk evolver.fm June 14, 2011 The king of pop might be gone, but he"s not forgotten. A massive collaborative act of music video creation by "” and for "” his fans has helped make sure of that. Thousands of MJ fans worldwide contributed to
- [Tabloid Performance Art](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/06/24/tabloid-performance-art/) - 10 Celebrities Branded "Performance Artists" Huffington Post June 24, 2011 "Performance artist" has become a common slur against celebrities who thrive on tastelessness. There's no way these people could be for real, the argument goes, so it must all be an elaborate ruse. But whether it's from James Franco, who openly admits this act, or
- [Anonymous Hacktivism](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/06/24/anonymous-hacktivism/) - Inside the Anonymous Army of 'Hacktivist' Attackers by Cassell Bryan-Low and Siobhan Gorman Wall Street Journal June 24, 2011 Hoogezand-Sappemeer, Netherlands"”In this sleepy Dutch town last December, police burst into the bedroom of 19-year-old Martijn Gonlag as he hurriedly pulled on jeans over his boxer shorts. He was hauled away on suspicion of taking part
- [Food Critic Punished for Critical Review](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/06/24/food-critic-punished-for-critical-review/) - Taiwanese Blogger Gets Jail Time For Negative Restaurant Review Huffington Post June 23, 2011 A food blogger in Taiwan was sentenced to 30 days in jail, given two years probation and fined 200,000 New Taiwan Dollars ($6928 as of 3 PM this afternoon) for writing a negative review of a restaurant in Taichung, Taiwan. The
- [Literary Camouflage](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/06/24/literary-camouflage/) - Literary Camouflage by Steven Hayward Wall Street Journal June 23, 2011 Eric Blair contemplated calling himself H. Lewis Allways, P.S. Burton, Kenneth Miles"”or George Orwell. Eleven years ago, a writer named JT LeRoy stormed the literary world. The 19-year-old son of a truck-stop prostitute, LeRoy published a semi-autobiographical novel called "Sarah" recounting his experiences as
- [Outspoken Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei Released From Detention](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/06/24/outspoken-chinese-artist-ai-weiwei-released-from-detention/) - Follow the campaign to free Ai Weiwei, visit freeaiweiwei.org Chinese Dissident Ai Wei Wei "Freed but not Free" by Barbara Pollack ArtNet.com June 23, 2011 Ai Weiwei is back home in his gray brick studio complex in Beijing, but that hardly means he's free. After 80 days of detention in an unknown location with no
- [Pastafarian Al Dente](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/07/14/pastafarian-al-dente/) - Update submitted by Chris V., July 15, 2011: Austrian Pastafarian: License Photo Was A Win For Freedom From Religion Submitted by Don B., July 13, 2011 Austrian Man Wins Right To Wear Pasta Strainer In License Photo NPR by Eyder Peralta July 13, 2011 In Austria one of the strangest fights for religious freedom has
- [Chinese Take-Out? Make That Fake-Out](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/07/22/extreme-counterfeiting-chinese-style/) - Update, 7/22/11: China's Fake Apple Store Sparks Customer Ire; Staff Remains Defiant Submitted by W.J. Elvin III: Love it that maybe the employees don't even know they're not working for Apple... China's Fake Apple Stores Mimic Real Thing--Down To Product Displays by Steven Hoffer The Huffington Post July 20, 2011 The following is perhaps the
- [Yarn Bombing: Not Your Grandmother's Doily](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/07/14/yarn-bombing-not-your-grandmothers-doily/) - Submitted by W.J. Elvin III: Extreme Knitting and Crochet Art by Brynn Mannino WomansDay.com May 19, 2011 Check out 10 elaborate masterpieces made from yarn and string While some people may think knitting and crocheting are just for grandmas, that couldn't be further from the truth. In fact, in the last few years, there has
- [Chain World Videogame - Holy Performance Art](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/07/22/chain-world-videogame-holy-performance-art/) - Bigger Than Jesus by Jason Fagone Wired July 15, 2011 When Jason Rohrer created his Chain World videogame, he intended it to be a religion. He just didn't expect a hold war. Jason Rohrer is known as much for his eccentric lifestyle as for the brilliant, unusual games he designs. He lives mostly off the
- [China: The Alice"s Restaurant of Fake Collectible Coins](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/07/28/china-the-alices-restaurant-of-fake-collectible-coins/) - Among many great discoveries that can be attributed to the Chinese is that Western consumers will buy shit if it"s chocolate covered and packaged as an upscale brand. Our longtime fakes and frauds columnist W.J. Elvin takes a look at one little slice of the Chinese counterfeit market, collectible and rare coins, an area in
- [The New York Times on Conservative Sting Artist James O'Keefe](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/07/31/the-new-york-times-on-james-okeefe/) - From Peter Maloney: Stinger: James O"Keefe"s Greatest Hits by Zev Chafets The New York Times July 27, 2011 The temperature was hovering near 90 degrees on the afternoon of Memorial Day when James O"Keefe III emerged from the woods and ambled over to my car. He was tall and thin, with pale skin and matted
- [Merchant Website Confesses to IE Hoax](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/08/03/merchant-website-confesses-to-ie-hoax/) - Submitted by David Strom: "Internet Explorer Users Have Lower IQs" Study Is a Hoax: Here Are Some of the Red Flags by Tim Carmody WIRED August 3, 2011 If a headline sounds too good to be true, think twice. A widely circulated research study claiming to show that Internet Explorer users have lower IQs has
- [Artist Zefrey Throwall Loses His Shirt on Wall Street](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/08/02/artist-zefrey-throwall-loses-his-shirt-on-wall-street/) - From Tim Jackson: "Putting it all on the line - a fine performance!" A Bare Market Lasts One Morning by Melena Ryzik The New York Times August 1, 2011 It was an early Monday morning like any other on Wall Street. Before most of the blue-shirted financiers descended, there came an army of helpers: the
- [The DMV Photo Challenge](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/08/09/the-dmv-photo-challenge/) - Submitted by Brian T.: Let's hear it for Homeland Security! DMV Drivers License Prank: Related post: Pastafarian Al Dente
- [Augmented Reality Advertising Takeover](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/08/09/augmented-reality-advertising-takeover/) - From Ron English: Augmented Reality is the process of overlaying digital information onto the real world creating a hyper reality unavailable under normal circumstances. Currently restricted to internet enabled smart devices, this technology will leap from our hands and into our eyes as ocular devices become commonplace and the augmented world. Augmented Reality Advertising Takeover
- [Flash Mobsters](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/08/09/flash-mobsters/) - For flash mobsters, crowd size a tempting cover by Eric Tucker and Thomas Watkins AP August 9, 2011 The July 4 fireworks display in the Cleveland suburb of Shaker Heights was anything but a family affair. As many as 1,000 teenagers, mobilized through social networking sites, turned out and soon started fighting and disrupting the
- [Mysterious Fashionista Hits Osaka](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/08/09/mysterious-fashionista-hits-osaka/) - Osaka tries to find out who dressed statues The Japan Times Aug. 9, 2011 Osaka "” Sculptures adorning the sidewalks along Osaka's Midosuji street were found clad in red one morning in July, sparking speculation as to who did it and why. Osaka City Hall received dozens of phone calls, including some from the Tokyo
- [Baseball Pranks](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/08/09/baseball-pranks/) - Baseball's Pastime: Pranking by Scott Cacciola The Wall Street Journal August 9, 2011 How Ballplayers Use Practical Jokes to Police the Clubhouse; Mr. Laird, You're Under Arrest Late in Thursday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Elliot Johnson sought to put his spin on one of baseball's time-honored traditions. It
- [Banksy's Antics Roadshow Premiers on Channel 4 in the UK Saturday](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/08/09/the-antics-roadshow-premiers-on-channel-4-in-the-uk-saturday/) - Joey Skaggs was interviewed for Banksy's upcoming television documentary The Antics Roadshow set to air on Channel 4 in the UK this Saturday, August 13 at 10:45 pm, following the television premiere of "Exit Through the Gift Shop." Directed by Banksy and Jaimie D'Cruz, produced by Melody Howse. Quoted from Channel 4: "Banksy's 'incomplete guide
- [Walmart Music Critic Faces Misdemeanor Charges](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/08/13/walmart-music-critic-faces-misdemeanor-charges/) - Local Man Arrested for Merchandise Tampering at Area Walmart by Trailer countrycalifornia.com August 4, 2011 Local country fan Reginald Spears was arrested over the weekend for merchandise tampering at the new Super Walmart out on the bypass. The details of his infractions are unique, to say the least. Third-shift electronics cashier Lena Johnston first noticed
- [Anonymous No More?](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/08/13/anonymous-no-more/) - Submitted by W.J. Elvin III: High School Pals Targeted In FBI Hacktivist Probe The Smoking Gun August 10, 2011 Three teens eyed in "Anonymous" attack on Koch sites A trio of high school buddies are among the targets of on ongoing FBI probe into an online "Anonymous" assault carried out earlier this year against web
- [Legal Systems Challenged by Social Networking](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/08/13/legal-systems-challenged-by-social-networking/) - A sampling of social media sparked flash mobs in the news: Sheriff: Rapper incited phone flash mob on Twitter AP: The Los Angeles County sheriff's department says The Game incited a telephone flash mob that overwhelmed the emergency phone system. Read more... SF transit blocks cellphones to disrupt protest AP: A decision by San Francisco
- [Artist Ai WeiWei Breaks Social Media Silence](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/08/13/artist-ai-weiwei-breaks-social-media-silence/) - Ai Weiwei Resumes His Defiance of Beijing by Jeremy Page Wall Street Journal August 8, 2011 Artist Tweets, Speaks Out, Posing a Dilemma for Authorities Beijing"”Ai Weiwei, China's most famous contemporary artist, appears to be violating the strict terms of his release from custody seven weeks ago, presenting Chinese security officials with a fresh dilemma
- [Real Life Superheroes?](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/08/14/real-life-superheroes/) - It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's...Some Dude?! by Jon Ronson GQ August 2011 They are ordinary men in extraordinary costumes, and they have risen from the ashes of our troubled republic to ensure the safety of their fellow citizens. Jon Ronson goes on patrol with Urban Avenger, Mr. Xtreme, Pitch Black, Knight Owl, Ghost,
- [Revisionism Hits Cardiff-by-the-Sea Surfer Statue... Again](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/08/14/revisionism-hits-cardiff-by-the-sea-surfer-statue-again/) - Cardiff-by-the-Sea: Cardiff Kook caught in "pterodactyl snack attack" by Morgan Cook and Bill Wechter North County Times August 13, 2011 The Encinitas surfer statue, titled "The Magic Carpet Ride," also known as the "Cardiff Kook," was dressed Saturday as a cave man being grabbed by a huge pterodactyl in the latest artful prank placed on
- [House Haunted? There's an App for That.](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/08/14/house-haunted-theres-an-app-for-that/) - Paranormal Phone Apps Like Ghost Radar Help Smartphone Users Seek Spirits Huffington Post August 13, 2011 Three "mists" appear at a reportedly haunted Revolutionary War fort in Stamford, CT. Eyewitnesses have often reported ghostly phenomena here. Also, Kodak Labs said the photo was not the result of bad exposure, film or camera problems. If there's
- [Yes Man](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/08/21/yes-man/) - Submitted by Gerant Johnston: I video myself talking to telemarketers. I do it for laughs and I do it to keep them occupied so they have less time to bother other people. I have this joke where I try to see how many times I can consecutively say 'YES'... and yesterday I beat my record
- [Banksy's Antics Roadshow Ads](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/08/19/banksys-antics-roadshow-ads/) - Updated and corrected August 19, 2011: From John Lundberg of circlemakers.org: Banksy also played around during The Antics Roadshow ad breaks. Here's a compilation of his handy-work. Here too is a recent piece he put up outside Bristol on the M32, which is featured in one of the ad breaks. In our earlier post, we
- [Website Story](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/08/21/website-story/) - From Linda: An oldie but goodie from the Webby Awards 2010:
- [Artist Mideo Cruz on Art & Exorcism](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/08/21/artist-mideo-cruz-on-art-exorcism/) - Editor's note: This article from ARTINFO brings to mind Joey Skaggs' Crucifixion Performance. As a young artist living on the Lower East Side of New York City, Skaggs created a two hundred pound sculpture depicting a naked rotting skeletal corpse with a human skull, barbed wire crown of thorns, long human hair, and a metal
- [See No Evil: Street Art Goes Main Street](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/08/23/see-no-evil-street-art-goes-main-street/) - From See No Evil Project - Nelson Street Bristol From YouTube: This is See No Evil, the UK's largest street art project. 72 artists including some of the biggest names in graffiti in the world descended on Nelson Street in Bristol, painting masterpieces through the night to create a permanent cultural legacy for the city.
- [Improv Everywhere: Say Something Nice](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/08/24/improv-everywhere-say-something-nice/) - Submitted by Charlie Todd of Improv Everywhere: Say Something Nice For our latest mission we constructed a custom wooden lectern with a megaphone holster and an attached sign that read, "Say Something Nice." The lectern was placed in public spaces around New York and then left alone. We wanted to see what would happen if
- [Syrian Cartoonist Beaten](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/08/25/syrian-cartoonist-beaten/) - Syrian security forces break hands of political cartoonist Ali Ferzat by Elizabeth Flock Washington Post August 25, 2011 Renowned Syrian political cartoonist Ali Ferzat was kidnapped, badly beaten, and left bleeding on the side of the road in an attack Thursday blamed on the security forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Ferzat had once had
- [Urban Re-branding by TrustoCorp](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/08/31/urban-re-branding-by-trustocorp-join-the-fun/) - From ArrestedMotion.com, by juggernut 3, August 31, 2011 Contests: TrustoCorp – Tabloid Magazine Interventions After prominent public interventions in New York, Los Angeles and Miami, you"ve probably got the memo that no place is too far to travel for the urban collective known as TrustoCorp. Check out their latest project poking fun at our secret
- [Into the Zone: The Story of the Cacophony Society Trailer](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/09/02/into-the-zone-the-story-of-the-cacophony-society-trailer/) - Submitted by director, Jon Alloway: Here's the trailer for "Into the Zone," The Story of the Cacophony Society, presented by Dreamland Pictures, Weird TV and Laughing Squid. From the "Into the Zone" website: Into the Zone is a film by Jon Alloway. This hilarious and exciting Dada-documentary follows their evolution from the San Francisco Suicide
- [Hackgate: The Movie](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/09/03/hackgate-the-movie/) - From Erin: Watch the Hackgate movie trailer: Parody created by Paul and Lisa at Handface. Special thanks to Andrew Scott.
- [Gunther von Hà¤agen-Dazs](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/09/05/gunther-von-haagen-dazs/) - Reverend Al from The Art of Bleeding and the late Los Angeles Cacophony Society created and presents this: ...bit of corporate chain-yanking and conceptual mashup, churning together the work of master plastinator Gunther von Hagens of Bodyworlds fame and Hà¤agen-Dazs. Everything melts.. "Gunther von Hà¤agen-Dazs" From The Art of Bleeding website: The Art of Bleeding
- [Google Street Theater, Act III](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/09/09/google-street-theater-act-iii/) - Aussie penis pranksters deface Google Street View by Asher Moses The Sydney Morning Herald September 9, 2011 Pranksters have been playing tricks on Google's Street View cameras ever since the mapping tool was first launched in 2007, but miscreants in Victoria have delivered a low blow. Street View images of Long Gully and Maiden Gully
- [Anonymous Activism Targeted as Threat to National Security](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/09/12/anonymous-activism-targeted-as-threat-to-national-security/) - Anonymous Hackers Targeted By FBI, Homeland Security For Potential National Security Threat by Paul Elias Huffington Post September 11, 2011 San Francisco "” Anonymous is not so anonymous anymore. The computer hackers, chat room denizens and young people who comprise the loosely affiliated Internet collective have increasingly turned to questionable tactics, drawing the attention of
- [Protesters Available, Mission TBA](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/09/23/protesters-available-mission-tba/) - Update from The New York Times: Gunning for Wall Street, With Faulty Aim More on this story from The International Business News: "Occupy Wall Street" Protests are the Most Absurd Demonstrations in a Generation #OccupyWallStreet Is More Than a Hashtag - It's Revolution in Formation 23 September 2011 by Nathan Schneider Truthout | Report A
- [Matilija Dam: From Eyesore to Art](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/09/23/matilija-dam-from-eyesore-to-art/) - Matilija Dam: environmental eyesore, work of art photos by Anthony Plascencia Ventura County Star Matilija Dam is many things "” a testament to shortsighted design, an environmental eyesore and a reminder of how slow bureaucracy can work. But after someone took a can of paint to the 200-foot dam last week and stenciled a massive
- [Artist Hermann Josef Hack and the Bread Army Faction](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/09/25/artist-hermann-josef-hack-and-the-bread-army-faction/) - Submitted by artist Hermann Josef Hack, whose latest public intervention is in Siegburg, a little town near Cologne, where he planted several bread bombs on the main street. The Bread Army Section was founded by Hermann Josef Hack as a paramilitary art project. The power of bread as the symbol of sharing and helping, love
- [Protesters Bare All Over a Proposed San Francisco Law](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/09/26/protesters-bare-all-over-a-proposed-san-francisco-law/) - From Erin: Protesters Bare All Over a Proposed San Francisco Law by Malia Wollan The New York Times September 25, 2011 San Francisco "” Perhaps it should not be a surprise that San Francisco does not have a law against being naked in public, nor that a small, unselfconscious segment of the city"s residents regularly
- [Alessio Rastani - Fact or Fiction, Reality Bites](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/09/27/alessio-rastani-fact-or-fiction-reality-bites/) - BBC"s "˜Goldman Sachs Rules the World" Trader: Hoax or Our Worst Nightmare? [Updated] New York Magazine by Joe Coscarelli September 27, 2011 A trader by the name of Alessio Rastani told a shocked BBC News reporter yesterday, "The governments don't rule the world, Goldman Sachs rules the world." He warned, "The savings of millions of
- ['Racist' Bake Sale at UC Berkeley Ignites Furor](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/09/27/racist-bake-sale-at-uc-berkeley-ignites-furor/) - From Erin: 'Racist' bake sale at UC Berkeley ignites furor CBC News September 27, 2011 A student group at the University of California Berkeley has sparked a furor by staging a bake sale that charges customers differently based on their race and gender. The Berkeley College Republicans devised the satirical "Increase Diversity Bake Sale," as
- [Avant-Garde Urbano Festival, Tudela de Navarra 2011 [English & Spanish]](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/09/27/avant-garde-urbano-festival-tudela-de-navarra-2011-english-spanish/) - Jorge Rodrà­guez-Gerada announces: AVANT-GARDE URBANO, TUDELA DE NAVARRA 2011 International Festival of artistic interventions in the Urban Space at Tudela de Navarra, Spain September 26th - 30th www.avantgardeurbano.com Invited artists: Blu, Bs. As. Stencil, El Mac, Filippo Minelli, Run Don't Walk, Suso33 The main objective of this project is to allow the conservation, betterment and
- [Art Vs. Vandalism: LA's Unsanctioned Mural Debate](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/10/14/art-vs-vandalism-las-unsanctioned-mural-debate/) - Saber, Graffiti Artist, Fights To Lift Mural Ban In LA by Andrew Reilly Huffington Post October 14, 2011 For the artist Saber, participation in the democratic process has always been complicated. He's an international graffiti legend, holding the world record for the largest graffiti piece, done along the LA river in 1997. Despite its place
- [Fox News Bit by Street Etiquette Artist](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/09/27/fox-news-bit-by-street-etiquette-project-artist/) - Submitted by David Strom: Animal New York, September 15, 2011: Jay Shells Promotes his New Signs on Fox News, Then Punks Them As we mentioned, artist Jay Shells is attracting lots of media attention with his most recent etiquette campaign and this afternoon he was asked to appear on Fox News" "Happening Now" program to
- [Occupy Wall Street Heats Up](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/10/14/occupy-wall-street-heats-up/) - Occupy Wall Street Protests Draw Global Attention by Verena Dobnik AP/The Huffington Post October 14, 2011 New York -- The Occupy Wall Street movement, which has spawned grass-roots activities around the U.S. and prompted comments from President Barack Obama, is now drawing political remarks from overseas. Poland's former President Lech Walesa says he supports the
- [Onion Antics: Telling the Truth by Lying](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/10/15/onion-antics-telling-the-truth-by-lying/) - Onion antics: telling the truth by lying by Jon Carroll SF Gate October 4, 2011 The tweets started with a blast from the Onion about gunfire erupting at the U.S. Capitol building. The Onion follow-ups came thick and fast: "BREAKING: Witnesses reporting screams and gunfire heard inside Capitol building." "BREAKING: Capitol building being evacuated. 12
- [Strong Voices. Will They Be Heard?](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/10/17/strong-voices-will-they-be-heard/) - A video about democratic consensus building at the Occupy Wallstreet protest in New York: thanks Linda
- [Panda-monium  in China](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/10/17/panda-monium-in-china/) - From Erin: A recent trend in China -- people transforming their pets into miniature versions of animals, fairies or just dyeing them crazy colors. Pandas seem to be an obvious favorite.
- [3D Printing 101](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/10/17/3d-printing-101/) - From Linda as seen on teleomorph.com: Magical engineering... Scan and print industrial tools with moving parts in minutes. Great introductory video to 3D printing:
- [Going Out in a Blaze of Glory](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/10/17/going-out-in-a-blaze-of-glory/) - From Erin: Hunter Thompson, who had his ashes shot from a cannon, would have loved this... Turn Your Cremated Remains into Live Ammunition with Holy Smoke by Brit Liggett inhabitat.com October 10, 2011 With all the talk these days about the destructive and toxic nature of modern day burials, sustainable ways to honor your deceased
- [Hasidic Women in Brooklyn: Walk Right!](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/10/18/hasidic-women-in-brooklyn-walk-right/) - Submitted by Peter Markus: Walk this way! Yiddish sign orders women to move over by Aaron Short The Brooklyn Paper October 7, 2011 Why did the Orthodox Jewish woman cross the road? Because a Yiddish sign ordered her. A bold new religious decree was bolted to street trees this week that orders women to move
- [Live Canvases on 42nd Street](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/10/18/live-canvases-on-42nd-street/) - From ArtInfo Artist Andy Golub takes to the streets using locals as his canvas: Jingo by Andy Golub Related Story: Today, Street Artist Andy Golub Paints Naked Bodies in Times Square (Again)
- [Chris Hedges on the Dissent Imperative](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/10/18/chris-hedges-on-the-dissent-imperative/) - A Movement Too Big to Fail by Chris Hedges TruthDig.com October 17, 2011 There is no danger that the protesters who have occupied squares, parks and plazas across the nation in defiance of the corporate state will be co-opted by the Democratic Party or groups like MoveOn. The faux liberal reformers, whose abject failure to
- [Poop Propelled Motor Bike - Is Human Waste the New Coal?](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/10/18/poop-propelled-motor-bike-is-human-waste-the-new-coal/) - The perfect product for bankers, politicians & Supreme Court Justices: And, oh... a note from TOTO - the company making this great product, which is now on a 600 mile tour through Japan: TOILET BIKE NEO does not have the mechanism to run on the rider"s waste. It runs on biogas fuel (fertilized, purified and
- [Anonymous Hacks Child Pornography Ring](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/10/23/anonymous-hacks-child-pornography-ring/) - Anonymous Hacks Lolita City Alleged Porn Ring Huffington Post October 22, 2011 The "hacktivist" group Anonymous has uncovered what it says was a massive child pornography ring, according to the Examiner. The hackers targeted several websites, including "Lolita City," which the Guardian says included 1,589 users. The attack was part of Anonymous' "Operation Darknet." The
- [Ya Can't Shine Shit...](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/10/23/ya-cant-shine-shit/) - Man who tried to turn his faeces into gold is jailed The Belfast Telegraph 20 October 2011 Judge said it was an interesting experiment but doomed to failure A Northern Ireland man who tried to turn his own faeces into gold by putting it on an electric heater has been jailed for three months. The
- [Smith College Logic Professors Snare Students... Again](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/10/28/fed-false-logic-campus-eats-up-a-hoax-and-revolts/) - Submitted by Tim Jackson: Fed false logic, campus eats up a hoax and revolts by Mary Carmichael boston.com October 25, 2011 Northampton - All last week, students at Smith College were buzzing over a rumor that the school was going completely vegetarian and locavore. There were protests and counter-protests, with slogans chalked on walkways. There
- [Rot 2011, by Franco & Eva Mattes of 0100101110101101.org](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/10/28/rot-2011-by-franco-eva-mattes-of-0100101110101101-org/) - From Franco & Eva Mattes of 0100101110101101.org: Web of Flies: Believing is seeing... This summer White Flag Projects in Saint Louis held an interesting exhibition called Another Kind of Vapor. Taking inspiration from Dieter Roth's work the show presented artists who use non-traditional and decaying materials, such as Paul McCarthy, Ed Ruscha and Dieter Roth
- [Protest as Carnival: Using Humor to Confound Authoritarianism](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/10/30/protest-as-carnival-using-humor-to-confound-authoritarianism/) - Gandhi Meets Monty Python at Occupy Wall Street: The Comedic Turn in Nonviolent Tactics by Wayne Grytting Truth-out.org 28 October 2011 On October 3rd, protesters at Occupy Wall Street failed to march. Instead they clumsily lurched. With white painted faces, glazed looks and dollar bills hanging out of some mouths, protesters chanted "I smell money,
- [Anonymous Threatens to Expose Drug Cartel](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/10/31/anonymous-threatens-to-expose-drug-cartel/) - Hackers Threaten Zetas Drug Cartel Huffington Post October 31, 2011 Veracruz, Mexico -- An Internet video is threatening Mexico's Zetas drug cartel with exposure of its allies in the local police and news media this week unless the gang frees a kidnapped member of the international hacker movement known as "Anonymous." The YouTube message, which
- [Artist Above Hangs Banker Effigy Over I-95](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/11/03/artist-above-hangs-banker-effigy-over-i-95/) - Submitted by artist, Above: I just uploaded the start-to-finish video of the painting and hanging mannequin installation I did here in Miami @ the issues of Occupy Wall St. The 255 foot / 75 metre long painting in Miami, Florida was aired nationally on CBS, NBC, and FOX nightly news. Watch the video: GIVE A
- [Artist Stephen Barnwell Designs Official OWS Protest Currency](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/11/03/artist-stephen-barnwell-designs-official-ows-protest-currency/) - Submitted by artist Stephen Barnwell who just won a design competition to make the official Protest Currency for the Occupy Wall St. Movement. Occupy Wall Street Official Protest Currency On October 22, 2011, Stephen won a design competition to create the official protest currency of the Occupy Wall Street Movement. Immediate plans for the design
- [OWS Launches Newsletter](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/11/03/ows-launches-newsletter/) - From the OWS News Team: Introducing OWSnews.org - News of, by and for the 99% OWSnews.org is being launched by journalists and organizers at New York"s Liberty Park occupation and over 20 other occupied locations throughout the US. This service is specifically dedicated to aggregating and producing news reports on the OWS 99% Movement. Our
- [How Do You Illustrate Corruption?](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/11/05/how-do-you-illustrate-corruption/) - How Do You Illustrate Corruption? Artist Rachel Schragis Explains by J.A. Myerson Truthout 5 November 2011 Rachel Schragis is a 25-year-old New York City-based artist, educator and activist who created a flow-chart visualization of the Declaration of the Occupation of New York City. Since the image was posted on Facebook, comments began pouring in and
- [Happy Guy Fawkes Day!](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/11/05/happy-guy-fawkes-day/) - Bonfires, fireworks mark Guy Fawkes Day in the UK Associated Press November 5, 2011 London (AP) - Children and the young at heart across Britain are preparing fireworks and building bonfires to celebrate Guy Fawkes Day. Fawkes plotted with other conspirators to blow up Parliament with explosives and install a Catholic monarch in the botched
- [Herman Cain, Performance Artist](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/11/08/herman-cain-performance-artist/) - Rachel Maddow figures out the true nature of Herman Cain's presidential candidacy: It's performance art! Rachel Maddow: Herman Cain's Candidacy is an "Art Project" msnbc.com November 5, 2011 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32545640
- [How a Protest Became a Movement](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/11/10/how-a-protest-became-a-movement/) - Reawakening The Radical Imagination: The Origins Of Occupy Wall Street Huffington Post November 10, 2011 Three months ago, a loosely organized group of activists concerned about growing income inequality, corporate greed and the global influence of powerful financial institutions decided to make Lower Manhattan its home, setting in motion a movement known as Occupy Wall
- [Creative Banking with Dadara](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/11/13/creative-banking-with-dadara/) - Submitted by Dadara, CEO and Founder, Exchanghibition Bank: Update, November 13, 2011: Last weekend we were the only bank in the world to pop up at Occupy. Because money itself isn't wrong or right. It basically is nothing, just a means for communication and exchange, but somehow people want to amass that 'nothing' and hoard
- [Tit for Tat: Giant Bras Highlight Giant Issues](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/11/14/tit-for-tat-giant-bras-highlight-giant-issues/) - Update, November 14, 2011: Huffington Post has updated this story... Editor's note: Sorry, but Joey Skaggs used a giant bra in 1969 to bring attention to sexism in America and his bra was bigger. Skaggs mounted his 120' long brassiere (the cups alone were 50') on the U.S. Treasury building on Valentines Day, leading to
- [Hawaiian Guitarist Makana Occupies APEC with "Aloha"](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/11/15/hawaiian-guitarist-makana-occupies-apec-with-aloha/) - Submitted by the Yes Men from the Yes Lab: APEC World Leaders Dinner Gets Occupied Within secure zone, musician sings on behalf of the many Honolulu - A change in the programmed entertainment at last night's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) gala left a few world leaders slack-jawed, though most seemed not to notice that anything
- [Christopher Walken Impersonated in Natalie Wood Death Case](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/11/18/christopher-walken-impersonated-in-natalie-wood-death-case/) - From a reliable source: A sports talk radio employee, posing as Christopher Walken, fans the flames of a re-opened investigation into the 30 year old death of Natalie Wood. AP picks up the story and then kills it, claiming they were hoaxed. First the retraction: AP-US--Natalie Wood-Investigation, KILL,57 ^BULLETIN STORY REMOVED: BC-US--Natalie Wood-Investigation Eds: BULLETIN
- [UCSD Senior Prank: Non-Existent Artist Hangs House on Building](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/11/18/ucsd-senior-prank-non-existent-artist-hangs-house-on-building/) - EXCLUSIVE: UCSD: Best Prank Ever by Walter Mencken San Diego Reader November 17, 2011 Senior Class Fabricates Existence of Korean "Artist," Cons Stuart Collection into Hanging House Off Edge of Seven-Story Building. Stuart Collection Curator Attempts to Save Face: "Actually, joke's on them: this prank is so genius that it ascends to the level of
- [Pepper Spray Cop Meme Goes Viral](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/11/21/pepper-spray-cop-meme-goes-viral/) - 'Casually Pepper Spraying Cop' Meme Takes Off by Mark Memmott NPR.org November 21, 2011 When he walked down a line of seated Occupy protesters Friday at the University of California Davis and shot pepper spray directly at them, campus police Lt. John Pike likely never thought that video of the incident would go viral on
- [Fake Branding Courtesy of Google+](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/11/21/fake-branding-courtesy-of-google/) - Fake Google+ Profile Looks Bad For Bank Of America, But Worse For Google Huffington Post November 16, 2011 A Google+ account titled "Bank of America" posted a series of updates last week mocking homeowners who couldn"t pay their mortgages. "Big company party in foreclosed house #2340087 tonight!" read one post. Another warned Occupy Wall street
- [Happy Thanksgiving!](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/11/24/happy-thanksgiving-2/) - thanks Boris
- [Actor B.J. Novak Admits to Bogus Audio Art Tour](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/11/28/actor-b-j-novak-admits-to-bogus-audio-art-tour/) - B.J. Novak pulled off prank at MFA in 1997 November 24, 2011 7News WHDH.com Boston -- A well-known actor took the art of "pranking" to a new level. The prank happened 15-years-ago at the Museum of Fine Art, but it was just this week that one of the stars of the NBC show "The Office"
- [Critic Jerry Saltz Offers Sex for a Fake Painting](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/11/29/critic-jerry-saltz-offers-sex-for-a-fake-painting/) - New York Art Critic Offers Money, Sex for Fake Painting by Lisa Derrick Huffington Post November 29, 1011 New York Magazine's art critic Jerry Saltz loves Gerhard Richter's paintings. A lot. So much so that on his Facebook page, the three-time Pulitzer nominee offered either $1,000 or a sex act (plus the cost of materials)
- [Monkey Nuts Prank Caller Gets Rocks Off Live on CNN](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/11/29/monkey-nuts-prank-caller-gets-rocks-off-live-on-cnn/) - CNN anchor interviews prank caller live by ninemsn staff news.ninemsn.com.au November 29, 2011 A red-faced CNN anchor was fooled on live television by a prank caller impersonating a US student who had been arrested in Cairo. The prankster phoned the studio on November 27 pretending to be Gregory Porter, a real 19-year-old student from Philadelphia
- [People of Walmart - Music Video](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/12/04/people-of-walmart-music-video/) - Submitted by Jean: by Singer Songwriter Jessica Frech
- [Broadway Occupied by Performance Artists](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/12/05/broadway-occupied-by-performance-artists/) - Occupy Broadway Draws Artists, Protesters To Theater District by Johanna Barr Huffington Post December 4, 2011 New York -- A diverse group of performance artists and protesters affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement headed to the Theater District this weekend to stage a 24-hour demonstration called Occupy Broadway. The protest aimed to reclaim public
- [Improv Everywhere: No Pants Subway Ride 2012 Scheduled for Jan 8](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/12/05/improv-everywhere-no-pants-subway-ride-2012-scheduled-for-jan-8/) - From Charlie Todd of Improv Everywhere: SAVE THE DATE! The 11th Annual No Pants Subway Ride will take place on January 8 in New York and other cities around the world. More info is on our site here: http://improveverywhere.com/2011/12/05/save-the-date-no-pants-subway-ride-2012/ If you are unfamiliar with this tradition, you can read the history here: The No Pants
- [Fact or Fiction? Islamic Cleric Bans Phallic Food](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/12/09/fact-or-fiction-islamic-cleric-bans-phallic-food/) - From Robert F: Islamic Cleric Bans Women From Handling Bananas, Cucumbers & Other Phallic Produce by Jim Hoft Gateway Pundit December 7, 2011 They could arouse women and make them think of sex. An Islamic cleric in Europe says that women should avoid bananas, cucumbers, zucchini and other phallic fruits and vegetables. They may arouse
- [New York's Astor Place Sculpture Pranked... Again!](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/12/14/new-yorks-astor-place-sculpture-pranked-again/) - Pranksters Plant Giant Companion Cube in NYC by Marshall Honorof The Escapist 14 December 2011 The California Institute of Technology invited your best friend, the Companion Cube, to Astor Place in New York City. You can bet that the California Institute of Technology is making a note here: "huge success." A group of students from
- [Christopher Hitchens, R.I.P.](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/12/16/christopher-hitchens-r-i-p/) - Christopher Hitchens Dead: Legendary Writer Dies At 62 by Jade Walker The Huffington Post December 16, 2011 Christopher Hitchens died Thursday in Houston. He was 62. The legendary writer was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in 2010. His death was announced by Vanity Fair. Hitchens was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England in 1949. His father, Ernest,
- [A Very Calvin & Hobbes Christmas](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/12/21/a-very-calvin-hobbes-christmas/) - From Erin: A Very Calvin & Hobbes Christmas Snowmen... On Ice! Everything by Jim Frommeyer, Teague Chrystie, & Bill Watterson. From Jim Frommeyer: Some have been asking how this was made, so here is a link where we break down some of the process.
- [All I Want For Christmas...](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/12/21/all-i-want-for-christmas/) - From Marsha: All I Want For Christmas - HMS OCEAN, from TwoSixTV After lots of time away last year (214 days) -- planned for 7 week deployment exercise with other nations. Diverted to Libya and further operations; Back 9 Dec after 7½ months away - 225 days with 176 at sea. The ship's company made
- [John Chamberlain, R.I.P.](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/12/22/john-chamberlain-r-i-p/) - John Chamberlain, Who Wrested Rough Magic From Scrap Metal, Dies at 84 by Randy Kennedy The New York Times December 21, 2011 John Chamberlain, who almost singlehandedly gave automotive metal a place in the history of sculpture, smashing and twisting together a poetic fusion of Abstract Expressionism and Pop from fenders, fins, bumpers and hoods,
- [Jon Bon Jovi More Alive than Dead](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/12/22/jon-bon-jovi-more-alive-than-dead/) - Jon Bon Jovi dead? No way, says rocker by Michael Sheridan December 20 2011 New York Daily News Singer posts photo of Facebook to prove Twitter talk is false Jon Bon Jovi wants everyone to know that reports of his demise are greatly exaggerated. A random blog post claiming the New Jersey singer suffered from
- [Faked Magazine Cover Outs Actor Taylor Lautner](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/12/28/faked-magazine-cover-outs-actor-taylor-lautner/) - Taylor Lautner 'People' Magazine Coming Out Cover A Fake Huffington Post December 27, 2011 As many hearts were broken as they were mended Monday night when a People magazine cover featuring "Twilight" heartthrob Taylor Lautner coming out was officially ruled a fake. An alleged "teaser" image of the supposed January 7 issue of the entertainment
- [Britain: International Capital of Follies](https://artoftheprank.com/2011/12/28/britain-international-capital-of-follies/) - Why the British produce the best follies in the world by Harry Mount The Telegraph December 27th, 2011 There's a sad report in today's Telegraph on the state of Britain's follies. According to the doyen of the folly world, Gwyn Headley, far too many of them are at risk of crumbling into neglect. We may

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- [Miscellaneous](https://artoftheprank.com/category/miscellaneous/)
- [Podcasts](https://artoftheprank.com/category/podcasts/)
- [All About Pranks](https://artoftheprank.com/category/all-about-pranks/) - This blog has submissions from many known and not so known pranksters, artists, performers, activists and writers. It provides a continuing and growing exploration into the art of the prank; the role of the prankster as artist, activist and social observer; and the contribution of the prank to society.
- [Definitions](https://artoftheprank.com/category/all-about-pranks/definitions/)
- [Hoaxes vs. Scams](https://artoftheprank.com/category/all-about-pranks/hoaxes-vs-scams/)
- [Sociology and Psychology of Pranks](https://artoftheprank.com/category/all-about-pranks/the-sociology-psychology-of-pranks/)
- [The Prank as Art](https://artoftheprank.com/category/all-about-pranks/the-prank-as-art/)
- [The History of Pranks](https://artoftheprank.com/category/all-about-pranks/the-history-of-pranks/)
- [The Future of Pranks](https://artoftheprank.com/category/all-about-pranks/the-future-of-pranks/)
- [First Amendment Issues](https://artoftheprank.com/category/all-about-pranks/first-amendment-issues/)
- [Political Challenges](https://artoftheprank.com/category/all-about-pranks/political-challenges/)
- [Legal Issues](https://artoftheprank.com/category/all-about-pranks/legal-issues/)
- [Co-option (If You Can't Beat 'Em...)](https://artoftheprank.com/category/all-about-pranks/co-option-if-you-cant-beat-em/)
- [The World of the Prank](https://artoftheprank.com/category/the-world-of-the-prank/) - The artist as social provocateur and activist incorporates humor, satire, irony, political commentary and/or direct action to provoke critical thinking. Pranks challenge convention and the status quo and expose prejudices and biases.
- [Pranksters](https://artoftheprank.com/category/the-world-of-the-prank/pranksters/)
- [Art Pranks](https://artoftheprank.com/category/the-world-of-the-prank/art-pranks/)
- [Media Pranks](https://artoftheprank.com/category/the-world-of-the-prank/media-pranks/)
- [Culture Jamming and Reality Hacking](https://artoftheprank.com/category/the-world-of-the-prank/culture-jamming-reality-hacking/)
- [Political Pranks](https://artoftheprank.com/category/the-world-of-the-prank/political-pranks/)
- [Publicity Stunts](https://artoftheprank.com/category/the-world-of-the-prank/publicity-stunts/)
- [Prank News](https://artoftheprank.com/category/the-world-of-the-prank/prank-news/)
- [Practical Jokes and Mischief](https://artoftheprank.com/category/the-world-of-the-prank/practical-jokes-mischief/)
- [Just for Kids](https://artoftheprank.com/category/the-world-of-the-prank/just-for-kids/)
- [Not for Kids](https://artoftheprank.com/category/the-world-of-the-prank/not-for-kids/) - Things in this category may be unsuitable to minors
- [Fact or Fiction?](https://artoftheprank.com/category/fact-or-fiction/) - A look at conspiracy theories, “official truths”, political spin, propaganda, tall tales, urban legends, magic, and illusion, all as they relate to the Art of the Prank. When truth intersects with a personal agenda, established facts are challenged, or human gullibility is preyed upon for ulterior motives, we hope that skepticism, logic, reason, and facts have a balancing effect.
- [The Big One](https://artoftheprank.com/category/fact-or-fiction/the-big-one/)
- [Conspiracy Theories](https://artoftheprank.com/category/fact-or-fiction/conspiracy-theories/)
- [Propaganda and Disinformation](https://artoftheprank.com/category/fact-or-fiction/propaganda-disinformation/)
- [Hype](https://artoftheprank.com/category/fact-or-fiction/hype/)
- [Spin](https://artoftheprank.com/category/fact-or-fiction/spin/)
- [Illusion and Magic](https://artoftheprank.com/category/fact-or-fiction/illusion-and-magic/)
- [Urban Legends](https://artoftheprank.com/category/fact-or-fiction/urban-legends/)
- [Truth that's Stranger than Fiction](https://artoftheprank.com/category/fact-or-fiction/truth-thats-stranger-than-fiction/)
- [Fraud and Deception](https://artoftheprank.com/category/fact-or-fiction/fraud-deception/)
- [You Decide](https://artoftheprank.com/category/fact-or-fiction/you-decide/)
- [Prank Busters](https://artoftheprank.com/category/fact-or-fiction/prank-busters/)
- [How to Pull Off a Prank](https://artoftheprank.com/category/how-to-pull-off-a-prank/) - Here you will find tips from the pros about intent, content, and technique to help you be successful in getting your message across.
- [Why Do a Prank?](https://artoftheprank.com/category/how-to-pull-off-a-prank/why-do-a-prank/)
- [What Makes a Good Prank?](https://artoftheprank.com/category/how-to-pull-off-a-prank/what-makes-a-good-prank/)
- [Instructionals](https://artoftheprank.com/category/how-to-pull-off-a-prank/instructionals/)
- [Bullshit Detector Watch](https://artoftheprank.com/category/bullshit-detector-watch/)
- [Satire](https://artoftheprank.com/category/the-world-of-the-prank/satire/) - Satire uses elements of a prior work to target some other aspect of society, parody uses elements of a prior work to target the prior work itself.
- [Hoax Etiquette](https://artoftheprank.com/category/how-to-pull-off-a-prank/hoax-etiquette/)
- [Phone Pranks](https://artoftheprank.com/category/the-world-of-the-prank/practical-jokes-mischief/phone-pranks/)
- [Press Releases](https://artoftheprank.com/category/press-releases/)
- [Parody](https://artoftheprank.com/category/the-world-of-the-prank/parody/) - A parody uses elements of a prior work to target the prior work itself, satire uses elements of a prior work to target some other aspect of society.
- [Literary Hoaxes](https://artoftheprank.com/category/the-world-of-the-prank/literary-hoaxes/)
- [Media Literacy](https://artoftheprank.com/category/all-about-pranks/media-literacy/)
- [College Pranks](https://artoftheprank.com/category/the-world-of-the-prank/practical-jokes-mischief/college-pranks/)
- [High School Pranks](https://artoftheprank.com/category/the-world-of-the-prank/practical-jokes-mischief/high-school-pranks/)
- [Office Pranks](https://artoftheprank.com/category/the-world-of-the-prank/practical-jokes-mischief/office-pranks/)
- [Creative Activism](https://artoftheprank.com/category/the-world-of-the-prank/creative-activism/)
- [Art of the Prank - the movie](https://artoftheprank.com/category/aotp-movie-link/) - “Art of the Prank” is a feature documentary film about Joey Skaggs directed by Andrea Marini (not to be confused with this blog, which is edited by Joey Skaggs). Find out more at Art of the Prank – the Movie

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- [toilet humor](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/toilet-humor/)
- [Parking](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/parking/)
- [Mark Tribe](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/mark-tribe/)
- [Nina Katchadourian](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/nina-katchadourian/)
- [Steven Matheson](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/steven-matheson/)
- [April Fools Day](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/april-fools-day/)
- [climate camp](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/climate-camp/)
- [fossil fools day](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/fossil-fools-day/)
- [g20](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/g20/)
- [literary fraud](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/literary-fraud/)
- [literary deception](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/literary-deception/)
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- [prankster](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/prankster/)
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- [Mike Ibanez](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/mike-ibanez/)
- [Gorbachov](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/gorbachov/)
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- [autograph](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/autograph/)
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- [Jesus](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/jesus/)
- [Paul McCartney](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/paul-mccartney/)
- [practical joke](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/practical-joke/)
- [bathroom prank](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/bathroom-prank/)
- [flash mob](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/flash-mob/)
- [improv everywhere](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/improv-everywhere/)
- [T Mobile](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/t-mobile/)
- [counterculture co-option](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/counterculture-co-option/)
- [archaeology](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/archaeology/)
- [theft of culture](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/theft-of-culture/)
- [war souvenirs](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/war-souvenirs/)
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- [magic](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/magic/)
- [illusion](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/illusion/)
- [mime](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/mime/)
- [street magician](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/street-magician/)
- [illusionist](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/illusionist/)
- [commerce jamming](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/commerce-jamming/)
- [theft](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/theft/)
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- [octomom](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/octomom/)
- [publicity stunt](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/publicity-stunt/)
- [Wade Whitcomb](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/wade-whitcomb/)
- [Wade Live](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/wade-live/)
- [Jimmy Kimmel](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/jimmy-kimmel/)
- [Nadya Suleman](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/nadya-suleman/)
- [octuplets](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/octuplets/)
- [Bull shit](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/bull-shit/)
- [methane](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/methane/)
- [Danish tax on cows](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/danish-tax-on-cows/)
- [Petting Zoo](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/petting-zoo/)
- [Club Animals](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/club-animals/)
- [Art Prank](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/art-prank/)
- [Free Spirit Spheres](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/free-spirit-spheres/)
- [reality hacking](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/reality-hacking/)
- [Anthony Godby Johnson](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/anthony-godby-johnson/)
- [A Rock and a Hard Place](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/a-rock-and-a-hard-place/)
- [Marc Zackheim](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/marc-zackheim/)
- [Stephen R. Pastore](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/stephen-r-pastore/)
- [Barbie](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/barbie/)
- [Barbie doll](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/barbie-doll/)
- [Mattel Inc.](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/mattel-inc/)
- [Shepard Fairey](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/shepard-fairey/)
- [Obama Hope poster](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/obama-hope-poster/)
- [fair use](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/fair-use/)
- [Jon Stewart vs. Jim Cramer](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/jon-stewart-vs-jim-cramer/)
- [CNBC](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/cnbc/)
- [Mad Money](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/mad-money/)
- [financial advice](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/financial-advice/)
- [economic collapse](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/economic-collapse/)
- [NYC fire hydrant caper](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/nyc-fire-hydrant-caper/)
- [Government sting operation](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/government-sting-operation/)
- [federal undercover operation](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/federal-undercover-operation/)
- [pot packed in spinach cans](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/pot-packed-in-spinach-cans/)
- [popeye](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/popeye/)
- [con artists](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/con-artists/)
- [impostors](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/impostors/)
- [Crocodile prank](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/crocodile-prank/)
- [St. Patrick's Day](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/st-patricks-day/)
- [beer enema](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/beer-enema/)
- [Dirty Sanchez](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/dirty-sanchez/)
- [Diogenes](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/diogenes/)
- [Randy Credico](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/randy-credico/)
- [open government](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/open-government/)
- [Charlie Todd](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/charlie-todd/)
- [Subway Art Opening](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/subway-art-opening/)
- [ipod shuffle](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/ipod-shuffle/)
- [iMac shuffle](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/imac-shuffle/)
- [Apple computer](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/apple-computer/)
- [Apple logo](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/apple-logo/)
- [pranking](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/pranking/)
- [prank instructional](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/prank-instructional/)
- [abuse of power](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/abuse-of-power/)
- [corrupt police officer](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/corrupt-police-officer/)
- [Culture Jamming](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/culture-jamming/)
- [Public Stunts](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/public-stunts/)
- [urban pranks](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/urban-pranks/)
- [creative advertising](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/creative-advertising/)
- [viral marketing](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/viral-marketing/)
- [dating site](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/dating-site/)
- [hoaxes](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/hoaxes/)
- [mystifications](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/mystifications/)
- [riddles](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/riddles/)
- [puzzles](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/puzzles/)
- [plagiarism](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/plagiarism/)
- [forgery](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/forgery/)
- [forgers](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/forgers/)
- [satirists](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/satirists/)
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- [Leonainie](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/leonainie/)
- [James Whitcomb Riley](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/james-whitcomb-riley/)
- [self-promotion](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/self-promotion/)
- [breaking secret codes](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/breaking-secret-codes/)
- [Spinternet](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/spinternet/)
- [coersion](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/coersion/)
- [parade](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/parade/)
- [april fool](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/april-fool/)
- [king of fools](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/king-of-fools/)
- [media prank](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/media-prank/)
- [Carlos Castaneda](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/carlos-castaneda/)
- [Literary detectives](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/literary-detectives/)
- [cultural truth](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/cultural-truth/)
- [fake stories](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/fake-stories/)
- [shamanism](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/shamanism/)
- [Ann Coulter](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/ann-coulter/)
- [urban playground movement](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/urban-playground-movement/)
- [happenings](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/happenings/)
- [interactive public art](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/interactive-public-art/)
- [urban art](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/urban-art/)
- [Nazi propaganda](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/nazi-propaganda/)
- [Theresienstadt](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/theresienstadt/)
- [Add new tag](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/add-new-tag/)
- [subliminal advertising](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/subliminal-advertising/)
- [mind control](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/mind-control/)
- [pizza girl](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/pizza-girl/)
- [fake essays](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/fake-essays/)
- [financial scamming](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/financial-scamming/)
- [cheats & liars](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/cheats-liars/)
- [cheating and lying](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/cheating-and-lying/)
- [suspected plagiarism](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/suspected-plagiarism/)
- [purchase essays](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/purchase-essays/)
- [purchase term papers](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/purchase-term-papers/)
- [fake term papers](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/fake-term-papers/)
- [tricksters](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/tricksters/)
- [prank how-to](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/prank-how-to/)
- [Lindsay Lohan](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/lindsay-lohan/)
- [eHarmony](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/eharmony/)
- [financial fraud](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/financial-fraud/)
- [scammers](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/scammers/)
- [Sputnik hoax](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/sputnik-hoax/)
- [satirical gifts](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/satirical-gifts/)
- [LiteratEye](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/literateye/)
- [Mark Hofmann](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/mark-hofmann/)
- [Salamander](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/salamander/)
- [George J. Throckmorton](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/george-j-throckmorton/)
- [beeple](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/beeple/)
- [monochrom](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/monochrom/)
- [Nazi Petting Zoo](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/nazi-petting-zoo/)
- [guerrilla communication](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/guerrilla-communication/)
- [cultural resistance](https://artoftheprank.com/tag/cultural-resistance/)
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