Archive for November, 2007

Cool: Mysterious Giant Lego Man Appears on Beach

These are pictures of a large Lego figure that appeared on Zandvoort beach in the Netherlands overnight. No one knows why it appeared on the beach! It bears the words, “no real than you are” on the front of its shirt and features a slightly quizzical look on its face. Why is it there? Who [...]

Can Anything be Art? What About a Crack in the Floor?

So can anything be considered as ‘art’ nowadays? More importantly, will important art galleries consider just about anything to be art? Well, the Tate Modern Art Museum in London thinks so. They’ve just revealed this new acquisition: It’s a piece by Doris Salcedo called Shibboleth. And it’s a big crack in the floor.

Advertising Shenanigans: BMW, Audi, Subaru and Bentley

So I love cars. I love cars a lot. I think everything should have ‘new car smell’ (not really). Anyway, here’s what happens when the big car manufacturers let their egos drive their advertising. First, BMW starts things off: Audi won’t stand for that! Here’s their comeback: Subaru obviously believes that if you can’t beat [...]

Cherry Bomb Logo Shenanigans

Imagine my surprise when I spied this t-shirt for the New Bomb Turks at the Gearhead Records website:   …and then saw the logo for Cherry Bomb Turbo Mufflers, so: …which you can see at the Cherry Bomb website. I have no idea who copied who, but there are definitely some shenanigans going on here.