Archive for November, 2010
« Previous EntriesConey Bye-Land
Monday, November 29th, 2010As the pace of Coney Island’s much touted “revitalization” has accelerated in recent months, many beloved landmarks, historic buildings and mom-and-pop businesses have become casualties of plans to modernize the “amusement core” and transform it into a year-round (and far more mainstream) tourist destination.
From the Fossil Record: Who Was a Little Snot?
Sunday, November 21st, 2010Inside Joe Taylor’s Mt. Blanco Fossil Museum — unique on its own merits — is a room that Joe called “a fossil billboard art museum.”
Las Vegas Gets The Brush Off
Friday, November 19th, 2010Las Vegas has long been identified with gimmicky, brightly lit signage of gargantuan proportions, so it’s surprising that the city recently fouled up the installation of a pair of 45-foot-tall illuminated paint brushes.
Motor City Kitty
Wednesday, November 17th, 2010Thanks to artist Jerome Ferretti, the North Corktown neighborhood of Detroit is now home to a dome-headed cat sculpture that rises up out of the ground beneath a pedestrian overpass that spans highway I-75.
Bring Me The Hand Of Jerry Garcia
Sunday, November 14th, 2010Jerry Garcia was one of those rare individuals who could be recognized without seeing his head.
Steampunk Pig Needs Home to Grind Gears, Spit Bolts
Wednesday, November 10th, 2010The same Michigan artists who last year built a Loch Ness Monster now have a new creation looking for a good home: a 55-foot-long mechanical flying pig.
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