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Signing Up: Creating Small Town Landmarks

Wednesday, December 15th, 2010

The Upstate New York village of East Aurora is well on its way to becoming an epicenter of eccentric signage. The small burg of 6,700 residents already hosts a number of over-sized sculptures that do double duty as smile-inducing landmarks and advertisements for local businesses.

War-Cracked Earth, Ready for Visitors

Friday, December 3rd, 2010

Wars, without exception, are awful — but World War II honestly earned its world-class misery ranking as it tore its way through populations around the globe. Its death toll for military and civilians makes most post-World War II conflicts seem like inconvenient skirmishes (except, of course, to anyone in those conflicts).

Las Vegas Gets The Brush Off

Friday, November 19th, 2010

Las 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, 2010

Thanks 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, 2010

Jerry 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, 2010

The 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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