The secretive British artist Banksy has expanded beyond his usual images in public spaces to a full-fledged, 3D "bemusement park": Dismaland. As its name suggests, this installation is no ordinary happy place to take the kids for a lighthearted day out.
A look at the official tour video for Dismaland (below)—which is midway through its five-week run at Weston-super-Mare on the English seaside—shows how the celebrated artist with the often dark look on life addresses many of the dour and dire aspects of the modern world. Fun stuff like a lack of jobs, pollution, global injustice, and more.
The project features art works from more than 50 artists from around the world, such as a pool with remote-control boats loaded with refugees, a dead princess being photographed by paparazzi, and a game called "Hook a Duck from the Muck."
Looking for a souvenir? You can buy a large, black balloon that says, "I am an imbecile." There's even a cheerfully decorated payday-lending booth where kids can borrow against their pocket money (at an exorbitant 5000% interest rate, naturally).
Dismaland looks a bit like Disneyland as reinterpreted by Tim Burton with the viewpoint of one of those people who stands on a street corner holding a sign that reads "The End is Near."
The Dismaland video below from Britain's Channel 4 offers a bit more insight into
the "attractions" of Banksy's theme park of modern-day horrors. It's a place where the dreams—or maybe nightmares?--never end.
Saturday, September 05, 2015
Monday, April 01, 2013
Google Introduces Search for Smell - Meet Google Nose!
You can now search and find smells with Google Nose, the latest revolutionary product from the Mountain View, California search behemoth.
See Google Nose in action below.
How did Google capture and catalog all these aromas from around the world? The Google Nose page says that those Google Street vehicles weren't just taking photos, they were collecting smells, too! So if you were chasing after a Google Street van and farted as it passed by you, your aroma might well be immortalized by Google Nose under the category "flatulence, burrito induced."
This is the biggest olfactory innovation since movie theaters tried to introduce Smell-O-Rama!
See Google Nose in action below.
How did Google capture and catalog all these aromas from around the world? The Google Nose page says that those Google Street vehicles weren't just taking photos, they were collecting smells, too! So if you were chasing after a Google Street van and farted as it passed by you, your aroma might well be immortalized by Google Nose under the category "flatulence, burrito induced."
This is the biggest olfactory innovation since movie theaters tried to introduce Smell-O-Rama!
Friday, February 08, 2013
Get Tickets for Kendrick Lamar's Roseland, New York City Show
Kendrick Lamar is one of today's hottest rising stars, and you can get tickets to his show at New York City's Roseland Ballroom here. Lamar plays the historic music hall on Tuesday, February 26th. Tickets for this show in the Kendrick Lamar tour go on sale Friday, February 8th at 12 Noon.
The 25-year-old rapper from Compton, California has made a huge impression with his acclaimed first full-length album, "good kid, m.A.A.d city." He recently performed two songs on NBC's "Saturday Night Live" ("Swimming Pools (Drank)" and "Poetic Justice"), and even appeared in an SNL Digital Short along with that week's host Adam Levine and The Lonely Island.
Lamar's show at the famous Roseland Ballroom will be a hot ticket, so you'll want to act fast. What's more, this is his first tour since his recent acclaim, and it may be your last chance to see him at a mid-size venue before he becomes an arena headlines.
The Roseland stop on the Kendrick Lamar tour will be a memorable show, to be sure.
The 25-year-old rapper from Compton, California has made a huge impression with his acclaimed first full-length album, "good kid, m.A.A.d city." He recently performed two songs on NBC's "Saturday Night Live" ("Swimming Pools (Drank)" and "Poetic Justice"), and even appeared in an SNL Digital Short along with that week's host Adam Levine and The Lonely Island.
Lamar's show at the famous Roseland Ballroom will be a hot ticket, so you'll want to act fast. What's more, this is his first tour since his recent acclaim, and it may be your last chance to see him at a mid-size venue before he becomes an arena headlines.
The Roseland stop on the Kendrick Lamar tour will be a memorable show, to be sure.
Get Tickets for Beyoncé's "The Mrs. Carter Show" Concert in Brooklyn
Beyoncé is hitting the road with her new concert tour, dubbed "The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour." The spectacle comes to Brooklyn, New York on Saturday, August 3rd at the brand-spanking-new Barclays Center. You can get your Beyoncé Barclays Center tickets here, which go on sale Monday, Feb. 11th at 10 a.m.
If you saw Beyoncé's dazzling halftime show at this year's Super Bowl, you've got a good idea of what you'll see on stage in Brooklyn. And since the show is in New York, you never know what special guest stars might pop up on stage. One thing's for sure: there will be plenty of catchy tunes, spectacular special effects, a high-energy stage show, amazing costumes, and no small amount of booty shaking.
The Beyoncé tour is sure to be one of the hottest tickets of 2013. Get your tickets for her Brooklyn show starting Monday, Feb. 11th at the link below.
If you saw Beyoncé's dazzling halftime show at this year's Super Bowl, you've got a good idea of what you'll see on stage in Brooklyn. And since the show is in New York, you never know what special guest stars might pop up on stage. One thing's for sure: there will be plenty of catchy tunes, spectacular special effects, a high-energy stage show, amazing costumes, and no small amount of booty shaking.
The Beyoncé tour is sure to be one of the hottest tickets of 2013. Get your tickets for her Brooklyn show starting Monday, Feb. 11th at the link below.
Monday, January 14, 2013
"Suit and Tie" - Justin Timberlake's New Single, Featuring Jay-Z
After a false start earlier this week, the new Justin Timberlake single, "Suit and Tie," is out, and you can hear it below. As someone remarked on Twitter a few minutes ago, the tune is sure to be played at every prom and wedding this spring and summer.
Smart move by JT in dropping this early in the new year to let it filter through the public consciousness so that everyone will be very familiar with it by spring.
We'll all look forward to his follow-up single, "Socks and Underwear." So what do you think of Justin Timberlake's new single, "Suit and Tie"? Weigh in below!
Smart move by JT in dropping this early in the new year to let it filter through the public consciousness so that everyone will be very familiar with it by spring.
We'll all look forward to his follow-up single, "Socks and Underwear." So what do you think of Justin Timberlake's new single, "Suit and Tie"? Weigh in below!
Tuesday, December 04, 2012
2012 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on CBS - Tonight! Oddball Costumes Galore...
If you like beautiful young women dressed in skimpy underwear with bizarre accessories, well, tonight's your night: the 2012 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show will be aired on CBS here in the U.S.
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The actual show took place several weeks ago, and photos of the outfits were shown in many news outlets and online (such as the New York Daily News). Like those hoity-toity fashion shows in Paris, Milan, and New York, the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show features a bevy of very attractive and ridiculously in-shape (and/or anorexic-looking) women wearing absurd outfits that no ordinary working girl would wear, or could possibly afford.
A big theme at this year's Victoria's Secret show is skimpy undergarments with butterfly-type wings, flower-covered appendages, and other stuff attached to the back. Huh? It doesn't seem all that attractive in the first place, to say nothing of being impractical. Who wants to get poked in the eye by a giant sequined insect wing when trying to get frisky with one's mate?
Regardless, the 2012 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show will have boffo TV ratings and will spark millions of tweets and Facebook posts, because it seems both men and women watch this show closely each year: women because they love putting these type of garments on, and men because they love, well, taking them off. Turn your TV or other device to CBS at 10 p.m. Eastern and watch a thousand butterflies bloom, or fly, or strut, or whatever.
"I look so HOT. And so silly. At the same time."
The actual show took place several weeks ago, and photos of the outfits were shown in many news outlets and online (such as the New York Daily News). Like those hoity-toity fashion shows in Paris, Milan, and New York, the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show features a bevy of very attractive and ridiculously in-shape (and/or anorexic-looking) women wearing absurd outfits that no ordinary working girl would wear, or could possibly afford.
A big theme at this year's Victoria's Secret show is skimpy undergarments with butterfly-type wings, flower-covered appendages, and other stuff attached to the back. Huh? It doesn't seem all that attractive in the first place, to say nothing of being impractical. Who wants to get poked in the eye by a giant sequined insect wing when trying to get frisky with one's mate?
Regardless, the 2012 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show will have boffo TV ratings and will spark millions of tweets and Facebook posts, because it seems both men and women watch this show closely each year: women because they love putting these type of garments on, and men because they love, well, taking them off. Turn your TV or other device to CBS at 10 p.m. Eastern and watch a thousand butterflies bloom, or fly, or strut, or whatever.
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