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Exit Through the Giftshop – A Banksy Film (or is it?)

I can’t help feeling that the purported Banksy documentary, “Exit through the gift shop” is yet another ruse by the enigmatic graffiti artist.
Here’s the official trailer and accompanying information.
OPENS IN CINEMAS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES BEGINNING APRIL 16TH
For Exact Theaters And Showtimes Check The Official Website: http://www.banksyfilm.com
Exit Through the Gift Shop, the first film by [...]

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Shwing!

In honor of my Hipstamatic obsession (thanks Meena), I have just finished creating a gallery site at Shwing!
Here’s a photograph of my tasty chunky guacamole.
Check out the Hipstamatic website.

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Zina Saro-Wiwa Reports: Banksy

Writer and filmmaker Zina Saro-Wiwa — daughter of murdered Niger Delta activist Ken Saro-Wiwa — reports on the elusive Banksy.

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Shell Apologises

The Yes Men have struck again with this beauty!

Dear Reader,
Royal Dutch Shell is extremely proud to be the first international petrochemical company to publicly say:
We are sorry.
Our Board of Directors, in cooperation with Shell’s newly established Ethical Affairs Committee, has just in time come to the conclusion that Shell’s operations in the Niger Delta need [...]

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Facebook – It’s not just your granddaughter’s social network.

A February 2009 study by Inside Facebook, a service dedicated to providing Facebook related research found that women over 55 were the fastest growing demographic on the social network.
Key Highlights:
* Facebook reporting nearly 45.3 million active US users in the last 30 days
* Facebook growing in every age/gender demographic. Fastest growing segment: Women over 55, [...]

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The Bra Color Meme on Facebook

When I finally got a clue about what the viral color posts on Facebook were all about, my response to the trend was to create a quick graphic captioned, “Flat-Chested Women, women who cannot afford bras and women who choose to be liberated from bras, united against bra oppression! No brassieres, or whalebone corsets! Freedom [...]

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Crazy Things Women Do On Facebook According to AskMen.com

In researching for the “Status of Women” project, I came upon this curious article, “Crazy Things Women Do On Facebook” by the dudes at AskMen.com. Aww… What is to be done with mad, manipulative, passive-aggressive, fake chicks bothering sweet innocent charming males on Facebook? Oh, the hysteria!
The Facebook phenomenon has allowed you to reconnect with your [...]

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Harmony Reverberates Optimism

I will be submitting a piece titled, “Status of Women” for the “Harmony Reverberates Optimism” exhibition curated by Ronald Lopez. Show details below.

SHOW DESCRIPTION:
McNish Gallery, Oxnard College, has asked guest curator Ronald Lopez to put an all women show together for the month of March, 2010. For this occasion Lopez has decided to bring attention [...]

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Status of Women

Investigating issues of territorialization, gender identity and social class at the intersection of culture, art and technology, “Status of Women” presents profiles of ten diverse women artists living in Los Angeles gleaned from the artist’s Facebook network. The title is a play on ideas, exploring how far women have come at this point in the [...]

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Oil Change Project

Even as companies like Shell and Chevron rake in billions of dollars, the farmers and fishermen of the Niger Delta can barely eke out a living from their own land. Enabled by corrupt governments, these multinational corporations have continued to profit while the people remain marginalized and exploited. Oil spills and gas flaring have led [...]

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