As the vandalism vandal squad known as “The Splasher” continues to streak Manhattan’s street art, the recently graffiti-obsessed NY Times has again reported on the phenomenon. PEEP THE READ:

AS STREET ART GOES COMMERCIAL, A RESISTANCE RAISES A REAL STINK
By COLIN MOYNIHAN
SOURCE: NYTimes

The covert campaign targeting street art began about seven months ago, with blobs of paint that appeared overnight, obscuring murals and wheat-pasted art on walls in Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan. Arcane messages were pasted at the sites, but it was difficult to ask for an explanation. The author was never identified. Then in November, during a panel discussion on women and graffiti that included a street artist called Swoon, a figure wearing a hooded sweatshirt flung a sheaf of fliers using similar language from a balcony overlooking an (more…)

There’s no chance in hell the forthcoming SIMPSONS MOVIE will be able to hold a candle to its syndicated parent property, but the film’s main marketing ploy of converting 7-11 stores into KWIK-E-MARTs is hall of fame material. The other day Burbank’s flagship Slurpee emporium was transformed into APU’s SoCal office and lines around the block lasted most of the day. Special Kwik-E products filled the store including Krusty-Os cereal, Buzz Cola, Homer’s favorite pink “Sprinkles” brand donuts, and Squishee machines. Booze hounds in search of Duff Beer were out of luck, however. Apparently Fox has had “enough of that wonderful stuff.” HAVE A LOOK INSIDE: (more…)