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L.A. Graffiti Artist Revok Tours Detroit (Video)
Life / Culture ♦ Posted 02/08/2012
Legendary Los Angeles street artist Revok recently hit the road with a few friends for a little graffiti tour through Detroit. With photographer/videographer Willie T tagging along and documenting it (via video), Revok takes a tour of Motor City. The clip follows the artist as he cruises the city over several days. Beginning in the... |
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Honda/Acura NSX Retrospective (Video)
Life / Culture ♦ Posted 02/07/2012
With interest peaking regarding the return of Acura's supercar the NSX, hyped via a Super Bowl commercial starring Jerry Sienfield, the Japanese automaker puts together a seven-minute long tribute to the vehicle's past and present. The Honda NSX, or the Acura NSX as its known in the U.S., was a sought-after sports car that the... |
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Facebook IPO Turns L.A. Street Artist David Choe Into A Multi-Millionaire
Life / Culture ♦ Posted 02/03/2012
When Los Angeles-based street artist David Choe took a stock offer over money years ago, it's likely he didn't expect it to pay out like this. The 35-year-old Korean-American has achieved success in the world of art over the years, selling his work for thousands of dollars, being featured in gallery shows and exhibited in... |
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Peep The Latest Tattoo Works From Jun Cha's Paris 2012 Tour (Photos)
Life / Culture, Photos ♦ Posted 02/01/2012
Critically acclaimed, fine line black & grey tattoo/fine artist Jun Cha has recently returned for yet another tour in Paris, France to kick off 2012 ... and shares some of his latest works. Renowned for his multiple lifestyle collaborations for The Hundreds, C1RCA and Black Scale, as well as his recent cover in Juxtapoz Tattoo... |
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Rihanna Spends $160K On Custom Marilyn Monroe Artwork
Life / Culture ♦ Posted 01/30/2012
Rihanna is a big fan of iconic sex symbol Marilyn Monroe, so much so that she recently spent over $160,000 on a crystal encrusted portrait of her. According to reports, the pop star commissioned British artist Claire Milner for a portrait of Monroe made of 65,000 Swarovski crystals. The art work took around four months... |
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Drake Squashes Beef With Tattoo Artist He Threatened To 'F*** Up'
Life / Culture ♦ Posted 01/27/2012
The last time we heard about the drama between Drake and the Los Angeles tattoo artist who tatted the rapper's name on a girl's forehead was that the Canadian hip-hop star visited the tattoo shop he works out of to confront him. Well now, they've apparently squashed their beef. Here's how the story goes. A... |
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Rihanna Gets 'Thug Life' Tattoo Across Her Knuckles
Life / Culture ♦ Posted 01/25/2012
Rihanna got some new ink this week, when she visited the Shamrock Social Club on Hollywood's famed Sunset Strip this week. The pop star revealed her new ink to fans on Twitter late Tuesday night (January 24), showing off a picture of the words "Thug Life" tatted across her knuckles. "All these bitches screaming that... |
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L.A.'s Museum of Contemporary Art Announces Plans For Online Video Channel
Life / Culture ♦ Posted 01/19/2012
Los Angeles' Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) announced this week that it plans to launch an online video channel (via YouTube) in July. It is to feature news and talk-show programming, among other art-focused shows. According to the New York Times' Arts Beat blog, MOCA TV will be the first contemporary-art channel to be included... |
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NBA Legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Appointed Global Cultural Ambassador
Life / Culture ♦ Posted 01/18/2012
Retired NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar received a big honor this week, when U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton named him a global cultural ambassador. According to NBA.com, the State Department announced Jabbar's appointment on Wednesday (January 18). As ambassador, he will promote importance of education, social and racial tolerance, cultural understanding and using sports... |
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