Banksy Does Paris

This is awesome:
Appearently, guerrilla artist Banksy has tampered with moron princess Paris 'Jailbird' Hilton's CDs in stores around the UK. Have a look at this video (via UbuWeb):

Utter, utter brilliance!

Subversive Art, Pt I

sub·ver·sion

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin subversion-, subversio, from Latin subvertere
1 : the act of subverting : the state of being subverted; especially : a systematic attempt to overthrow or undermine a government or political system by persons working secretly from within
2 (obsolete) : a cause of overthrow or destruction.

If you don't know his art, check out British grafitti artist Banksy's website; true subversion in effect. I love the mischievous little rats (all from the aforementioned site):

From the Other Side of the Cage

Alright, two things from the world of zoos: first of, Cute Knut, who apparently can't take a shit without making the international news, has received a death threat--Berlin police says they will not dispatch bodyguards to protect an ice bear, those heartless bastards!
And then this: there seems to be a chimp at a zoo in the Netherlands who's more interested in humans than in his own primate buddies. Which means, as a visitor you're supposed to look away when the hapless ape is looking at you. Wow! This might be the greatest act of subversity from the animal world to date: forcing people--whose sole reason of going to the zoo is to look at the animal--to cast down their eyes when you look at them. Way to go, Cheetah! Knock 'em dead!

Listen: Kurt Vonnegut Has Come Unstuck in Time

One of the great American authors of the 20th century, Mr. Kurt Vonnegut, died last Wednesday. If you've never read one of his books, go and get Slaughterhouse-Five. His wit, his absurdity and his style are unique.
Here's a fairly recent interview from The Daily Show:


He'll probably get this epitaph from the aforementioned book:

Because it's like this: "Why you? Why us for that matter? Why anything? Because this moment simply is."
You can see the influence on the "Why World?--Why Not?!" blog.
Go on then, Kurt. In your own words: "It was alright, somehow, his being dead. So it goes."

Innovative Marketing

Take a look at this article about the clever viral marketing scheme for the next Nine Inch Nails album, Year Zero. You can find more information about the whole thing here. Once again goes to show that Mr. Trent Reznor is one of the more subversive characters in the business.

Weird

So, let's get right to it.
This little clip comes via Mr. Kevin Smith and is decidedly weird. (And not necessarily safe for work...)
Enjoy.