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Disney fired and unfired Jimmy Kimmel the right way. by Ezra Klein

Have seen the Philly version of this ad too.

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When architect Moseley Putney took down a wall in a mixed-use development in Louisville, he revealed a 1985 David Wojnarowicz mural. “I popped a hole in the drywall and ripped enough out that I could put a flashlight on it. And there it was,” Putney said. “It was like looking into a freakin’ tomb.”

This September, I’ll be directing “The Waterfront Journals by David Wojnarowicz” during #PhillyFringe2025. True stories plucked by David from friends and strangers at the piers, street corners, and late night diners of the 1970s/80s. Tickets available now: phillyfringe.org/events/the-w...

Catching up with the anonymous artist MIW peppering Philadelphia with realistic street signs promoting pro-labor, pro-SEPTA and anti-Trump messages. 

MIW is a new street artist putting up realistic-looking (but radical) street signs across Philly and NYC. Get to know them via @thephilacitizen.bsky.social - thephiladelphiacitizen.org/miw/

The graffiti in downtown Casper, WY is 💯💯💯💯.

“every single incentive structure on the internet pushes you against challenging power” is the essential weakness of the entire creator economy and it was purposefully designed that way

Life comes at you fast

these people hate DEI because they would be unemployable in any system where they couldn’t rely on favoritism and nepotism

This is fantastic. Love it. I have written for years about how hacking could be the next phase of street art, but honestly examples are rare.

My podcast about the Martin Wong graffiti collection with artist Lee Quinones, gallerist Wendy Osloff, and curator Sean Corcoran is out. Some wonderful stories from a pivotal era.

If you're in congress and you aren't publicly in favor of banning the trading of individual stocks by people in congress, get your head out of your fucking ass.

Do you hate abortions?

From mailboxes to murals, Joe Boruchow turns Philly into his canvas. His cut-paper art may start small, but it speaks volumes. ow.ly/tOKt50VmqnG

Wow, this interview was shocking—nothing has convinced me more that Schumer is completely out of touch.

For the past six years, I have curated what is too often the only mural to go up for Pride in New York City. If you're a queer artist who wants to be considered for this year‘s mural, slide into my DMs or email. @queerstreetart.bsky.social #queerart #pride #streetart #queersky

#graffiti from REW and a Village of Arts and Humanities Mural in Philly. Equally impressive in very different ways.

Gage (RIP) and Distort #graffiti in Philly’s Norris Square neighborhood. Gloomy day for a gloomy building.

Found a dead cat today on the street in Philly. Sad, but interesting.

I hate how accurate this feels right now🫣

Every time some elected democrat sucks off Reagan, I think about Duane.

@dieworkwear.bsky.social help! What is Jeremy Strong’s tie situation at the Oscars? Does it have a name?

Overlooked #graffiti gem in Philly’s Strawberry Mansion. Pretty sure this wall was organized by Nemel IRAK (RIP), but does anyone know the story? Definitely saw a drug deal going down next to this piece and someone asked what agency I was working for so… glad I saw got the shot and moved on.

People think graffiti is just about writing your name, but what if your name is a number? It’s surprisingly effective. Definitely stands out.

I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes

They don’t know what a fascist is.

There are two ways to get your name on a building in New York City. One is to be a shitty billionaire. Is it any wonder that most people must choose the other one:

My VPN works

Who’s going in on the VC fund for Luigi?

Now the whole country gets the experience of what it's like when private equity buys the place you work

Can always count on the Dems to bring a banana to a gun fight.

Spotted @thevortman.bsky.social in my neighborhood. I love the rawness of his work in contrast to the official nature of street signage. Plus, I generally prefer a human-scale intervention in public space to another epic mural.

No, this would be actual opposition behavior, and would require a sense of fight and an understanding of how to beat authoritarianism, so it’s definitely, definitely not gonna happen.

How can the National Gallery of Art exhibit this iconic and devastating sculpture by Felix González-Torres *without* discussing the AIDS crisis or queerness? Is the thought that maybe Ross just really liked candy?

The other thing that the internet has to answer for is the collapse of the alt weekly. Back in the day, we never cared what the NYT had to say, because we knew that it was never a paper for us anyway: always cowardly, always underreporting protest numbers, always the organ of owners and landlords.

Hiding who you really are until a president tells you it's okay is some pretty serious beta behavior

Thoughtful look at For Freedoms’ billboards. The project has put some stellar art out in public spaces, but has it motivated any voters? My take: the social media impact of these pieces may be greater than their actual advertising impact. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/a...

شجاعة - Courage The second slide is the last known photo of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, walking toward Israeli tanks before being detained by Israeli forces after they destroyed the last hospital in northern Gaza. His current condition is unknown.

Jake Dombroski’s Collage Philadelphia is building a community around the most accessible of art forms, including in a show now open at the Athenaeum. ow.ly/kaJt50UuAK2

Cut and Paste - Had a great time speaking with the founder of Collage Philadelphia for @thephilacitizen.bsky.social: thephiladelphiacitizen.org/art-for-change-cut-and-paste

Artist makes website that lets you take selfies through NYC's network of traffic cameras. NYC Department of Transportation sends cease and desist. Artist nails cease and desist to a very very very long pole & holds it up to one of the cameras to take a photo of it www.404media.co/traffic-cam-...

around 42% of all marriages end in divorce. that is a very high regret rate for people committing to life changing decisions. the state should do something, ultimately we should ban marriage entirely

As a young man, Spel was one of Philadelphia’s most-recognized graffiti writers. Since 1990, he’s been restricted to making art behind bars, incarcerated for a crime that he says he did not commit. ow.ly/CW1Q50UfTbI