RIOT BREAKS OUT OVER BANKSY'S BUBBLE BALLOON FINALE (VIDEO)

Well that escalated fast. In mere minutes after posting his final Better Out Than In piece, a group of opportunists attempted to steal the Banksy Bubble Font balloons residing in Queens off the Long Island Expressway.  Newsflash: It didn't end well for these two guys. See what happens when two opportunists meet the ire of Banksy's biggest fans.


Instagram footage of balloon thieves getting taken down by Banksy fanboys and the NYC police. Epic ending to an epic monthlong stint on the streets of New York City. Footage of the balloon thieves in action

UPDATE: 1:30PM, The Banksy Bubble Balloon is now in police custody. Maybe they'll dust it for fingerprints.

IN MEMORIAM: TRIBUTE TO EVERY DEAD BREAKING BAD CHARACTER (VIDEO)

The perfect tribute in memory of all those who perished during the course of Breaking bad. Respect to Grantland for giving us a look back at the body count throughout the show.

NEW BANKSY GONE IN UNDER A DAY (CUE SAD MUSIC)

October 1

Well that didn't take long for Banksy's new street art in Chinatown to get removed. Unfortunately by way of buff, and what's left isn't pretty. Guess someone in  NYC is desperate to steal Banksy's thunder. Sad, but the nature of the street game. Atleast someone got the "Graffiti is a crime" signage instead of his first new work being totally ruined. Probably expect to see that sign on ebay some point soon. Image via neilfakrull

October 2

JESSE PINKMAN EXPLAINS OBAMACARE ON SNL

Last night's SNL season opener featured real Americans voicing their concerns about the Affordable Care Act; including Jesse Pinkman. Really puts Walter White's struggles in the pre-Obamacare world into perspective.

Jesse Pinkman's bit starts at 4:35



A little added bonus, Arcade Fire debuted another song off their upcoming James Murphy produced album, Reflektor, entitled 'Afterlife.'

BANKSY TO REEMERGE NEXT WEEK

In true poetic fashion, Banksy updated his website the other day with just one image of a silhouetted street artist throwing up flowers sprouting out of a wall. Nothing else remains on his site but the promise of October 2013, the month Banksy will reappear.

Rumors are he's living in L.A. with a possible outdoor show in the works to play off his 'Better Out Than In' declaration. Could this finally be his response to all the recent opportunists removing his street art in L.A. and London and selling them for huge money in private auction—perhaps, he'll center the show around "art for the people, not for the galleries"? We'll just have to wait until next week to see what the mystery man has planned. Check back for more new Banksy images during October as they appear, whereever that may end up. via Banksy

LEGO THRILLER

Today in 'That must have taken a long ass time,' the opening sequence to Michael Jackson's Thriller video animated with Legos and stop motion photography. Epic. Via Booooooom



Lego Thriller by Annette Jung from Talking Animals on Vimeo.

ELON MUSK JUST REVOLUTIONIZED DESIGN FOREVER

After tweeting the idea of a real life hand gesture design printed in titanium, Elon Musk promised a video follow up this week. He lived up to that promise, tweeting out the video below. The era of 3D printing is here. See for yourself how this unreal, revolutionizing advancement in computer-human interactions will revolutionize industrial design as we know it.  via @elonmusk

BAST X PAUL INSECT MAKE AMAZING, AMAZING TIME LAPSE VIDEO TOGETHER

Two of my personal favorites, BAST and Paul Insect, have made my street art heart very happy with their ongoing collaboration on BAST's home turf of NYC. Now they've made this glorious time lapse, featuring epic new work in abandoned and forgotten places. Enjoy.

BAST NY and Paul Insect in New York from PAUL INSECT on Vimeo.

COLBERT GETS DAFT PUNK'D

Nobody stands up Stephen Colbert. Definitely not Daft Punk, that's for sure. Watch Stephen get his revenge with the help of Ashton Kutcher, Matt Damon, Jeff Bridges, Aaron Paul, and the hottest track of the summer, "Get Lucky"

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ADULT SWIM INTERVIEWS BANKSY (NEW)

Hear Banksy's thoughts on Yoplait, One Direction, Ice Cream, The View, Garbage Pail Kids, Mr Brainwash, KAWS and more. The street art genius is funnier than ever, if this is actually him, that is. That's up for date. But either way, thank you Adult Swim for putting this together.

SLEEP RIDING BABY

The luxury of childhood, sleep riding your tonka power wheel around in circles like a boss.

DALEAST DISCOUNT EVOLUTION TIME LAPSE

DALeast quickly became my favorite street artist in 2012. With larger than life animals bursting from building sides,  Dal's unique style and attention to detail gave the world a truly fresh take on the animal kingdom and possibly a striking metaphor for their relationship to us and our sprawling urban landscapes. As you'll see from the video below, no one went bigger than Dal. Watch his process putting up one of his latest works, 'Discount Evolution.' in Rochester, NY. via wooster collective
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DALeast - Discount Evolution (full version) from Jeff Coles Smith on Vimeo.

GANGNAM STYLE HALLOWEEN LIGHT SHOW. RIDICULOUS. AMAZING.

The neighbors might not enjoy hearing Gangnam Style on the reg, but you won't hear anyone else complaining about this epic light show. They even got the house singing the song with jackolantern lights. via Buzzfeed

 

BREAKING BAD WITH MIKE MITCHELL AT GALLERY 1988

Mike Mitchell and Breaking Bad fanboys rejoice. This illustration print, The Cooks, currently on display at Gallery 1988's group themed Breaking Bad show, is a cracker. And an edition of only 50. Show opened on August 20th, 2012 and runs through August 26th. See all the Breaking Bad work at the gallery which is located at 7020 North Melrose in Los Angeles.

(Below) "Blue Sky" Heisenberg Skull & Cross Bones vinyl by Tristan Eaton x Pretty in plastic 

DO WORK, PHLEGM

Time lapse process of street artist Phlegm doing what he does best: creating larger than life wall paintings. Never knew he did all his work by hand until seeing this video. Stunning. Via Wooster Collective

INSTANT CLASSIC: BANKSY ROLLER ZORRO BRONZE SCULPTURE

Banksy puts his street art spin on the classic Zorro image. Who knew Zorro was such a painting badass? The Roller Zorro bronze statue of undetermined size is from an edition of 12, released this year.

Update (6/19/2012): All signs are pointing to one word on this one: FAKE! Should have been more suspect when the details on this statue were pretty scant.  Proof that this doesn't exist is evidenced by the behind photo added to 'BackerProjects' flckr page earlier today. And yes, we wish this was real, too.

image via BackerProjects (again, fake photoshop clowning)

TRIUMPH THE INSULT COMIC DOG DESTROYS THE WIENER CIRCLE

Conan unleashed Triumph The Insult Comic Dog onto Chicago's Wiener Circle last night. The little bastard has still got it. Living in Chicago, the Wiener's Circle has a special place in my heart and the insults Triumph drops onto these loudmouths are what us mere humans can only dream of replicating.

PROMETHEUS CUT PAPER TRAILER

A palm d'or or whatever it's called goes to Youtuber TheReceptionist, who recreated the Prometheus trailer shot for shot by way of cut paper stop animation. Fucking brilliant. Enjoy the movie this Friday.



For comparison: The original trailer

DISMANTLING BANKSY

A new Banksy piece for the Jubilee appeared in London yesterday depicting a child laborer sewing British flag bunting. It was coyly placed on Poundland (UK's version of the Dollar store). As you'll see below, the insidious aftermath that took place isn't surprising but demonstrates that no Banksy street piece is sacred—and that people will do whatever it takes to get a piece of the elusive street artist.

Here's the finished Child Labor Bunting Sewer and what's left of it less than 24 hours later. Via Urban Art Association

Classic Banksy craftsmanship. Look how hard this child is working to get the UK ready for the Jubilee.

 Bunting barons begin to descend on Poundland.

More bunting thieves. Tossers.

Phew, some bunting remains in tact.

Ah, but not for long. All that's left is a lonely child and his sewing machine. End Day 1 of new Banksy Street art.

SITTING ON A FULLY LOADED SHOTGUN SHELL CHAIR

Nothing about a fully loaded shotgun shell chair sounds safe. But if you're in the market, Rehhab has brought the vision of a fully functioning chair made from 388 live 12 gauge shotgun shells.  Hey, at the very least, you'll be fully stocked for the Zombie Apocalypse. via Design You Trust