Grabbed Articles Favorite Triond Author #8 Chris Jordan

• Vajazzling: Pubic Bling
  What exactly is Vajazzle, Vajazzling or Vajazzled? Is it a trendy form of body decoration or just ‘pubic bling’?

• Banksy Does Hollywood: New Grafitti
  Looks like Banksy is doing a spot of advertising for himself as judges decide who is going to get the Oscar for Best Documentary. As the decisions are being made for the Oscars, which are being handed out on the 27 February, five new Banksy’s have appeared in Hollywood.

• Banksy Directs The Simpsons
  For the first time, in 2010, the Simpsons’ team approached an outside artist to direct the intro to one of its episodes. Prior to this, no outside artist had been allowed to storyboard part of the show. The artist they approached to direct it was Banksy.

• Banksy Avatars for Facebook
  It’s been quiet on the streets recently. There doesn’t seem to have been any activity from Banksy since his travels promoting his film ‘Exit through the Gift Shop’. But his pictures are reappearing: replacing people’s pics and avatars on their profile pages on Facebook.
   

• A Glass Half Full
  A short writing exercise for the Triond writers’ challenge: Produce an article which must include the words “umbrella” and “flaccid balloon”.
   

• The Three Most Expensive Cars in The World: $11m to $30m
  The world record for the highest price ever paid for a car was smashed recently when a car sold for $30m to an American car museum.

• What Does Banksy Mean: These are Revolutionary Times in Art?
  “…it’s important not to forget these are revolutionary times in art. “There’s a whole new audience out there, and it’s never been easier to sell it, particularly at the lower levels. You don’t have to go to college, drag ’round a portfolio, mail off transparencies to snooty galleries or sleep with someone powerful. All you need now is a few ideas and a broadband connection. This is the first time the essentially bourgeois world of art has belonged to the people. We need to make it count.” Banksy.

• The Death of Graffiti Artist Banksy
  “Death… are you sure it’s Banksy?” I’m sure.

• Banksy Steals Band Name Then Gives Them $300,000 Painting
  Urban Graffiti artist Banksy’s latest venture was his documentary film “Exit Through the Gift Shop” which opened at the Sundance and Berlin film festivals to rave reviews. However what do you do if you are Banksy and discover that there already exists a British band called “Exit Through the Gift Shop”?

• Incredible Picture of Lightning Over Icelandic Volcano
  In the UK and across Europe the news of the moment is about the volcano in Iceland which is putting ash into the skies and closing airports across the continent. But a photograph has just been published which shows how awesome nature can be, with forked lightning bolts alongside the rising plume of volcanic ash.

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