In this painting at least. This is from the top of Bussey Hill in the Arboretum and it wasn't until we rode our bikes down the hill that we realized there was a bit of a haze in the air. For the rest of the day, of course, the smoke drifting in from Canada was front and center. It was still a nice day-off, but it was certainly a little different than we're used to. At point visibility was down to a couple of miles. Considering how nice the day was, that's basically insane.

Here's the painting:

Watercolors are fun. I'm just sayin'

How crazy was the smoke? Here's the view from Peter's Hill at sunset:

Normally, you can see the entire Boston skyline. The Hancock building is only 4 miles away from Peter's Hill. You couldn't even begin to make it out. I'm guessing there was less than 2/3 miles of visibility at that point. Again, insane.

After watching this, I'm not sure if we've won or lost.

I mean, by most measures the careers of just Banksy and Shepard Fairey alone are enough to signal that street art has "made it," so at some level we've definitely won. Anyone who was searching for legitimacy from the art world has found it. The question then becomes, what do we lose to gain legitimacy? That's what I walked away wrestling with after seeing Exit Through the Gift Shop.
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What mad genius made this and called it a commercial?

And for a bank?

It's actually quite a memorable spot, but… for HSBC? Seriously?

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It's not like this would be the foundation of one of the novels I grew up devouring, but it definitely would have been an anecdote.

The scene- a woman, Ines Brunn, a German, rides a wheelie for about a mile wearing a gas mask.

At night.

Through Beijing.

That is all.

but this post is teh funny:

Being Stupid And Litigious Is No Way To Go Through Life

The liberal use of the word "Douche" in the comments is especially welcome.

"Help I'm being ROBED"