A Hero’s Legacy has fought its last superheroic battle. The small yet powerful comic shop at 188 Middle Turnpike West in Manchester will be closing at the end of September, a victim of galactic shifts in the comics industry that have challenged small independent comics …
Read MoreLGBTQ-friendly restaurant targeted with Nazi graffiti, arson and burglary
Police are currently investigating a string of serious crimes against Los Angeles restaurant Sorry not Sorry and its staff. (NBC) The manager of a Los Angeles restaurant believes a recent wave of crimes against its premises has been motivated by homophobia due to the establishment’s …
Read MoreHyundai Motor Group Reveals New Art Cars at the ASEAN Summit to support Busan’s Bid for the 2030 World Expo
SEOUL/JAKARTA, September 4, 2023 – Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) created ‘art cars’ with a renowned cultural graffiti artist to promote the Korean city of Busan’s bid to host the 2030 World Expo. The colorfully decorated cars can be seen around the 43rd ASEAN Summit …
Read More‘I won’t be alive’: James Wallace refused parole, continues to deny offending
Disgraced arts patron James Wallace has been denied parole and continues to repudiate the convictions against his name. The 85-year-old appeared before the Parole Board this afternoon for his first hearing after being sentenced to a prison term of two years and four months in …
Read MoreTeen sets out to save jazz musician’s soul in Chicago man’s debut graphic novel
He did it. Austin Paramore is now the proud author of the just-released young adult graphic novel “Malcolm Kid and the Perfect Song,” about a high school musician on a mission to help a cursed jazz musician whose soul is stuck inside a keyboard. Paramore, 30, grew …
Read MoreHyundai Motor Group Reveals New Art Cars at the ASEAN Summit to support Busan’s Bid for the 2030 World Expo
· For the ASEAN Summit, Hyundai Motor Group worked with a high-profile K-graffiti artist to create 23 art cars wrapped with Busan symbols and the slogan ‘BUSAN is Ready’ · Wrapped IONIQ 5, IONIQ 6, and other models are driving around the summit area and …
Read MoreCedarburg Art Museum director charged with embezzlement at Racine school
CEDARBURG — The executive director of the Cedarburg Art Museum is accused in Racine County of embezzling over $100,000 from a school for students with special needs. Heather Wenthold, 42, of Cedarburg is facing three counts of theft in a business setting (greater than $10,000 …
Read MoreReviving the Quirky Spirit of Route 66: Kingman 66 Fest’s Roadside Attractions and Graffiti Contest
From its inception in November 1926 quirky, odd, fascinating, and attention-grabbing roadside attractions have been a part of the Route 66 experience. In New Mexico there was a rattlesnake ranch, an old west museum, and fake prehistoric cliff dwellings. Illinois promoted an array of sites …
Read MoreArt bends and blends in two-day graffiti-inspired show
A trio of visual artists linked by Highway 101 are planning an exhibition shaped by the surprising serendipity that stems from reaching across disciplines. Colourful Collaboration, a two-day exhibition in Elphinstone opening on Sept. 8, will include works by Allan O’Meara, Charly Mithrush and Donna …
Read MoreGraffiti-covered, darkened, rusty Roslindale bridge transformed with
Folks who live near the Blakemore Bridge over the train tracks between Hyde Park Avenue and Florence Street in Roslindale held a block party on the bridge today to celebrate the new murals on either side that celebrate the neighborhood, its people and its fauna. …
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