thin line

Oh, that’s pretty cool. You know how hard-core that is?

Ryan Sowulski, age 22, commenting on Momo's painted line in this morning's New York Times.

The graffiti artist Momo tagged lower Manhattan back in 2006 -- quietly, majestically, magically. Watch the movie »

Os Gêmeos

The sky is grey... I've wings and I know I could reach it... And change it's color... But I sold my wings, and prefered to buy blues glasses...

Os Gêmeos, translated by Joαnα Joαnα and featured in a photograph by cowe.

The New York Times ran a piece this morning on the Brazilian brothers Otavio and Gustavo Pandolfo, who call themselves Os Gêmeos. Their first public piece in Manhattan was unveiled on July 17 at the northwest corner of Houston Street and the Bowery.

It's lovely, and it prompted me to search out shots of Os Gêmeos' work on Flickr.

Enjoy »


Os Gemeos
Originally uploaded by trashisfesch

full metal flak

s.trooper1
Originally uploaded by Scotch! ©

Podium alums share a bipartisan kinship, signified by the ceremonial flak jacket that hangs in the closet of the press secretary’s West Wing office. It was placed there originally by Gerald Ford’s podium man, Ron Nessen.

Outgoing press secretaries write notes of advice for their successors and leave them in one pocket. Every previous note remains there, neatly arranged and tied together in a ribbon.

Mark Leibovich writing in Between Obama and the Press in last Sunday's New York Times Magazine.

banksy

Rat
Originally uploaded by tmunki.

I want to be a non-conformist. Just like everybody else.

— Graffiti artist Banksy

Digging me some Banksy on Flickr »

Update: Another great Banksy just showed on Flickr. Parts 1 & 2