The statue of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. pictured on the left was a little, well, "confrontational" and communist looking (??) for the U.S. Commission On Fine Arts, which approves monuments on the National Mall in Washington DC. So the Chinese sculptor who carved the 28-foot memorial gave the civil rights leader a face lift, softening his brow and turning up his lips "to resemble the hint of a smile," in the words of AP. Now tourists will be spared the apparently undesirable site of an angry-looking black men, and the commissioners indicated yesterday they are happy. The foundation responsible for making the statue refused to release a before/after picture, but Rick McKay of Cox managed to snap the above photo, which ran in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. [AP]

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From The Wallywoods YouTube Channel

Check out Blu's Website on how this was made

Dr. Richard Albert

Ram Dass

Animator vs Animation Animator vs Animation II

Improv Everywhere Berlin has 80 members so watch out for an Undercover Mission near you! Also there is a world freeze being planned for April 1 at 6pm our time for 5 min. Anyone up for setting up a bookshop group to freeze somewhere near the shop. Lets talk. WORLD FREEZE We are planning a Freeze (if enough people are interested) at the Marheineke Markt Halle at 6pm for 5 min. We would meet at 5.30 at the bookshop and go over. Let us know if you can come and participate.

I loved the Grand Central Freeze (SEE BELOW) but it looks like it has been beat by LA with |Can I get a Napkin Please.

Still one of the best blogs out there: We make money, not art about the "Berliner Kunstsalon"

"...contains records and images of 868 literary illustrations that were published in or around 1862, providing bibliographical and iconographical details, as well as the ability for users to view images at exceptionally high quality."

Visit Steampunkworkshop! I love the keyboard he built!

Alex cf. is a "pencil weilding creature crafting steam punk obsessed monster". He build things like the 18th century lycanthrope (werewolf) research case and many other original objects.

What kind of wallpaper do artists and designers have on there computers? Check out Desktopography and and see an online exhibition of wallpaper from designers all around the world.

Wonderful stuff!

A great set on Flickr

Part 1 and Part 2 on YouTube.

CIAO! MANHATTAN - Video and more info For some a primary source document of the 1960s, for others a transcendental viewing experience, CIAO! MANHATTAN is a fascinating yet unsettling peek at the final drugged-out days of famed heiress and Andy Warhol Factory muse Edie Sedgwick.