Mr. Scrooge McJay Z “…Last week, it was reported that Jay-z…
Mr. Scrooge McJay Z
“…Last week, it was reported that Jay-z made OWS supporters real mad after refusing to share profits from Rocawear’s ‘Occupy All Streets’ tees with the actual Occupy Wall Street movement. An angry sculptor who was livid that Jay, who earned $63 million last year, would profit from people who were being arrested for what they believe to be one of the most important social justice movements of our generation, created a piece which he describes as a Scrooge Totem pole.
The sculpture, created by artist Daniel Edwards, features Jay-Z wearing chains with a big dollar sign on his chest at the base and animated characters that have played the money-hungry Scrooge character on television stacked on top of him. Above Jay is Mr. Burns from ‘The Simpsons,’ ‘Scrooge McDuck’ from Disney’s ‘Christmas Carol,’ and Richie Rich….”
Read more: Occupy Wall Street Supporters Sculpt Jay-z Into A ‘Scrooge’ | Necole Bitchie.com
Occupy Torso of the Day Some levity in the midst of all this…
Occupy Torso of the Day
Some levity in the midst of all this awfulness: One of the more creative outputs of the “casually pepper spraying cop” meme has been turned into a sweet screenprinted tee by the industrious Redditor photozz.
It is currently out of stock, but being re-listed often so check back.
Also, from Redditor DefectiveHamster, this terrific shopjob that is both great at being funny and at shining some necessary spotlight on one of America’s most neglected (and most awesomely named) Revolutionary War Patriot, Crispus Attucks.
Salvador Dalí + Walt Disney? Did you know in 1945 Salvador Dalí…
Salvador Dalí + Walt Disney?
Did you know in 1945 Salvador Dalí + Walt Disney collaborated on a short film? And, yes, it’s mesmerizing: Destnio.
utnereader: buzzfeed: So clever, yet so infuriating. [The UC…
So clever, yet so infuriating.
Monday Ugh.
Pre-Occupied
Pre-Occupied:This is how Occupy Wall Street began: as one of many half-formed plans circulating through conversations between Lasn and White, who lives in Berkeley and has not seen Lasn in person for more than four years. Neither can recall who first had the idea of trying to take over lower Manhattan. In early June, Adbusters sent an e-mail to subscribers stating that “America needs its own Tahrir.” The next day, White wrote to Lasn that he was “very excited about the Occupy Wall Street meme… . I think we should make this happen.” He proposed three possible Web sites: OccupyWallStreet.org, AcampadaWallStreet.org, and TakeWallStreet.org. “No. 1 is best,” Lasn replied, on June 9th. That evening, he registered OccupyWallStreet.org.
How OWS Started
shortformblog: cheatsheet: NASCAR fans booed Michelle Obama…
NASCAR fans booed Michelle Obama and Jill Biden at the Homestead-Miami Speedway to support Joining Forces, an initiative to hire veterans find work. Classy, NASCAR fans.
Not as bad as the booing that happens during some of the debates, but not exactly a high point for the human race by any means.
We all have priorities
Shep Remixes Obama’s Hope Hope Has A Posse of the Day:…
Shep Remixes Obama’s Hope
Hope Has A Posse of the Day: Street artist Shepard Fairey remixes his iconic Obama “Hope” poster with the Anonymous-associated Guy Fawkes mask in support of the Occupy movement.
He writes on his blog:
Change is not about one election, one rally, one leader, it is about a constant dedication to progress and a constant push in the right direction. Let’s be the people doing the right thing as outsiders and simultaneously push the insiders to do the right thing for the people.
[obey.]
Sebadoh – Sorry But in other words, here is some good ol’…
Sebadoh - Sorry
But in other words, here is some good ol’ Sebadoh, it is a Sebadoh kind of night
One of the Most Chilling Photos from OWS There haven’t been…
One of the Most Chilling Photos from OWS
There haven’t been very many iconic images or art works coming out of the Occupy Wall Street movement yet things may be changing. In addition to the OWS “bat signal” that we posted about earlier today, this image by AP photographer Randy L. Rasmussen may be one of the most incredible photos captured during the international protests. READ MORE
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