Thursday, November 9, 2006

142 - Art + Hitler

Art-o-mat

1. Art-O-Mat
Art-o-mat machines are retired cigarette vending machines that have been converted to vend art. There are 82 active machines in various locations throughout the country. Find one near you.

What About a Mustang?

2. What About a Mustang?
Just get another Beetle.

Free Art

3. Free Art
Keep your eyes peeled. You just might find an art drop.

Birth of a Dictator

4. Birth of a Dictator
I'm not sure if it is the author's intension to draw a parallel between Hitler and GW Bush, but it is there if you look for it. I personally don't think there is any legitimate comparison, but you might. Nonetheless it is an interesting story about how easily a population can be manipulated by fear.

The Best of Both World's

5. The Best of Both World's
The announcement of an auction of 21 original Adolph Hitler watercolors appeared a few months ago, but I never heard what the final outcome was.

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1 comment:

rachel said...

hey! I got a pair of tiny yellow underpants from a similar machine in London several years ago. my talking pee-wee doll wears them.