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Billboard Bags - Manila's massive vinyl advertisements get a second life.
Binggirl Clemente has worked in environmental advocacy in the Philippines for the past eight years. Today, she leads a project to recycle old billboards into bags backed by local NGO, the Earth Day Network. Binggirl Clemente has worked in environmental advocacy in the Philippines for the past eight years. Today, she leads a project to recy... more
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Girls want to be anorexic
"Some teenagers think "if they become thin, or get an eating disorder, they will be popular," said Kreipe, the medical director at the Western New York Comprehensive Care Center for Eating Disorders in Rochester.
While Kreipe had seen this phenomenon before, only recently has it acquired a name: wannarexia.
Most commonly found among teenage girls, wannarexia is a label describing those who claim to have anorexia, or wish they did. While wannarexia hasn't been studied, experts say a growing number of girls have a misguided desire to be anorexic to gain popularity or to lose weight." "Some teenagers think "if they become thin, or get an eating disorder, they will be popular," said Kreipe, the medical ... more -
Digital billboards hacked in Southern California
"A well known 18 year old graffiti artist that goes by the name "Skullphone" has expanded his repertoire of vandalism to include 10 digital billboards around L.A. Earlier this week, onlookers were treated to Skullphones's calling card in between the normal ads running on the display."
An interesting twist on graffiti art! "A well known 18 year old graffiti artist that goes by the name "Skullphone" has expanded his repertoire of vandalism t... more -
The Billboard Liberation Front: AT&T & NSA
The Billboard Liberation Front has just released a brilliant new advertising improvement campaign celebrating the innovative collaboration between AT&T and the NSA. This billboard improvement can be seen at 14th St. and Valencia St. in San Francisco. The Billboard Liberation Front has just released a brilliant new advertising improvement campaign celebrating the innovative collabora... more
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The Blue M&M gets bitch slapped by The Naked Cowboy
New York City street performer "The Naked Cowboy" is suing Mars Inc. for $6 million over the use of his trademark look -- white underwear, cowboy boots and a hat -- by a blue M&M candy on a Times Square billboard.
For nearly a decade, Robert Burck has been a fixture in Times Square, where he strums a guitar on a street corner while dressed in his skimpy signature costume.
In a lawsuit filed this week in Manhattan federal court, Burck said that two oversized Times Square billboards that promote M&Ms used his look without compensating him.
The billboards feature a scantily clad blue M&M with a guitar alongside views of New York including street scenes and the Statue of Liberty. New York City street performer "The Naked Cowboy" is suing Mars Inc. for $6 million over the use of his trademark look -- wh... more -
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