Chen Wenling’s sculpture shows a bull, meant to represent Wall Street, seen ramming the biggest con man of all time, Bernie Madoff, into a wall. The huge cloud coming out of the bull’s rear not only refers to the end of a
greedy era, but also symbolizes the danger of virtual bubbles in
international financial markets.
It’s a bull fart slamming a dude into a wall but ok
I love the work of Zach Weinersmith, a webcomic artist who combines absurdity, intellectual sophistication, and occasional puns. One of his common approaches is to take a simple idea and extend it to extreme conclusions.
Recently, he retold the story of Pinocchio, giving it a very dark ending. The wooden puppet's nose would grow whenever he told a lie. He found a loophole: he didn't necessarily have to tell the precise truth to avoid growing his nose. Read the rest of the story here.
You know what the Green Heron is basically the best heron because it is like 90% neck so when it is all folded down it looks like a giant head with wings and legs
I am the one who knocks, but you can too with Basement, an upcoming PC game I can most succinctly describe as a Breaking Bad simulator.
It's a management game much like SimCity, though it looks much more like developer OpenBook's unsung masterpiece SimTower.
It gives you a cross-section view of a budding drug dealing operation. You start out small, with a marijuana grow room and maybe some muscle to keep your supply safe, but slowly expand, digging more rooms underground and investing in more expensive and illicit drug manufacturing hardware.
Eventually, you'll have a whole army of tweakers in those signature yellow chemical suits cooking up heroin, acid, and speed, and a fleet of totally not-suspicious-at-all ice cream trucks driving around the bad parts of town to unload the goods with the appropriate dealers. Sometimes, the cops will show up, and you can either pay them off or have your bodyguards kill them, assuming you've hired and leveled up enough dudes in tight black t-shirts
Basement is being developed by Halfbus. It created a prototype during game development marathon competition Ludum Dare 29, which had the theme of "beneath the surface," hence all the underground drug making. It then successfully funded a full game on Kickstarter and secured a place on the digital storefront Steam via Greenlight, where players can vote on which games they'd like to see added to the store.
Last week, Halfbus finally released a very early, unfinished version of Basement. It took me about an hour to start manufacturing the highest quality drugs and earn enough cash to take over the town, at which point the game ends. It's fun though, and if Halfbus keeps expanding on this concept like it promises it will (bigger town, random events, research trees with more drug making tools, and more), it'll be a worthy Breaking Bad simulator.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled on Thursday that the NSA's bulk collection of phone metadata was not authorized under the Patriot Act and was therefore illegal.
A Neil Gaiman paper doll, with ‘Grunge’ & ‘House’ clothes, along with other Gaiman Fun’N’Games, by Jill Thompson, from 1993′s Chicago Comicon Guest Of Honour - Neil Gaiman booklet
In what is either the exposing of a secret, shadowy cabal that has governed the planet for 3,000 years or a simple case of a few weirdos, three alleged members of a bizarre organization known as the Masonic Fraternal Police Department were arrested last week in Los Angeles.
According to an LA Times story published on Wednesday, Brandon Kiel, a member of California Attorney General Kamala Harris's staff, was among the trio locked up under suspicion of impersonating cops. The other arrestees were Tonette Hayes and "Chief" David Henry, and all three were released later that day, the paper reported.
So, what exactly is the Masonic Fraternal Police Department? That's a tricky question. The group's website claims that it was created by the Knights Templar in 1100 BC, and that they are "the oldest and most respected organization in the 'World.'" It also says the group has jurisdiction over 33 states and Mexico.
The homepage features pronouncements apparently written by Chief David Henry, such as the following, which appears to have been pulled straight from a bottle of
Dr. Bronner's Magic Soap:
I Most Solemnly & Sincerely Promise & Swear to Protect & Serve & Uphold The Constitution & By-Laws of That Grandmaster & That Sovereign Jurisdiction So Help Me God Amen, Amen, Amen Fraternally Faithful, Absolute Supreme Sovereign Grandmaster Henry 32° 33° X°
Accounts that appear to be linked to Henry on
Google+ and YouTube refer to him as "Illuminati Grandmaster Henry X," a mystical eccentric who poses for photos looking like someone who might guard the Tower of London in the year 3000.
And that part seems to be the problem: In addition to playing adult dress-up and probably having a great time, the group is alleged to have broken the law by mailing letters to police chiefs all over Southern California back in January declaring Henry their chief. Afterward, Kiel—who works for the California Attorney General—called around and tried to schedule meetings with law enforcement officials. That triggered an investigation into whether their activities constituted an impersonation of police officers, which is a no-no and can result in six months in jail and a $2,000 fine.
Related: For more on the Illuminati, watch our documentary about David Icke.
Not only are they not real police, the Masonic Police don't appear to be actual Masons. Chris Hodapp, a Freemason and avid writer about all things Freemasonry, told VICE in an email, "Obviously, legitimate Freemasons are shocked and appalled by these impostors. They don't even belong to a regular, recognized lodge. They seem to be more of an internet figment of their own feverish imagination."
In response to an inquiry about Kiel, California Attorney General Kamala Harris's press secretary told VICE, "He works at the Department of Justice but is on administrative leave. We cannot comment on the ongoing personnel matter or criminal investigation."
(Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal)
