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News for the week of 06.19.06 - 06.25.06
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Jun 22, 2006
Why Art Mueseums Have Trouble Raising Funds.
from the interesting...interesting... dept.
One of Britain's most prestigious art galleries put a block of slate on display, topped by a small piece of wood, in the mistaken belief it was a work of art. The Royal Academy included the chunk of stone and the small bone-shaped wooden stick in its summer exhibition in London. But the slate was actually a plinth -- a slab on which a pedestal is placed -- and the stick was designed to prop up a sculpture. The sculpture itself -- of a human head -- was nowhere to be seen.
posted by al at 11:42:22 AM | More Print News »
Jun 21, 2006
Shop At Home Depot, Dude.
from the Your one stop place to shop. dept.
Police are investigating Massachusetts outlets of Home Depot Inc. after discovering caches of cocaine and marijuana stuffed into merchandise at three local branches of the retail chain.
posted by al at 10:37:22 AM | More Print News »
Jun 20, 2006
World's Largest Disposable Camera
from the Just friggin' COOL. dept.
A soon to be demolished hanger at El Toro Naval Base is turned into the world's largest camera.
posted by al at 03:43:25 PM | More Print News »
Jun 19, 2006
Talk About a Toe Fetish..
from the Best Foot Forward dept.
The woman was loading her groceries into her car at a Tulsa Wal-Mart when she felt something lick her toes. She assumed it was a dog, but when the woman looked down she saw a man lying under her car...
posted by labellamuerte at 12:23:35 PM | More Print News »
Spring Time for Hitler
from the Tourist Trap of Doom dept.
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (Reuters) - A former Nazi officer living on a Wisconsin farm has built a memorial to Adolf Hitler in his bunker-like tractor storage shed, much to the chagrin of local officials.
