SPONSORED: The Taliban Is A Vibrant And Thriving Political Movement
2012 proved to be just another in a succession of landmark years for the Taliban, as the influential Islamic fundamentalist organization continued its awe-inspiring push toward unprecedented expansion.
Nurse’s Death Stirs Sharp Criticism of Royal Prank Call
Link: Nurse’s Death Stirs Sharp Criticism of Royal Prank Call – NYTimes.com
But the stunt took a horrific and unexpected turn on Friday, when the nurse who answered the call, 46-year-old Jacintha Saldanha, was found dead, an apparent suicide.
Nimrod Visits the Sartorialist
Link: Nimrod Visits the Sartorialist | Shorties | VICE
VICE’s resident gadfly Nimrod Kamer went to London to mess with the Sartorialist, aka fashion blogger Scott Schuman. For some reason, Scott wasn’t so psyched about the idea of Nimrod following him home after his book signing.
Pranksters Hijack Republican Live-Streamed Petition Drive
Link: Pranksters Hijack Republican Live-Streamed Petition Drive | Threat Level | Wired.com
The GOP promoted the campaign heavily online with the hashtag #IWantRepeal, leading Thursday to the inevitable barrage of jokers entering made-up names for the sheer joy of seeing them spit off the printer before a live web audience.
Make Some Mischief Today!
Happy April Fool’s Day….I think we are taking ourselves too seriously these days…and I think a little irreverant mischief might be just what is needed in our depressed economy and changing times…ALWAYS love the work of David Shrigley and Jan von Holleben, and you might consider using them for inspiration…
The Extraordinary Catalog of Peculiar Inventions, A Book of Fraternal Lodge Prank Devices
The Extraordinary Catalog of Peculiar Inventions is a book of pranking devices by New Yorker cartoonist and freelance illustrator Julia Suits.
Jay Maisel's building tagged with "Kind of Bloop" cover art
Over a pixelated reworking of the photo, the text, “All Art is Theft.”
Link: Jay Maisel’s building tagged with “Kind of Bloop” cover art – Boing Boing
Afghan artist adopts "Jihadi Gangster" persona to lampoon official corruption
He dresses up like a cop and stops motorists and then gives them bribes, he puts up election posters advertising his Jihadi credentials and asking for the public’s votes, and so on
Link: Afghan artist adopts “Jihadi Gangster” persona to lampoon official corruption – Boing Boing
Yes Men hoax uses Twitter, Facebook to put Big Coal on the defensive
Peabody, which launched a “Coal Cares” website to advertise the campaign, hoped to tackle the stigma associated with asthma by giving away a variety of colorful and hip inhalers to dignify the use of asthma medication.
“For kids who have no choice but to use an inhaler,” the website reads, “Coal Cares lets them inhale with pride.” Above all, the empathetic hearts behind the “Coal Cares” initiative are seeking to make what they have deemed “Asthma-Related Bullying (ARB)” a thing of the past.
Link: Yes Men hoax uses Twitter, Facebook to put Peabody Energy on the defensive | Poynter.
