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MSNBC – Wafaa Bilal, an assistant arts professor at New York University, recently decided to become the envy of every parent in the world by installing a camera in the back of his head. The only problem? His body has rejected the implant, forcing him to have the gadget removed. According to The Chronicle of Higher Education, the setup used by Bilal — a camera held by three posts connected to an implanted titanium base — caused the man constant pain as his body refused to accept the presence of the device. Despite treatment with antibiotics and steroids, Bilal was forced to have the camera as well as one of the posts surgically removed. That’s not the end of things, though, because Bilal has plans to try out a different setup — one with a lighter camera, perhaps — as soon as the wounds from his surgery heal. Talk about determination!


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From the TELEGRAPH
Brazilian artist in the frame assassinating the Pope, the Queen and George Bush

A Brazilian artist has provoked outrage by unveiling a series of drawings in which he depicts himself assassinating nine world leaders. 

By Heidi Blake
Published: 8:13AM BST 27 Sep 2010

The charcoal drawings by Gil Vicente became a focus of controversy when they went on display at the opening of the Sao Paulo Art Biennial on Saturday.

The former US President George W Bush is shown kneeling on the ground with his wrists bound behind him as Vicente pushes a pistol into his temple.

The Queen faces the onlooker with her hands clasped before her, apparently unaware that the artist is behind her pointing a gun at her back.

Pope Benedict XVI confronts the assassin with his hands raised, while the Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula de Solva is trussed like a joint of meat with a butcher’s knife at his throat.

Other world leaders depicted in the violent series include the former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon, the former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, and the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

The series, called Inimigos (Enemies), is meant to highlight alleged crimes for which the leaders have been directly or indirectly responsible by imagining that they are being made to pay the price.

"Because they kill so many other people, it would be a favour to kill them, understand? Why don't people in power and in the elite die?" he said.


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PanoptICONS 09/06/2010
 
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If this isnt a sign of the times I dont know what is... The BBC is telling me that some douchbag bought a piece of "art" which is comprised of 200/ 1 dollar bills (Fiat currency whose value will soon be in the negative) arranged in no meaningful pattern whatsoever, which was made by some overhyped drugged up artist,  which was purchased with REAL money (ahem... 43 MILLION DOLLARS) so they can hang it on their fucking wall to show all of their friends how they just flushed 42 999 800$ down the fucking toilet to have a picture on their wall made by someone "people" are said to revere.

We deserve the apocalypse and nothing less.

For letting them get away with it.

Seriously.

I mean it.
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