The NC Museum of Natural Sciences (with sponsorship by Burts Bees) put on a great celebration for Earth Day this past weekend. There were earthy presentations, great music, fun events and even local and/or organic beer and wine.

First shown in the Art to Wear fashion show earlier this spring, Liz Bradford’s trash dress seems to [...]

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News and Observer’s Peder Zane searches for cultural progress in Raleigh, and quotes Aly on his impressions in a recent article. Amusingly, this interview with Ty, Isaac and Aly was conducted during ensuing April Fool’s pranks.
Peder points to three obvious signs of the community embracing its creative talent in Raleigh:
1. First Friday Art Walk (with [...]

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See the new Louis Vuitton store at the Brooklyn Museum, IN THE GALLERY.
Pop-art, Pop-branding, Brand-art or Art-cute. My favorite part is the
counter-counterfeiting that was on the street with actors playing hustlers selling
the real thing (@ real prices, $1500 ) at the gala… The art of business, the new war zone,
Sun Tzu would be [...]

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These are the days when plastic surgery gets free advertising from tons of beauty tv shows and magazines dedicated to it. Even fictional dramas - aka nip Tuck - tell you the key to self esteem is thru a li’l self mutilation. Get a doctor’s help to make you better than you are. Today’s [...]

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Instead of getting our latest scam letter by the normal mode of email, we got it by actual mail. And what started out very recognizable as the standard “send me yer info and you’ll end up with a ton of cash” kind of scam, ended with a uniquely creative twist.
It was addressed to my husband, [...]

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