I read a lot about the FUWA when they were first unveiled as the 2008 Beijing Olympic mascots about a year ago. Thought now, on this opening day might be a good time to review how the mascots came to be.
According to the Olympic site, each of Fuwa has a rhyming two-syllable name -a traditional [...]

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The only thing better than good graffiti is good weathered graffiti like this pasted graphic in New Orleans. Question is whether this art is old or if it’s just the humidity…

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Ok, I promised it, so here’s a list - no pix, sorry. You will soon notice that my idea of fun is hangin around at cool eats and drinks spots, and walking a lot on fun streets…
10. WASHINGTON PARK, the Japanese Garden and the Portland Rose Garden
All three of these beautiful areas are basically in [...]

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Found this little story at Cool Things In Random Places. In Inakadate, Japan, they plant rice paddies in certain designs, using different types of rice to create the pattern.  I love the act of changing an everyday mundane task into a work of art…

cool.
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Last month (June 6), Endless Grind and FM Goods of Raleigh had a collaborative show and benefit called “Drawing Blanks.” A bunch of blank skateboard decks were painted by local artists, and then they were all silent auctioned on the First Friday in June. The auction benefitted The Disabled American Veterans of NC.
The show was [...]

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