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Chain Reaction

Jeffrey Abelson | Posted 03.30.2012

Read More: Santa Monica, Art, Nuclear, Public Art, Statue, Chain Reaction, Paul Conrad, Sculpture, Arts News
Jeffrey Abelson

Paul Conrad had a desire to make a bold statement about our nuclear madness, and came up with a concept for a gigantic mushroom cloud made out of chain links. He called it "Chain Reaction."

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Thank You for Stealing Saddam's Buttock

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 03.21.2012

Read More: Nigel Ely, Saddam, British Museum, Stolen, Saddam Hussein, Artifacts, Nigel Spud Ely, Buttock, Iraq, Statue, Weird News News
Shirin Sadeghi

Those stories you hear about the foreign troops who pillaged and pilfered Iraq, the seat of ancient Mesopotamia -- those stories don't do justice to what we have learned from the tale of Nigel Ely. He's taught us things that only Saddam's buttock could have imparted.

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King's Eloquence Goes Far Beyond "I Have A Dream"

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.26.2011

Read More: Love Your Enemies, King Monument, Speech, Dr King, Mlk, Speeches, Statue, King, Promised Land, Memphis, Hurricane, Martin Luther King, Vietnam, Monument, I Have a Dream, Assassination, Mountaintop, Martin Luther King Speech, Martin Luther King Memorial, Politics News
Chris Weigant

The best-known parts of "I Have A Dream" have entered into a sort of comfortable familiarity, which allows everyone to view them without being challenged by the more pointed things Dr. King had to say that day.

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Controversial Chuck Berry Statue Approved

AP | Posted 08.28.2011

Read More: Kmox, Joe Edwards, Art Controversy, Public Art, Rock N Roll, Missouri, Johnny B Goode, Music, Harry Weber, University City, Statue, St Louis, Chuck Berry, Arts News

UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. -- The rock legend known for such hits as "Johnny B. Goode" will be getting a statue in suburban St. Louis, but not everyone thin...

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Soccer Fans Say Beat It To Michael Jackson Statue

wsj.com | ALISTAIR MACDONALD | Posted 06.01.2011

Read More: Michael Jackson, Craven Cottage, Mohamed Al Fayed, Fulham Fc, Statue, London, Arts News

LONDON--For more than a century, Fulham Football Club's London stadium, Craven Cottage, has played host to many a hard-fought competition. But it has ...

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False God: A $4.1 Million FAKE?

ARTINFO | Posted 05.30.2011

Read More: Mexico, Art, Mayans, Artinfo, France, Art Auctions, Fake Art, Henri Law, Mayan Goddess, Art Controversy, Museums, Sculpture, Pre-Columbian, Rath Museum, Statue, Mexican Art, Arts News
ARTINFO

When a statue of a Mayan goddess obtained €2.9 million ($4.1 million) in Paris on Monday, it set a world record for a pre-Columbian artifact sold at...

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$11-Million Monument to Benazir Bhutto: APPROVED

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Flood, Pakistan, Representative Government, Angelina Jolie, Statue, Zardari, President, Taxpayer, Pakistani Flood, Government, Donation, Wealth, Benazir Bhutto, Monument, Disaster, Assassination, Bhutto, Per Capita, Petition, Pakistani, World News
Shirin Sadeghi

As flood waters ravage Pakistan's land and 20 million of its people, , yet another devastating blow has hit Pakistan: the government approved an $11-million statue of Benazir Bhutto. Yes, this is Pakistani taxpayer money.

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Republican Leaders Join In Honoring New Rotunda Statue Of Radical Socialist Woman

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

A woman whose name we all know was a proud Red, a committed Socialist, and an unapologetic Wobbly. And now she's not only buried in the National Cathedral, she's got her own statue in the Capitol.

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In Honor Of George Carlin, Examining Nipplephobia And Buttcrackphobia In America

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Buttcrackphobia, Puritanism, First Amendment, Children, Janet Jackson, Nudity, Puritan, Seven Words, Justice Department, Statue, Mermaid, Nipple, Butt Crack, Television, Naked, George Carlin, Nipplephobia, John Ashcroft, Logo, Taliban, Starbucks, Bill Maher, Coppertone, Tempurpedic, Media News
Chris Weigant

You would think, with cable television and the internet, that we've come a long way since Carlin's "Seven Word." But we really haven't.

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