Entries Tagged as 'art'

The joys of motherhood

March 2nd, 2010 · 139 Comments

Writes Sarah: “This note was written to me after I told my seven-year-old daughter to go to her room until she felt like being nice. I’m still trying to figure out what she really feels. Was it love mingled with regret…or slathering me with goodness in hopes of ending the misery in her room? Somehow [...]

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Tags: art · heart · kids · moms & dads · not-so-veiled threats · signed with love · spelling and grammar police

I think this is the best costume for today.

February 3rd, 2010 · 79 Comments

Noah in Richmond, Virginia spotted this earnest plea in the bathroom of “a funky little coffee shop” on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. “The sign was also on a bulletin board in the middle of the shop as well,” he says — “just in case the thief was avoiding the scene of the crime.”
And [...]

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Tags: art · ellipses-crazed · north carolina · restaurant · stealing · wtf?

the art of passive resistance

November 4th, 2009 · 109 Comments

Travis in Edmonton says this painting (which “resembled a tenth-grader’s crack at designing fantasy novel jacket”) appeared one day in the alley behind the pub where he works. Feeling puckish, Travis says, “Every evening I would turn it toward the south-facing balconies…and every morning it would be face-down in the street again, until eventually it [...]

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Tags: art · canada · wtf?

No, no you can’t

June 9th, 2009 · 226 Comments

Writes our anonymous submitter from San Francisco: “I bought $50 worth of groceries at Trader Joe’s, my boyfriend made an awesome pizza out of [some of] them, and as we were watching a movie and eating some, my uber-bachelor roommate yelled through the door and asked if he could get a slice. The man has [...]

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Tags: art · food · roommates · san francisco · shit

girls gone wild…with colored markers

March 10th, 2009 · 129 Comments

you decide: which masterpiece is most worthy of the lisa frank award for the most artistic expression of repressed rage?
is it exhibit a, from a hip-hop retail store in california?

exhibit b, from an american college dorm?

or exhibit c, from a shared apartment in guelph, ontario?

oh, and ladies? as you busy yourself with your construction paper [...]

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Tags: art · dishes · disturbingly detailed · heart · rainbow-colored · signed with love · smiley · university · your mother doesn't...

Untitled (broken glass)

February 6th, 2009 · 98 Comments

When you live with six art students (like Kate in London),  you might find that life imitates art more often than you’d like.

related: Oxford drama

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Tags: CAPS LOCK · art · cleaning · london · roommates · the u.k. · university

how many wonders can one cavern hold?

February 4th, 2009 · 132 Comments

after 55 years, the north shore music theatre in beverly, mass. is closing its doors, terrance writes, “and i wanted to preserve the rich history of notes and art that have accumulated over the years.” first up: this artistic series from the intern lounge. (sidenote: intern lounge?!)

related: i’ll tell you what’s classy, though

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Tags: art · massachusetts · odor · shit · toilet

art depreciation

February 2nd, 2009 · 256 Comments

Our anonymous submitter in Seattle, an artist, used to pass the downtime at his day job by doodling on boxes. “They know it was me,” our submitter says, but instead of, you know, confronting him, management decided — in true passive-aggressive style — to hang this critique up for all to see.

related: Just a friendly [...]

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Tags: a little patronizing · art · now that's management · retail hell · seattle · smiley

ceci n’est pas une poubelle

December 2nd, 2008 · 99 Comments

i hereby declare the writer of the second note in this exchange (from a college art studio in texas) the winner of the season’s official “oh, snap!” award.
(sure, the original note-writer might have a case — but just like those pesky BCS rankings, style points count, baby!)

related: i before e except after c ftw

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Tags: art · austin · garbage · oh snap · texas · university

the art of the passive-aggressive note

May 23rd, 2008 · 81 Comments

sure, it’d be easier and quicker to just clean it up. but the modern passive-aggressive (like katey in berkeley’s ex-roommmate) can’t pass up the opportunity to make a point.

a common variation on the van der rohe approach, as documented below by sam in dallas, is the so-called “reverse magritte.”

meanwhile, post-modern passive-aggressives (like this new [...]

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Tags: actions speak louder · art · berkeley · cleaning · houston · new york · oakland · obnoxious definition · office · roommates · san francisco · wtf?

the farewell email to end all farewell emails

August 27th, 2007 · 164 Comments

All I can say is…wow.

(click to enlarge!)

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Tags: art · new york · office · oh snap · raging against the machine · sarcasm · spelling and grammar police · thanks (but not really)