Fukushima: "The Lid Syndrome" by Maliki

Here is a brilliant, funny and ironic comic by Maliki on the Fukushima disaster and sarcophagus solution entitled "The Lid Syndrome"



While visiting Maliki's excellent website, be sure to check out some of his numerous other comic strips and listen to the very cool French Pop Music Radio



See also: Posing for Friendly Photos at Fukushima

"Pongi" Graffiti Tag Test #3

The writing is on the wall...



Related: China: The Great Wall of Graffiti

China: The Great Wall of Graffiti

These days in China the graffiti/street art scene is booming and becoming quite popular both domestically and throughout the world. In fact, The Great Wall of China itself is being heavily tagged by many of the four million visitors it sees each year. And while many people believe that this is all a relatively new art evolution, the truth is that graffiti in China has had a very significant and colorful history that started long ago before this recent boom.

According to Wikipedia's Graffiti in Asia:

"In China, graffiti began with Mao Zedong in the 1920s who used revolutionary slogans and paintings in public places to galvanise the country's communist revolution. Mao holds the record for the longest piece of graffiti, which contains 4000 characters criticizing his teachers and the state of Chinese society."

And an article from 2003 in the China Daily claims that:

"During the Cultural Revolution, pesky neighbors could be eliminated through accusations posted on a community wall. When Deng Xiaoping made his move for opening and reform, he designated a wall in Beijing where people could freely write their thoughts."

Currently, there are many very talented artists and groups that work together like Beijing's ABS-Crew and Shanghai's Oops Graffiti Crew who are generally designers and illustrators that work for advertising agencies. And the majority of their street art includes cool intricate designs and graphic tags rather than political protests. However, recently the ABS-Crew created a huge stunning mural entitled "Inflation" which clearly is a powerful statement against capitalists:




In December of 2010, many Graffiti Artists Bombed Beijing during an international event called "Meeting the Neighborhood Graffiti Week" in "The More Than + Pop Art Festival." Here is an English news video on that:



See also: King Robbo vs Banksy: "Graffiti Wars"

Miss Bikini of Chimelong 2011

Earlier this year on April April 28, 2011, the annual Miss Bikini of Chimelong Contest was held in the Chimelong Paradise Water Park in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. This is a very popular event in Guangzhou and Miss Yun Mi won the first title back in August, 2009:


Yun Mi (L) - Kuang Huali, Yun Mi, & Wang Meng (R)

And, obviously, Miss Mi, Miss Huali, and Miss Meng are very beautiful winners of a Chinese bikini contest. Of the three, my favorite is Miss Meng. But, indeed, they are all very gorgeous models and how anyone could choose just one winner is hard to imagine. In other words, they are so full of fap!

So, now we come to this year's Chimelong bikini pageant and if you watch the below video very closely, you'll notice that the contestants look and act in a very different way. Watching this video a couple of times could make one wonder if this year's lineup is "fap" or funny:



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