Just about time to gather with friends/family and give T.Hanks for all we have. Brooklyn, NY.
Banksy hits New Orleans, where the mutual love between he and The Simpsons continues.
(via flavorpill, lostateminor, Today and Tomorrow)
The Academy is being churlish and not very sportsmanlike to Banksy. After all, on the off-chance that Exit Through the Gift Shop actually wins (I predict that the award will go to the less deserving, but politically righteous, Inside Job), he simply wants to preserve the anonymity that’s central to his mystique as an artist — or, to put it in Hollywood-friendly terms, to his brand. Yet what strikes me most about this decision is how shortsighted and unfair the Academy is being…to itself. The organization’s executives think that they’re doing preemptive damage control, but what they’re really doing is blowing a rare opportunity. Because a little dose of Banksy is exactly what Hollywood, and the Academy Awards, need.
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| — | Owen Gleiberman makes a case for why the Academy should allow Banksy to accept the Best Documentary Oscar in a disguise, if he wins. Monkey masks for everyone! (via entertainmentweekly) |
Banksy Alters Billboard on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles | LaughingSquid
Banksy is having a grand ol’ time in LA leading up to the Oscars.
