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This Day in History
One of the 25 notorious crimes of the century. The UK’s oldest bank, Barings Bank, collapsed on February 26th, 1995. Securities broker Nick Leeson lost over a billion dollars risking huge amounts of money on the Japanese stock market- and the bank never recovered.
It’s detailed in the film, Rogue Trader.
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Heard through the grapevine that Lucius bumped Kurt Vile for the 29th spot… but don’t worry, Wakin on a Pretty Daze still gets honorable mention!
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8 Total paintings sold:
Profit: $420
3:30pm First Sale: Thrifty woman negotiates 2 paintings for $60 (half off)
4:00pm Second Sale: New Zealand woman buys 2
5:30pm Third Sale: Chicago man “needs something for his walls”… buys 4
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The location of this was East 7th Street and Cooper Square.
Banksy may have used a concrete slab that was part of an Astor Place reconstruction project.
Poof it's gone
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It’s probably just coincidence he chose Plato.
Or is it?
His nickname derived from Platon (born Aristocles) meaning broad, for his very large shoulders. Could he mean this is a structural recontextualizing of the juxtaposition between prose or poetry?
No, that doesn’t even make sense. Let me stop right there. He is trolling everyone.
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Perhaps a critique on how seemingly EVERYTHING is turned into a Broadway musical as of late? Here’s a short list of recent musicals:
The Book of Mormon
50 Shades of Gray…..The Musical
The Bridges of Madison County The Musical
Really?! Maybe with song and dance, it won’t be so boring.
In all seriousness…Does *Occupy: The Musical seem this far out of reach now?!
Apparently Woody Harrelson is in early talks for the starring role.
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Midtown
Well, not exactly, we’d consider it Chelsea.
The location of this piece is on 24th street & 6th avenue.
This number was displayed at the bottom of the graffiti art.
The caption read:
All I ever wanted was a shoulder to crayon.
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The Street is in Play
This number was displayed at the bottom of the graffiti art.
Below the number, it read:
To enhance your enjoyment of the exhibits an audio guide is provided via cell phone. Simply call the number next to the painting and select the appropriate option on the keypad. This is a toll free service.
