Submitted by Eddie on Fri, 11/24/2006 - 13:11.
So I'm driving down hipster central, Melrose avenue in Los Angeles, and what do I see? Banksy graffiti. Looks like the legendary artist has paid a visit to L.A. Of course it is not known when he hit (probably early 2006), but he sure got a lot done. There are about ten pieces littered along the street, and I bet they aren't going anywhere anytime soon. A Banksy piece is an honor in this trendy area. That's one thing Banksy's art doesn't do -- piss people off. (Unless you are a museum curator, or whaling wall minion, as he has hit those too.)
If you don't know about Banksy, check him out! He is what graffiti should be. Actually he does more than graffiti -- he does art/graffiti/mayhem/social commentary -- but most see it as graffiti. We think he's an artist posing as a graffiti guy. Check him out -- awesome -- BANKSY click on the stencil.
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Not an especially informative or imaginative piece of reportage. Let me help you just a bit, first read good journalism, the kind that challenges you intellectually and philosophically, second take a refresher course in Geography, as the western wall of the Old Temple Mount in Jerusalem is not known as the "whaling wall", although in a satirical or allegorical context in could very well be, third, expand you vocabulary beyond the worn, bland cliches common to second-rate writing and invest in a thesaurus, if nothing else. There is no more effective way in which to turn off the mind of a reader than the use of cliches and trite phrases, it's simply dull writing--a cure for insomnia. I offer these suggestions assuming of course you intended to excite the readers' taste buds--if so, spice it up a tad.
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