—Oscar Wilde

Edmonton, Alberta

I have always hated bus-wrap advertising (as well as bus-bench advertising for that matter)… I consider it to be a crass “mental invasion” and an exploitative, unwelcome form of visual pollution. For this reason alone, I’ll admit to a bit of schadenfreude at the inept “unveiling” of the Alberta Wildrose Party’s campaign bus earlier this week during a pre-election event, what with the “questionable placement” of party leader Danielle Smith’s photo on the side of the vehicle.

As might be imagined, the “far-right” Wildrose Party (who make the Conservatives seem like Liberals, according to some) has more than its share of detractors—this public relations faux pas went viral within hours, sending ripples of mirth across Canada. Below are a few other examples of bus-wrap fails from around the globe…

Methinks there’s a global movement afoot… and I love it.

—Dorothy Parker (find more pointed witticisms by her here)

(from ‘brain pickings’)

I enjoyed these “hyper-minimalist” posters that distill complex stories into clean graphic elements. See more here.

(Thanks to my Belgian philosopher friend Filip Spagnoli for the link).

Portland, Oregon

Artist Brittany Powell makes quick and clever sandwich sculptures that recreate the works of famous artists such as Piet Mondrian, Jackson Pollock, Duchamp and others…  savor more here. The sandwiches are part of her Low-Commitment Projects, a series of artistic concepts and schemes “that don’t require any significant outlay of time, energy or money.”

My stomach just growled… seems I have a hankering for a Mondrian. (Thanks to friend Bob Roach for the link).

Famous last words are often particularly profound…

God will pardon me, that’s his line of work.

—poet Heinrich Heine, d. 1856

I’ve had eighteen straight whiskies, I think that’s the record…

—poet Dylan Thomas, d. 1953

Either that wallpaper goes, or I do.

—writer Oscar Wilde, d. 1900

(Yes, I’ve posted these previously…they’re famous, after all).

Winnipeg, Canada

With tongue firmly planted in cheek, here’s a redux/re-issue of a short comparative guide to religions entitled An Excremental Exegesis that I put together back in September of 2009 (a copyfree 376K PDF version is available here for your enjoyment and free dissemination).