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April 14, 2008

On Saturday night, the German street art duo, Herakut, held their first U.S. gallery show at one of the most exciting up and coming local art spaces, the Carmichael Gallery of Contemporary Art in West Hollywood. Both Hera and Akut were there to meet fans and prospective buyers, who have bought several pieces and put many on hold. The show, titled Streichelzoo (“petting zoo” in German), runs through May 4. Gallery hours are Tuesday through......

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April 12, 2008

Like Blek le Rat, who had his first U.S. show last week at Shepard Fairey's Subliminal Projects, more European street art comes to Los Angeles for an American debut. Tonight, from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m., Herakut's show, Streichelzoo (“petting zoo” in German) opens at Carmichael Gallery of Contemporary Art in West Hollywood and runs through through May 4. Of Frankfurt and Erfurt, Germany, respectively, Hera and Akut emerged as two of the strongest young......

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November 4, 2007

Amount of space required to transport the same number of passengers by car, bus or bicycle. This poster, from the City of Munster in Germany, has been making its way around the internet this past week. Now, either an internet star or slut, it carries a simple message about congestion, urban planning and people: cars are great, but can really suck in certain situations and people will just deal with it anyway. We often......

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February 22, 2007

Watching one of the best action TV shows, The Unit, on Tuesday night, we got nerdy for a second. As the elite military group known as The Unit (who only answer to the President), attempt to foil a plan of a terrorist's foul play in a Hamburg, Germany subway station, we could not help but notice Hamburg's subway station is just like the Universal Red Line. And as we all know, LA's subway stations......

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August 3, 2006

L.A.’s youth have all the fun these days. Set aside sex, drugs, and violence, there are several organizations that allow them to have a blast. The Boys and Girls Club may be nice and all, but one program stands aside as one of the most unique. The local organization Justice by Uniting In Creative Energy (J.U.I.C.E.) formed in 2001, with a mission to help fight juvenile crime through the hip hop culture – word,......

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