Graffiti we ’re going to miss , more cokehead politicians , fate vagina stadiums , and your hebdomadary Rob Ford report . It ’s fourth dimension to check in once again to see What ’s destroy Our Cities .
The absence of graffiti is ruining Long Island City
RIP 5Pointz , the give chase - up abandoned edifice in New York ’s Long Island City neighborhood that ’s become a de facto museum of graffiti . The building is being demolished , but , instead of making the creative person watch their work slow be destroy over the next few month , the owners decided to whitewash the tag . It was “ like a band - aid , ” they said , just “ rip it in good order off . ” Two new condo tower are design for the website and a series of blank walls will be offered to local creative person to help keep the spirit of 5Pointz alive . But many of the artists say they wo n’t be coming back . [ NPR ]
Another cocaine-buying politician is ruining Southwest Florida
take a cue from the celebrated Crack Smoking Mayor of Toronto , a Florida congressman and Tea Party favorite describe Trey Radel has been doom to one year ’s worth of probation after seek to buy cocain from an undercover cop in D.C. To make thing worse , the former local TV newsperson overpaid for it : “ Outside the restaurant , Radel , for intellect the text file do not explain , paid $ 10 more than the request price and accept the drugs . As federal agent come near , Radel cut down the cocain in the street . ” [ Tampa Bay Times ]
Vagina stadiums are ruining Qatar
Everyone thinks a propose World Cup arena look like distaff genitalia — and that ’s a trouble for Qatar . Our jejune snickering will likely keep this variant of al - Wakrah Stadium from being build up in the bourgeois res publica , The Guardian ’s Holly Baxter suggests . “ I do think that the publicity the stadium has now had will in all probability prevent it being built , which is a tragedy for all of us with female genitalia who were so looking forward to seeing our vulvas reproduced on the Qatari skyline . ” Since it may not come to fruition , you might as well translate up on abrief history of buildings that front like vaginas . [ Atlantic Wire , Gizmodo ]
ultimately , the urban center - ruiner that keeps on deflower : Your moment of Rob Ford .
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