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The city of Beverly Hills has torn down the street art gracing Rodeo Drive that features a pastel pop art portrait of perennial presidential candidate Ron Paul.

Its not clear exactly why the city tore it downbut were pretty sure the gauche Mr. Brainwash-esque portrait was not approved by the citys Fine Art Commission, unlike the Robert Graham Torso sculpture it was affixed to. No police report was taken, according to Beverly Hills Patch, but the city says the poster could have damaged the sculptures base.

It did initially leave marks on the [sculpture] base from the double-sided tape, which took considerable time for our staff to remove in a manner that would not cause any damage,...

Experience the real India on bicycle, with every spin of the wheel revealing a whole new world of adventure and mysticism. Pushing this philosophy and the accompanying thrill is a group of young men who have launched a novel bicycle-tour movement in India.

Pradeep Sharma and his two friends are engineers working for multi-national companies (MNCs) in Bangalore. But their quest for adventure and green concerns has driven them to launch cycle tours and encourage people to take to pedalling for fun.

HAVING conquered both Poles, many would be tempted to go home, put their feet up and take a breather.

But Julian Evans is no ordinary man and having taken on the daunting conditions of the South Pole he is already preparing for the next challenge.

Mount Everest is within his sights and for someone with the kind of determination that has seen him raise more than £50,000 for a host of charities, it will doubtless not be long before the peak is within his reach.

Mr Evans (39), of Harborough, was part of a team that reached the South Pole at 1.30am on Friday, December 9. The chartered surveyor was on the ice for more than two weeks.

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Zoey Stevens, a fine artist whose work is internationally known, is now trying his hand at a new artistic medium: tattooing.

Not only that, but he is attempting to combine his new interest with his adoration of art at the Living Art Gallery in San Clemente, which is part tattoo parlor, part fine art gallery.

Stevens, of Laguna Niguel, has shown in Las Vegas, Miami and Frankfurt, Germany, but admits that Orange County has never been in his reach due to the gallery business apprehension surrounding counter-culture artwork.

His portfolio ranges from vibrant celebrity portraits to thought-provoking, sometimes disturbing paintings that depict everything from cell cloning to pollution....

Adventure Time: My Two Favorite People
DVD
Staring John Di Maggio, Jeremy Shada, Tom Kenny
Created by Pendleton Ward
Cartoon Network
Release date: September 27, 2011

I know a lot of people who are fans of Cartoon Network’s Adventure Time, and it seems to be one of the network’s most popular shows these days, but for whatever reason I never really gave it a shot. There was just something about the style of the show that kept me away for whatever reason. However, when the chance came to review the first DVD release of the show I took a shot, even only to see if the people recommending it to me were full of it. Having watched some of it now, I can understand...

10.00am ET: EP – Bradley Manning will be seen in public for the first time since he was arrested in Iraq in May 2010 for allegedly leaking hundreds of thousands of secret US state documents to WikiLeaks.

Security will be exceptionally – some say bizarrely – tight at the opening on Friday of the pre-trial hearing of the WikiLeaks suspect at Fort Meade in Maryland. Though a small number of seats in the military courtroom have been reserved for members of the public, rigid reporting restrictions will be in place that will prevent any live coverage of the proceedings.

Only 10 journalists will be allowed into...

Meet The Artists

Detroit January 6, 2012; As if there were not enough events going
on around the North American International (Detroit) Auto Show next week we
add one more. Your TAC Detroit editor, film producer, Mark Ducker and a
cadre of dedicated organizers have assembled an impressive exhibit of
automotive fine art in one of downtown Detroits vibrant office
complexes, just blocks from Cobo Center where the NAIAS is held.

Twelve of the countrys most respected automotive artists
two sculptors, eight painters and two photographers present
a variety of works representing diverse approaches to presenting the
automobile as an art form. The dramatic...

Some of the best Christmas gifts you can give yourself come wrapped in fur. Theyre cuddly, they make great companions – and the joy of having them around wont fade with the season but will last a lifetime. Where to find such presents? Head for the San Antonio Humane Society, where some of the cutest cats and dogs you can imagine are hoping for homes. Typical of the furry sweethearts:

Snowball: This felines fur is as soft and white as the flakes that are supposed to fall during the holidays. And although he might not bring that icy stuff to Texas, he still can bring a blizzard of fun into your life. Snowball is just 5 months old – a kitten, really – but hes mellow and well...

New Delhi: Television actor-producer JD Mathejia, who is currently seen in the reality show `Survivor India`, feels that Indian people are not adventurous and as a result, there aren`t too many adventure shows on television.

The cheery seaside pier of Radio Club will turn into a social playground for your beloved four-legged friends as a two-day dog fair will kick start there on Saturday. The fourth Dog AFair will be open from 2pm to 9pm.

This year, the Dog AFair calls all doggies and their parents to celebrate the New Year on a new note, and what better way than with our furry friends getting together, says Farzana Contractor, the force behind the concept.

Farzana said she started the fair so that those without dogs can come and interact with those with dogs and hopefully realise the importance of having their children grow up with a dog around. The educative values are immense. Plus it gives children...