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by Paddy Johnson and Corinna Kirsch on May 1, 2014
- Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is a delightful source of news. Last night he announced he will be suspending his mayoral campaign for 30 days and heading to rehab. That’s because there are new screenshots circulating of the mayor allegedly smoking crack and audio of Ford saying “I’d like to fucking jam her,” of his Karen Stintz, the opposing mayoral candidate. The Star, as usual, should be your go to source—they’re reporting is better than any other news source—but Gawker has also written a story about how the drug dealers selling the video are unreliable. [The Toronto Star]
- Yesterday’s headline of the day: This Whale Could Explode at Any Minute. After hearing of the Rob Ford news later in the evening, one AFC Facebook commenter remarked, “I’m not sure which is worse—the enormous dead whale that might blow up in Trout River, Newfoundland, or the one in TO.” Indeed. [CBC]
- “Metro, a retired racehorse that paints, is now decorating housewares.” Love the source for this story—> [The New York Times]
- This is the best Huskie Twitter account. [@HereBeHuskies]
- P.S. This Stevie Wonder Atari ad is fake. [Reddit]
- Art critic James Yood wanted to talk to Roberta Smith about an obit she wrote ten plus years ago, but “chickened out.” So he wrote a blog post about not talking to her. Okay. [Visual Arts Source]
- U.S. District Judge Jesse M. Furman sentenced art dealer Helly Nahmad to a year and a day in prison and was ordered to pay out $30,000 for his involvement in a gambling ring. Nahmad’s plea to organize and fund an art program for homeless youth had no effect on the judge. [Art in America]
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