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Mysterious Tag Virtuoso Creates Mario Homage

Parents' groups might be convinced that we "learn" how to steal cars and kill whores from GTA. But if San Andreas has taught us anything, it's that graffiti is a dark and serious business.

"GreatFox" normally disdains the tagger's vandal's stain on our city streets, but couldn't resist snapping a pic when he saw this. Thug life, Mario, reppin' the Mushroom Kingdom. (Thanks, dude!)


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The Super Mario Super Pole

Straight from the streets of Seattle, Washington comes this bit of Mario street art. I say "bit", but in reality, this must have taken quite a bit of time. Each of those little squares of paper is stapled onto this utility pole to create a cool pixel/mosaic effect. I'm always amazed that stuff like this happens to completion in a public place without anyone getting all hot under the collar about it. Many cities would have stopped this project after the first 20 pieces were in place. If it were Boston, they'd call out the bomb squad. More »

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Mass Ave. Mega Man!

I think this is my favorite bit of gamer themed street art we've ever posted. I like to think that this is less deliberate art than a miraculous coincidence — the sole remaining piece of a Byzantine mosaic's millennia-spanning decay. The rusted pipes give it an air of almost Turkish squalor. More »