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What is the difference between art and tags, grafitti and a masterpiece? From the long establish artists tagging in Paris and London to commissions for urban festival, find all about the hot spots, artists, styles, mediums of street art around the world.

Apollo Poetry, the Traveling Poet, Brings his Art to the People

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NIGHTLIFE:   NY Poetry Slam champion and now traveling documentarian, Apollo Poetry aims to make the world a better place one verse at a time.  More »

12 Small Musical Instruments for Travel

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GEAR:   Travel can be a mind-blowing, life-altering, consciousness-expanding experience, but for serious musicians, it can also be a minor pain in the ass. Why? Creating music while traveling is fraught with annoyances and difficulties.  More »

Eye Catching Street Art From Six Populated Continents

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NIGHTLIFE:   Street art and graffiti are a world culture that show more what we have in common than what our differences are.  More »

"International Street Style from Fabulous Hijabistas"

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NIGHTLIFE:   There is likely no more conspicuous accessory that the hijab. In the western world, there are many assumptions made about this garment and what it means to and for the wearer.  More »

10 Places Where Graffiti is Legal

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TRIP IDEAS:   Though graffiti purists may call out legal graffiti as not real tagging, the luxury of time allows for incredibly detailed and intricate artwork.   More »

K.E.L.P. Spreads His Style Far and Wide: Street Art from South America to Europe

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NIGHTLIFE:   K.E.L.P. stands for Kultura En La Pared (Kulture On The Wall). This Chilean Graffiti artist shares his process in pictures.  More »

Bogota’s Banksy? Political Graffiti from Colombia's Capital

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NIGHTLIFE:   Just blocks from where the Conquistador Gonzalo Jimenez de Quesada decided to rest and let his horses drink from the brook in 1538, one can find some real gems that go a long way in illustrating attitudes of students and graffiti artists in these politically charged times.  More »

Blu's BIG BANG BIG BOOM: International Wall Painted Animation

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NIGHTLIFE:   The history of the world writ large on buildings bigger than your house.  More »

Anti-Bush Graffiti: 25 Countries, Six Continents

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Artists For Obama: Signs of Change From Across America

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NEWS:   Artists are making a statement across America: Barack Obama in 08!  More »

Banksy: Artist, Activist, and Legend

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LIFE:   In response to Banksy's increasing notoriety, he offered a piece to an art auction with the sentence "I can't believe you morons actually buy this shit."  More »

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