Is the Ford brand really that bad? Ford has been overhauling its lineup, adding new technologies and new designs. The quality is improved and the new models look good. If only people could get past that blue oval… read more here

NBC Los Angeles used the wrong Kings logo when doing a story on the  LA based teams in the playoffs. Story here…

We’ve shown some pretty cool and interesting types of art on our blog and here’s another. Check the pics after the link…

Come check out our Art Director Nick’s art show “Southern Style” this Saturday night at the Thumbprint Gallery in La Jolla. Info here…

The street artist and actress teamed up to create a label for her new wine that was released last month. The aptly named Barrymore features a large, decorative “B” stylized by Fairey.  The Pinot appears to be a hit. It received a gold medal in the prestigious French Le Challenge International du Vin. More here…

Edvard Munch’s ‘The Scream’ sold for nearly $120 million smackeroos. You can read more about it here. ”Nuff said…

The new Brooklyn Nets basketball team logo was unveiled this morning and designed by part-owner and hip-hop legend Jay-Z, an extremely successful musician from Brooklyn. The merch in the team’s store references hip-hop imagery which ties the team to Brooklyn’s rap history.” more here…

I haven’t seen these in person but it looks like a pretty fun idea. “Knitting Guy” has been adding knitted green stems to his neighborhood stop signs in Clairemont, San Diego transforming ordinary stop signs into towering flowers. Seems simple enough. His goal was to decorate 100 of the signs. But recently the City has been asked him to take them all down. Read the whole article here

A woman was put on display in the shop window of a Lush Cosmetic store in London, wearing nothing but a flesh-coloured body stocking, to re-enact widely used animal testing practices. The ‘cruelty-free’ chain Lush is helping to spearhead a Humane Society International campaign to end cosmetic testing on animals. Read the whole article here…

Sometimes art is simply beautiful and  inspirational. Other times it is controversial, perhaps even offensive. Each of the artists here say they were hoping to be provocative by expressing their opinion on politics, social justice and personal freedom. Do you think they hit the mark or go way over the top? via CNN here