The last of the pictures of London. See Lodon Crush 2 for Photo Credits.

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During this year’s annual trip to Las Vegas for the clothing tradeshow extravaganza, Karmaloop stole Shepard for an in-depth interview about his and OBEY’s history. Check it.

KarmaloopTV.com, a groundbreaking insider’s look at all elements that fuel streetwear culture, launched today and features an exclusive interview with Shepard. Conducted by Karmaloop.com founder Greg Selkoe, the interview is part one of a two part series (the second part will be debuting in the coming weeks).

This article from the LA Times reminded me that I wanted to post about the flawed health care system. I recently saw Michael Moore’s SICKO on DVD having missed it in the theater. Michael Moore tends to be heavy handed, but his subjects are always worth inspection. The health care industry is of particular interest to me both because my father is a doctor and because I am a type 1 diabetic who is not eligible for insurance within the current system except through group plans. If I were not working for, or in this case owning, a company with the minimum number of employees, I could not get health insurance. SICKO basically shows that the insurance companies are out to make a profit regardless of the human consequences… the less care they give and the more risky patients they decline, the less money they spend. The LA Times piece shows that certain insurers are doling out bonuses based on their employees denying patients care and saving the company money. In SICKO Moore interviews a woman who’s husband dies of cancer because his health insurance denies his treatment. My dad has told me that he frequently is hung out to dry by insurance companies who refuse to pay for very easily justified care he has given patients. The drug and insurance companies have successfully lobbied to crush support for universal health care as “un-American” or “communist”. Once again, big business is manipulating government. If lobbying were made illegal, politicians could not be easily bought and they would be forced to look out for the welfare of their constituents. Please read the article and check out SICKO. www.michaelmoore.com/sicko/trailer/

-Shepard Fairey

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http://www.byosmosis.tv Interviews Shepard at the “Rise Above” exhibition in Los Angeles.

The Swift-Cantrell public skate park is being built in Kennesaw, GA. The park will be included in the Swift-Cantrell mixed recreational use park now under construction just outside of downtown Kennesaw. The planned 30,000 sq. ft. concrete skate park will include street and transition skating areas and will be designed and built by one of the top skate park designers in the country. Costing an estimated $1,000,000 the park will be the first and only public skate park in the area. For more information on the Swift-Cantrell Skatepark, visit www.swiftcantrellskatepark.com or contact Zak Cochran at zak@kennesawskatepark.com

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Check out this free event in New York on Thursday. This event will also be the Icons Issue 2 Release party for swindle Magazine.  There will be free issues of the Icons 2 at the party.

In collaboration with W Hotels’ White Space project, SWINDLE presents an exhibition of works by Chris Yormick at W Times Square. W Hotels’ White Space is a program that brings an ever-changing visual/sensory experience in the public spaces of W Hotels, while supporting the work of emerging artists.

Chris Yormick’s approach to painting reflects his teenage years spent in DC in the late 80’s and early 90’s as a skateboarder and graffiti writer with a special sense of balance between physical and structure. Yormick has made a formidable career as an artist, designer and art director, utilizing his unique understanding of compositional balance. Yormick’s artwork has been features in gallery shows over the world. He has done design work for clients such as DefJam, eS Footwear, Fuel TV & more.

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