Tom Otterness/car wash
http://gawker.com/5841423/should-sculptor-who-shot-dog-for-art-receive-750k-in-public-funds
“Somehow the judging panel didn’t know about Otterness’s dog-murder movie—even though it’s listed right there on his danged Wikipedia page, and a simple Internet search of his name pulls up results that refer to it.”
“Journalist Gary Indiana criticized Otterness for an independent work done in 1977 called “Shot Dog Film” a looped video piece, in which, Otterness adopted a dog and then shot it to death for what Indiana called ‘the fun of recording his infantile, sadistic depravity on film.’”
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“More obviously a novel, Resentment seems nevertheless to be an account, or perhaps a speculative exploration, of the case of California brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez, convicted of the murder of their parents, though names and other details have been changed.”
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“Lyle bought an expensive Rolex watch; a Porsche Carrera; and Chuck’s Spring Street Cafe, a Buffalo wings restaurant in Princeton.”
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“Buffalo wings are used in competitive eating events, such as Philadelphia’s Wing Bowl and at the National Buffalo Wing Festival.”
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“The International Federation of Competitive Eating (IFOCE) hosts more than 100 “Major League Eating” events worldwide every year.”
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“IFOCE changed its name to Major League Eating (MLE) in the early 2000s.”
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“On June 28, 2010, Takeru Kobayashi announced he would not compete in the Nathan’s Fourth of July hot dog eating competition due to a labor impasse with Major League Eating over the stipulation that he could only compete in contests sanctioned by MLE.”
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“Since 2005, Paul Page has been ESPN’s play-by-play announcer for the event, accompanied by color commentator Richard Shea, live at the contest location.”
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“On December 1, 1977, while doing a helicopter traffic report, Page was nearly killed in an accident, as he crashed near a Speedway, Indiana, high school.”
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“In addition to periodic reports, live traffic status information became more common in in the early 21st century with traffic congestion maps available by personal computer, mobile devices, and GPS units.”
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“Data is typically collected via loop sensors embedded in the roadways, then processed by computer at a central facility and distributed as a map view to users.”
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“Common applications of inductive sensors include metal detectors, traffic lights, car washes, and a host of automated industrial processes.”
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