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One week following the debut of his “New Slaves” track, presented through projected videos on the sides of 66 buildings in ten cities around the world, Kanye West has announced a repeat performance, starting tonight. An interactive map on his website reveals new locations throughout Europe and North America, revealing the 22 cities that will be the site of the same “New Slaves” presentation (according to Def Jam France). Today’s selected cities include Amsterdam, Milan, Birmingham (England), Tucson, Philadelphia and Houston. Continue reading for a comprehensive list of the participating cities below, and check out Kanye’s site for specific times and locations. Read the rest of Kanye West – “New Slaves” Projections to Appear in More Cities Starting Tonight © John for FreshnessMag.com, 2013. | Permalink | No comment | Follow us: Facebook | Twitter Post tags: Kanye West

By Tony Jimenez VIRGINIA WATER, England (Reuters) - Francesco Molinari flourished while five of his European Ryder Cup team mates fell flat on their faces as the Italian grabbed the lead after the PGA Championship second round on Friday. Luke Donald, the 2011 and 2012 winner, Rory McIlroy, Ian Poulter, Graeme McDowell and Paul Lawrie all missed the halfway cut after struggling in cold, dank conditions at the European Tour's flagship event. ...

So we just got word today that the second expansion is being released for probably our favorite game of 2012, Smash Up.Jennifer and I always get really excited when theres more stuff added to games we really like. The last expansion was a blast, though I still think the Bears are a bit overwhelming...September will bring the release of The Obligatory Cthulhu Expansion. I do enjoy how they poke fun at the game itself. The original Smash Up is almost a perfect product. By almost, I mean there are ALOT of empty slots in the base box. I cannot wait to add these to the box. Here is an explanation of the new factions. From their website:Cthulhu Cultists – Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn! Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn! Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn!Elder Things – From reaches beyond space and time come these incredible horrors, bent on… bent on… well we really don’t know, do we? Every time we learn a little bit, we go nuts. Perhaps its the madness they cause that gives them power after all…Innsmouth – Ah Innsmouth, idyllic little fishing village on the New England coast. Sample their excellent seafood. Become their excellent seafood! That’s right, you too can become a fish and live with Dagon below the depths. They may look like simple mutants, but in great numbers and with great power the residents of Innsmouth will welcome you into the fold. Or else.Miskatonic University – Go ‘Pods! Go ‘Pods! Welcome to your first days at Miskatonic University! We will shape you into a student of the sciences both natural and… otherwise. Certainly our courses seem intense, but there always has to be a small sacrifice for knowledge. “Ex Ignorantia Ad Sapientiam; E Luce Ad Tenebras.”After reading the rulebook, there is a new type of card, Madness, which apparently are tallied up at the end of game and you lose 1VP for every 2 Madness you've collected. As usual the artwork looks amazing so I'm just gonna sit here quietly waiting, and waiting, and waiting, when is September again?

TweetThe Phoenix Requiem is probably one of the most beautiful webcomics I’ve read. It is also now complete after 25 chapters and 800 gorgeous pages – the perfect time to sit down and start reading! I first came across Sarah Ellerton’s work when I read Inverloch, her previous highly acclaimed webcomic and devoured it in a day of intense reading. I tried The Phoenix Requiem afterwards, initially not sure it would be my kind of thing, but was quickly hooked. Set in a world somewhat similar to Victorian England, this is a fantasy tale and a gripping romance, as magic begins to return to the land after a long absence. Jonas is our main character, injured early on and nursed to health by the ambitious and caring Anya, who is training to be a doctor. A hesitant romance begins to stir, but disaster and plague seem to be following Jonas… a plague of supernatural proportions. The relationships between the various villagers are explored at a leisurely pace before things start to pick up as the supernatural elements and magic start to surface, with many a twist and turn along the way. It’s also really hard to post a full page without spoiling something! And okay, yes, Jonas totally reminds me of David Tennant’s Doctor Ten. Shut up, shut up, he’s gorgeous. Omg. Garnering praise and award nominations a plenty, The Phoenix Requiem was frequently ranked in the top ten most popular webcomic lists during its lengthy run, and even now remains hugely prominent. Two volumes have now been published by 4th Dimension Entertainment collecting the first ten chapters. And as with all webcomics, the entire series can be read for free at the website – so indulge yourself today! Laura Sneddon is a comics journalist and academic, writing for the mainstream UK press with a particular focus on women and feminism in comics. Currently working on a PhD, do not offend her chair leg of truth; it is wise and terrible. Her writing is indexed at comicbookgrrrl.com and procrastinated upon via @thalestral on Twitter. #call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;} #social-essentials {margin: 0 0 10px 0;}

* Italian Molinari leads way at the PGA Championship * Donald, McIlroy, Poulter, McDowell, Lawrie miss cut (Updates at end of round) By Tony Jimenez VIRGINIA WATER, England, May 24 (Reuters) - Francesco Molinari flourished while five of his European Ryder Cup team mates fell flat on their faces as the Italian grabbed the lead after the PGA Championship second round on Friday. Luke Donald, the 2011 and 2012 winner, Rory McIlroy, Ian Poulter, Graeme McDowell and Paul Lawrie all missed the halfway cut after struggling in cold, dank conditions at the European Tour's flagship event. ...

POMPEI, HERCULANEUM AND ICE AGE ARTIn the cultural whirl that's been my life this past week, I've seen not only the sold-out sexily titled Life and Death: Pompei and Herculaneum exhibition (on until 29 September), I also caught Ice Age Art now in its final weeks: both at the British Museum. Some of the ice-age artefacts go back 31,000 years and, as the curators blast out from the posters, it does indeed mark the arrival of the modern mind. Female forms abound. Closer to Beryl Cook than Vogue, them were the days when being voluptuous (or as we called it in Hackney, "podgy") made you an object of beauty and the muse of artists. I wonder if those cavemen slept with their models.The funniest exhibit to have survived the volcanic wrath of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 is the statue of Pan shagging a goat — a garden ornament, it is believed, and certainly one I'd have frightening the squirrels in my back yard any day. It's a nanny, not a male goat the god of the wild is penetrating, so, hey, at least Pan's not GAY, thus preserving some decorum for the elderly ladies and school parties clogging up the aisles. However, I bet she's under age, thereby opening up another can of net-curtainland anxieties.However, she looks happy enough, and Pan has the manners to take her missionary stylee rather than doggy, so he's showing respect and not a little affection in the way he's playing with her beard. If a guy tugs fondly at your facial hair while making sweet lurve instead of demanding electrolysis, you know you're in with a second date. Up close enough for my breath to steam up the glass case, the wickedness in his smile is achieved with such subtlety that I could swear he winked at me.ELLEN GALLAGHERAt Tate Modern, I did one last circuit of the Lichtenstein on its last day, quite liked the Saloua Raouda Choucair but fell head obver heels in love with Ellen Gallagher who I'd never even heard of before.Motifs of boggle eyes and big grinning thick-lipped mouths run through her early work and are immediate clues as to her identity as a mixed race black woman working in the US. She's funny, beautiful and political so that's my fandom sewn up.Three vast canvasses made up of hundreds of original mid-20th century newsprint magazine adverts targeting American black people sport new hairdos courtesy of the artist made out of bright yellow plasticene in an amusing and imaginative series of ludicrous formations that aren't half as mad as the neuroses those magazines were feeding.One of my favourite pictures, Abu Simbel, is a mucked around photogravure of the three giant statues of pharoahs sitting outside one of the pyramids. Again, thick minstrel lips, broad noses and boggle eyes are stuck on the pharoahs' faces. Heads of murdered black men tumble in a heap at the base, two nurses smile and three tiny men in suits point feebly at a flying saucer made of yellow plasticene, turquoise fun-fur and spangles shooting its death rays.Those nurses are referenced throughout Gallagher's earlier work but it wasn't until I read the notes for another big canvas and my overall favourite, An Experiment of Unusual Opportunity (2008), that I realised the significance.The experiment referred to is the notorious Tuskegee experiment where hundreds of poor black men were deliberately infected with syphyllis and observed over 40 years from 1932 with no medical treatment even when pennicillin was found to be a cure. Nurse Eunice Rivers was the trusted intermediary between the men and an insane medical establishment. This work is an abstract, like several other of the 100 or so works on show, made of hundreds of paper strips soaked in blue ink to varying intensities so that the whole surface ripples, and contrasted with smaller areas of oranges and ochres. It is the most beautiful thing to look at yet represents one of the ugliest events in modern American history. The reproductions don't do it justice so do see the real deal.There's a ton more from Gallagher, with her tendrilly m

Incoming Old Trafford boss ready to conduct Goodison Park raid. Check in to Transfer Window: Done Deal Alerts Man United boss David Moyes is ready to raid his former club in pursuit of Belgian midfielder Marouane Fellaini with the Guardian reporting that the player's £24m release clause not being an obstacle to the Old Trafford side's interest in the Everton star. Indeed this source suggests that Moyes is not interested in bringing in Fellaini's team-mate Leighton Baines, who has often been linked with a move to Man United with the Scot seemingly focusing his interest intently on the powerful midfielder. David Moyes is keen to strengthen his midfield. With Paul Scholes's retiring for a second time, Anderson continuing to flatter to deceive and Darren Fletcher still recovering from illness there is certainly scope for an addition to boost a potential area of weakness in his Man United squad. Fellaini is said to have a good working relationship with Moyes, who signed him from Standard Liège for a club record fee. Everton would be loathed to lose any of their top performers but such sales are perhaps inevitable now that the club's long serving boss has left and a lot could well depend on whom chairman Bill Kenwright brings in to replace David Moyes. Fellaini has spent five seasons at Everton and is arguably no nearer to securing the Champions League football he reportedly longs for and definitely deserves.

Blues to make bid for young defensive prospect. Check in to Transfer Window: Done Deal Alerts Incoming Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is targeting a move to bring young defender Raphael Varane with him from Real Madrid, according to the Daily Express. The 20-year-old has made his breakthrough in the Real Madrid first team this season, and is widely considered to be one of the best young defenders in the world. The Spanish giants signed Varane from Lens for around £8.5million when he was just a teenager, and he has become an important member of the team under the guidance of Mourinho, who is known to rate him highly. With Mourinho's departure from Real Madrid confirmed earlier this week, he is now expected to return to Stamford Bridge to take over from Chelsea interim manager Rafael Benitez, leading to numerous rumours about members of Real's squad who could join him in the Premier League next season. The likes of Xabi Alonso, Sami Khedira and even Cristiano Ronaldo have been linked with the Blues, and Varane is now also a target as it seems David Luiz could move in the other direction this summer. Chelsea's Brazilian centre-back has also been linked with a move to Barcelona, as both La Liga giants search for defensive reinforcements in the upcoming transfer window. With John Terry also unsettled and considering an offer from Galatasaray, Mourinho may find himself short of defenders when he rejoins the club, making Varane a priority signing.

Blues interim boss to take over at Naples club. Check in to Transfer Window: Done Deal Alerts Chelsea interim boss Rafael Benitez is on the verge of being officially announced as the new manager of Serie A side Napoli. Television channel Sky Sports claimed Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis had agreed a two-year deal worth 3.5 million euros a season with the Spaniard, with an option for a third year. But De Laurentiis himself denied he had ever mentioned Benitez, although he let it be known that the press were barking up the right tree. "I didn't say a name," he told Rai Sport 1. "Today (Friday) in London I met with some people and I told (Sky): 'I've offered myself a present', but without mentioning a name, UEFA's rules don't allow that," Benitez, who last week led Chelsea to Europa League glory, is still under contract with the Londoners until the end of their tour to the United States. Should he sign for the southern club he would replace Walter Mazzarri, widely rumoured to be heading to Inter Milan next season. Italian press reports claimed Inter have fired Andrea Stramaccioni and will soon make the news official. Mazzarri has already confirmed he will leave Napoli following four successful years in charge in which he twice led them into the Champions League. Ironically, Benitez's last Italian adventure was at Inter but lasted only six months and ended just after having won the Club World Cup. His team had struggled in the league and he had forced officials' hands by telling them to strengthen his squad or find another solution, which they did. Although his joining Chelsea was hugely unpopular with many fans, the 53-year-old has a good record. He won two Spanish titles and the Europa League with Valencia while he led Liverpool to Champions League success in 2005. He is rumoured to also be wanted by Paris Saint-Germain, whose current coach Carlo Ancelotti seems likely to leave for Real Madrid, where Jose Mourinho's departure has already been announced, ahead of a suspected return to Chelsea.

On Friday, the New England Patriots came to terms with wide receiver Josh Boyce, their fourth pick in the 2013 Draft, on a four-year contract. The former TCU receiver will earn about $2.64 million, including a $477,000 signing bonus. Boyce stayed only three years at TCU, but he etched his name as one of the best receivers in school history. Last season, he caught 66 passes for 891 yards and seven touchdowns. He also impressed several teams, including the Patriots, during the NFL combine; earning top marks at his postion in the 40-yard dash, bench press, broad jump, 3-cone drill and the 60-yard shuttle. Once he recovers from his foot injury, Boyce will likely project as a solid outside receiver for New England. He, along with fellow rookie Aaron Dobson, will look to fill the role of "deep threat", something we haven't seen since Randy Moss was here. These two, along with newly signed Danny Amendola, will likely be the core receivers for many years to come. With the Boyce signing, the Patriots only have two more rookies to sign: Dobson, their second-round choice and Michael Buchanan, their sixth-round selection.