Street culture

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This Nicaraguan woman answers sexism with spraypaint

Arts

Twenty-three-year-old Jairisa Sanchez is bucking the odds for women in Nicaragua, which has some of the highest rates of teen pregnancy and violence against women in the Americas. When she’s not working as a graphic designer, Sanchez is a rare graffitera, a female graffiti artist.

Women wearing "No Walmart" head bands at a protest outside Walmart India offices in Gurgaon, India.

India’s street vendors are hanging on, but malls and supermarkets are closing in

Economics
The World

Beijing’s thriving graffiti culture may surprise you

Arts, Culture & Media
The World

Beijing’s thriving graffiti culture may surprise you

Arts, Culture & Media

Spanish priest commissions graffiti work to brighten up his church

Lifestyle & Belief

How Ancient Graffiti Might Be More Familiar Than You Realize

Arts, Culture & Media

Chinese teen Ding Jinhao etched onto a 3500 relic in Egypt and caused a global uproar but 3500 years ago he might’ve been applauded. Anchor, Marco Werman speaks with Egyptologist, Chloe Ragazzoli about the significance of graffiti in ancient times.

The Desire to Be Hip Is Making All Our Cities the Same

Cities like New Orleans and Pittsburgh have benefited from major economic investments and new business models. But writer Chuck Thompson thinks this isn’t always a good thing. He’s the author of “Better Off Without ‘Em.” His latest article in The New Republic is called “Take this Microbrew and Shove It.” In it, he argues against […]

‘The Man Behind the Wall’: The Mystery of Banksy

The Oscar-nominated documentary “Exit Through the Gift Shop” introduced the world to Banksy and his modern street art, but most of us know next to nothing about the artist, famous for concealing his identity at all costs. Will Ellsworth-Jones set out to reveal as much as possible about the graffiti artist in his new biography […]

Banksy Mural Pulled from Auction

Arts, Culture & Media

The sale of a mural by secretive British graffiti artist, Banksy, has been unexpectedly halted in Miami. The mural had been taken from a wall in north London, prompting an outcry from the local community.

Spanish Priest Commissions Graffiti for Church

Arts, Culture & Media

A Catholic priest in Spain is trying something new to bring in parishioners. He commissioned some graffiti artists to decorate the interior of his church’s dome. But it’s graffiti in a Romanesque style.