Police Halts Fiesta Involving World’s Largest Piñata

Marketers never stop crafting innovative ways to attract the attention of the media (and of idle bloggers like yours truly). This time it was the turn of Carnival Cruise Lines, which this weekend broke a Guiness record by building the world’s largest piñata, holding over 8,000 pounds of candy!

According to an onsite Guinness adjudicator, the giant mock donkey measured 60 feet, 4 inches long; 23 feet, 10.5 inches wide and 61 feet, 10.25 inches tall.

Alas, the original plan to tear down the six-story beast with a wrecking ball was halted by the Philadelphia police for “safety reasons,” leaving hundreds of attendees very disappointed.

Well, I guess all they have to do is keep the giant burro in the closest storage. I am sure it will come in handy next Cinco de Mayo.

And Speaking of South America’s Print Enthusiasm…

Here’s how La Nación (Chile) decided to portray Obama’s win: a badly photoshoped image of a basketball player tossing the Earth (?) around. Oh dear! (and what is it with King Kong towering over the paper’s name?)

(Thanks, José, for the tip!)

Making Bold, Luminous Headlines in Brazil

Obama Wins a State We’ve Never heard of…

¡Sí se puede! ¡Sí se puede! Even in non-existing places like Vertmont, “that one” is winning! yupi! (updated on Nov. 4 at 8:33 pm ET)

Listen Up, Gente: Today [not Nov. 9] is the Day

Westchester Invites Hispanics to Vote…on Nov. 9

Ok, you guys. This is getting ridiculous! A Spanish-language letter that was sent today to thousands of suburban voters in Westchester County had the wrong date for Election Day, urging them to cast their votes on November 9. According to AP:

The mailing, about the availability of ballot marking devices used by disabled voters, was in English and Spanish. The Spanish section said Election Day was Nov. 9 instead of Nov.4.

So, be careful with what you receive, and watch out for wrong dates and funky machines. You might end up just like Homer when he decided to cast his vote…

This ‘Lotería’ Character has come a Long Way

Artist and museum education consultant Eduardo Pineda has come up with an innovative, politically-correct (and politically-desirable) interpretation of the now-infamous El Negrito, a fixture in the ages-old game of La Lotería.

It is still to be seen if  “that one” will make it to the White House, but I can tell you the image above is way more refreshing than the original one.

Via: Open Door Contemporary Art Projects