Luna Park
@luna-park.bsky.social
Graffiti enthusiast 🤗 photographer 📷 librarian 📚 cat lady 😻 | author, (Un)Sanctioned: The Art on New York Streets | 🏴 NYC
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Luna Park
@luna-park.bsky.social
· Nov 15
#Introduction: I'm a librarian that has been photographing NYC graffiti & street art for (almost) 20 years. I also post cats.
My joy in times of impending fascism is seeking out the best unsanctioned art this city has to offer.
Mosaic tile works by the artist SLUTO recently spotted in Brooklyn.
My joy in times of impending fascism is seeking out the best unsanctioned art this city has to offer.
Mosaic tile works by the artist SLUTO recently spotted in Brooklyn.
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It's time to talk to you about my cat.
Vital Cat Update
It’s time to talk about my cat. To which you might be saying, “Chuck, I didn’t know you had a cat!” and I’d respond with, “I didn’t know I had a cat either…
terribleminds.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:59 PM
It's time to talk to you about my cat.
A new CLOWN SOLDIER mural on the rotating 2nd Ave wall: the Statue of Liberty being stopped & frisked by ICE agents. #nycstreetart
November 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
A new CLOWN SOLDIER mural on the rotating 2nd Ave wall: the Statue of Liberty being stopped & frisked by ICE agents. #nycstreetart
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Tears for Fears release “Shout” 41 yrs ago today.
The ‘80s, said Roland Orzabal, brought “a lot of fear, a lot of political tension. .. It’s really about empowerment — about refusing the roles you’ve been told to play. It’s an invitation. It’s saying: if something is wrong, say so. Say it loudly.”
The ‘80s, said Roland Orzabal, brought “a lot of fear, a lot of political tension. .. It’s really about empowerment — about refusing the roles you’ve been told to play. It’s an invitation. It’s saying: if something is wrong, say so. Say it loudly.”
November 23, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Tears for Fears release “Shout” 41 yrs ago today.
The ‘80s, said Roland Orzabal, brought “a lot of fear, a lot of political tension. .. It’s really about empowerment — about refusing the roles you’ve been told to play. It’s an invitation. It’s saying: if something is wrong, say so. Say it loudly.”
The ‘80s, said Roland Orzabal, brought “a lot of fear, a lot of political tension. .. It’s really about empowerment — about refusing the roles you’ve been told to play. It’s an invitation. It’s saying: if something is wrong, say so. Say it loudly.”
If it's a handful of oligarchs versus the rest of us, then it's CLASS WAR! says the artist CASH4. #nycgraffiti #classwar
November 19, 2025 at 1:05 AM
If it's a handful of oligarchs versus the rest of us, then it's CLASS WAR! says the artist CASH4. #nycgraffiti #classwar
Otto blesses your feed this Caturday morning.
November 8, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Otto blesses your feed this Caturday morning.
Artist MR NEVER SATISFIED understands the spirit of these times. #eattherich #nycstreetart
November 2, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Artist MR NEVER SATISFIED understands the spirit of these times. #eattherich #nycstreetart
Great new THEY LIVE piece by muralist BKFOXX on the rotating 2nd Avenue wall. 'Oligarchs (they live, we sleep)' #nycstreetart #muralism #theylive
October 26, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Great new THEY LIVE piece by muralist BKFOXX on the rotating 2nd Avenue wall. 'Oligarchs (they live, we sleep)' #nycstreetart #muralism #theylive
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Blackout in Grand Central
September 26, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Blackout in Grand Central
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Since 2023, translators and interpreters have seen work dry up, rates plummet and their jobs reduced to editing AI-generated output. Some are leaving the field, others are considering bankruptcy. All despite any major upgrade in translation quality.
This is how AI is killing translation work:
This is how AI is killing translation work:
AI Killed My Job: Translators
Few industries have been hit by AI as hard as translation. Rates are plummeting. Work is drying up. Translators are considering abandoning the field, or bankruptcy. These are their stories.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
August 21, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Since 2023, translators and interpreters have seen work dry up, rates plummet and their jobs reduced to editing AI-generated output. Some are leaving the field, others are considering bankruptcy. All despite any major upgrade in translation quality.
This is how AI is killing translation work:
This is how AI is killing translation work:
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A Japanes woman at Casio hand coded the Sleng Teng riddim that formed the basis for dance hall! It's an amazing story www.nippon.com/en/japan-top...
Okuda Hiroko: The Casio Employee Behind the “Sleng Teng” Riddim that Revolutionized Reggae
The “Sleng Teng” riddim revolutionized reggae music in the mid-1980s, and has spawned hundreds of versions in the decades since then. Less well known is the story of how the distinctive bassline origi...
www.nippon.com
August 19, 2025 at 1:15 AM
A Japanes woman at Casio hand coded the Sleng Teng riddim that formed the basis for dance hall! It's an amazing story www.nippon.com/en/japan-top...
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“You sound real corny being scared of the subway.” www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-subway...
The Subway Is Not Scary
Fear of the subway is a mark of low moral character.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
August 12, 2025 at 5:18 PM
“You sound real corny being scared of the subway.” www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-subway...
Banner drops by CLIMBITJUSTICE seen on billboards in Queens, NYC.
August 7, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Banner drops by CLIMBITJUSTICE seen on billboards in Queens, NYC.
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This September, I’ll be directing “The Waterfront Journals by David Wojnarowicz” during #PhillyFringe2025. True stories plucked by David from friends and strangers at the piers, street corners, and late night diners of the 1970s/80s. Tickets available now: phillyfringe.org/events/the-w...
The Waterfront Journals by David Wojnarowicz - Philadelphia Fringe Festival
Step into the raw, poetic universe of The Waterfront Journals by David Wojnarowicz. Stories plucked from street corners and late-night diners blend haunting confessions and gritty lyricism. Journey th...
phillyfringe.org
July 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
This September, I’ll be directing “The Waterfront Journals by David Wojnarowicz” during #PhillyFringe2025. True stories plucked by David from friends and strangers at the piers, street corners, and late night diners of the 1970s/80s. Tickets available now: phillyfringe.org/events/the-w...
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Very good work. Read it and act.
www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-secret...
www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-secret...
The Secret Police Are Here
While the Professional Moderates Clutch Their Pearls
www.notesfromthecircus.com
July 9, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Very good work. Read it and act.
www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-secret...
www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-secret...
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If you're reading this, whoever you are & whatever you're doing to try to make this world better, whether it's calling, protesting, providing mutual aid, making art, raising awareness, training & teaching people new concepts & skills, journalism, surviving through it all, or whatever else: thank you
July 1, 2025 at 8:37 PM
If you're reading this, whoever you are & whatever you're doing to try to make this world better, whether it's calling, protesting, providing mutual aid, making art, raising awareness, training & teaching people new concepts & skills, journalism, surviving through it all, or whatever else: thank you
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I had high expectations for the PBS documentary on Hannah Arendt, which premiered last night. www.pbs.org/wnet/america...
They were exceeded. "Hannah Arendt: Facing Tyranny" excelled in doing just what the title says. Facing it.
If you watched last night, feel free to share your reactions.
They were exceeded. "Hannah Arendt: Facing Tyranny" excelled in doing just what the title says. Facing it.
If you watched last night, feel free to share your reactions.
Hannah Arendt: Facing Tyranny - About the documentary | American Masters | PBS
Discover Hannah Arendt, who transformed her time as a political prisoner during World War II into daring insights about totalitarianism.
www.pbs.org
June 28, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I had high expectations for the PBS documentary on Hannah Arendt, which premiered last night. www.pbs.org/wnet/america...
They were exceeded. "Hannah Arendt: Facing Tyranny" excelled in doing just what the title says. Facing it.
If you watched last night, feel free to share your reactions.
They were exceeded. "Hannah Arendt: Facing Tyranny" excelled in doing just what the title says. Facing it.
If you watched last night, feel free to share your reactions.
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“Words can be like tiny doses of arsenic: they are swallowed unnoticed, appear to have no effect, and then after a little time the toxic reaction sets in after all.”
Victor Klemperer, LTI: Lingua Tertii Imperii, 1947
Victor Klemperer, LTI: Lingua Tertii Imperii, 1947
June 28, 2025 at 1:25 PM
“Words can be like tiny doses of arsenic: they are swallowed unnoticed, appear to have no effect, and then after a little time the toxic reaction sets in after all.”
Victor Klemperer, LTI: Lingua Tertii Imperii, 1947
Victor Klemperer, LTI: Lingua Tertii Imperii, 1947
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Amazon boss, Jeff Bezos, is facing continued problems ahead of his wedding in Venice as protests continue in the Italian city.
June 25, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Amazon boss, Jeff Bezos, is facing continued problems ahead of his wedding in Venice as protests continue in the Italian city.
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There really is something special about what Zohran and Brad are showing the rest of the world what it still means to be a New Yorker and an American.
A Jew and a Muslim modeling a politics of mutual respect, rejecting cynicism. Human decency has been taking a beating but she's not out just yet!
A Jew and a Muslim modeling a politics of mutual respect, rejecting cynicism. Human decency has been taking a beating but she's not out just yet!
June 25, 2025 at 3:50 AM
There really is something special about what Zohran and Brad are showing the rest of the world what it still means to be a New Yorker and an American.
A Jew and a Muslim modeling a politics of mutual respect, rejecting cynicism. Human decency has been taking a beating but she's not out just yet!
A Jew and a Muslim modeling a politics of mutual respect, rejecting cynicism. Human decency has been taking a beating but she's not out just yet!
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More signs New Yorkers are adamantly opposed to Cuomo as mayor. #adtakeover #arrtnyc #nocuomo #dreamfornyc
June 18, 2025 at 3:55 AM
More signs New Yorkers are adamantly opposed to Cuomo as mayor. #adtakeover #arrtnyc #nocuomo #dreamfornyc
More signs New Yorkers are adamantly opposed to Cuomo as mayor. #adtakeover #arrtnyc #nocuomo #dreamfornyc
June 18, 2025 at 3:55 AM
More signs New Yorkers are adamantly opposed to Cuomo as mayor. #adtakeover #arrtnyc #nocuomo #dreamfornyc
Seen in Brooklyn: an adtakeover by ARRTNYC reading KEEP FAMILIES TOGETHER CHINGA LA MIGRA. #adtakeover #arrtnyc
June 12, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Seen in Brooklyn: an adtakeover by ARRTNYC reading KEEP FAMILIES TOGETHER CHINGA LA MIGRA. #adtakeover #arrtnyc
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"I was never a Sauron fan. Did I facilitate Sauron's rise to power by donating most of Isengard’s resources to his reconquest campaign and persuading my legions of Uruk-hai followers to support him? Sure, but that doesn’t mean I agreed with him on everything."
I, Saruman, Have Ended My Alliance with the Dark Lord Sauron
“Last year, two mercurial billionaires formed a partnership and vowed to drive the country in a new direction. Donald Trump had the political power...
buff.ly
June 6, 2025 at 3:21 PM
"I was never a Sauron fan. Did I facilitate Sauron's rise to power by donating most of Isengard’s resources to his reconquest campaign and persuading my legions of Uruk-hai followers to support him? Sure, but that doesn’t mean I agreed with him on everything."