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As London goes on an Olympic cleaning binge, vowing to erase any and all graffiti, a stand-off is emerging between city authorities and renowned street artist Banksy, whose new artwork makes clear that he plans to draw on/upon the Olympics.
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This week in New York Ben Marcus and Deb Olin Unferth read, John Lydon (formerly Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols) performs with PiL, MobyLives presents book trailer awards, One Story holds a Debutante Ball, Jewcy presents readings by Rachel Shukert, Sam Apple and Jami Attenberg, Paper Monument Magazine (sister-mag to n+1) throws a party for Issue 3, and Marc Ribot provides live musical accompaniment to Charlie Chaplin’s The Kid.