Damage is the title of Michael Murphy’s topical installation made from 1,200 suspended black ping pong balls. Viewed from multiple angles, it just looks like a random pattern of floating spheres, but when seen from the proper perspective it depicts a side view of an assault rifle. The physical arrangement of the project is meant to comment that perspective plays a large role in the matter.

Murphy states: “Guns are fetishized in the U.S. Many, many Americans love guns. I’m creating a giant gun. I just want people to keep talking about guns [and] why we should have guns. Communication is necessary because I don’t see any sort of solution being proposed.”

The installation is on display at AVA in Tennessee until June 29th.

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Members-only flash sale site, PLNDR has a footwear sale going on now where if you buy one, you get one for free. Brands included are Supra, Gourmet, Keep, Reebok, Gravis, Habitat, Android Homme, IPath and many more. The selection is huge and there’s still a healthy range of sizes. All you have to do is add two shoes to your basket and add the code FOOTFRENZ at checkout. Hurry cause the sale lasts only for less than a day! Check it out here!

Teppei “Nasty” Iwabuchi rips the streets of San Francsicso in this new short clip by Devour Films. Dude’s got a really dope style.

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Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire’s new video is a combination of two tracks. The first half sees the rapper spit a cappella to Noble Drew Ali on the top of a car while the second half has eXquire in a hot tub for the track Nightfall At The Thames. Both are off his upcoming album, Kismet.

Following his massive mural in San Francisco, Aryz made his way to Los Angeles to work together with David Choe on this vibrant new mural featuring the distinct styles of each artist. It’s located in downtown LA on Matteo.

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HUF goes the Cinemagram route with their new summer lookbook. It’s not certain whether or not photographer and frequent HUF collaborator, Brian Kelley used the popular mobile app to shoot the lookbook but either way, the images turned out brilliant. Showcased in the lookbook are goods from the new collection including floral-printed shirts, headwear, footwear, raglans, tees and more. Pick up the goods now through HUF’s online shop.

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Behind the Edge is a series of images by New York-based photographer, Luigi Bonaventura, which catalogs the facade of a range of colourful and repetitive hotel facades in Jesolo Beach, Venice.

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For their Music(less) Conference, Scion organized a panel consisting of Action Bronson, producer Harry Fraud, and Killer Mike who talk about the current state of rap music. They discuss the extent the internet and social media have enhanced their careers, about blurring geographical lines in music and the evolution of sound, the power of good music and much more.

Check out part 1 above and the subsequent parts below.

I’ve had a love-hate relationship with McDonald’s since I can remember. During high school I even worked part-time for the Golden Arches to fund my passion for skateboarding and photography (True story: I made employee of the month three times.). Not many things can come close to the sheer deliciousness of a burger carefully crafted with your own two hands with meat straight off the grill, and packed only with the freshest of ingredients along with buns still steaming hot from the toaster. Add to that a side of scorching hot crispy fries and the result is a gastrological orgasm of epic proportions.

Whether you love it, hate it, or hate to love it, you can’t argue the fact that the range of McDonald’s customers is as varied as they come. The rich eat side by side with the poor, while senior citizens share lunch with their grandchildren. This wide spectrum of customers is the subject of photographer, Nolan Conway’s new series of images, The People You Meet at McDonald’s. He visited nearly 150 restaurants in 22 States and shot some 180 patrons.

Take a look at more images from the series below.