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I love this Newsprint Rodent. As print news makes its final descent into oblivion, what better way to commemorate its reign than by turning one of its pages into a whimsical woodland rodent ventured into the city for some action? Note the Hemlock, Elbo Room and Fillmore ads as black striping on the tail, and the 540 Club elephant mascot as a tuft of white at the tail's tip.

Is it a comment on the clear-cutting of woodlands necessary to produce the paper on which so many unread alternative weeklies are printed? Is it a comment on the blurring of lines between art and information, between nature and Valencia Street?

I love the Mid '90s. To me, Mid '90s means Pulp Fiction, starting high school, being into Cake, being over Cake, eating junk food, trying to be a skater, and ignoring my little sister. This tag, even though it's pretty boring for the most part, conjures up all those things and more. So Sunday afternoon, on my way from a friend's place over to the roof at Medjool, I see this on a wall and for a split second am flooded with memories and feelings. Street art!

(NOTE: I hope this tag isn't a response to my Late '90s boosterism last week. Were this the beginnings of some kind of real-life intra-decade turf war, I would be bummed.)

I only like this one because it makes me think of boogers. And what does that say about me, and art? It's a modest little piece of writing on a window, it's a pain in the ass for somebody to clean up, but I like it because it makes me think of boogers.

I think maybe it says something is art if it makes you think? Even just about boogers?