Posted on January 21, 2017
Who’s a Copycat?
When people challenge me about the tiles, it’s almost always about the identification of copycats. The claim is usually that newer tiles aren’t the work of the original tiler. The WHAT section of this site traces the development of… Read More
Posted on November 13, 2011
Your Neighborhood Toynbee Tile
Here’s a little Toynbee Tile theory for everyone out there. With a few exceptions, Toynbee tiles typically appear in areas of the greatest population density… central business districts of large cities, highways and rest stops. Of course I’ve… Read More
Posted on September 19, 2011
That Sweet, Sweet Tile Cash
After nearly 20 years of interest, 6 years of investigation and 1 year of movie madness, I finally got around to putting together a gallery of Toynbee Tile photos. The gallery is far from comprehensive, but details a… Read More
Posted on September 14, 2011
THANK YOU PHILADELPHIA!
Resurrect Dead has finished its first Philly run. Considering that we sold out 4 shows in a 360 seat theater and came very close to selling out the remaining 2, it would seem that another run would be… Read More
Posted on September 6, 2011
Resurrect Dead Premier + House of Hades: you got our attentioin
If you haven’t seen on Facebook, Philebrity, WHYY, WMMR, City Paper, The New York Times, The AV Club or any other number of sources, then you’re probably not finding out here either. But anyway, the Toynbee tile movie,… Read More
Posted on January 31, 2011
Sundance, From the Stage
So two nights ago, I was standing on the awards stage at the Sundance Film Festival, while Resurrect Dead, Director Jon Foy accepted the award for Best Director in the U.S. Documentary category. I was part of the… Read More
Posted on November 30, 2010
Incredible News, Really, Really Incredible News
First off, I know that I haven’t been posting much of anything for a long, long time. There are a lot of reasons for this, none of them interesting. For anyone out there still subscribed to this feed,… Read More
Posted on August 28, 2010
House of Hades
House of Hades tile in NYC. These tiles started in Buffalo a few years ago and are mainly centered in NY. They look nice, but don’t last long. All 3 Philly HOH tiles didn’t last a year. This… Read More
Posted on April 26, 2010
Shepard Fairey
So every once in a while I’m sitting around trying to attach a SQL database to a laptop when a random request comes my way. “Steve, Shepard Fairey is coming tomorrow and no one is covering it. Can… Read More
Posted on August 24, 2009
Love Letter
If you’re from Philly, you probably know about the Mural Arts Program. You also might know about Steve Powers’ Love Letter Project. You might even know that Love Letter is a Mural Arts Program project. If you’re familiar… Read More