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Fans of elusive artist believe Banksy has completed weeklong series of artwork with gorilla silhouette
Amid the slew of recent artwork which has captivated his audience day-over-day consecutively for a week, Banksy – the elusive illustrator – has sparked wonder among fans who are shape-shifting the elucidation behind his murals in the comment section of his social media posts.
Though the unknown artist has previously been caught costumed on camera, his identity has never fully been revealed since he began his career spray-painting and stenciling in Bristol, England, in the 1990s.
He is one of the world’s most well-known artists.
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Banksy revealed a number of new silhouettes in early August 2024 across various locations in northeast London, including on business-owned buildings. (Matthew Baker/Getty Images | Carl Court/Getty Images)
The often satirical creator has been more active than usual in the last week, and fans are piqued with wonderment and concern as to what is motivating his daily murals. Banksy is most present amid the world’s tribulations.
London residents are fixated and flocking to sites where Banksy has mischievously left illustrations before snapping a photograph of his piece and evading back into the comforts of his unknown quiet.
On Aug. 5, Banksy revealed the silhouette of a relaxed but crammed goat or gazelle perched on a ledge, though rocks are falling beneath the animal’s feet, alluding to an inevitable fall.
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Some social media users purportedly believe the goat or type of antelope is the national animal of the Palestinian people, and there may be a message with regard to the conflict in Gaza within the confined painting.
Banksy was credited with the mural of two elephants in neighboring windows the following day. In the middle of the two trunks, a missing or discolored brick appears that the pair may be sharing or playing with.
Fish and chip stop Bonners Fish Bar in London received a mural from Banksy on Aug. 9, 2024, which included silhouettes of pelicans and fish. He leveraged the small business’ outside display as part of his piece. (Matthew Baker/Getty Images)
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Using the existing world around him, Banksy often leverages key elements of the Earth or mankind to add color and questioning. Earlier this year, in March, Banksy confirmed he crafted a mass of green paint – an unnatural foliage – behind the wall of a bare tree.
Fans of the unknown artist flocked to the comment section of his post on Aug. 7 to determine the meaning of three monkeys displayed jumping on the concrete wall beneath a transit system that flies by carrying travelers and working professionals day-to-day.
A satellite sitting atop a garage covered in graffiti was abruptly stolen by masked individuals not long after Banksy posted the mural of a howling wolf last week onto his social media pages.
Often, the slippery artist’s work, if removable, is captured by onlookers as Banksy’s mastery had previously sold for a hefty price.
“Love is in the Bin,” a 2021 painting by the British-based street artist, was sold at auction for a whopping 18.58 million British pounds – roughly $23.7 million U.S. dollars – according to Statista.
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On Friday, Banksy took his talents to Bonners Fish Bar, a fish and chip shop in northeast London, to leave the silhouette of two pelicans. The painting is designed to make it look like one bird is tossing a fish into its mouth enjoying its meal and the other appearing to get its catch from the small business’ sign displayed out front.
The shop in Walthamstow took to their social media to post in gratitude for the one-of-a-kind gesture.
“So proud to have a @banksy on the side of our shop! Thank you for choosing us, and Walthamstow to showcase your talent,” the account read.
The painting was realized after counter-protestors took to the streets of Walthamstow to object to the lack of diversity and inclusivity in the London Borough.
Among the genus of Banksy’s uninterrupted flow include a stretching cat painted on a billboard, which was later removed, a colorful school of swimming piranhas in a palette of blue painted on a London Police box and a gray rhino which appears to be mounting a small and abandoned car on a London sidewalk.
The comment sections of the social media posts which confirm his elbow grease are filled with curious and imaginative onlookers.
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Today, Banksy posted his latest work, which is outside the London Zoo’s shutter doors and includes the silhouettes of a gorilla lifting the garage-like door to free a seal and bird, among other wide-eyed peering animals.
It is unclear if Banksy has completed the series for now, but fans believe he has concluded this series.
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Colin Jost Says ‘SNL’ Rejected Joke About Pete Hegseth Reading ‘Pulp Fiction’ Bible Verse Two Weeks Before It Happened in Real Life
Donald Trump’s defense secretary Pete Hegseth was widely mocked in April after he read a fake Bible verse from Quentin Tarantino’s 1994 classic “Pulp Fiction” during a Pentagon worship service. It turns out Colin Jost sort of saw it coming.
During a recent visit to “The Tonight Show,” Jost revealed that before Hegseth’s viral gaffe he told the “SNL” writers room: “Would it be funny if Hegseth just did that Bible verse that they have in ‘Pulp Fiction’ Remember, from Ezekiel, Samuel L. Jackson?”
The writers shot down Jost’s pitch, deeming it “too ridiculous” and claiming it “would take up all this time in the cold open. “And then he for real did it, like two weeks later and I was like, ‘Well, the good news is, I’m being surveilled, so that’s a relief.’” Jost has been playing Hegseth on “SNL” this season to much acclaim from critics and viewers.
The real Hegseth was at a Pentagon prayer service in April when he read the altered version of Ezekiel 25:17 that’s delivered by Samuel L. Jackson’s character in “Pulp Fiction” before he shoots a man. Hegseth said the prayer was recited by the “Sandy 1” Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) mission in Iran.
Calling on everyone to pray with him, Hegseth then read a prayer that was nearly word-for-word the line delivered by Jackson in Tarantino’s film: “The path of the downed aviator is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who in the name of camaraderie and duty shepherds the lost through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother’s keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to capture and destroy my brother, and you will know my call sign is Sandy 1 when I lay my vengeance upon thee. Amen.”
Watch Jost’s full interview on “The Tonight Show” in the video below.
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A car reportedly drove into a crowd in the northern Italian city of Modena on Saturday, injuring several people.
The vehicle slammed into a store window, and its driver allegedly stabbed a passerby who attempted to intervene, Reuters reported, citing local Italian media.
Mayor Massimo Mezzetti told Italian TV no one was killed but eight people were injured, including four who were in critical condition, according to The Associated Press.
Blood is seen next to a destroyed car on a street of Modena, Italy, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (Lapresse via AP)
He said a woman pinned against a shop window may require the amputation of both legs.
Financial Police patrol a scene after a car incident in a street of Modena, Italy, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (Lapresse via AP)
The driver is a 31-year-old man born in Bergamo and raised in Modena with Maghreb origins, Mezzetti said.
The man was detained and was being questioned at police headquarters as authorities worked to determine whether he was under the influence of substances or acted deliberately, the mayor said.
Mezzetti said the vehicle entered one of the city’s main streets and “drove onto the sidewalk, sending several people flying,” before crashing into the shop window.
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This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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A tragedy unfolded in the night between Friday and Saturday on the island of Lampedusa, where a newborn migrant baby girl just a few weeks old died of hypothermia immediately after disembarking and while being rushed to the island’s outpatient clinic.
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At 4.30 a.m., after being rescued by the V1307 patrol boat of the Guardia di Finanza, 55 people from Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, Guinea, Mali, Nigeria and Sierra Leone landed at Favarolo pier. Among them were seven women and six minors. The baby girl, whose condition immediately appeared critical, was taken together with her mother to the medical facility, where doctors could do nothing but declare her dead.
Investigation opened into the baby girl’s death
The Agrigento prosecutor’s office has opened an inquiry into the tragic case and ordered a post-mortem examination of the child’s body, a necessary step to confirm hypothermia as the actual cause of death.
The body is being transferred to the mortuary at the Cala Pisana cemetery, while in the coming hours the mother will be questioned by investigators to reconstruct the details of the crossing and establish exactly how and when the baby fell ill.
According to accounts from other migrants on board, the group had set off from Sfax-El Amra in Tunisia at around two o’clock yesterday morning, making the journey in a seven-metre metal boat that cost between 400 and 600 euros per person.
The baby girl’s mother, originally from Côte d’Ivoire, was later taken to the hotspot in the Imbriacola district together with her other daughter, aged around two. According to reports, the woman is currently in a severe state of shock over the loss of her child and is receiving continuous support from staff of the Italian Red Cross, which manages the island’s reception centre.
The centre’s director, Imad Dalil, confirmed to Italian media that psychosocial support measures had been activated. “The mother and the sister are here in the hotspot and are in good physical condition; for them and for the other people psychological support was activated immediately and in the coming hours the medical and psychosocial teams will continue their work,” he said.
NGOs’ reaction
The German NGO Sea-Watch voiced its outrage in a strongly worded post on X. “While the state attacks those who save lives at sea, investigating the captain of Sea-Watch, a one-month-old baby has arrived in LAMPEDUSA, dead in her mother’s arms, after a three-day crossing. Who will be held responsible for this injustice?” The outburst refers to the news, received by the NGO after arriving in Brindisi with 166 rescued people, that a criminal investigation has been opened against the captain of the Sea-Watch 5 on suspicion of aiding illegal entry.
The UN agency specialising in the protection and assistance of people forced to flee war, violence and persecution (UNHCR) also intervened to express deep condolences and grave concern over yet another victim claimed along the Mediterranean routes.
“A mother has lost her newborn daughter, who arrived dead this morning together with 54 other people in Lampedusa. Deep sorrow and concern for the many children and adults who should not be dying in the Mediterranean,” reads a post published on social media by UNHCR, which explains that the agency is on the ground providing assistance to the mother and all the other survivors of the landing.
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