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Bovines Beset Boston

CowParade is currently in Boston. This self-proclaimed “world’s largest public art event” involves local artists rendering 100 fiberglass cows as “art objects,” and strategically placing them in gentrified and commercial neighborhoods. At the end of the summer, the cows will be auctioned off to benefit charity. Past CowParades in Chicago and New York have yielded averages of $18,257 per cow. Talk about prime rib!

I am notedly repulsed when it comes to cows or any ruminants, but the Cash Cow (below), who grazes in the Financial District, has grown on me. I like that it’s a ten-dollar bill instead of a 20, 50, or 100. It implies Bostonian thrift and shrewdness while still hinting at vast lucre. Plus, it’s green. Maybe I’d like real cows if they were green.

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