Rap Duo Doesn’t Want The Roots To Drown Out Their Comeback

In this clip, ?uestlove of The Roots expresses his disappointment with Method Man and Redman over a memo they sent requesting the house band not back them up for an album-promoting appearance on the Jimmy Fallon show, preferring two mics and a DJ instead. The drummer argues that he’s got the skills, telling Hip Hop pundit Peter Rosenberg, “Damn man, I know how to make this shit sound dirty.” Meth quickly responded in this interview and said, “I can’t rock with a band, I get drowned out.” Red kind of agreed and wants their songs from Blackout 2 to sound like they do in the studio. So don’t expect an “Unplugged” album from these camps ever, despite the band’s proven ability to make beats sound like they do on the record. |Nah Right|

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To help raise some much needed revenue, the MTA has rolled out new light polluting billboards on buses. As though New York City streets weren’t treacherous enough, the eye-level ads seem ready to blind New York City drivers, who are mostly distracted and dangerous already. |Public Ad Campaign|

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Artist Lets Lady Liberty Crash and Burn

"Burn" by Mike Coles
“Burn” by Mike Coles
"Drown" by Mike Coles
“Drown” by Mike Coles
"Flush" by Mike Coles
“Flush” by Mike Coles
"Lunch" by Mike Coles
“Lunch” by Mike Coles


Clowning the terror-inducing sight of low-flying planes targeting Lady Liberty, artist Mike Coles releases a four prints titled “Lunch, Flush, Burn and Drown.” The set of prints, each measuring one foot square, is titled “Liberty” and available in an edition of 20. This artistic memento costs $328,647 ($188 for the set) less than the frightening photo-op it mocks. |Duck Art via Art Bleat|

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Olympic Controversy

So, the pro-weed smoking city of Vancouver will host the 2010 Winter Olympics and there’s already cannabis-derived controversy! The general consensus is that the official torch for the Games resembles a giant joint. Freudian slips in a bong-toked metropolis or legitimate observations? |TheStar|

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New Roadkill Artist Prepares Dead Animals for Viewing

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Since artist Nate Hill is now working with furry costumes and not cadavers, we’ve been on the lookout for new found animal-based art. Ending our hunt, C-Monster shares a studio visit with Lishan Chang, a Taiwanese artist practicing taxidermy on “squirrels, raccoons, hawks, geese and cats,” among other dead creatures harvested off local streets. Sometime in the future, Chang plans to open an installation of his menagerie including documentation and maps of the remains he gathered, but in the meantime check out some of the already prepared wildlife.

Photos by C-Monster

By on May 20, 2009 at 4:42 pm
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Lance Armstrong isn’t the only one sporting designer gear in the Giro d’Italia. For this year’s 100th anniversary, each stage winner will wear the maglia rosa, the pink winner’s jersey, redesigned by Dolce & Gabbana. |Luxist|

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Ida, the Missing Link Is Given Some Dignity

A good-natured artist created a rendition of the now world famous missing link, Darwinius masillae aka Ida, who lay bare-boned and naked for days while the world media fawned over her. Here she is sporting a fur coat and some adequate covering. Sadly, the image still hasn’t been widely circulated as of yet, and the ancient female creature that could hold the key to human evolution, is still being paraded around in the nude, even landing on Google’s home page in some sort of perverted logo orgy. |Guardian|

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Rebranding Paper-less Magazine

Last night, the Tommy Hilfiger store in Soho played party host to “Rebranding America,” a collection of visuals redefining the country’s image that are featured in the new “design issue” of Paper magazine. More interesting than seeing the already familiar advertising concepts strung up in a luxury retailer, was a footnote printed inside the magazine that might be the worst attempt at explaining the new issue’s anorexic look. It’s not that they have less ads, it’s part of an “art project”: Read more »

By on May 20, 2009 at 2:33 pm
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Insect-Inspired Architectural Trend Continues for Futuristic NYC

You may recall the “skyscraper farms” that reminded us of bee hive-like housing projects, now behold the “Dragonfly” concept thought up by some crazy Belgians. This fully integrated, 132-story building “resembles the wing of the insect it’s named after, and it’s designed to contain residential, office, farming and research spaces — and everything in-between.” In other words it’s like an upscale Plum Island-hotel where livestock are given better views than their human counterparts. At least they were smart enough to stick it on Roosevelt Island, this kind of shit would never fly in Midtown. |DVICE|

By on May 20, 2009 at 2:13 pm
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Kanye West: Paparazzi-Hating Photo Critic

After banning all photography from last year’s Glow In the Dark tour, and trashing his jowly cover shot on Fader magazine, Kanye West finally found a picture he likes. Posting a candid and clothed shot of Rihanna, the photo sensitive rapper asks, “YO WHY CAN’T ALL PAPARAZZI PHOTOS BE THIS GOOD.” Although it’s doubtful the paps will care much for tips from the camera-smashing rapper, he offers his advice for taking a “FRESH ASS PICTURE!!!” Read more »

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