Comedian Mark Malkoff—the same guy who lived at IKEA for a week—designed an experiment to prove how “nice” New Yorkers are by getting physically carried by strangers from the “southern most end of Manhattan as far north possible” according to the video’s description. Press play to see how far he made with the help of fellow city residents, tourists, and Twitter!
Lately, the TSA has been getting their asses handed to them. In just the past few weeks there was the agent leaving his post at Newark allowing a man to access a restricted area, that drug prank in Philly, a breach-incident at JFK, the failure of their bomb-sniffing dogs, and of course the recent napping photo. Are they just going through a period of bad press or is there a systemic problem within the agency? Maybe the country is just getting what it pays for, NPR reports: Read more »
Today President Obama ventured to a retreat for Republicans in the House of Representatives in Baltimore. After giving an introductory speech, Obama then turned to the 140 or so Republicans in the room and basically said, “ask me anything.” He then proceeded to dismantle them one by one with surgical precision. Read more »
We present Juliette Lewis without commentary or Photoshop as she looked on Monday at Sundance in Park City, Utah.
Photo: Bucky Turco/ANIMALnewyork
The graffiti-painting Brazilian twins aka Os Gemeos opened up a new exhibit earlier this week at Milan’s Patricia Armocida gallery. Entitled “Nos Braços de um Anjo,” which translates to “In the Arms of an Angel,” the show features canvasses, sculptures and all sorts of cool work that is much better explained by the gallery of photos below than my words. Read more »
Damn. It looks like the TSA is going to make an example out of their agent who was caught snoozing in a public area and has decided to terminate the worker according to an anonymous source. We’ve also learned that she began her shift at 4AM and that her boss was furious after learning about the photo. Update: She’s in the process of being fired, which requires a review by several personnel, and she’ll have the opportunity to appeal.
Scientists plan to exhume the remains of Leonardo da Vinci to try to determine if his Mona Lisa was actually a self-portrait of himself in drag. If they find his skull to be well-preserved, the scientists can then use CAT scan imaging technology to reconstruct his face. Read more »
If you’ve got some money and want to hear about Shaq’s alleged sexscapades with his newly unveiled mistress, Dominica Wrestling, Hype Inc. PR has got you covered…for $5000. According to this pitch email she’s ready to “spill the beans.” So we inquired about the purchase and were informed it does include both the dirty details and a nude photo. Give them a call now! See the full solicitation below. Update: It gets even steamier. After calling to confirm the price, I received an email from them direct with some additional details! Read more »
When Rudy Giuliani isn’t masturbating to clips of the World Trade Center coming down into a Derek Jeter jersey, America’s cable news networks love to stick microphones in his big, stupid face so he can offer his “expertise” on matters related to terrorism, since he failed to stop the attack on the city he was mayor of and all. Read more »
Hip Hop’s most fashion-loving rapper got a new Goyard backpack and he’s the only one in the world who has it, which is a very good thing for Kanye West and society at large, I’d hate to say this “Robot Face” trend catch on. |HighSnobiety|
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