The earthquake that struck Japan wasn’t nearly as destructive as the tsnuami it generated. This amateur video taken in Miyako captures its awesome power as the surging water swallows vehicles and tosses boats as if they were toys in a bathtub. Read more »
British authorities have recruited low level criminal offenders to scrub subway stations in London near Buckingham Palace, so the city doesn’t look so grimy to visitors ogling the royal wedding in April.
Gregor is back. DirecTV’s Slav caricature with all the opulence returns. In the latest ad, Gregor’s donning a satin red fitness suit while electrodes pump his biceps and pretty ladies dab at his sweat beads. “I am epic win!” says Gregor. Fail? Read more »
A right wing group out of Washington, D.C. that laughingly calls itself the American Center for Law and Justice, is suing NYC for allowing the construction of a “victory mosque” blocks from the World Trade Center site. Founded by extremist Christian radical Pat Robertson, the ACLJ claims the city should have granted landmark status to the building where the proposed Islamic center will be built. A Manhattan judge will hear their ridiculous arguments on Tuesday.
Anthony Caro’s giant steel sculpture Lagoon failed to sell at a recent Bonhams auction in London, likely because Caro publicly boohooed the little stumpy legs wielded into it as a mutilation: “It’s like adding a tail onto an animal painted by Picasso. It’s ridiculous.” Read more »
Airplanes, cars and debris float in tsunami run-off at Sendai Airport in Japan after the first 8.9 earthquake struck the island nation. (Photo: Reuters)
New York-based artist Janet Biggs presents three cycles of her video work – a mix of filmed explorations of Svalbard islands near the North Pole and dialogue on feeling vulnerable and isolated. Sailing through ice, crawling in frozen caves and trudging through arctic snowstorms will do that. Come take nature personally before the exhibit closes. “The Arctic Trilogy,” Janet Biggs, Feb 11 – Mar 12, Winkleman Gallery, NYC
At first, this video, with its stereotypical Brooklyn accent and “fascistic” talk appears fake, but considering how many morons have weighed in on the PPW bike lane and the rising stupidity in the sentiments expressed, this angry bearded man worried is likely the real thing. Scary.
Artist and occasional punching bag of the Chinese government Ai Weiwei is bringing his Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads to the Pulitzer Fountain at Grand Army Plaza near Central Park and the Plaza Hotel. Giant bronze rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and boar will float stemmed on a steady sculptural gushing of blood beginning this May. Read more »
They’re newscasters in Japan covering the aftermath of the 8.9 magnitude earthquake that shook the shit out of the country on Friday afternoon and caused a tsunami, creating even more destruction. With the island nation bracing for the aftershocks and additional quakes—like the one that reportedly just struck the city of Nagano—you really can’t blame these journalists for looking ridiculous.
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