Parting Shot
Endeavor’s last mission was scrubbed, not because of this theatrical weather at Kennedy Space Center, but due to technical problems. (Photo: Bill Ingalls/NASA)
Get out your 3D glasses and stereoscopes! Because 2D is just not enough anymore, the Library of Congress brings Civil War photos recently spruced up with red and cyan to make “digital anaglyphs,” ooh, aah, eee! If you prefer old timey stereographs, their archives are stuffed with 50,000 of them, from the 1850s to the 1930s, from sexy ladies to Lincoln’s New York funeral. Nerds.
Just as President Obama firmly established his American citizenship, Superman is renouncing his. The Man of Steel said he’s sick of the world perceiving him solely as an instrument of the U.S. and so he decided to distance himself to the utter dismay of Fox News. But according the DC Comics co-publishers Jim Lee and Dan DiDio, the superhero is no traitor. “Superman announces his intention to put a global focus on his never ending battle, but he remains, as always, committed to his adopted home and his roots as a Kansas farm boy from Smallville,” explained the pair in a statement.
Why the teeth? After Sweet Toof lost 10 friends “in a series of freak accidents,” death’s been a theme. The artist’s swollen gum motif carried over from his graffiti to his oil paintings of anachronistic, paint-wielding gents. See them take Brooklyn on horseback tonight at Sweet Toof’s solo show opening at Factory Fresh. “Dark Horse,” Sweet Toof, Apr 29 (Opening tonight, 7-10pm) – May 22, Factory Fresh, NYC
Emcee Chidera Anamege of Philly rap group Chiddy Bang broke the Guiness World Record for “Longest Freestyle Rap” after spitting bars “of the top” for almost half a day. He probably should have also won an award for most boring rap ever, cause there’s no way he stayed interesting for 9 hours, 18 minutes, and 22 seconds, which is 3 minutes and 7 seconds longer than the previous title holder M-Eighty.
Tonight there’s an exhibition at Soho’s Opera Gallery for Tristan Eaton’s 3D Art Book we helped promote and at least 15 of the artists who grace its pages will be there to sign it, giving collectors a rather easy way to flip it for more on eBay. You’ve got a three hour window between 6-9PM. UPDATE: Book is $35 and only discounted on Amazon.
For series Collateral, artist Jean-Christian Bourcart pulled war porn from the net and projected them on and inside houses, churches and supermarkets of quiet upstate New York. Read more »
After just two shows and virtually no advertising campaign, the Travel Channel canceled NYC messenger reality series Triple Rush. So what did they air in its place? Back to back episodes of Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern of course.
Celeb musician Zuoxiao Zuzhou Tweets, “Everything is ok now, thanks for your concerns” after vanishing from a Hong Kong airport earlier this week. The brief arrest followed the publication of his pro-Ai article. Similarly, the human rights lawyer who volunteered to defend Ai was seen snatched into a van, reappearing last week after missing for five days, quieter. Read more »
Here’s a French-dubbed Star Wars clip re-subtitled almost entirely with monologues of existentialist despair courtesy of Jean-Paul Sartre. If watching C-3PO and R2D2 wander the Tatooine Desert, “abandoned in the midst of infinite possibilities” won’t make you chortle, may I suggest The Empire Farts Back? Read more »
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