Parting Shot
Posters depicting the disgraced New York cops who got away with rape are popping up in the Village and, hopefully, all over the city. (Photo: Marina Galperina/ANIMAL New York)
The editor-in-chief for Vibe says the magazine “stands by the accuracy and reporting” of its Amber Rose acting bitchy at Kanye West’s studio story, but added this: “We invite you to form your own opinion, however.”
Here’s video of U.S. Park Police coming down hard on American subversives hellbent on “expressive dancing” inside the Thomas Jefferson Memorial in D.C. over the weekend in defiance of a recent federal court decision, which ruled the practice as illegal. America the beautiful?
Last month, the British Ministry of Defense warned that the prolific use of drones in battle will lead toward an “incremental and involuntary journey towards a Terminator-like reality.” Today, we learn that the Pentagon plans on doubling its robotic fleet of pilotless aircraft over the next three decades, essentially guaranteeing the fall of man and rise of the Resistance. Fun times.
Although the State Supreme Court ruled that José Andujar may sell Obama condoms in Times Square without a vending license, he was busted this past Friday by the NYPD for selling Obama condoms in Times Square without a vending license reports the New York Post. It’s the third arrest in a year and the city says it has no plans on relenting while their appeal is pending. So much for respecting the rule of law huh?
Not to be confused with glitch art or datamosh, Content is Queen is a new “generative video painting” by a Sergio Albiac. Watch her wrinkles and peepers emerge from a mosaic of found video. Best enjoyed on fullscreen. Read more »
Jonas Bevacqua (pictured left), the co-founder and creative director of L-R-G, one of streetwear’s most successful brands, was found dead in his Laguna Beach home. The news first broke on Twitter and according to an industry insider, the culturepreneur died of of an apparent overdose. He was ONLY 33-years-old. (Photo: gwizy/flickr)
Exploded Cop Car, Other Things at NYC Art Gallery
This is NONEISSAFE — an NYPD patrol car burnt up by Turkish-born, NYC-based artist Vahap Avsa. “I wanted to play with the idea of an untouchable institution, the NYPD, being infiltrated and destroyed,” the artist explains. “And I think that’s very possible. I hope that will never happen, but we live in a world of unconventional wars.” Read more »
Holland’s version of Republicans passed the worst law ever and by the end of the year, foreigners will be banned from enjoying the best thing about the country since the 1970s: its cannabis-filled coffee shops. Only citizens of the Netherlands will be permitted to purchase exquisite buds, but now they’ll have to sign up for one year memberships. Read more »
Nate Hill’s ‘White Power Milk’
Performance artist Nate Hill’s newest unsettling project is open for business. Choose from five “rich, beautiful, white girls” recruited from “within the upper echelons of society” to “gargle your milk to absolute perfection,” thereby “purifying” it. White Power Milk is social commentary so tongue-in-cheek, it hurts. Read more »
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