R Train is NYC’s Filthiest

The latest “subway shmutz” report is out and the R train received a very nasty grade. According to the annual survey by the Straphangers Campaign, only 27% of R trains were deemed “clean,” making them the dirtiest in NYC’s transit system for the second year in a row. The 7 train on the other hand, was rated the cleanest at 68%. Other highlights: The M was most improved. The 6, B, E, L and R are getting worse and the 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, A, C, D, F, G, J, N and Q trains remained “statistically unchanged.”

By on May 6, 2011 at 2:01 pm
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Chinese Ink, Westernized Nightmares

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Tim Hon Hung Lee
Tim Hon Hung Lee
Tim Hon Hung Lee


Artist Tim Hon Hung Lee synthesizes his Asian ancestry and British childhood with a series of elaborate works in Chinese ink on rice paper. There’s a delicate morbidity in the severed heads and skulls, but they’re submerged so ornately into leaves, petals and butterfly wings, it all really is like a “lyrical dream.”“You were born with a light between your eyes, I was born to answer your sun,” Tim Hon Hung Lee, May 20 – May 30, gallery nine5, New York.

By on May 6, 2011 at 1:00 pm
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NYPD Detains Man for Lack of Common Sense During Presidential Visit

Cops descended on a Brooklyn man with a bike after observing him reach into his backpack as President Obama’s motorcade approached the WTC site. Moments before, he was reportedly moving around the crowd saying, “Secret Service, coming through.” At least one officer drew his gun on the 30-year-old musician who was later released and not charged, as mild stupidity is still legal.

By on May 6, 2011 at 12:00 pm
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A Cocky Remix of ‘Reservoir Dogs’

Part audio track remix, part “dick, dick, dick, dick” supercut, Dainumo’s Reservoir Dogs viddy is very hypnotic. The cut-up Coconut beat isn’t as textured as Pogo’s, but it works and solves a serious dilemma: How do you enjoy a film you’ve watched ten times too many? Read more »

By on May 6, 2011 at 11:00 am
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Stunning Time-Lapse of North American Cities at Night

Here’s your latest serving of time-lapse porn featuring crisp-glowing, night Manhattan, Chicago, Montreal and more Canada, blurring with metropolitan bustle. The “stunning” part is right around 2:10, with horizons a-sprawling as Hans Zimmer has his crescendorgasm… Read more »

By on May 6, 2011 at 10:00 am
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Parting Shot

A graffiti artist who never wants to grow up was responsible for this bit of vandalistic cheer in Paris, France. (Photo: romanywg/flickr)

By on May 5, 2011 at 6:00 pm
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Epic Manhattan Movie Map

That’s just the tip of the film-geekarific iceberg that is comic artist Berni Hou’s ginormous map of 91 classic Manhattan movie locations. Go bigger to see Woody perving, Stay Puft stomping and Bickle blasting. Buy yourself a 18″ x 24″ print for $16 or simply use this numbered version to get all competitive and name them all. (Click to enlarge)

By on May 5, 2011 at 5:00 pm
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Berlin Wall Muralists Sue City for Buffing and Biting

21 artists filed a claim against the Berlin council yesterday for destroying and reproducing their Berlin Wall murals without their permission. The East Side Gallery – a.k.a. a little under a mile-long stretch of the Wall – had undergone renovation two years ago. Artists had a choice: repaint their mural for $4K or someone else will. Read more »

By on May 5, 2011 at 4:00 pm
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U-S-A Chanter Found Patriots at Ground Zero

The jingoistic cheerleader who was subjected to an America-hating L train and what he perceived was a lack of public patriotism, has attracted over 225,000 views on his video since ANIMAL first reported it and now has added two more links. He apparently was a lot more successful earlier that day at the World Trade Center site. Read more »

By on May 5, 2011 at 3:01 pm
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Russian Writer to Bind Book in His Own Skin

Maksim Aleshin has already hired a craftsman who’s agreed to peel him when he dies and make human skin bindings for two very limited edition books… but he’s only half-way through writing the damn thing. The 40-year-old author is hoping to get $100,000 in postmortem moneys, all willed to his daughter. She’s eight and thinks Dad’s “crazy.” Aw…

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