Last year’s mass slaughter of geese was so successful, that officials said they won’t be killing nearly as many this summer. According to NYC’s Department of Environmental Protection, about 700-800 of the birds will be slaughtered for air safety compared to 1,676 in 2010, and per the new plan, fed to poor people in Pennsylvania. Miraculously, the few geese survivors of Prospect Park don’t have anything to fear, they’ll be spared.
Stephen Colbert has been doing music-related stuff on his show all week long, which included him recording a single, “Charlene II (I’m Over You),” with the help of Jack White. Earlier today, the duo showed up at the High Line with the very goth-y looking Black Belles and the fake newsman held a brief concert. Read more »
Appropriation artists beware! Andy Baio of Waxy.org created Kind of Bloop, a chip-tunes version of the legendary ‘Kind of Blue’ album by Miles Davis. Awesome… until he got sued for copyright infringement of the cover. Read more »
Matthew Brandt collected dust from a 6th floor office of the Superior Court in Los Angeles and used it as a pigment for the building’s photo image. He also soaked photographs of lakes… in those respective lakes. Christine Nguyen grew some crystals on photo paper. Letha Wilson made a flashlight sunset. This group show of photogs who creatively screw with their methods and darkroom techniques has just opened. “Every Photo Graph Is In Visible,” Group Show, Jun 23 – Jul 30, Churner and Churner, New York
Dissident artist Ai Weiwei has been released by the Chinese authorities after his 80-day detention on speculative “economic crime” charges, but don’t celebrate yet. He is not allowed to Tweet, talk to reporters or travel for one year. Read more »
The new doc film Unlawful Killing unabashedly embraces the theory that the British royal government orchestrated Princess Diana’s car accident. The director even tapped trusted Brit media celebs like Piers Morgan and Stephen Fry to nod along. Read more »
The 100-year-old Letchworth Village Home for the Feeble Minded and Epileptics in New York was abandoned in the ’90s but it already looks like Chernobyl. (Photo: Darren K/Flickr)
Gothamist is right, this short film is “weird.” It kind of reminds me of that movie Pi, but that could just be due to it also having a mathematical theme, NYC setting, and plenty of freakish cutaways. I’m looking forward to your reviews below.
Kenny Scharf doesn’t have to worry about graffiti writers spray painting his Bowery Mural anymore, now it’s French street artist JR’s turn. In stark contrast to the latter’s brightly colored drippy faces, the $100k TED prize winner installed one of his signature, boring, oversized photo pieces of DJ Two Bears’ eyes that is just about as inviting to vandals as a blank canvas. So, how long will it last? (Photo: Scott Lynch/flickr)
The surging popularity of fixed gear bikes is a bonafide global phenomenon and Indonesia has become quite the hotbed. A 40-year-old mechanic named Mas Mono is catering to the emerging market and was profiled in The Jakarta Globe, where he spoke about their increasingly popularity. Read more »
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