Accident Scene Leaver was FDNY Firefighter

So that video Joey Boots shot of a totaled Corvette peeling away from the scene of an accident? There’s a good reason he took off. Turns out the driver was not only drunk, but also an off-duty FDNY firefighter. Police arrested Lanier Brown and he’s been suspended for 30 days. Oh and here’s what his car looked like. (Photo: @JoeyBoots)

Mystery Man Spraypaints Art at the National Gallery

A 57-year-old man “desecrated” Nicolas Poussin’s 16th century work The Adoration of the Golden Calf at the National Museum in London today. He spray-painted on some brown and “proudly” stood by his work, before being arrested. Then, he gave “some kind of explanation in French.” Read more »

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FEMEN Get Smacked Around at Anti-Press Persecution Protest

Ukrainian topless FEMEN activists protested by the Georgian Consulate in Kiev today clad in minimalist, semi-militant costume of “press” panties and prop-cameras. A consulate employee proceeded to shove them, kick journalists and beat down their gear. NSFW. Read more »

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Graffiti writers in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg theorize: “Coppers are all aliens.” (Photo: T. Radya)

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Creepy Dance Crew Doesn’t Phase NYC Subway Riders

YAK Films production team brings you this sleek music video featuring freakishly accessorizing individuals delivering hypnotic moves around metro platforms, barely disturbing NYC commuters. You’d think that the gas-masks would do it, but no.

Politicos Propose Knee-Jerk Surveillance Bill In Name of Leiby Kletzky

There’s no denying that surveillance footage helped police crack the case of missing 8-year-old Brooklyn boy Leiby Kletzky, ultimately leading to the grisly discovery of his mutilated body and the arrest of the sicko-asshole that killed him. Read more »

Kigurumi Animal Pajamas: Anti-Perv Art?

Australian painter Melissa Haslam paints teen girls dressed as cute animals in fields of flowers. This is Kigurumi. It’s no surprise kids prance around Japan in “disguised pajamas,” but apparently, Kigurumi street fashion is now hot in Melbourne. For Haslam, it’s serious — it’s “a literal escape from the overt sexualization of the female image.” See cute stuff at her first solo show: “Kigurumi,” Melissa Haslam., Jul 15 – Aug 13, LeBasse Projects, Chinatown, Los Angeles

Forget About Cycling or Walking Around Lush Landscapes, Drive Instead

That’s what a New York Times reporter seems to suggest in a bizarre article about the “guilty pleasure” of driving a car through Central Park. Several drivers who were interviewed agreed and said it’s a lot nicer than the chaos found on city streets. No shit! It’s a park! Does that mean we should lay down some asphalt along the beachfront at Coney Island or set up a HOV lane in the wetlands surrounding Jamaica Bay? It’s too bad we didn’t have rainforests in NYC, just imagine how fun those would be to motor through.

Giant Marilyn Monroe Sculpture Is Not “Sexist”

A 26-foot tall sculpture of Marilyn Monroe frozen in the iconic leg-flashing pose from The Seven Year Itch was finished in Chicago today and already it’s been called “risque,” “controversial” and “a monument to sexism.” Welcome back to 1955, you hysterical whiners. Read more »

Jim Henson’s ‘Fantastic World‘ of muppets exhibit is coming to NYC. Go kill your inner child and peer the un-moving puppets from Henson’s many shows, standing still like taxidermied corpses in little display cases.