Graffiti royalty CASE2 passed away recently and despite his unquestionable influence on the art form, like many old school train writers, there was never a payday for him. To help give the graf legend a honorable sendoff, vandal-scholar Alan KET set up a fund on Kickstarter-clone IndieGoGo and is happy to report that a little over $4000 of the $5400 goal has been reached. Read more »
Here’s an few-hour-old video from our favorite Ukrainian topless protest crew FEMEN because, clearly, Beyoncé’s Girls was missing furious road-side boobs with crossed-out penis signs. Actually, this is a classic FEMEN action right here. Read more »
The Fire Department of New York is paying 3.3 million dollars for the creation of their brand spanking new civil service exam. They also plan to spend another 5 million in staffing and advertising the test. Read more »
New York-based artist Kostas Seremetis appropriates Spartan culture and action comics into mish mash, abstract canvases dripping with paint dribbles and disjointed masculinity. Read more »
This weekend vintage MTA buses were dusted off and touted around Rockaway Park as part of one of MTA’s summer events. Reddit user boxofrain was on hand for the event and snapped some cool shots. The MTA’s website said that the tour was “generally not appropriate for young children or babies in strollers.” Huh? Perhaps they’re worried about another fashion brand like Diesel rubbing their underwear-clad models all over vintage transit property.
Improv Everywhere, the folks that bring you the annual “No Pants Subway Ride,” are back with a new video that shows New Yorkers — gasp! — being nice to each other. What kind of bullshit is that? Read more »
As previously teased, here’s that power pop music video fantasy, wherein the Lindsay Lohan is a successful actress by day, a mysterious “world famous street artist” by night and someone very famous who still gets invited to shit later that same night. Read more »
New York raked in $53 million dollars from cameras that catch drivers who run red lights. According to NBC New York, there are only 150 cameras across the five boroughs. The cameras were allowed to photograph law breaking motorists starting in 2007. Read more »
In their latest issue, Vision China delves into the realm of dominance and submission. Shot by photographer Michael Donovan, the editorial features models Luã Mayer, Meritza Veer, and Karo Mrozkova. The ‘classmate’ trio play out a series of perverse fantasies while donning an assortment of sexified school attire from Gucci to Dolce & Gabanna – all very detention-worthy. Read more »
Jesus may have been able to turn water into wine, but only New Yorkers could turn their fresh water into Tylenol and nicotine laced Kool Aid. A 2009 study showed that New York City’s water supply was filled with small amounts of compounds like ibuprofen, caffine, and DEET. But the City now says that its water supply is perfectly safe to drink. Read more »
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