Shocker: Teenagers Aren’t Telling Parents About Their Drug Habits

According to some poll about young people doing drugs that people pay attention to, kids aren’t telling their parents about the kegger they went to or the bowl of tasty Kush they smoked. The New York Times reports on the bewildering discrepancies, and they’re asking kids about how much their parents know–or more likely don’t know. Read more »

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Jay Shells’ ‘Etiquette’ Project In Action

This week we shadowed artist Jay Shells as he hit the streets of Manhattan to install his latest good behavior promoting project and was surprised at how nonchalantly he went about his business. Read more »

Jesus as a Ham and Cheese Toast Sandwich


Now this is a Christ bread miracle! “Assassination Sandwich” maker Tibi Tibi Neuspiel is exhibiting at Toronto’s Show and Tell Gallery this month and damn does he pack a lot of bitter kitsch into those things. Come see his contribution to the “This Place In Time” – a museum display-style model of the universe starring eggs rotating around a whole raw chicken and see some recent consumer culture remixes. Then, gorge on his classic toast series. Mmmoldy OJ Simpson glovewhich anyone? Read more »

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Sexxxily Fashionable ‘Kiss Me Deadly’ Video

In this new video by UK-based intimates brand Kiss Me Deadly, we get a look onto eight different lingerie-clad scenarios which go completely beyond your average panty fantasy. Read more »

Titillating Free Speech Display Revisits Times Square, Yet Again!


Tireless First Amendment crusader and NYPD irritant Andy Golub took to his old tricks once again in Times Square last night, painting up three completely nude women with his signature gradients and swirls in front of a gawking crowd. The cops were on the scene, but unlike last time, no hasty arrests were made. Read more »

City Rolls Out Bike-Share Program Details, Inevitable Controversy to Follow

If you thought the bike lane issue created a stir amongst the local tabloids, wait till they sink their teeth into the city’s ambitious plan bike-share program. Officials announced that 10,000 rental bikes will be made available beginning next summer via 600 self-service stations, making it one of the world’s biggest. Read more »

Parting Shot

One of Miquel Barceló’s Gran Elefandret loses some of its usual mysterious magic and looks like an unfortunate circus accident in the middle of busy Union Square. (Photo: Scott Lynch/Flickr)

Freebie Paper Says Porn Has Infiltrated America

The fake outrage over the parade gyrating cops just reached an all new low. Free newspaper amNY used the “incident” as a news peg for an anti-porn rant in today’s paper. Read more »

Construction Workers Destroy Hippie Compound

Earthy old people in Prospect Heights are pissed off at a construction company that dumped two feet of debris all over their community garden. The Daily News quotes one of the gardeners who says “There’s hundreds of hours of work ahead of us to repair the damage, and that’s not an exaggeration.” Read more »

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The Manhattan Bridge’s Trippy Lightshow Is Awesome

Here’s a preview of the amazing light show the Manhattan Bridge is getting during a two day Dumbo arts festival. The work of 20 different artists will be projected on the bridge, providing viewers with a drug-free trip for two days in a row.