The NYPD took a scarecrow into custody on Wednesday after some complaints by community members. It was hanging on a noose from a tree in front of a Brooklyn home for a Halloween display, but overly race-sensitive councilman, Charles Barron said the dreadlocked effigy depicts a lynching. After some outcry, police responded and cut it down, saying they didn’t need permission since it was a city-owned tree. Read more »
So, Spike Jonze made this “short film”/cute stop-motion commercial for Olympia Le-Tan’s felt book-covers inspired clutches, possibly Smiths-noddishly entitled Mourir Auprès de Toi (To Die By Your Side). Read more »
Here’s a nostalgia-inducing short film by French filmmaker Marie Martine, shot in the wild days of the Lower East Side’s artistic happenings and urban decay, with glimpses of Scott Borofsky making street art and clip-board wielding Guerrilla Girls in full ape costume. Read more »
According to Wealth-X, a company that bills itself as “the world’s leading wealth intelligence, due diligence and prospecting firm,” New York City has the largest concentration of really rich people. The study found that there are 7,720 “ultra high net worth individuals” (those who are worth $30 million or more) living amongst us here in Gotham, compared to second place finisher Los Angeles, which boasted 4,350 fat cats while Seattle ranked #10 with a paltry 885. (Photo: ANIMALNewYork)
According to an official in Libya it does. Abdel Majid Mlegta of the Libyan National Transitional Council says Muammar Gaddafi was shot in the legs and head. Read more »
Inspired by the “Occupy meme” Tundra edition, behold the beautiful model-actress Sarah Hess occupying the Autumn-hued woods of Catskills. (Photo: Sam Coleman)
Joshua Flecha, the man caught by police jerking off to a porno on his cell phone and accused of being one of the Park Slope Gropers, has been released. Read more »
Between 10,000 and 20,000 people amassed in Times Square last weekend, making it the largest Occupy Wall Street demonstration to date. And while many of you may have seen what it looked like from the ground—whether it was protesters facing off with horses or them making the NYPD retreat—here’s an overhead time lapse view. Read more »
If you’ve been enjoying Brooklyn collective TrustoCorp’s recent “Drive-Thru Liposuction” takeover in Brooklyn and “Lindsay Lohan Dead” magazine rack hacks all over Hollywood, Manhattan and Williamsburg, get riled up for their shortly upcoming exhibit at SoHo’s Opera Gallery. It’s play time! Check out some fresh works in the preview. Read more »
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