The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is at war with whalers and drones have become an important part of its ongoing reconnaissance operations against them, but unlike the ones deployed by the U.S. military and the CIA, theirs aren’t used to kill life, they’re used to preserve it. Read more »
The TSA’s increasingly kinky pat-downs are prompting more travelers to capture footage of their intimate moments at airport security checkpoints and while it’s perfectly legal, here’s some advice. 1) Don’t take photos of their monitors, virtually everything else is fair game. 2) Don’t let your cinematography interrupt or slow down the screening process. 3) Video isn’t as important as clear audio—see don’t “touch my junk” guy. 4) Frantically screaming and disrobed kids virtually ensure viral success. (Photo: Max Trombly)
UBU WEB was hacked, but now it’s back. “If we had to ask for permission, we wouldn’t exist,” says Kenneth Goldsmith, creator of epic online avant-garde archive, admitting to non-profit piracy. Read more »
Everyone knows that bicycles are more dangerous than cars. Nevertheless, the city created a bike lane along Prospect Park West, ostensibly to put stroller moms and old people in harm’s way. Now empowered Park Slope residents are protesting. Reclaim the streets!
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After 12 years of punking evil-doers from Halliburton to Rupert Murdoch, the Yes Men activist duo are now recruiting activists and staff for their Yes Lab. Want to ingeniously stir some shit up for a cause? Want to kayak around Manhattan with the Yes Men for a donation? The Yes Men want you!
What have the girls of Ukrainian Feminist protest group FEMEN been up to since splashing topless in a public fountain to protest water outage? They took a long trip with a local biker organization to plant their flag at the monument for Ukrainian poet and patriot Taras Shevchenko (topless), celebrated Ukrainian Independence Day (topless) and crucified themselves in front of a church (topless). Read more »
New York City Naked Bike Ride 2010 went over well this Saturday, that is no one got maced, seriously trampled or raped (that we know of). There was a bit of an anti-BP theme in the mix with the usual Green pseudo-exhibitionism: “More Ass! Less Gas!” Read more »
A group is planning to “occupy” the BP gas station on Lafayette and Houston tonight at 6PM. Organizers are urging activists to dress as their “favorite sea creature or mermaid” and help drive away potential customers.
Various artists have created anti-SB 1070 posters in protest of the recent immigration bill legalizing racial profiling. Swastikas seem to be the prevailing motif. See more and contribute at Alto Arizona.
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