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June 19, 2015 Bucky Turco

Opisthoteuthis adorabilis. That’s the name researcher Dr. Stephanie Bush wants to give to the awfully cute little octopus species she discovered. “As someone that’s describing the species, you get to pick what the specific name is,” said Bush to Science Friday. She thinks it works for both the scientific community and the people. “I don’t […]

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May 12, 2015 Aymann Ismail

ANIMAL showcases a different street artist regularly in our feature, Scratching the Surface. This week, we profile Buff Monster. Name/Alias: Buff Monster. Decade you were born in: The end of the ’70s. City you currently live: Brooklyn. Drugs or natural highs? Never done drugs. Never even smoked a cigarette. How did you get your name? […]

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September 30, 2013 Marina Galperina

ANIMAL’s feature Artist’s Notebook asks artists to show us their original “idea sketch” next to a finished piece. This week, Los Angeles-born, Brooklyn-based street artist Buff Monster talks about creating his new mural in Williamsburg. Read about his process and check out our video interview below. I rarely ever draw, and when I do, it’s always very very […]

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July 19, 2013 Aymann Ismail

Street artist Buff Monster has been busy painting walls in Brooklyn lately using his signature pink color scheme. We showed you the collaboration he did with HOACS and just the other day he finished another wall at Bushwick Collective, a sort of outdoor gallery on Troutman Street between St. Nicholas and Wycoff Avenues. “Not bad […]

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