Month: May 2013
Defense Distributed, the company that has made a name for itself creating 3D-printed rifle parts and hosting them online, claims to have created the world’s first fully 3D-printed gun, and has already made the design available for download. The handgun, dubbed the Liberator, has 16 parts, 15 of which are made of plastic and were […]
Since Hurricane Sandy, the New York City Housing Authority has been eliminating repair and service requests at a rate of tens of thousands per month. If those repairs were actually being dealt with, it would be an impressive feat, but many of the requests are cancelled without being fulfilled. According to a Daily News report, after the […]
Alien, Bushwick. (Photo: ANIMALNewYork) […]
Here’s a Beastie Boys Cadillac spotted near the newly-renamed Adam Yauch Park in Brooklyn. (Photo: Danny Flam/Flickr) […]
Thanks to the Jogging for being on the front lines of artists responding to that ridiculous Supreme Vs. Married to the Mob lawsuit with Uncool Jokers, 2013 by Michael Bussell. Refresher: Leah McSweeney has been using the parody of the Supreme logo for her “Supreme Bitch” t-shirts for years and now, James Jebbia of Supreme is only now […]
Yesterday marked a major milestone for experimental psych advocates, aging hippies and rave kids alike: a meeting was held at the Pentagon to discuss legitimizing MDMA for use in psychotherapy. Rick Doblin, founder of the non-profit Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), was invited to make a case for MDMA-assisted psychotherapy in treating PTSD victims. […]
We first encountered Russian art student Peter Pavlesnkiy when he protested the trial of feminist punks from Pussy Riot by sewing his mouth shut — a classic! — and standing stoically until his banner was ripped from his hands. Two Pussy Riot activists are still serving years in a penal colony for seconds of anti-Putin performance […]
Quite a few of these breakdowns of color in film have been popping up lately, but this one might be the nicest, even if its choice of films is already a little dated. Film Strip, created by Adam Pearce, gives you a chronological map of a film’s color palette, and when you scroll over the […]
Since 2005, Brooklyn-based photographer Jeremy Harris has been exploring the eerie, fascinating world of deserted mental hospitals for his photo project, “The Architecture of Abandoned American Asylums.” Harris’ depiction of the oppressive, box-like structures of these supposedly therapeutic institutions is just as mesmerizing as his shots of the personal (and impersonal) possessions left behind by the patients — […]
Here’s today’s best art history x pop cultural mashup Tumblr account. I mean, Cosmarxpolitan and You Can Have Soda are good, but Beyoncé Art History is “so crazy right now.” Thanks a lot Leigh Silver, we’re loving it. […]
