Month: May 2013
Along with their relocation to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, it’s being reported that the New York Islanders are considering a spiffy new look, which is apropos for a hockey team moving from homogenous Long Island to NYC. So, we enlisted ANIMAL ally and graphic design expert Michael Weinfeld to whip up a few different […]
Have you ever wished you could see the world through the bleary eyes of “The Dude?” The awesome actor/producer/humanitarian/stoner ICON Jeff-of-all-trades-Bridges is apparently a pretty decent photographer. So decent, in fact, that his work from behind the lens will be awarded a “special recognition” at the International Center of Photography’s Infinity Awards in NYC tonight. Primarily using […]
PS244 is now the first school in the nation to offer an all-vegetarian menu, forgoing “mystery meat” — and all meat. The transition didn’t happen overnight. Since opening in 2008, the school began to offer vegetarian options more frequently, in turn greatly reducing the amount of days in which they served the usual elementary school fair of breaded oval-shaped […]
Many have tried to get their crotch recognized for the inspiring piece of art that it is, but now, artist Karen Finley will make that happen for you. But you have to send her sexts. And money. In conjunction with the New Museum’s “NYC 1993: Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star” exhibit, Karen Finley presents “Sext Me if You Can” […]
In case you missed it, in the immediate aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing, the New York Post published a front page photo of two innocent young men, insinuating that they were chief suspects in the federal investigation. Perhaps not shockingly, the two men were Arab. After the paper issued a half-assed update (not a […]
We’ve seen decisive moments captured in Google Street View by photographers Michael Wolf. We’ve seen the cinematic edge of rough neighborhoods in Doug Rickard work. We loved how Clement Valla explored the glitching of the real world through this interface. Steve Strip’s video for “Hood” is all of those things, plus live capture of swooping in bird-eye […]
Who will win? Spoiler alert: It’s the laser. The laser wins, obviously. Via. […]
Mayor Bloomberg has just had it up to here with you bullies who are constantly attacking the NYPD over stop-and-frisk. Yesterday, the mayor gave a big, blustery speech at police headquarters to let the media, mayoral candidates, and plaintiffs in lawsuits against the department past and present that this aggression would not stand. He also […]
Marlene, Greenpoint. (Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]
