Month: June 2013
Since day one, we’ve been obsessing over the Bowery Wall that’s currently being painted by REVOK and POSE. As you can see, the font-based piece with several callouts to graffiti kings who have passed away is almost done. (Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]
A young Japanese artist by the name of Rokudenashiko – a pseudonym that roughly translates to “good-for-nothing kid” — is interested in the stigma that some people continually associate with vaginas. After undergoing a procedure that is often casually referred to as “vaginal rejuvenation,” the artist became increasingly curious about the relationship between herself and her body as well as the seemingly inescapable […]
In East London, there’s street art… everywhere, so it’s by no means easy to stick out amongst all the noise. Yet, there are a few that do, such as A.CE. His signature wheat-pastes are ubiquitous. Inspired by Dada collage, classic pop art and graphic design, his work is an extension of the graffiti he started […]
“The stairs will be steep and potentially slippery.” “You must be willing to stay for up to 10 hours.” “You will be asked to participate vocally, as well as to take part in some guided movement.” Legendary artist Matthew Barney is filming at the Brooklyn Navy Yard this Saturday, Art F City tells us. here’s still room for a small […]
Each week in Sample Wars, we’ll pit two songs which sample the same source material head-to-head against each other, to determine which one rocked the sample better. This week’s Sample Wars concerns what might be called a cult classic of sampling: “Countdown at 6,” by OG electronic music duo Perrey and Kingsley. The track, a synthy, […]
At 2:20AM today the City Council passed the Community Safety Act, a package of two bills that could drastically increase oversight of the NYPD. The legislation was passed with a veto-proof majority, which is important; Michael Bloomberg has been vocally opposed to the act, calling his opposition to it a matter of “life and death” […]
French singer Soko (Stéphanie Sokolinski) has just released a short film in collaboration with Arial Pink and marine activist Hannah Frase who performs in Vegas as a mermaid. Soko directed Monster Love, a tale of the shit that happens when you send a deceptively attractive photo of yourself to someone from the internet you’re trying to woo and […]
It’s hard out there for a porn blogger. According to an email Google sent some users this week, the company is moving to “strictly prohibit the monetization of Adult content on Blogger,” meaning that any sites on the Google-owned blogging platform that continue to display “adult” ads after June 30 will be shut down. Read the […]
In 2011, the Associated Press published an article detailing the ways the CIA assists the NYPD in its surveillance of the local Muslim community–a practice that’s now being challenged in several high-profile lawsuits. This prompted the CIA’s inspector general, who oversees Agency operations, to begin an investigation into the collaboration, as CIA agents are not […]
It’s a victorious-ish day for our closest hominid relatives. Yesterday, the U.S. National Institute of Health announced that it would begin retiring biomedical research chimps — many of whom have spent their entire lives in captivity — to sanctuaries. Er, most of them. Over the next couple years. Following years of pressure from groups like […]
