Month: August 2013
The finest food and drink in New York has to end up somewhere, but even the fanciest of restaurants seem shy about sharing their bathrooms. This series documents those rarely discussed amenities. Diner 85 Broadway, Williamsburg, Brooklyn Black Tree 131 Orchard St, Lower East Side, Manhattan Tabare 221 S 1st St, Williamsburg, Brooklyn Gallow Green 542 W […]
There’s this thing called the internet. You may have heard of it. You’re on it right now. But two-thirds of the world doesn’t have access — and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has just launched Internet.org to bring the magic medium to those who lack it. Internet.org is a partnership between seven technology companies including Nokia, […]
Inspired by the radical left organization the Weather Underground, The New Weathermen have a few proposals for unauthorized ecological interventions. As per their Manifesto (PDF link): Parasite Lost Parasitic behaviour will not be tolerated. Eden Gone There is no untouched Nature to go back to. Only forward. Caution is for Preys Abort the precautionary principle. Bio Commons Abolish […]
One of the most valuable things anyone can give a young artist is some sort of genuine and honest feedback, no matter how harsh it may be. What better way to get that type of feedback than by a complete stranger? Introducing: Crit From Hell. This new service promises to give artists at any stage of […]
I’m the guy in a lot of those photos above. There’s me in college, studying abroad in Trinidad; there’s me goofing off with my best friend in high school; there’s (lots and lots of) me and my girlfriend. It’s a little unsettling having all those tiny, relatively intimate moments up there, but if I’m sharing […]
Yes, Times Square Cookie Monsters are capable of such feats of strength as punching toddlers in the face, but they’re also only human. On that note, redditor DX-SUCK-IT (cool name) captured the man in blue taking some time off to ogle a few body-painted topless women (Andy Golub in the house?) during a recent visit to […]
“Only the stitches hurt, because I looked at them,” artist Anthony Antonellis says, trying not to itch the incision site between the thumb and index finger. He says it didn’t hurt when the Brooklyn body modification specialist cut open the skin with a 0.75 inch blade or when he stuck the long, blade-less installer inside, pushing and […]
Have you done LSD, psilocybin or mescaline? You are no more likely to exhibit symptoms of mental illness or find yourself in mental health treatment, says a new study from Norway. Johns Hopkins School of Medicine psychiatry department psychologist Matthew W. Johnson says, There seems to be no evidence of overall negative impact — and even some […]
This week’s best crime blotter celebrities are Kareen Walcott, Amanda Roman and Tais Bomani, three women who went on a porn shopping spree after stealing a debit card over the weekend. Before they were apprehended in the West 3rd Street McDonald’s, the three women, ages 35, 19, and 22, respectively, purchased $360 worth of goods at […]
Amanda, Roosevelt Island (Photo: imdisla/Flickr) […]
