Month: August 2013
American rock band YACHT has released a new single in response to the ubiquity of our countries’ government surveillance programs, specifically the National Security Administration. The catchy synth-driven single aptly titled “Party at the NSA” even features some surprise guitar work by popular podcaster Marc Maron. The song’s lyrics aren’t too shabby either: Did you read my mail […]
A new study confirms what many already know to be true: spending time on Facebook really does make you sad. The research, conducted at the University of Michigan, found that looking at Facebook decreased users’ well-being and satisfaction with life, an effect that was exacerbated with longer durations spent on the site. Participants would receive […]
As the recent death toll in Egypt surpasses 500, news of Muslim Brotherhood supporters being slaughtered in Rabaa Al-Adawiya Square has been an especially tragic manifestation of the powder-keg that is “post-revolutionary” Egypt. Just days before, our photographer found himself embroiled in an MB protest near to that now-tragic location. While this story does not in […]
The Museum of Modern Art’s sound art exhibit opened over the weekend and now, the exhibit “Soundings” website has gone live. It features in-depth profiles and works from the exhibiting artists, including embedded sounds (of course)… and a section for contributing your own. The sounds are geo-tagged and mapped. To participate, just record your own “daily sonic experience” straight […]
Two titans of mobile dessert sales went to war in Midtown yesterday, as a fight between a Yogo frozen yogurt truck driver and a Mr. Softee man ended with a knife being pulled. According to the Daily News, a Yogo truck parked at 50th Street and 6th Avenue at around 7pm, much to the chagrin of the […]
King Krule is offering a preview of his new album 6 Feet Beneath the Moon in a distinctly London, distinctly 2013 manner: streaming it on an endless loop online, accompanied by a livestream from a few of the many, many surveillance cameras throughout the UK capital city. It’s a little creepy, but perfectly of a piece […]
Lots of people died in Egypt on Wednesday when riot police backed by the military, used deadly force against pro-Morsi and Muslim Brotherhood supporters in Cairo. Security forces bulldozed two major encampments near Rabaa Adawiya Square and opened fire on demonstrators. Throughout the day, protesters and security forces clashed violently and according to the Associated […]
Foster, Broadway Triangle. (Photo: Bucky Turco/ANIMALNewYork) […]
Either New York City is shrinking or DCEVE and SNOEMAN’s graffiti stickers have gotten way bigger. (Photo: allan molho/Flickr) […]
Earlier today, we posted a video interview with the creator of the Cronut, Dominque Ansel. If you watched it, you got a pretty good look at these delicious croissant-donut hybrids getting baked. Mr. Dominque Ansel also be-gifted us with two Cronuts! The first was messengered to the aunt of our Editor in Chief Bucky Turco (awwww) and […]
