Month: August 2013
As the city of Detroit files for bankruptcy, New York-based auction house Christie’s has been sent to appraise the Detroit Institute of Arts’ collection. Christie’s being paid $200,000 just for the estimate… There are many that feel that selling off museum’s important collection isn’t desperate — it is unwise, a huge loss to the future of Detroit. To spotlight the […]
Elysium (2013) Earth’s one FUCKED giant diseased crime ridden favela. Also, Matt Damon. Rich people R neverever sick cuz they have .:☆*. magic sarcophagiiiii oOooOoo. :☆*:. in a mega-condo in the sky. Things are SO FUCKED. Orphan-to-gangsta-gone-straight goes up there all like POW ZAP ZAP KRRR for personal reasons but now to save the world… because bildungsroman THANKS […]
I knew it was gonna happen someday… Here’s a Tumblr mash-up of Peanuts comics and Morrissey and The Smiths lyrics, This Charming Charlie. Everyone existentially despondent, severely romantically misunderstood and perpetually hinting at suicide. Embrace your inner Moz and all your well-tuned tragedies, à la Charles Schulz! […]
The Cronut — a hybrid between a croissant and a donut — has dominated foodie news for months, so ANIMAL decided finally to check out this sugary craze firsthand. With throngs of people lining up every morning in hope of securing the elusive pastry — only two are allowed per customer — we set a […]
Ten years after Los Angeles officials placed a moratorium on the creation of new murals, City Council is now being asked to vote on a law that would welcome them back into the city’s landscape. The ban, which began sometime in 2003, was largely in part due to the increased use of these murals as […]
India’s not the best place to be a raging homosexual but it’s certainly not the worst. There’s one legally-married gay couple, and their biggest export is the campy musical, most notably the three-hour twerk dramas of Shahrukh Khan. There’s also the Holi festival for people who want to be rainbows. India has 22 officially recognized […]
In an effort to map the world in a way that reflects the way we experience it in 2013, Israeli designer Dafna Aizenberg created the Atlas of the World Wide Web, a series of charts exploring things like IP address distribution, speed of internet connections, and popular search terms across the globe. Each beautiful design is meant to […]
Beginning this Fall, the International Center of Photography will begin offering a select few of its classes online. The organization functions as a photography museum, a renowned school, as well as a research center. It’s important and renowned. Hurry! ICP’s online education platform supports the unique needs of a photographic education. Each course provides a socially […]
Facing lagging poll numbers just a month out from primary elections, NYC Comprtroller and 2013 mayoral candidate John Liu just played a political wildcard. Yesterday, said he’d like to see cannabis legalized for recreational and medicinal use, with tax dollars going to lower tuition at City University of New York schools. A report commissioned by […]
A new study confirms what many of you may already know to be true: New York is home to the longest commutes in the country on average. Yes, even worse than Los Angeles. New Yorkers spend an average of 48 minutes each way when heading to work–13 minutes more than the national average. The report […]
