Year: 2013
The protest against the development of the Domino Sugar Factory into a condo complex continues in Williamsburg. (Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]
Here’s the first documented goose slaughter of 2013’s molting season. Volunteers with GooseWatch NYC encountered a roundup of about 10 birds and their goslings in progress at Inwood Hill Park this morning and snapped the above photo as USDA agents were leaving. The city contracts the USDA to kill off geese each year in an attempt […]
/\/\ /\ Y /\, M.I.A.’s third album, looked almost like a career-killer when it was released in 2010. A New York Times Magazine profile released at the time singlehandedly turned public opinion against M.I.A., and the album’s noisy, industrial-influenced sound threatened to topple the the precarious balance between pop and provocation she had maintained on her first […]
Shout out Miley Cyrus! I like your “We Can’t Stop” video and you are very attractive. Also, something something pop music. Since Orlan sued Gaga, getting observant about possible art references is suddenly a lot more fun. Wanna play? Pascal Bernier? Maurizio Cattelan? Christopher Chiappa? Ok, so I don’t remember where but I’ve seen these. WHO WANTS TO SOUND […]
Steher racing is a special type of bike racing event where track cyclists ride within the slipstream of specially-equipped motorcycles referred to as dernys. It’s similar to keirin 競輪 / ケイリン races, which have been wildly popular in Japan for decades, but instead of cyclists riding behind one driver on a single derny, each cyclist rides […]
Born and raised in Mexico City, Carlos Alvarez Montero uses his camera to capture the complexities of Mexican gang culture like no one else. It’s not surprising that his work has been featured in international exhibitions and publications like The Fader, Vice, Time Magazine, Newsweek, and Harper’s Baazar México. The eye-popping colors of the Mexican landscapes juxtaposed with the […]
The case against Carmine “Papa Smurf” Franco, a notorious mobster who ran trash trucks in New York and New Jersey, has turned up at least one amazing piece of evidence: a tape, obtained by DNAinfo, that shows Franco and his associates extolling the virtues of Johnny Rotten and Sid Vicious. DNAinfo explains: “One of the […]
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. Cadaques Grand Bistro 188 Grand St, Williamsburg, Brooklyn Extra Fancy 302 Metropolitan Ave, Williamsburg, Brooklyn Ramen Misoya 129 Second Ave, East Village, Manhattan Hecho en […]
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed — the alleged mastermind behind 9/11 — is currently on trial at Guantanamo Bay. As one might expect, the event is highly guarded, with major limitations on media presence. Somehow, artist Molly Crabapple finagled her way onto the scene and is publishing her courtroom sketches on Vice.com to prove it. The drawings, along with […]
Mephedrone (4-methylmethcathinone) — also known as MCAT and drone — is a powerful stimulant of the cathinone class. It’s that beautiful baby MDMA and cocaine would have together I mentioned earlier. While a constituent of “bath salts,” it’s better known in Europe as “plant food” and was readily available online. Mephedrone’s strong stimulation and high […]
