Month: February 2014
“As far as the building owners go, they seem good. They have been helpful and fair as of now,” Lit Lounge founder and owner Erik Foss tells ANIMAL. “I can tell you this, it’s much more relaxed compared to Manhattan.” Blackbook reported that after 12 years as a Manhattan staple, Lit Lounge is getting a “Bushwick” […]
On the map above, which shows the most distinctive artist in each of the 50 states listening preferences according to Spotify, there are a few surprises. What makes Ciara so popular in Nevada, for instance, and why is Delaware so hot on Rush? Of course, there are satisfyingly predictable states as well, from New Jersey’s […]
From EMA’s upcoming album “The Future’s Void,” here’s “So Blonde,” a chippy new video shot in Los Angeles. Directed by Vice Cooler in collaboration with digital artist Molly Soda, who is responsible for all the GIFs. “Watch for venice beach vibes x dancing babes x rainbows,” which is what Venice Beach actually feels like at its […]
After video of a group of police officers harassing a man over an allegedly unpaid bus fare received tens of thousands of shares on Facebook and significant media coverage, the NYPD said it would investigate the incident. The clip shows a man being arrested after getting off the Bx12 bus Sunday. The cops seem to […]
Last night, Spike Lee gave a talk at Pratt Institute for Black History Month that included what by all accounts was a pretty incredible section on gentrification. Listen below. The topic came up when an attendee asked Lee about the “the other side” of gentrification — a line of discussion the filmmaker was happy to […]
Dietrich, Midtown. (Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]
Some freight trains benched at the very centrally-located Bushwick Branch in Brooklyn. […]
Would you like to randomly hook up with strangers (plural) using your phone? Do you find yourself in blissful, accidental monogamy, longing for eXXXtracurricular activities with your partner? Or are you one of those “unicorn” types? Apparently there’s a new Tinder-type app called 3nder, for “Threesomes made easy.” This is “a service that works for singles and couples,” “swingers […]
As New Yorkers mourn and celebrate the late actor, director and writer Harold Ramis, some are visiting the “Ghostbusters firehouse” in TriBeCa to pay their respects. Aside from flowers and candles, they’ve been leaving some interesting oddities — Nestle Crunch Bars, Twinkies, fake petri dishes of “spores, mold and fungus” and other Ghostbusters inside joke-based tributes. See it […]
Anyone can be Pollock or de Kooning with Action Painting Pro, a game that has you create large-scale abstract expressionist works by navigating your artist-character through obstacles, collecting money, inspiration, and health. Here’s a clip of the gameplay. The painting you create is determined by the character’s movements, so each game generates a new work. […]
