Month: February 2014
Here’s some art, film, music and other stuff happening in NYC so you can Have a Good Weekend. Drop your suggestions in the comments or to tips@animalnewyork.com. FRIDAY 51°F NIGHT 34°F “Sexing Sound: Aural Archives and Feminist Scores” — a show of feminist sound work from the last 20 years mines some of the best troves for under-shown avant […]
In the spirit of the New York Post’s traffic exclusive on CBS‘ traffic exclusive, here’s ours. These photo were taken about an hour ago on West 57th Street in front of CBS headquarters, which apparently is a a hotbed of unlawful traffic activity. CBS employee proceeds to jaywalk after cab pulls illegal U-turn. This SUV […]
After we posted this photo of British urban explorer sitting on the edge of the Chrysler building this week, a commenter gave some advice: “Look at Margaret Bourke-White doing the same thing 80 years ago.” They’re right. That’s Bourke-White, a truly badass photographer, perched on the edge with her camera in a photo from 1934 above. […]
Good news for Colorado: the state’s first pot tax day — a deadline for dispensaries and grow operations to turn hand over the government’s cut of their sales — indicates that tax revenue might exceed $100 million per year. Considering that figure doesn’t factor in sales of things like paraphernalia, farming implements, or tourism to the […]
During a brief visit to New York, UK street artist Sweet Toof of the Burning Candy Crew got busy painting the town pink. He also collaborated with graffiti artist SMELLS. His signature gums and teeth and a few squiggly tags are all around Brooklyn — on the rooftops of Williamsburg, the freight trains benched at […]
This statue of Kurt Cobain was sculpted 20 years ago, shortly after his death, but was recently officially dedicated by his hometown of Aberdeen, Washington as part of their Kurt Cobain Day celebration. It is very, very bad. Yes, any statue honoring Cobain — a musician who was famously conflicted about fame, who once said […]
The MtGox Bitcoin Exchange is crashing and no one can withdraw. Prices, once above $1000, are now hovering just above $100, with 80% of the value gone in just 3 weeks. Some unlucky Bitlords are outside the MtGox office in Tokyo demanding their internet funny money. Suddenly MtGox announced they were moving offices. Too bad that […]
Hot on the heels of this Commodore 64 synth browser emulator comes this web Theremin. Of course, clicking and dragging is a poor substitute for waving your hands and producing sound like magic, but it’s a fun time-waster nonetheless. As Waxy points out, there’s a Leap Motion version too, which I’d imagine more satisfyingly recreates the […]
Last night, the West 21st Street Gagosian Gallery started shipping out their Richard Serra installation. This meant that the throngs of people leaving opening receptions for bars and subways encountered a giant, famous slab of steel, strapped to a flatbed truck. Holy shit, you guys, Inside Out (2013) is outside! ANIMAL checked in on the truck this morning. […]
Luxo shares a name with and bears a striking resemblance to the reading lamp that starred in Pixar’s first feature and no acts as its de facto mascot. But while its animated counterpart bounces around purposelessly with an inflatable ball, this Korean-made robot moves with precision. And with good reason: by the time Luxo is […]
