Month: April 2014
“Listen In“ is a weekly feature in which we ask musicians to curate a mixtape-length YouTube playlist of songs they’re currently digging. This week’s playlist comes from the Detroit punk band Protomartyr, whose excellent sophomore album Under Color of Official Right was released today via Hardly Art. Though the new record mellows out the raw, drunken […]
There are certain things experienced renters know to look for when scoping out a potential new place: check the building for previous bedbug complaints, note the proximity to whatever subway line you’ll be using to commute, make sure there’s a good place for snapping self-portraits that really nail that perfect blend of artsy sophistication and […]
Here’s a beautiful, slow-motion video by Djawid Hakimyar of baby chicks trying to fly for the first time… into a bucket. Like the “billions of newborn chicks” that are ” killed as a waste product in the egg industry.” Fucking PETA. Yeah, Happy Easter to you too. […]
“I don’t really associate with urban explorers, but I think I do more than photography,” 2e says. It’s midnight, snowing a bit, and 2e is biking towards the abandoned warehouses in Greenpoint. Later that night, he’ll climb a smoke stack on top of the Domino Sugar Factory and poke around the Underbelly Project. But at […]
Maryland will soon be the latest state to reduce penalties for possession of small amounts of cannabis, joining nation’s capital in a move towards decriminalization. Yesterday, the state’s senate voted 34 to 8 for legislation that would reduce the penalty for carrying up to 10 grams of weed to a civil fine, and Governor Mark O’Malley has […]
Dominique Ansel Bakery, home of the Cronut, reopened this morning after a brief closing due to “severe mouse infestation.” Droves of fans, who lined up to the end of the bakery’s Spring Street block, were undeterred by the threat of rodents. “Well, it’s kind of like Ratatouille. You had the little mouse in the kitchen in France, […]
Walt, SoHo. (Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]
People fought with pillows in Washington Square Park again. (Photo: @_demosthenes) […]
In “Ads Libitum,” French artist David Redon replaced Uncle Sam with André 3000 and Rosie the Riveter with Kanye West in classic American political posters. His vintage magazine ad remixes have these nice little hand-drawn details and meticulous digital flourishes, all for the sake of hip hop lyrics puns in an advertising context. Dirt Off Your Shoulders shampoo or So […]
In 2001, a medical student figured out how to make you cum at the push of a button. Now, fifteen years later, he’s still struggling to find interest in his discovery. Stuart Meloy uncovered the magic touch while doing research on pain relief, but now hopes to use it to help women who have trouble climaxing. According […]
