Month: June 2014
So far, Mayor DeBlasio’ hasn’t delivered on his promise to rid New York of the horse and carriage “institution.” In a New York Times op-ed from April, actor and NYC resident Liam Neeson defended the industry, arguing there has been no proof of animal cruelty, and to get rid of it would be a huge loss for […]
Remember that part of Nightmare on Elm’s Street when Johnny Depp gets sucked into a portal in his bed, then gushes out as a geyser of blood, drowning the ceiling with human pulp in some of the most amazing analog visual effects in horror? (They just rotated the set 180 degrees. Take that, CGI.) That was totally […]
Have you ever thought “I love my computer, but I wish every image on it was a photo of Kanye West’s head?” Well today is your lucky day. Maddy Varner, F.A.T.‘s new intern, has prepared a set of detailed instructions on how to “KANYEFY” your computer, using transparent images to replace every icon on your […]
The above image, titled Unknown Woman, 1930s, was taken Soho photographer John Deakin. It may or may not be famous artist Francis Bacon in drag. According to The Guardian, collection manager of the Deakin Archive Paul Rousseau became a bit obsessed with this theory, proposed by commenters in a prior article. He used the same ForensicaGPS facial recognition software used by law […]
In 2011, a freelance cameraman working for a news outlet began filming an arrest in Long Island, enraging an officer at the scene. Suffolk County Police Sergeant Michael Milton ordered Stringer News Service’s Philip Datz to leave the area or “get locked up,” so the videographer moved about a block away to a location where […]
Tex and Lucy, Williamsburg. (Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]
POTUS is in town and if you look close enough, you can see the striped tie that one of his Secret Service agents is wearing. (Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]
Because you can never have too many meme-y programming languages, here’s Lauri Hartikka’s ArnoldC — “an imperative programming language where the basic keywords are replaced with quotes from different Schwarzenegger movies.” Check it out on Github to [pretend to] learn how it works. Some sample terms: If If BECAUSE I’M GOING TO SAY PLEASE Else BULLSHIT EndIf YOU HAVE […]
New York based designer Hannah Kunkle creates elaborate Photoshop depictions of Kim Kardashian in what she sees as Kim K’s natural role: God. Kim Kardashian is a strange avatar for our times. She represents a mainstream beauty ideal without being skinny or white. Through her reality show, millions have come to view her as relatable, “normal,” someone they […]
Expect a “Palcohol Banned” update soon because New York’s State Senate just passed legislation against any powdered alcohol product nearly unopposed, 57-1 with 3 abstaining. Senator Chuck “Buzzkill” Schumer must be dancing at the thought that rum spiked Eggs Benedict will never come to be. All about Palcohol here. Meanwhile, I’ll keep asking for a quad […]
