Month: June 2014
A Holiday Inn at Fort Walton Beach, Florida, is hiding a military radar receptor in a massive beach ball statue on the roof, the AP reports. The property on which the hotel sits is actually owned by the U.S. Air Force. The Air Force struck a deal to build the hotel on the site, which would allow […]
Right of Jeff Koons’ ecstatic ejaculate puddle, Cicciolina’s clumped mascara is perfect blue. It’s not blue. It’s more specific than blue, but like the pink pimples on her ass, spread half-hoisted onto his painted dick, it is the perfect color it should be. There are 150 objects in his Whitney retrospective (opening to the public Friday), spanning decades of a […]
Tomorrow night, Bushwick Burlesque will bring their Marina Abramovic themed show, “Limitless: A Marina Abramovice Tribute,” to Coney Island. Previously, they debuted the show at Bushwick venue Bizarre, where the group has a monthly show. According to the organizers, The larger idea of the show is not to “burlesque”, “roast”, “mock” or otherwise make fun […]
After several high profile cases in which defendants were arrested based on information found on their cell phones, the Supreme Court has ruled that police officers must obtain a warrant in order to search the mobile devices. Justice John Roberts said in his ruling: Modern cell phones are not just another technological convenience. With all […]
We know why many Brazilians hate the World Cup, but here’s a closer look at how. Watch these short films of the anti-World Cup protests by the 12PM collective. They bring you into the scene with darkness and anxiety-producing sound design, creating a drama that more closely resembles a political thriller than a news clip. 12PM member Danilo […]
It’s not easy delivering food in the city. Between all the bullshit workers have to deal with — death-inducing traffic, demeaning employers, and notoriously low wages — the only thing that makes the job worth doing is good tips. Unfortunately, for delivery people in one of Manhattan’s ritziest area codes, wealthy GrubHub patrons tip the […]
“It doesn’t matter if you believe or not, it doesn’t withdraw you from the battle,” says former NYPD sergeant Ralph Sarchie, “a highly regarded demonologist.” This mini-documentary style clip is being released to promote Deliver Us From Evil, a Hollywood film starring Eric Bana based on the novel of the same name, based on the “100% true accounts” of […]
Spotted by a police officer near the Bronx Community College, this large animal was a mystery, until a biodiversity lab at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences identified it as a fisher. A member of the weasel family, fishers populate forest areas from Virginia to Quebec, but a rare to the New York City […]
Evelyn, Brooklyn Heights. (Photo: Bucky Turco/ANIMALNewYork) […]
Street artist Gilf’s new mural in DUMBO was done in partnership with NYC’s DOT. (Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]