Month: August 2014
Francisco de Pajaro aka Art is Trash beautified a building in Williamsburg with a stampede of horses, one of which appears to be farting. (Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]
Scientists at Harvard University have created a colony of robots that mimic self-organized systems in nature. Their 1,000 robots — dubbed collectively as the “kilobot” — is the largest self-organizing group of robots ever created. Previously, researchers had only used up to 100. This was accomplished by simplifying the designs of the robots to include only their essential qualities. Navigating […]
NASA’s aptly named Stardust spacecraft caught some particles from the comet Wild 2, which it delivered to Earth in 2006. The results of the dust’s analysis have now been published. Scientists have not been able to determine where in the universe these grains came from, but they do know that they are composed of a “magnesium-iron-silicate mineral called olivine, ” […]
Russian-born Berlin-based 26-year-old performance artist Mischa Badasyan will have sex with a different man every day for a year, starting this September. He is influenced, in part, by the writing of French philosopher Marc Auge on “non-places.” As Badasyan explained to VocaTV: He was writing about non-places in the big cities; places like supermarkets, shopping malls, airports, […]
First spotted by @streetartis, a portrait of megastar Robin Williams was spray painted in Belgrade, Serbia by a still unidentified artist. The comedic legend, who committed suicide earlier this week, was also shown some love in Dublin, Ireland. (Photo: @sasabca) […]
Here’s the first 8 minutes of Dark Dungeons, the live-action indie film adaptation of a “Chick Tract” warning of the demonic dangers of Dungeons and Dragons! Soul-saving Evangelist comic-maker Jack Chick actually sold the film rights for this b-horror comedy. Innocent students Debbie and Marcie arrive at college eager to save souls, but will they be able to save their own […]
On Wednesday afternoon, I took a leisurely bike ride in Midtown to check out whether the NYPD’s “Operation Safe Cycle” was being enforced. Tourists, motorists and anyone with a pulse is on notice for the next two weeks — the city will ticket you if obstruct bicycle lanes, creating a hazard for riders. With a GoPro camera mounted atop […]
The Dog (2013) Essential, but requires much time to process post-screening conflicting feels. Doc features John Wojtowicz (the real-life inspiration for Dog Day Afternoon) ranting dynamically about how he robbed that bank so his lover can get a sex change operation (that he repeatedly reminds you he didn’t want her to get but then did this so love him, […]
The city is attempting a “fundamental shift” on dealing with gun violence, as shootings are up 12% this year. On Wednesday, Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled a plan to expand the “Violence Interrupters” program as part of a “Gun Violence Crisis Management System,” DNAinfo reports. The $12.7 million in funds will go towards strategies for […]
German scientists say that the melting glaciers of Antarctica may threaten coastal cities like New York with higher sea rise than previously thought. A new study by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research forecasts that Antarctica’s ice melt could raise sea levels between one and 37 centimeters (15 inches), if carbon emissions remain the same. “This is […]
