Month: December 2014
There’s an old proverb that says, “A pack of cards is the devil’s prayer-book.” Indie video game designer Jason Rohrer has taken the ancient link between games and dark forces to heart and has based his new gambling app on various occult-ish influences. Cordial Minuet is Rohrer’s 18th game project and he has high hopes that it […]
Just as the prohibition of alcohol fueled the rise of the mafia in the late 1920s, the current federal laws against weed emboldens organized crime domestically and in Mexico. Duh, right? However, there’s one thing that appears to be chipping away at that power structure — and it’s not national guard troops on the southern […]
The iconic Magic Eye posters were in every mall in America in the ’90s, infuriating those who couldn’t see them and making those who could look stupid, crossing and un-crossing their eyes for around a decade. Then suddenly they just were gone. But now, thanks to web designer Ian Pierce, anyone can make their own […]
On Monday evening, the MTA held public hearings in the Bronx and Manhattan on fare hike proposals (PDF doc), one of which would raise the $2.50 base fare to $2.75. The transit agency, which is currently sitting on a $34.4 billion mountain of debt, seems to be in the habit of raising fares nearly every […]
If you’ve ever wanted to build a robot but had no idea how, HEBOCON might just be the place for you. It’s a competition for Japanese Sumo-Wrestling robots to determine who can build the most inept, low-tech and just plain stupid warrior android. Thirty One contestants enter the ring, few leave, because they barely functioned in […]
Step right up, vacation spot deal hunters, because Germany is now selling condo spots in a Hitler-planned mega-resort. That’s right — you can get your own beach side bunker, approved by the Führer himself, and they’re going for up to 70% off. Back in 1936, Hitler ordered the construction of “the largest resort ever” to be done in […]
Bekim Trenova started the FNT underground boxing matches in 2009 and slowly they’ve become a bit of an NYC party phenomenon. Now he’s offered the public a rare look inside the arena. Trenova told Bedford + Bowery (who also shot the video above), that the matches are real, fall in a “legal grey area,” and […]
While China was off banning the use of puns, Russia has banned all artwork and translations of albums by death metal band Cannibal Corpse, reports the Guardian. On November 28, a Russian district courts declared that the Buffalo, New York band may “damage the mental health of children,” and made it illegal to distribute the […]
Manhattan’s neighborhoods have long been shaped by the music its inhabitants create, and that element of history inspired designer John Davies to see what the topography of the island would look like if each neighborhood were represented by a song. Using laser cut perspex, Davies chose an iconic song for each neighborhood and made a model […]
Though Mayor Bill de Blasio has been pushing for a ban on on horse-drawn carriages since his first week in office, around a year later, the city council is still divided on the issue. De Blasio’s campaign was partially bankrolled by animal rights activists, and now a bill protecting their interests is expected to come […]
