Month: December 2014
A set of about 50 Vietnam-era steel helmets, grazed by bullets in battle, now sit on display in the narrow Flatiron Prow Artspace on Fifth Avenue. They are wrapped in mementos, photos, and notes taken not by soldiers or the faceless victims of war, but by other, often unseen witnesses — war correspondents. The exhibition’s […]
Kanye West is a perpetually divisive, often annoying and incredibly bewildering public figure. But he’s still a great producer, an ever-improving MC, and he puts on a live show that’s better than almost anyone else’s. So thank John Colandra for putting together this really well done concert film of Yeezy’s most opulent tour yet. On […]
KLOPS is a prolific graffiti artist in New York City who not only writes his name, but also draws characters. He makes legal art, too: Every week, be on the lookout for an original KLOPS comic with the artist’s take on current events. […]
ANIMAL’s feature Artist’s Notebook asks artists to show us their original “idea sketch” next to a finished artwork or project. This week, artist Aaron Graham talks about his recent installation at Croton Point Park, forces of nature and the mobile gallery that he founded with his mom. Last year, my mother and I bought a […]
According to reports, Mayor Bill de Blasio, who wants to eventually adopt electric “horseless carriages” over the horse-drawn carriages, is close to introducing legislation to ban carriage horses in NYC. Capital New York reports that no licenses for horse-drawn carriages will be renewed in 2016. Christina Hansen, spokesperson for the New York City Horse Carriage Association, […]
According to a law enforcement source, social-media tools are leaving the NYPD at a disadvantage when it comes to stopping unruly protests on the streets of New York City. Referring to demonstrators who last week marched the streets of NYC in response to the grand jury decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri, the source […]
While New Yorkers have now focused their ire on SantaCon, this summer, the city’s ice cream trucks were driving everyone mad. DNAinfo reports that in 2014, 1,804 residents logged complaints in the city’s 311 system — which is “nearly 200 more than all the complaints for 2013.” Here are some of the complaints: “I can’t […]
Cyrus, Central Park. (Photo: Mark Wyman) […]
Old people organization AARP has a print magazine and just released its special October/November Health Issue that boasts an article with comedian and alleged rapist Bill Cosby. The cover lines read: “Bill Cosby – Still making us laugh.” Inside, there’s a fluff piece on him with a collage of vintage Cosby photos. UPDATE: According to […]
