Month: January 2015
As the death of Eric Garner continues to have ripple effects throughout NYC, some activists are requesting more information be released from the grand jury proceedings. The proceedings did not bring any criminal charges against members of the NYPD. Garner died due to health complications after being detained by NYPD officers, one of whom was accused of […]
This ranks high on the list of disturbing things to have appeared in New York’s waterways: A human hand was found floating in Brooklyn on Sunday night. Police responded to the call around 5 PM, reports NBC, saying that the hand “appeared to have been in the water for a while.” They didn’t find any […]
Scott, Williamsburg. (Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]
Thousands of officers from the NYPD and police departments all across the country convened in Brooklyn to lay murdered officer Wenjian Liu to rest… and to protest Mayor Bill De Blasio. The majority of cops attending the service turned their backs, yet again, on outdoor screens showing the mayor as he addressed mourners inside the […]
FALSE, NYC. (Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]
If 2014 felt like it was filled with fear, conflicting information, tension, and general nonsense all heading toward some cataclysmic end to civilization, then BBC documentarian Adam Curtis would like to take a crack at explaining why that might be. Curtis is one of the great underrecognized journalists of our time. He makes sprawling documentaries for […]
Mario Cuomo, the Cuomo with conviction, has died. He was 82. His son Andrew, the governor, is still alive. Like other old school democrats, Cuomo is referred to as a “liberal lion” in obituaries, a term referring to a political age that once existed amongst elected officials who weren’t afraid to highlight their left-leaning values. […]
While a masculine voice is often believed to contain authority and is proven to be desirable in leaders, it may not be the best characteristic for a lawyer. A research team has conducted a recent study of lawyers voices and it has concluded that an attorney who is perceived to have a very masculine voice is less likely […]
Shortly after 2015 became official in New York City, a dance party popped up on the Lower East Side. A bicycle rigged with a mobile sound system provided beats while three dozen or so revelers boogied and partied on Ludlow Street, literally, as the middle of the street was treated like a dance floor. In […]
DJ QBert just released a double-LP called Extraterrestria and Galaxxxian that allows fans to mix records via a Bluetooth mixer built right into the vinyl packaging. Lucky owners of the limited-edition release can use a “PrintedMIDI” insert that allows users to call a variety of samples, scratch two virtual decks, and has a fader to mix songs loaded […]
