Month: March 2015
According to National Geographic, a new study confirms that two species of vampire crabs — which are already popular as pets — are previously uncatalogued by scientists. Vampire crabs, so named for their bright yellow Nosferatu eyes, have become popular as pets among aquarium hobbyists in recent years. Their small size, freshwater habitat, and vibrant, […]
Hot Rize is a bluegrass band from Colorado. They recently took a trip to New York, where they performed their song, “A Cowboy’s Life” from their album When I’m Free, inside the Roosevelt Island Tram as it crossed the East River. According to The Bluegrass Situation, Hot Rize had one take to perform the four-minute […]
A Swiss art broker/champion-level swindler allegedly defrauded approximately $70 million from a Russian fertilizer tycoon in two deals, the New York Daily News reports. Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev alleges that Yves Bouvier, a Swiss art transporter and dealer, took a way bigger cut than his two-percent commission allowed on two deals in 2013 and 2014. […]
The 47 Republican senators who last week went behind the government’s back to send a letter to Iran’s leadership did not commit treason, but they sure did something really, really dumb. The letter was an attempt to frighten their sworn enemy from entering a critical nuclear deal with the U.S. by warning Iranian leadership that […]
Papa John’s has an outstanding promotion: If any of your local sports teams win, Papa John’s pizza is half off the next day. So an enterprising fellow named Ben Packard created a web app that keeps track of all the scores and gives you a simple “yes” or “no” answer to the question the website’s […]
She won’t go searching for that umbrella you left at a restaurant or the set of keys you misplaced last week, but Brooklyn artist Hannah Rawe will help you reflect on some of the objects you’ve loved and lost. Since mid-December, Rawe has set up a tiny shop at Giti Fashion in Park Slope called […]
Rosalind, Bushwick. (Photo: Bucky Turco/ANIMALNewYork) […]
ADEK, Tribeca. (Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]
Palcohol, powdered alcohol, approved last year then revoked days later, has returned, and they’re looking to be on the shelves as early as this summer. While ludicrous sounding, powdered alcohol is a neat chemistry trick. Cyclodextrins are a type of carbohydrate molecule that are, as the name might imply, circular. In the center of the […]
Soho’s gallery nine5 has assembled quite an impressive lineup of artists for its latest group show Brand Loyalty, i’m lovin’, featuring work from the likes of Alben, Chad Gordon, Desire Obtain Cherish, Greg Haberny, Ron English, Sket One, WhIsBe and Zevs. The exhibit is a commentary on the ubiquity and idolization of corporate imagery, and […]
