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July 5, 2013 Kyle Chayka

Beginning on June 27th, the Transportation Security Administration started sharing their own hazy, shamelessly filtered photographs on Instagram. Their handle “tsablogteam” already boasts over 30,000 followers and has been posting photographs of all sorts of confiscated objects — guns, grenades, guns, knives, also guns. It’s nice to see the TSA getting in touch with their creative […]

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July 4, 2013 Julia Dawidowicz

Just in time for Amurrica day, here are some nice little visual odes to our nation’s dialectical disunity. To visualize the vast regional differences in ways we refer to things like carbonated beverages and shoes designed for sports, Joshua Katz from NC State University made this amusing series of colorful infograpic maps. Conclusion: down south, people are […]

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July 3, 2013 Julia Dawidowicz

Legendary model Kate Moss is the muse for a new exhibition and auction at Christie’s in London. Featuring a variety of photos that showcase the versatility that characterized her modeling career, the auction will also include Kate-inspired art works, from sculptures to collages and even a tapestry. “Kate is the ultimate modern muse and we will […]

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Julia Dawidowicz

Who knew that our everyday electronics emanate a hidden beauty? In a recent project, Copenhagen-based designers Luke Sturgeon and Shamik Ray made the unique electromagnetic fields floating above our laptops, radios, and speakers visible to the human eye. The duo created “light paintings” of the EMFs with their Android app utilizing the phones built in […]

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July 1, 2013 Julia Dawidowicz

A hundred years before our military began regularly employing drones for the surveillance and murder of people around the world, George R. Lawrence, an oddball photographer from Chicago, was building early drone prototypes to conduct surveillance on his own turf. Only his version, which in 1905 he dubbed the “captive airship,” wasn’t meant to harm or gather military intelligence. Its […]

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June 28, 2013 Aymann Ismail

Graffiti artists REVOK and POSE made a lot of progress last night on the Bowery Wall, adding a few more tributes to fallen writers as well as a NYPD squad car being crushed. But it’s not complete yet. There’s still some work to be done and until everything is filled in and the lifts are […]

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Aymann Ismail

After the Supreme Court struck down DOMA as unconstitutional, happy same-sex couples from around New York headed off to tie the knot at the City Clerk’s office. Congratulations! Check back every Friday for a new photo essay. See the photos in the gallery above. (Photos: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]

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June 27, 2013 Aymann Ismail

Since day one, we’ve been obsessing over the Bowery Wall that’s currently being painted by REVOK and POSE. As you can see, the font-based piece with several callouts to graffiti kings who have passed away is almost done. (Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]

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June 26, 2013 Aymann Ismail

REVOK and POSE are making steady progress on the Bowery Wall. Here’s what it looked like as of this afternoon. One thing that’s noticeably absent are the artists. As we noted, the Mad Society Kings will be working on their mural mostly at night cause it’s just too damn muggy and hot. (Photos: Aymann Islamil/ANIMALNewYork) […]

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Andy Cush

Last night, Texas State Senator Wendy Davis gave an 11-hour filibuster that successfully killed a bill that would have shut down nearly every abortion clinic in that state. Naturally, the internet loved it, and responded with a flood of fan art and memes inspired by Davis and her instantly iconic pink Mizuno sneakers. That’s Stand […]

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