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Did you know that possession of a single condom is all it takes to land you in jail for prostitution? Here. In New York City. Especially if you’re a trans, low-income, or a person of color. Molly Crabapple wrote an enlightening Vice post on the ridiculously broad and dubious laws regarding “prostitution”-related arrests. While it takes somewhat concrete […]
Artist Abby Portner, who designed the album art for Animal Collective‘s latest Centipede Hz (and who is the sister of co-bandleader Avey Tare), has been the self-dubbed “visual person” for the band since the early 2000s, designing multilayered tour visuals that turn live music into a unified multisensory experience. In collaboration with Creators Project, they’ve […]
Inspired by visions of a more sustainable East River, Italian brothers Massimiliano and Emanuele Ercolani of DoKC Lab created these stunning designs for a New York City “water farm.” The drawings, with their lava-colored skies and minimalistic trees, have a very dreamlike quality to them — although the eco-structures they depict, like underwater hydroelectric generators, […]
Cab Roulette is a recurring series in which comedian Dan Speiser interviews cab drivers about their experiences on the job. This week’s driver is Ayuud from Pakistan who gets into a heated debate with Dan over gender roles in America versus Pakistan. DISCLAIMER: this guy is pretty old school. Episode 1: Abdulai Episode 2: Tony Episode 3: Adama Episode […]
Guns with 3D-printed parts are rather unnerving, and 3D-printed hamburgers sound gross, but on the more fun side of the spectrum, 3D-printed bongs exist, and have been uploaded to MakerBot’s Thingiverse file-sharing hub. The most elaborate pieces feature embellishments like Super Mario and a skull, which have been downloaded 92 and 90 times, respectively. The […]
London’s Victoria and Albert Museum commissioned Mark Blamire to create a poster in honor of everyone’s favorite returning musical hero, David Bowie. And in recognition of the man’s “chameleon-like persona” Blamire wrangled no less than 100 other designers to contribute a typographic tribute. The result–101 Bowies done up in various fonts and hand-lettered styles–is a […]
The thing about hiring competent young people is that other media companies swoop in on them. ANIMAL’s previous interns have been snagged by TIME, USA Today, Huffington Post and more. So, we’re looking for more paid interns who want to make stuff with us (look at this stuff we made last year). Also, we have a […]
A 100,000+ signature petition prompted the White House to weigh in on the current debate over the legality of unlocking cell phones so they can be used on different carriers, which erupted after the U.S. Copyright Office announced phones were no longer exempted to the Digital Millenium Copyright Act. Fortunately, the Obama administration came down […]
The pilot of an Alitalia passenger plane was preparing to land at JFK airport yesterday when he reported seeing an unmanned aerial vehicle flying several miles away. “We saw a drone, a drone aircraft,” he said over the radio. The FAA and FBI are investigating. “He saw a small, unmanned or remote-controlled aircraft while on final […]
Romeo, Chelsea. (Photo: Meredith Krull) […]
