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A dolphin is currently stranded inside Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal, one of the most polluted waterways in the country. Witnesses spotted the animal near the Union Street Bridge at around 12:30. It’s unclear how the dolphin got there, but the canal does empty into a series of waterways that eventually reaches the Atlantic Ocean. “It was […]
Happy Friday! Mykki Blanco dropped the video for Cosmic Angel highlight “Kingpinning” today. It’s a romp through runways, bedrooms, and darkened New York City streets, and it’s fucking awesome. What I like most about the video is that it highlights both sides of the rapper’s persona–the gothy, threatening “Join My Militia” Mykki, and the shade-throwing, take-the-club-over “Wavy” […]
Unlike the days of old when only initiated members were allowed inside its hallowed halls, the Grand Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons of the State of New York has increasingly cast away its veils of secrecy and opened its doors to the public. They even do tours. Here’s what the inside of the fraternal […]
It’s not just Romney and Obama anymore! Thanks to dropping costs and the nagging sense of terrible shame that comes with entering a sex shop no matter how liberated you are, custom, 3D-printed sex toys are now officially a “phenomenon,” according to Dezeen. There’s MakerLove and Dongiverse, two alternate-universe versions of Thingiverse that specialize in […]
Alright, who wants some gear? ANIMAL favorites Tod Seelie and Ricky Powell, along with San Francisco photog Ken Goto are judging the “Streets of Chrome” street photography contest. Submit by Feb. 14th and get a Fujifilm X-Pro1 camera with a 35mm F/1.4 lens and a Chrome Niko Camera Backpack. “Photo submissions will be judged based on creativity, originality, and ability to capture […]
Singaporean artist Sookoon Ang created Your Love is Like a Chunk of Gold, the above series of wonderfully decaying hunks of bread, using ammonium phosphate, which crystallizes when phosphoric acid is added to ammonia, and is often used in fertilizers. There’s something interesting about the way the geometric crystals are both elegant and ugly, inspiring awe […]
Here comes Henry Hill and he’s going to beat you, Google Street View truck dude! This Google Street Scene tumblr has one the best movie net art collections you’ll ever see. The shot-scouting and Photoshop wizardry looks damn meticulous. Blue Velvet house? Check. Godfather ambush spot? Check. Unbridled cinephiliac excitement? Checkity-check-check. “The address is approximate.” Well, no shit. […]
The fight against Pringle-ization continues. Last night, more East Villagers braved the cold and marked the streets with their disdain for 7-Eleven’s plan to open stores in their area, drawing customers away from local businesses. EV Grieve said that a BBC crew was present, filming for a future segment. Check out more of the pictures […]
There’s an old axiom that says warm weather tends to drive more violent crime. It makes sense–people are out of their houses and interacting with each other more often, and it only follows that some of those interactions are going to be violent. This week in New York City, with its sub-20-degree temperatures, may have […]
The latest in a string of unlikely friendships for Chris Christie–Booker, Springsteen, Obama–is none other than Mr. Facebook himself, Mark Zuckerberg. In Zuckerberg’s first step into national politics, he’ll host a fundraiser for the outspoken New Jersey governor in his Palo Alto home next month. Zuckerberg, who recently donated $100 million to Newark public schools, […]
