Category: Takeover
Pigeons: they’re the city’s most easily-spottable creatures and ANIMAL’s unofficial mascots, so it was only fitting to kick off our new series of NYC nature documentaries with a look into the scrappy, oft-misunderstood birds. We observed pigeons in their natural habitats–the city’s parks, streets, and buildings–and spoke to New York Audubon Society Executive Director Glenn Phillips […]
Banksy pieces don’t last long in New York. There will be no debates about preserving his work and no time to chisel it out off the wall he painted on, like in most cities. Here, his work suffers a quick death by way of tagging, modification and ultimately, an all out buffing. Below is what’s left […]
Are you tired of journalists/bloggers/angry old people writing articles about “hipsters,” whatever the hell that means? (Hint: NOTHING!) Don’t worry. We got this. ANIMAL friend Peter Yeh (who made Ke$hek and helped us out a bunch) has adapted a github “cloud-to-butt” codec, woo. Download this Hipster-to-Other Chrome extension and all occurrences of “hipster” in your browser will be replaced […]
Marion, Midtown. (Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]
Less than 24 hours later after it first appeared, the new Banksy that just went up on Allen Street in Chinatown has already been slightly tagged, pilfered, then fixed and tastefully altered with some stinging commentary. Late last night, hours after someone scrawled a tag near the piece, the Smart Crew descended on the spot. […]
When an image of a fresh Banksy appeared in late September and was confirmed on his website with the title “Better Out Than In,” it was widely reported that the piece was done in Los Angeles, where it was assumed that he was getting ready to unveil a new exhibit. But with the appearance of […]
It’s 2:23pm and two tourists stand outside a non-descript building in Philadelphia, happily photographing each other with their new collectible coins in hand. On this gorgeous fall day there are plenty of visitors (mostly foreign ones) shuffling around one of the most uninspiring tourist attractions on planet earth: the U.S. Mint. Yes, even on a […]
Now that it’s over, what can we learn from the Breaking Bad series? If you’ve got cancer, go fuckin’ YOLO. Or something like that. Anyway, let’s rate the overall drug dealings and business practices of Walter White and his associate Jesse Pinkman, as per the “10 Crack Commandments” as laid forth by Mr. Christopher George Latore “The Notorious […]
The New Museum smelled like gasoline, and I didn’t mind one bit. Before the public opening of Chris Burden’s exhibition “Extreme Measures” the press got a preview of the work and the live performance of The Big Wheel. Occupying all five floors of the museum, the exhibition marks the first expansive presentation of Burden’s groundbreaking works […]
“Listen In” is a weekly feature in which we ask musicians to curate a mixtape-length YouTube playlist of songs they’re currently digging. This week we’re featuring Jonathan Clancy, an taly-based rocker who makes lean, psychedelic guitar pop as His Clancyness. The playlist, if I do say so, is excellent, digging into Italian bands like Diaframma, […]
