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August 1, 2013 Aymann Ismail

Yesterday, we showed you a few photos of someone painting nude models on 53rd Street and Broadway. Here is the video. (Video: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]

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Andy Cush

Each week in Sample Wars, we’ll pit two songs which sample the same source material head-to-head against each other, to determine which one rocked the sample better. This week’s Sample Wars looks at two of our era’s most titanic musicians: J Dilla and Flying Lotus. “Pie Face,” from FlyLo’s 2010 Pattern + Grid World EP, and “What […]

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Bucky Turco

While riding through the LES on my way home last night, I popped by Max Fish to see what was left of the now defunct space. There was about half-a-dozen people there–including owner Ulli Rimkus–sweeping and cleaning up the place, which already looked like a shell of its former self just 48 hours after its […]

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Julia Dawidowicz

Nick, Columbus Circle. (Photo: Andy Cush/ANIMALNewYork) […]

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July 31, 2013 Bucky Turco

An artist who realizes that he can get press every time he paints a naked person is currently out painting naked people (with the help of assistants). Here’s some photos live from the scene at 53rd Street and Broadway of male and female models who have agreed to bare it all for the sake of […]

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Brandon Soderberg

It is the summer of Pharrell Williams. The producer/crooner/rapper’s voice and new-age without the nuance outlook are currently coursing through two of the summer’s biggest hits: Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky,” and Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines.” It’s a strange moment for the 40 year old, who, with the legendary production duo the Neptunes, turned early 2000s […]

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Marina Galperina

Earlier today, around fifty people gathered outside the Russian Consulate General near Central Park to protest President Putin’s anti-gay laws. From banning pride parades for the next 100 years, to making any public mention of the existence of LGBT criminal “gay-propaganda” to declaring that anyone visiting Sochi for the 2014 Winter Olympics — athletes included […]

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Andy Cush

Jamel Shabazz: Street Photographer is the the latest film from Wild Style director Charlie Ahearn. The aptly entitled documentary offers a glimpse into the life of Shabazz, a notable photographer who’s well known for his unique stylings of subjects and the access he was able to achieve while documenting old school NYC street culture. ANIMAL spoke to Ahearn […]

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Marina Galperina

Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer (2013) These women are in a prison labor colony because they danced in a church for a few seconds and made YouTube video with a punk song about the president how many times do you I have to tell you this story seriously it’s so important why haven’t you watched […]

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Allison Bagg

Nicki, Hell’s Kitchen. (Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]

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