Category: Takeover
The finest food and drink in New York has to end up somewhere, but even the fanciest of restaurants seem shy about sharing their bathrooms. This series documents those rarely discussed amenities. The Nomad 1170 Broadway, Flatiron, Manhattan Fette Sau 354 Metropolitan Ave, Williamsburg, Brooklyn Sensation Neo Shanghai Cuisine 208 Grand St, Williamsburg, Brooklyn Louro 142 W […]
ANIMAL presents Stupid Calculations, a continuing series where practical statistics get rendered into utterly useless ones. Look forward to such topics as orange peels, whales, high-priced escorts, elevators, swimming pools, and tears of joy. Yahoo head honcho Marissa Mayer’s bought a shiny new toy. Or, as the case may be, a softcore porn-glazed one Yahoo’s […]
ANIMAL is having a party on Thursday and it has nothing to do with Internet Week! It has to do with a mixtape we’re releasing. That mixtape is being mixed right now, so you can’t hear it yet, but we can tell you it involves rock ‘n’ roll with a hint of dancehall flavor. Things […]
Sorry for the money shot upfront, but wow. We’ve been anticipating dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei‘s heavy metal music and here it is: “Dumbass.” Or something worse, really, something the New York Times only refers to as “a rather vulgar Chinese word.” Ai worked with Wong Kar-wai’s cinematographer Christopher Doyle, which is why the video is […]
Sal, Harlem. (Photo: Ian Bell) […]
Hidden within the sterile, long-abandoned second floor rooms of the Farley Post Office in Midtown, there is a vast and impressive collection of art. Works by Picasso, Warhol, Basquiat, Condo, Manzoni and others — some never before exhibited in public — contrast stunningly against the decrepit walls and outdated decor of the labyrinthine space. Decades ago, there […]
This week, Printed Internet goes inside the mind of a Torrent junkie. Previously on Printed Internet. […]
“Listen In” is a weekly feature in which we ask musicians to curate a mixtape-length YouTube playlist of songs they’re currently digging. For their edition of “Listen In,” the Canadian electronic outfit Gold & Youth compiled a playlist that mixes classic new wave with ambient techno, shoegaze, and jangly guitar pop. Befitting the band’s name, […]
Over the weekend, mayoral candidate and music video maven Jimmy McMillan attended the opening of a brand-new Papaya King on St. Mark’s, where the historic hot dog chain formally endorsed him for mayor. To mark the occassion, McMillan whipped up a signature frank–sauerkraut, relish, and mustard–and handed out a few to the throngs of people who […]
Brad, Chelsea. (Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]
