Maybe you’ve heard that Supreme’s founder James Jebbia is suing the shit out of ANIMAL pal Leah McSweeney? Leah designed a parody of Supreme’s logo almost a decade ago for her clothing line Married to the Mob. It went well. Now, she’s being sued for $10 million. Naturally, this is absurd, as Supreme is notorious for not only […]
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 pits two generations of NYC-bred rappers against each other: Jay-Z and Azealia Banks. Jay’s “Lucifer,” produced by Kanye West, heavily samples Max Romeo’s roots reggae […]
Artist Laurel Nakadate‘s work is… provocative. It’s dancing-in-strange-dudes’-homes-in-her-underwear provocative. It’s anyone-who-attacks-her-for-being-attractive-is-antifeminist provocative. And now, she’s on a skateboard deck. Damn. Of all the artists we’ve seen on skate decks — from Hieronymus Bosch to Damien Hirst — this makes the most sense. These limited-edition, hand-painted decks by Artware Editions and Woodpoint & Kingsland cost $3,000. Entitled “Untitled Performance,” the deck sources Lucky Tiger (2009). It’s one of […]
Remember that thing I said about design-y pop cultural mashups being internet gold? Well, here you go. An illustrator and designer who goes by Billy Butcher gave a bunch of ’80s punks and rock stars a DC Comics makeover, turning Morrissey into Superman, Ian Curtis into Batman, Siouxee into Wonder Woman, and slew of others. […]
Inspired by the miniature Pixies renaissance of recent years, the band’s webmaster began compiling vintage photos of the group and hopes to release a book, PIXIES: A Visual History, later this year. He’s taking to Kickstarter to fund the thing (natch), and for a $75 donation, you’ll get a first pressing of the book in all its […]
Tonight marks the premiere of If These Knishes Could Talk, a documentary exploring the New York accent in all its colors and flavors. In the trailer above, everyone from Italian Brooklynites to Asian Staten Islanders weigh in on how their speech does or doesn’t define them, and discuss the history and future of the venerable squawk. “It’s […]
Alexandr, Hell’s Kitchen. (Photo: Bucky Turco/ANIMALNewYork) […]
Street artist El Sol 25’s heartfelt message is still running in Williamsburg. (Photo: Bucky Turco/ANIMALNewYork) […]
The National Transportation Safety Board is determined to change the legal drunk driving limit from .08 to .05 percent. After decades of research, they’ve finally realized that if I drink 2 shots of tequila and a Tecate in an hour (supposedly amounting to .077 percent), it’s possible that I might not be safest, most capable […]
Brooklyn-based photographer Henry Hargreaves is Burning Calories. The project comments on the US obesity problem. With torches. And shiny. Also, fire. Donut: You are beautiful. I’m going to eat you. And, like, bike a whole bunch. All the food in this is burning series is made from cake. Pizza-shaped cake. Burger ‘n’ fries-shaped cake. Donut-cake cake cake cake cake. […]
