Robots these days. They fight our wars for us. They assist with surgeries. They go on interstellar journeys. They make graffiti. It’s only “natural” that… Believe it or not, sexbots are already a thing: It’s been documented. It’s happening. In a recent survey, Huffington Post and YOUGOV asked readers how they felt about the idea of robotic sexual […]
Good news for the 44 Pratt students who lost work in a fire this past February. The Gagosian Gallery is giving them an exhibition! It is likely a transparent PR move by the Gagosian, but at the same time, a gesture that is hard to ignore, as is the uncomfortably borderline ironic name: “Flameproof.” The exhibit will […]
This weekend, retired porn Jenna Jameson used her “brass knuckles” iPhone case as actual brass knuckles to beat up her assistant. The Orange county district attorney has declined to prosecute Jameson, yet her assistant Markham is now currently pursuing a restraining order against her employer. The cases have previously been banned from eBay due to their use as a weapon […]
The saga continues. RiFF RAFF will guest star in an upcoming episode of the soap opera One Life to Live, playing a “shady art dealer” named Jamie Franko. If the bizarre meta-significance of this news isn’t immediately clear to you, allow me to elaborate. In a little film you may have heard of called Spring Breakers, James Franco (Get […]
Apparently, ANIMAL “inspired” a part in the new Taiwanese animation video, the time that we enlisted North Korea expert Michael Malice to explain the photos of Kim Jong-un in Grease, the musical. The CGI reenactments of bunnies jumping into the anal cavities of a dictator in bondage and stuff? That wasn’t us. Dear Animal New York, We came across Marina’s article while doing […]
From kaleidoscopic Rorschach tests to fractal persian rugs, Google Maps has its nifty artsy uses. This might be the greatest one yet: Google Street View Hyperlapse, aka your favorite new time-sucker. Created by Canadian digital studio Teehan + Lax, the program stitches together thousands of images from Google Street View to create gorgeous, dizzying animated films that […]
Artist and researcher Nickolay Lamm has made a series of images showing us exactly what it would like if some of the most popular tourist traps turned into a modern day version of Water World sans Kevin Costner. Lamm hopes that these illustrations will help raise public awareness about the impact of climate change. Umm, let’s go […]
Reddit general manager Erik Martin announced The Munchies awards show last night: ” Unlike other awards-show-type-things, The Munchies will not be burdened by traditional categories, rigid rules, and fake gravitas. Submit category ideas and nominations in this thread. Let’s keep the trees feel good spirit in mind, but there are no rules…There are no limits.” The […]
The popular Five Boro Bike Tour narrowly avoided having to pay the NYPD nearly $1 million in traffic control costs this week. The police department had claimed that the event isn’t in fact charitable, because its proceeds benefit Bike New York, its own operating body. The court disagreed. “Some issues in promoting this tour may […]
Dolly, Tompkins Square Park. (Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]
