New York! Great city, but where are all the benches? Not on my block, that’s for sure! How are we going to find the benches? With StreetSeats! Someone’s put a new twist on George Costanza’s old concept and created a database on all the public seating (but not pooping) areas in the city. Take a look […]
David Bowie is opened last week at the V&A Museum, gracing Londonites with the ultimate, long-awaited treasure trove of all things Bowie. Oh good. Good for you, friends across the pond who get to bask in vast psychedelic projections of Bowie throughout his life, gape at personal knickknacks like his prized Diamond Dogs-era coke spoon, […]
Why is Miley Cyrus twerking in a unicorn suit to J. Dash’s “Wop”? Who knows? Being young, rich and bored looks fun as hell, though. Is it art? Yes. But is it ratchet? Watch for yourself. CHECK IT#WOP #1Z #UNICORN #TWERK tinyurl.com/WOP1ZMC — Miley Ray Cyrus (@MileyCyrus) March 21, 2013 Verdict: Not ratchet. […]
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. Today, we’re reaching way back to The Flamingos’ 1959 hit “I Only Have Eyes You,” which provided the basis for The Fugees’ classic “Zealots” as well as minimal electronic […]
Praise be to Gawker for publishing a new batch of George W. Bush paintings, straight from hacker Guccifer. Subjects include shells(?), landscapes, cats and, yes, more dogs. These paintings present Bush’s ability to paint various subjects and not just dogs and his nude self. But if we’re being honest, these aren’t as good as the […]
First things first: Google’s new Chrome World Wide Maze is very buggy, crashes often, and will probably frustrate you a lot. Now that that’s out of the way: Google’s new Chrome World Wide Maze is an incredible, engaging game that makes the internet feel like magic. Head here, follow the instructions for linking your phone […]
Ooh. That’s classy. Check these sleek, faux-Penguin book covers created by London graphic designer Sharm Murugiah. Tarantino’s screenplays have never looked more Penguin. Ooh, Quentin, you’re so literary. Wasn’t his screenplay for From Dusk ‘Till Dawn like three pages and then “[vampire fight]” ? Enjoy Reservoir Dogs, True Romance, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, Kill Bill : Vol.1 & 2, […]
The late J Dilla is one of the most celebrated hip-hop producers of all time, and his enormous record collection is nearly as impressive as his music. In the above documentary from Fuse’s “Crate Diggers” series, producer and friend of Dilla J Rocc gives a short tour of the stash, and friends and family members […]
An independent office to oversee the NYPD’s operations would “make our city less safe,” according to Mayor Bloomberg, who vowed to veto the proposal to create such an office it gets to his desk. The bill, supported by mayoral candidates Christine Quinn and Bill de Blasio, as well as groups like the NYCLU, would create […]
Blake, Williamsburg. (Photo: Bucky Turco/ANIMALNewYork) […]
