There’s just something really weird and gross about teeth. Everybody’s always dreaming that theirs are falling out, and even when they stay in like they’re supposed to, the fact that i have a bunch of bones protruding from the fleshy tissue in my mouth is something I can only focus on for a short while […]
Over $12,000 was raised at the silent auction fundraiser ANIMAL threw for embattled “Drone” artist Essam Attia last night. Hosted by renowned photographer Clay Patrick McBride, a couple hundred people showed up to our Hell’s Kitchen offices to bid on art, drink things, and listen to live music provided by the likes of Ben Morgan, […]
If you’re looking for an adult dog to adopt, consider Bruno, a 7-1/2-year-old Rottweiler who lost his home Hurricane Sandy. As did his owner, who is unfortunately living out of a car while looking for work: “During their visits, Rogers says both the owner and the Rottweiler cry. Afterward, Bruno howls for half an hour.” […]
Best. New. Tumblr. Behold: Russian Life, as Explained by the National. Self-explanatory. I mean, unless I have to explain to you again why the Russian “election” Putin-Medvedev-Putin switcheroo is a good fit for “Anybody’s Ghost.” Everything, right here: Anna Chapman, Pussy Riot… with perfect mash-up-meme-pithiness. […]
Finally, delicious chocolate eggs with neat little toys inside have been freed from the oppressive binds of the Food and Drug Administration. To get around the FDA rule that prohibits Kinder’s famous eggs, which bars foods sold with “non-nutritive objects” completely encased inside (choking hazard, natch), a brand called Choco Treasure developed a new, U.S. […]
As you may recall, the Bronx’s Artuso Bakery won local fame for its delicious cookies depicting Pope Benedict XVI. And now that he’s resigned and that other guy has taken his place, they’ve adapted, turning out batches of pastries carrying the image of Pope Francis. Apparently, they were in a state of flux during the […]
You don’t see a lot of “drug stores” anymore. It’s all giant, visibly branded “pharmacies” and, seemingly, it’s only the mom ‘n’ pop variety of shops that still go by the “drug” moniker. Here’s a small bunch. Ah, nostalgia. Check back every Friday for a new photo essay. See the photos in the gallery above. […]
Arizona-born photographer Mike Brodie left home at 17 to photograph what is now press-dubbed “the train-hopping and squatter subculture,” although, that sounds rather silly, really. It’s not a “subculture.” It’s the way these people live. Always moving. Never stopping. Check out Brodie aka Polaroid Kid’s book A Period of Juvenile Prosperity, out March 25th. But I […]
The extinct passenger pigeon, a prime example of what happens when settlers hunt animals with no regard for reproductive cycles, might get a chance to exist again, thanks to science. A group of scientists in Washington, D.C. is figuring out if a passenger pigeon revival is scientifically possible, but the other issue is the morality […]
In an effort to remind you that NY1 is in fact owned by and exclusively available through Time Warner Cable, the telecom company will change the name of the iconic 21-year-old news channel, possibly to TWC News. The station will also “receive an extensive makeover, including new logos, graphics and theme music,” according to the Daily […]
