While environmentalists and city officials are determined to cleanse and beautify the cesspool that is the Gowanus Canal, photographer William Miller can appreciate it just the way it is. In his latest series, Gowanus Canal, Miller presents the Brooklyn waterway in all her toxic glory, masterfully transforming the filth into images of abstract, otherworldly splendor. […]
Cab Roulette is a recurring series in which comedian Dan Speiser interviews cab drivers about their experiences on the job. This is Ahmed from Bangladesh talks about kids, drugs, money and Bloomberg. Episode 1: Abdulai Episode 2: Tony Episode 3: Adama Episode 4: Santos Episode 5: Sam Episode 6: Chowdhry Episode 7: Adams Episode 8: Induhussein Episode 9: Victor Episode 10: Clautiere Episode 11: Abraham (A Cam: […]
So, David Bowie and Tilda Swinton aren’t the same person after all, because here they are in his new video for “The Stars (Are Out Tonight)” and it’s glorious. It speaks so much to the average man, you know, the aging rockstar haunted by visions of his sparkling glory and the manic spirits of stylized doppelgängers […]
We’ve had a lot of fun looking at your 6-second Vines for the #VeryShortFilmFest. Thanks for all the naughty art, internet! You were amazing. Refresher: Since Vine — that hot social media platform that lets you record, edit and share 6-second-videos with sound in-camera — slapped NC-17 rating because of all the, ahem, dicks, we here at ANIMAL took […]
A couple of geniuses created the On1on, a parody/not-parody news site that parodies the parody news site the Onion. Confused yet? The On1on compiles real news stories that are ridiculous enough to appear on the satire site, then packages them in a format that’s nearly identical to the Onion‘s. The site appears to automatically populate with content from Reddit’s “Not The […]
Hip-hop entrepreneur Michael “Blue” Williams is proposing an unusual plan to deal with gun violence in New York: offer tickets to see Jay-Z or Beyonce at their upcoming shows to anyone who brings in a firearm for buyback. Williams also plans to augment the buyback model in more substantiative ways, giving the option for kids […]
Roscoe, St Mark’s Place. (Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]
Street artist Joe Iurato reminds the public to “Never Let Go” in Brooklyn. (Photo: Jake Dobkin/Flickr) […]
Julien Nitzberg, director of cult favorite The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia, created this 10-minute documentary on hero comedian Patton Oswalt. To Be Loved and Understood touches on the performer’s creative process, daily life, and struggles with depression, with a good dose of stand-up footage thrown in as well. Brought to you by the Thrash Lab, […]
When we last left Lil Poopy, he was being rapper who starred in music videos while being nine years old. Now, it seems that Lil Poopy’s dealing with his first run-in with the cops, but it’s not even his fault. Police are investigating the welfare of Lil Poopy, after someone in charge of child welfare […]
