The amazing animator and artist Don Hertzfeldt of Bitter Films fame (Pssst… I love you) has recommended this project. one-time promising animator david oreilly has totally washed up and is now trying to support himself by making these horrible t-shirts in a sad los angeles alley. please help before he sinks any further. “Dumb T-Shirts” offer a wide array of politically […]
Just in time for Deadspin’s epic smackdown of Donald Trump, Hilary Sargent of Chartgirl created this wonderful inforgraphic documenting many of the man’s past media feuds. There’s Barbara Walters, who told Trump he was “making a fool” of himself over the birther nontroversy, Brian Williams, who said the man had “driven well past the last […]
“Every year I send valentines. This year I won’t have to. Times Square will do it for me.” ARE YOU BEING SARCASTIC TRACEY EMIN? It’s your thing, right? That’s alright though. When the digital billboard versions of the famous British artist’s neon signage series I Promise To Love You go on view in Times Square this Friday, no […]
Though the Obama administration’s drone program has faced widespread public criticism, it has seen surprisingly little oversight from the international community. With the launching of a new long-term investigation into the practice by United Nations Special Rappoteur Ben Emmerson, that’s about to change. Emmerson hopes to compile extensive reports on the effects–including potential civilian casualties–of […]
In the wake of Nechemya Weberman’s high-profile sex abuse trial, Hasidic Brooklyn’s modesty committees–self-appointed, loosely organized groups of men who take it upon themselves to enforce the community’s explicit and implicit rules for appropriate dress and conduct–have received increased attention from non-Hasidic residents of New York. The Times published a fascinating report highlighting some of the squads’ […]
Allister, Financial District. (Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]
The abandoned, graffiti-embellished poorhouse Farm Colony in Staten Island is looking as cinematic as ever. (Photo: Steven Bley/Flickr) […]
How do you turn a white-walled gallery space into an underground enclave? By hanging roots from the ceiling, if you’re Sicilian artist Giuseppe Licari. Licari’s Humus (not to be confused with hummus) refers to a life-sustaining layer of soil made up of decomposed organic matter. Here’s Licari on the nature of his work: The aim is to […]
British composer/director Alexis Kirke’s new short film Many Worlds is about a troubled girl who takes the famed quantum physics “Schrödinger’s Cat” thought experiment a little too literally… From there, however, the plot is determined by the audience. Using sensors that monitor brainwaves, muscle tension, and heart rate, Kirke’s unique take on interactive film will automatically […]
In the near future, this tiny pet drone helicopter could hover over your shoulder and monitor everything you do for just 50 bucks. Always Innovating, the company behind the MeCam, isn’t planning on mass producing, but believes a larger company could license the technology and sell the device at bargain prices. Coupled with Twitter’s new […]
