Lyrically, Animal Collective’s “Applesauce” is a song about the simple sensory pleasures of eating a good fruit, and possibly the fear of death and environmental collapse that comes with a good fruit’s decay. Sonically, it’s complete overload, taking the more-is-more approach of 2007’s Strawberry Jam to its logical conclusion–all polyrhythmic drumming, burbling synthesizers, and frantically melodic vocals. Enter […]
After making in the news in a bad way with a donnybrook involving Frank Ocean, Chris Brown took to his art in order to cool off some nerves. He put a picture of his work on Instagram with the caption, “Painting the way I feel today. Focus on what matters!” So, he feels persecuted like […]
With the help of certain organic light-emitting materials, engineers from the National Taiwan University in Taipei are developing fingernail polish that interacts with your smartphone or tablet. The polish will literally turn your nails into extensions of your smart device’s screen, displaying text and images that would otherwise be blocked by those inconveniently non-transparent fingers of yours. About time! While […]
In what has to be one of the most unlikely collaborations between street art and something else, here is “Les Ballets de Faile.” The upcoming exhibition features the work of Brooklyn-based art duo Faile and the New York City Ballet. The centerpiece of the exhibit is a 40-foot tower installation made from painted (and silkscreened) wood […]
Those “No Honking” signs bolted to street lights around the city that no one obeys will all be gone by the end of the year, presumably because no one obeys them. (The official reason was to reduce street signs and ideally overwhelm less drivers with all the words to read.) This doesn’t mean you can […]
Cab Roulette is a recurring series in which comedian Dan Speiser interviews cab drivers about their experiences on the job. This week Dan meets Induhussein, a former accounting teacher from Bangladesh, who doesn’t drink or smoke but does get down to some Bangladeshi music. Episode 1: Abdulai Episode 2: Tony Episode 3: Adama Episode 4: […]
American artist Betty Tompkins needs your help. Tompkins specializes in “large scale photorealistic paintings of heterosexual intercourse.” They’re like… very photorealistic. The “Fuck Paintings” were displayed in Miami last year. For her next series of works, the artist wants you to tell you what words you use to describe women. As per the open email call quoted on Art In the Air, […]
In an effort to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Sandy, New Jersey-based artists Allbriton Robbins and Hema Patel created the above objets d’art from the storm’s driftwood, and are selling them and donating the proceeds to Sea Bright Rising, a local nonprofit. Each piece has an elegant plaque that names where it came from and […]
It’s been a long, convoluted journey, but a $51 billion Hurricane Sandy relief package has received the final go-ahead from the U.S. Senate, and will be on its way to victims on the Eastern Seaboard soon. The bill passed on a 62-to-36 vote, with 9 Republicans crossing the aisle to support it. Previously, the aid […]
After months of badgering by activists groups and politicians alike, the MTA has announced it will consider making service improvements to the oft-maligned G train–adding more trains, better communication about outages and service changes, and free above-ground transfers to other lines at certain stops. The authority also officially voted to make the line’s extension to […]
