Mississippi Congressman Steve Palazzo was one of the 67 Republicans in the House of Representatives who voted “no” on a relatively small federal Sandy relief package last week. However, after visiting Staten Island and the Jersey Shore yesterday, he changed his tune, and vowed to support a larger aid bill when it is voted on […]
Tom, Rockefeller Center. (Photo: Irina Dvalidze/ANIMALNewYork) […]
Many people are familiar with Jesus the carpenter, but what about Jesus the upholsterer? (Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]
Following the footsteps of Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Julian Schnabel and other much-noted artists, Brooklyn-based collective FAILE has been recruited for to create original art for the New York City Ballet. Say what? They’re surprised too. Watch them digging through the art archives and talking excitedly at how they fit into the mix for the exhibit NYCB […]
While perusing Google Maps Street View for an unrelated purpose, we came across this little oddity: when looking at the building at 7427 5th Avenue in Bay Ridge while “standing” on 5th, you see the Chase bank that currently occupies the space. When moving your vantage point to Bay Ridge Parkway, however, you’re treated to […]
Drivers looking to park their vehicles in New York City won’t need a local fixer or translator to figure out what the regulations are because the DOT finally made a good sign-related decision. All of the parking signs have been redesigned, making them easier to read and more importantly, to comprehend. The newly formatted signs […]
Architecture, like graphic design, is an art form that nearly every American interacts with on a daily basis, but few outside of understand on any mechanical or historical level. Animators Andrea Stinga and Federico Gonzalez hope to remedy that–at least the history part–with the above animation, The ABCs of Architects. Each letter gets an important architect, his or […]
The parents among you might consider this the next time you’re looking for that killer gift for your small child: CrayonCreatures, a service from Spanish designer Bernat Cuni, turns kids’ drawings into multicolored, 3D-printed sculptures. For the mere price of $150 (plus $20 shipping if you’re in the states) your child’s animals, monsters, and various […]
Straphangers riding a Q train in Brooklyn were recently privy to an entertainment spectacle unlike any other. In addition to sitting front row for a breakdance performance, riders were exposed to an ol’ timey choreographic routine from the Emerald Isle. Explains comedian Tyler Fisher in an email: Below is a video where I joined a […]
French street artist INVADER stars in this video for “Analog Trip” for ToBy Screamer, directed by Raphael Haddad (Extermitent Production). He really, really stars. Watch him move through the streets of Paris, putting up his signature video game bit mosaics with elegant swiftness. Just shh… sit there and watch, watch. Must be hard enough to do this without a […]
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