Tag: New York
A New York woman smuggled over 600 oxycodone pills “inside of her body cavities” into Maine, but she-and her companion were caught and charged for trafficking controlled substances across state lines. The most unsettling part is how no specific body cavity was mentioned. It has to be butt, though, right? Or maybe a combo of […]
The finest food and drink in New York has to end up somewhere, but even the fanciest of restaurants seem shy about sharing their bathrooms. This series documents those rarely discussed amenities. SAXON + PAROLE 316 Bowery, Noho, Manhattan FRANKIES 570 570 Hudson St, West Village, Manhattan SEL DE MER 374 Graham Ave, East Williamsburg, Brooklyn PT […]
Some of Twitter’s popularity may be due to its multipurpose ability: you can creep on celebrities, make half-assed jokes, talk about live events or participate in #tittytuesday. Curating pictures of college students playing tonsil hockey, however, is a less common use. Enter @columbiamakeout, an account with the sole purpose of documenting photographic evidence of Columbia […]
How does the toilet at your local go-to spot match up against other toilets around New York City? Thanks to Toilets of New York, you can now compare. The featured latrines are primarily from Brooklyn and East Village, as they belong to establishments that creator Ian MacAllen regularly visits. The graffiti-splashed johns are the most […]
You’re about to watch a group of perfectly average-looking New Yorkers struggle with several rolling bags, interconnected with tubes. Watch them drag their “baggage” into some high traffic intersections and rattle over sidewalk grates. Because [performance] art. Specifically, Movable Carts by Miryana Todorova. Movable Carts’ aims to expand the boundaries of personal space and explores themes […]
The early sixties were a pretty sexy time in the US. A decade after Alfred Kinsey conducted his sexuality studies, Americans were enthralled by the steamy affair between JFK and Marilyn Monroe, everyone wanted to get invited to a Playboy Club party, and the Free Love movement was rapidly subverting the prudish “values” of the […]
Eclectic Method recently released a new video, and there’s just one question: Can you handle this much New York invading your senses? You’re going to have to try. Let’s break down how much New York we’re dealing with here. The video consists of panning shots of Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn, with scenic shots of Manhattan, […]
Emerging mixed-media artist Jeremiah Johnson (not this one) will present his solo exhibit Never Enough in Chelsea this month, making his NYC debut. He was raised on a fruit and flower farm (awwww) in a region of Pennsylvania that has recently fallen victim to the Fracking Industry, something that has deeply influenced his art. Johnson […]
It starts off familiar enough. Times Square. Faded REVS tags. The High Line… and then, traffic lights begin to bloom in clusters, subway turnstile bars unfurl and wave like seagrass, street lights blossom into dandelion shapes. This New York Biotopes animation by German student Lena Steinkühler is going to BLOW YOUR MIND. Watch as everything industrial and metropolitan becomes […]
Athens-based architect firm Oiio has come up with a very ambitious proposal to recreate New York’s Guggenheim in their city. The proposed structure would maintain Frank Lloyd Wright’s famous white spiraling ramps, but with the, er, minor addition of thirteen extra floors. That would make it over three times taller than the original. Don’t worry, […]
