Tag: VIOLENCE
Last night a riot broke out at a vigil from Kimani Gray, a 16-year-old killed by police over the weekend, as protesters apparently angry over Gray’s death and the lack of a response from the city threw trash cans, smashed windows, and looted a Rite Aid. According to attendees, the evening began peacefully at around […]
The New York World created this interactive map of New York City, which compares the 2012 homicide rate of each police precinct to that of a similar international country. Astoria/Long Island City, with its 2.96 homicides per 100,000 people, is like Libya; East Harlem, with its 25 homicides per 100,000 people, is like Brazil. My […]
Oh, look, Lee Hardcastle made a music video. From the claymation extraordinaire who brought us Evil Dead II with cats, here is “BLVCK MVGIC” from Kill The Noise. It’s horrifying. No, really. There’s face slicing, gut carving, crucifixions, “witch” burnings and an ironic ending. Ironic as in HORRIFYING. This is the exploitation grindhouse level of violent. I’m sorry. But […]
