Photographer Daniella Zalcman recently produced a series entitled New York + London – where she combined shots from both the cities to create these beautiful collages of the two great metropolises. Zalcman’s personal love letter to New York and London can be purchased in a limited edition book, which can be found on Kickstarter. Click [...]
Hidden inside a nondescript freight elevator in a NYC TriBeCa alley lies Museum, a delightful cabinet-of-curiosities drawing from weird collections around the globe. Museum is now open for its second season and includes such items as: “Personal Ephemera from Al Goldstein, The Rocks and Tools from Tom Sach’s Mars expedition, Objects Made For Prisoners or [...]
Frank Catalfumo is a 91 year old shoemaker and repairer in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. He first opened the doors to F&C Shoes in 1945 and continues to work five days a week alongside his son Michael. If you’re ever in the area, make sure to stop by the shop and listen to one of Frank’s amazing [...]
Multidisciplinary artist, Jay Shells, has recently been creating legitimate looking signs containing rap quotes that reference specific locations in New York. After compiling over 30 signs, Shells set out installing these signs in the locations mentioned in the quotes. The artist has quoted many well-known rappers such as Jay Z, Mos Def, Kanye West, Gza, [...]
New York has been arguably one of the most photogenic destinations on earth ever since photography allowed it to be. Which is why when we saw NYC Past we got all excited in the brain space. This Tumblr has, at last count, 49 pages of large format photography from the Big Apple’s past and present. [...]
Brooklyn’s Gowanus canal is one of America’s most polluted waterways. More than a century of unfettered industrial abuse was followed by decades of bungled attempts to clean it up. It is significantly cleaner than it was 30 years ago but it’s contaminated waters hold the evidence of it’s history. Inspired by the light reflected in [...]
Using the streets of New York as his canvas, American artist Sadi Tekin places hand painted chickpeas all around the city, expressing his uniquely playful and comic take on life. The project titled “Mr. Chick Pea And Friends”, is a collection of photographs documenting the leisure activities and pursuits of a set of tiny characters [...]
How snack-food company executives help perfect our addiction to junk food—and whether Americans can reverse course on a dangerous diet of salt, sugar and fat: “The food technicians stopped worrying about inventing new products and instead embraced the industry’s most reliable method for getting consumers to buy more: the line extension. The classic Lay’s potato [...]
“The Subculture of Chess” looks at New York City’s vibrant chess community, from old chess clubs to aspiring young chess players. Directed by Matt Porter, the short documentary is the latest in the Subculture Club series by Thrash Lab. “From Union Square where chess is played for fun and money. To PS 183 where chess [...]
Ever wondered about the overly intricate languages use in describing your tipple of choice? For the NY Times, Ben Schott compiles an extensive list of wine-related jargon. Here’s a weirdly strange example. WHALE . PLAYER . BALLER . DEEP OCEAN A serious drinker who will regularly DROP more than $1,000 on a single bottle. When [...]
