Kid’s Got a Cybernetic Antenna Drilled into His Skull /// Makes Art, Obviously
When I was a kid I was terrible at making change. Playing Monopoly was dope right up until I had to collect rent on a baller block of condos, at […]
Holy State-Sanctioned Smoke /// Marijuana Pot Just Got Its First Major Network Commercial
Chillum chasing urban sadhus just hit the big time. Last week Animal NY reported that MarijuanaDoctors.com recently had their first major commercial aired on CNN, Comedy Central, The History Channel, and […]
Brazilian Butt Lifts Huge in the NYC /// Beard Transplants for Hipsters an Actual Thing /// Who Says You Are Not the Body?
Spiritual people (especially of the Vaishnavaite variety) love to wax mystical about how “we are not the body.” It’s a fairly simple concept which basically states that “you” exist apart […]
[VIDEO] Short Documentary on Laborers Looking for Work in Hasid Williamsburg ‘Hood
Came across a really interesting six-minute documentary on the very rebellious Failed Messiah website, which focuses on day laborers in Williamsburg, Brooklyn who are often hired by people within the […]
Gender Theorist, Judith Butler, Dissed By NYC Jews for Dissing Israel /// A Jewish-American Gal’s Perspective on What’s Happening
By The Nice Jewish Girl A Jewish-American peace activist once told me that her experience coming out as a Lesbian was far easier than coming out as a supporter of […]
OM Plays Music Hall of W’burg Tonight!!! /// Planets Align for Hundreds of Beards /// Decades of Shitty Yoga Music Take Full Prostration
This was my text exchange on Wednesday morning…. OM is the kind of band I would travel hours to go see, and tonight I get to see them in Williamsburg, […]
The Sound of Om is Really Just Ambient Office Noise, Right? /// NYC Architecture as OM’ing Soundscape
Ahh…the present moment….. In the NYC this non-state manifests as an unconditional timelessness filled with screaming babies, garbled subway announcements, the ramblings of crazy people with their shoes off, and […]
Justin Bieber Looking for NYC Pool to Get Baptized In
According to the NY Post, last week the world’s second biggest belieber to Anne Frank (and hottest lesbian), Justin Beiber, was out and about looking for a NYC swimming pool […]
Mysterious (Though Probs Shouldn’t Have Been Touched) “Thing” Found in Old Trinity Cemetery
Scouting NY is a fantastic site that we should all be thankful for, as it covers hidden and not-so-hidden locations in and around the NYC area. And recently, Sir Scout […]
Santa and Lighted Christmas Trees Are As Local As That $35 Artisan Cupcake You’re About To Swallow
Thanks to Gothamist (via Ephemeral NY) on this one. Just when you thought this local thing was gonna fizzle (wait…someone thinks “local” is gonna fizzle?), it turns out NYC has […]
Brooklyn Halloween Homes ¦¦ Check Out New York Shitty’s Halloween Watch Images
New York Shitty takes a crap ton of photos (pun honestly not intended, so I gots to leave it in) of street art, random visual non-sequiturs, and found objects throughout […]
Manhattan Storage Makes Humorous Religio-Political (new term?) Commentary
Riding home from a three-hour lecture on Taoist alchemy and “sexology,” I found myself uncontrollably staring at the above Manhattan Storage ad (those forever kinda sorta very clever ones) thinking […]
Check this out: Macabre & Mysticism show!
I’m starting to find it possible to post stuff again. That’s fantastic, right? Some of the posts might be a bit bare bones to start, but let’s just do this! Here’s an art opening that’s got all the makings of dark mystical greatness. The lovely Phantasmaphile linked it: http://www.phantasmaphile.com/2011/10/macabre-mysticism-show.html
Modern Day Mummifiation |:| First Midnight Archive Video Up
Well, it actually happened, and right on schedule too! The first installment of destined-to-be-cult-classic web series, The Midnight Archive, is up for your viewing pleasure. The creation of Ronni Thomas, […]
Union Square “Sit On My Face” Guy (Now) “Smell Yr Farts” Guy Has a Vid About Him
Many times when I have told people that I write about spirituality in New York City these very kind and thoughtful listeners get excited to put me in touch with […]
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