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Video: A hundred stops on the New York subway in just two minutes
Watch it on your way to work — Stations is a two-minute short chronicling the wonder of the New York commute.
Written by: Adam White
We love The New Yorker’s animated This American Life cover, featuring Ira Glass
Don't screw up your children — The lingering pangs of parental guilt bring to life the New Yorker’s latest cover: an animated collaboration between cartoonist Chris Ware and This American Life host Ira Glass.
Written by: Adam White
An alternative thanksgiving message from New York beat poet John Giorno
A subversive message to America — Bowery-dwelling misfit and Warhol-confidante John Giorno shares a heartfelt anti-thanks at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris.
Cult ‘80s NYC graffiti documentary Stations of the Elevated is re-released
A jazz tribute to street art’s early pioneers — Director Manfred Kirchheimer reminisces about his underground graffiti hit and laments how New York has since been cleansed of its colour and creativity.
Written by: Sam Warner
A personal interview with Jonathan Shaw: writer, tattooist, hellraiser & 'anti-hero of the new age'
A Curious Student of Life — Jonathan Shaw travelled the world and left a red-hot mark on the people and places he encountered, but the real adventure, he insists, is the one you start when you get back home.
Written by: Shelley Jones
Street photographer Boogie explores the favelas of Rio
Life on the hills — Boogie reveals the hidden world of poverty and violence that exists in the shadows of cities around the world, from New York to Kingston, Jamaica. But what did he find on the streets of Rio?
Written by: Alex King
Randy Credico and the fight against private prisons
Hooped prison overalls, one hour of shouting, and an NBA All-Star — As an activist, comedian and general nuisance to authority, Randy Credico built up enough love in New York City to run for governor. Now he's targeting mass incarceration. And the city comptroller should be afraid.
Written by: Alex Robert Ross
Artists give the Lower East Side a makeover by revamping old shopfronts
The 100 Gates Project — We catch up with Natalie Raben of the 100 Gates Project, which is matching artists up with businesses to create beautiful shopfronts in New York's coolest borough.
Written by: Sam Warner
Skepta's stock is rising in New York
...and grime is finally about to break through in America — With his thrilling set at Fool's Gold Day Off, Skepta showed that America is ready to accept grime's unique vision, unlikely as that may once have seemed.
Written by: Alex Robert Ross
Real kids from cult Larry Clark film Kids are making a doc about what actually went down
Behind-the-scenes expose on 20th anniversary — Hamilton Harris – the blunt-rolling kid from Larry Clark's seminal film Kids – is raising funds for a new doc that will explore the real lives and stories that inspired the cult classic.
Written by: Shelley Jones
