Here comes the most insane video you’ll see this week, if not this year. Around 3 a.m. on September 30, three men BASE jumped from the top floor of 1 World Trade Center. The resulting video will make you grip your chair in fear as the filming jumper lands on the West Side Highway. Skip… Continue reading Watch These BASE Jumpers Take an Insane Dive from 1 World Trade Center [VIDEO]
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NYC Woman Makes Her Half Marathon More Fun by Instagramming Hot Male Runners
Long-distance running isn’t for everyone, especially not a whopping 13-mile long half marathon. Most often, the goal of a half marathon is just to finish the race itself, not to make any particular speed. At times, the running can become monotonous. To relieve the tediousness of the long run, amateur runner Kelly Roberts put a… Continue reading NYC Woman Makes Her Half Marathon More Fun by Instagramming Hot Male Runners
Instagramming the 138th Westminster Dog Show
Are you a dog lover? Then you would have loved the 138th rendition of the Westminster Kennel Club’s Annual Dog Show featuring 2,845 dogs from 190 breeds and varieties, all competing for the coveted “Best in Show” title of the year. The two-day event took place in New York City where canine lovers and owners… Continue reading Instagramming the 138th Westminster Dog Show
New York City, the New Host of the 2014 Winter Olympics
An emergency has occurred in Russia, and Sochi is unable to host the 2014 Winter Olympics.* As disruptive as this might be for athletes preparing for the Games, fortunately a group of speedy architects was able to recreate the Olympic courses in New York. The structures are certainly a sight to see, but space will… Continue reading New York City, the New Host of the 2014 Winter Olympics
IBM Invests $1 Billion in Cognitive Computing Powered by Jeopardy-Winning Watson
To advance cognitive computing toward the needs of the future, IBM has announced it will invest over $1 billion in the newly formed IBM Watson Group, a business unit powered by the Jeopardy-winning Watson computer, dedicated to advancing research in cognitive computing and bringing cloud-delivered cognitive innovations to market. Located in New York’s “Silicon Alley,”… Continue reading IBM Invests $1 Billion in Cognitive Computing Powered by Jeopardy-Winning Watson
Living the Fast Life: Smeared Paintings that Depict Speeding through NYC
Paying homage to the city that never sleeps, artist Alexandra Pacula creates oil paintings that depict the constant state of motion in New York City. Her veloCity exhibition on display at the Mighty Tanaka gallery in Brooklyn features beautiful landscapes and architecture blurred by the sparkling lights buzzing through the city. Here’s the gallery’s description… Continue reading Living the Fast Life: Smeared Paintings that Depict Speeding through NYC
Human Tetris: Body Sculptures that Fit into Urban Spaces
If you look around most cities you can often see the younger inhabitants lounging around in assorted sweatpants and hoodies. These Bodies in Urban Spaces “sculptures,” however, look to take hanging out with friends to epic new levels. You can find these human sculptures popping up like Tetris blocks everywhere from Paris, Vienna, Seoul, Montreal… Continue reading Human Tetris: Body Sculptures that Fit into Urban Spaces
Banksy Wishes You a Happy Halloween and Says ‘Don’t Fear the Reaper’
Halloween can be a scary time, you have folks walking around dressed up like monsters as if they were simulating some sort of haunting Facebook game of Candy Crush in real life. But just like the old Blue Öyster Cult legend suggests, “Don’t Fear the Reaper,” especially one happily riding around in a bumper cart!… Continue reading Banksy Wishes You a Happy Halloween and Says ‘Don’t Fear the Reaper’