Tag: New York City

Carved Book Landscapes Create New Art Out of Something Old

Lots of people have that shelf in their house or stack of boxes in the attic that's full of old books that haven't been cracked open in years. While most people leave them to sit or eventually haul them down to a used bookstore, Guy Laramee has a different use for books - carve them up. The multi-faceted artist has created a two series of...

55,000 LED Light Cathedral Lights Up Belgium

There's nothing quite like Ghent, Belgium's Light Festival which includes 30 exhibits from a glowing phone booth aquarium to 3D projection mapping. The undeniable centerpiece of last year's festival though was The Luminarie De Cagna. The humongous, cathedral like sculpture stands 28 meters in height and lights up the night sky with over 55,000 LED lights. That kind of electric beauty would make even the...
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New York City Just Found a Way to Stop Its Rat Epidemic. Here’s How

So here's an unsettling fact. One pair of rats can birth up to 15,000 offspring a year - and then those offspring have babies,...

New York Becomes the First State to Offer Tuition-Free College

In a landmark move, New York just became the first state to offer free tuition for four-year state colleges and universities. On Sunday, the...

New Yorkers Come Together to Erase Disgusting Anti-Semitic Graffiti in the Subway

New Yorkers generally like to keep to themselves while riding the subway, but by no means does that mean they won't spring to action...

Get Lost in the Kaleidoscopic, Trippy Sand Installations of Joe Mangrum

"Many people relate to the obvious metaphor about the ephemeral quality of life, but that’s an idea trapped in a box – a soundbite...

A 10-Mile Loop Of New Parks Could Solve NYC’s Flood Problem

Mother Nature has got it out for New York City and hurricane Sandy was just a preview of what the city could be facing...

Then and Now Photos Fuse New York City Crimes of the Past with Present Day

One of the most amazing things about New York City is that while the city evolves and neighborhoods change, the past isn't that far...