No, it's a miniature work of art from the Museum of Pocket Art! This project,which began five years ago,is based off the belief that everyone should always carry around a piece of art with them. The organization showcases the work of contemporary artists on a wallet-sized scale. There are four shows a year which can be seen on the website or on display at other shows' openings. The exhibit currently on view is landscape, with a twist of ... Read More

This Saturday, May 30th, MeanRed Productions, Free NYC, Newmindspace and Refuge NYC are teaming up to bring you a free marketplace along the Gowanus Canal. From 11a.m to 6p.m, haul all the crap you have lying around to BKYLN Yard . Leave your donations at the door and then spend the afternoon rooting through the piles of apparel, books, kitchen products, art supplies and music. Local DJs will be providing the background music and there ... Read More

Forced family photos have all the ingredients to create an awkward storm. For example, there is a famed photo of myself, age four, winking from a chair in a campsite. At least, I thought I was winking. Years later, I found out I had really been stung by a bee and my dad decided to immortalize the hilarity of me always looking like I'm winking in a family photo. Awkward Family Photos celebrates all this potential with some seriously ... Read More

President Obama has nominated Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, and if she's appointed, we'll have our first Latino member of the high court and our third female Justice. 'I have decided to nominate an inspiring woman, who I believe will make a great justice,' Obama said as Sotomayor's nomination was announced at the White House today. Sotomayor, whose parents moved to the United States from Puerto Rico during World War II, grew ... Read More

I came across this picture on Jezebel while I was looking for something of actual substance to blog about, and it was so damn cute I had to share.   Baby anteater! He's 2 weeks old and his name is Arthur. -Liza (photo via ... Read More