1. Read about all of the subversive messages that are actually contained in the cuckoo viral music video,
"Gangnam Style" by K-Pop star,
Psy. [via
The Atlantic]
2.
"Made In Iran," a new exhibit at NYC's
Openhouse Gallery (379 Broome St) opens today, featuring work by Iranian brothers and street artists,
Icy and Sot. Pieces on display include stencil works and site-specific installations like the ones they make in their native Tabriz, Iran. The opening party tonight will also feature a performance by Iranian post-punk band
Yellow Dogs and throughout the exhibit's run (which ends on 8/25) there will be special DJ sets and live music. [via Press Release]
3.
Nicole Kidman isn't the only one who stripped down in the latest issue of
V Magazine. Check out
Celine Dion! [via
NYDN/Photo by Sebastian Feena]
4.
Super Size Me documentarian
Morgan Spurlock will have a new show on CNN called
Inside Man that will provide an "insider's view" into people and professions usually overlooked by mainstream media including marijuana growers, migrant workers and end-of-life caregivers. [via
Flavorwire]
5.
Hall & Oates have a Super PAC? Hall & Oates have a Super PAC! [via
Politicker]
6.
Gothamist has an interesting item today about a real 1940s society known as "The Society For the Prevention of Disparaging Remarks About Brooklyn."
7. Delightfully eccentric silver fox MoMA PS1 Director
Klaus Biesenbach is maybe/probably the Best Man at
Rufus Wainwright's wedding to
Jorn Weisbrodt today in Montauk. Guess our invitation got lost in the mail... [via
Gallerist]
8. "Other Royal Family Members' Arse-Naked Sporting Exploits," courtesy of
MAD Magazine.
