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more about #photography more comments → MyNameIsChris: I had no idea Lipton is 83 years old... more » manchops: I'm having trouble believing James Lipton has ever been "asked" for a photo of his genetalia... more » BookishLookish: Sagacious-hilarious. Bravo. more » senatormayer: I have always loved James Lipton. I fell out of my chair when he started making cat noises. more » iplaudius: From James Lipton in the Intimate Spaces of Thirteen-Year-Olds: A Series. more » yourfriendandneighbor: taking his beard off is genius. more » Uncle_Billy_Slumming: Bust out the olive oil... nude wrestling in the park! more » Kaiser-Machead: But in NYC, you really don't want to do that. With all the fucked up, grab-happy people slithering around the cityscape, maybe a shirt is not such a b... more » lobstr: +10 points for Goatse mention. more » pureblarney: What I want to know is, who stole the Giant Creepy Santa? I never thought I'd miss it. more » Niko Bellic: the only things ladies cannot legally do topless In New York state, men and women have equal rights. Therefore, there is not a single law that specif... more » Magister: In some states, the statute is written to say pubic hair which though I know of no one who has tried, but theoretically a shaven person would be withi... more » BadUncle: Now starts the trend of old hippie men shirt-cocking in public parks. more » BettyCrocker: So when I see Carrie Prejean astride one of the chrome eagles of the Chrysler Building, arms aloft, shirt open, waiting for Satan's Wind to take her t... more » momof3wildkids: Generally, I find that the people who want to run around naked are the ones who should have the maximum amount of clothes on them. more » -
#advertising
James Lipton Sez: No Dick Pics
James Lipton is a national treasure, most especially when it comes to helping kids make the right choice about sending photos of their genitalia to others. [Adfreak] -
#art
Poster Boy Goes Highbrow
Our favorite guerilla X-acto knife artist, Poster Boy, is apparently still at work on the streets of Bushwick, with important messages about digestion. Click to enlarge. [Pic: Elliott Cassidy. UPDATE: More info at AnimalNY] -
#law
Nudity Legal Here in NYC!
In August, artistic nudie model Kathleen Neill was arrested for stripping nude in the Metropolitan Museum, posing for artistic nudie photog Zach Hyman. But now the DA's dropped the case against her—because, guess what, nudity's legal! Lalalalala! Everybody naked! More » -
#photography
The Last Days of Gourmet
Kevin Demaria's posted a whole mess of sad, beautiful photographs of the final days in the office of Gourmet magazine. Junk food abounded. Go see them all. [Last Days of Gourmet] -
#deaths
Paparazzo Dies Post-Gaga
Celebrity photographer A.J. Sokalner was working the rope line at the ACE Awards in Manhattan last night. Just after Lady Gaga arrived, he collapsed and died of a heart attack. Not how anyone deserves to go. [PDN] -
#redecorating
Behold the Majesty of the New Conde Nast
A tipster writes: "Where the big Cookie logo used to be (now scraped off) at the 8th floor elevator landing here at 4 Times Sq. is now just a post-it that says 'BRIDES'." Majestic close-up photo below! More » -
#imagefile
Bernie Kerik's Flickr Page
New York's former top cop languishes in jail, but you can revisit the highlights of his life and some private moments on his voluminous Flickr page, which for some reason exists. That's Kerik doing martial arts in Korea in 1975. More » -
#prematuresanctification
Dear White House Flickr Feed: Enough With the Hagiography. Thanks.
At left is President Barack Obama in the Oval Office on October 20. At right are Robert Kennedy (standing) and John F. Kennedy in the Oval Office in April 1962. White House photographer Pete Souza likes Obama too much. -
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#contests
Can You Bring the Kushner-Trump Wedding Photos to Life?
So the official wedding pics of Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump are all over the internet. Boring, right? Yes. If you can make them better, we'll pay you. More » -
#imagefile
Broke Photographer Takes Official White House Family Portrait
The White House has released the official Obama family portrait, which was taken by Annie Leibovitz. What do you think that gig pays? More » -
#thenakedcity
Even Plastic Mannequin Nudity Is Too Much for Some People
The estate of Helmut Newton is enraged at an L.A. window display of a nude mannequin, complete with pubic hair, mocked up to look like the cover of the photographer's recently-rereleased book SUMO. Um, they didn't pick the cover. More » -
#andnowhesdead
Irving Penn, Pioneering Photographer
Irving Penn, who began his career shooting for Vogue in the '40s, died today at 92. No cause of death was given. More » -
#sadclowns
Leftist 'Terrorizer' of Children Is Now Glenn Beck's Official Portraitist
It's difficult to take a performance artist like Glenn Beck too seriously when he keeps breaking out of character. For instance: Time's new cover is another photo of him by Jill Greenberg, a liberal he pretends to hate. More » -
#reconciliations
Art Capital Group Gives Annie Leibovitz a Lifeline
Nearly bankrupt photographer Annie Leibovitz has received an extension from the high-class pawnbroker to whom she owes $24 million —Art Capital Group has dropped their lawsuit against her and refinanced her debt to keep her out of bankruptcy. More » -
#realestateporn
Bernie Madoff's Penthouse Prison
Bernie Madoff is quite the real estate enthusiast! Last week his beach house went on sale (and offers are pouring in). Now, the real prize: Madoff's UES penthouse and house-arrest area is on sale for $7 million. It's decent.
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#legalese
Look At This F—king Hipster Release Form
The "Look at This Fucking Hipster" book will be full of staged photos of self-identified hipsters, for legal purposes. But author Joe Mande is also sending out this form email to anyone who submits their own photo: More » -
#breaking
Times Square Taxi Inferno!
An alert tipster sends us this dynamic pic of a burning cab near Times Square, just moments ago. The NYT asks, and our readers answer. Another shocking inferno image after the jump. More » -
#optics
Our Christ-Like President Addresses His Flock
The White House blog just posted this photograph of Barack Obama, part of the White House Flickr photostream "Work and Rest in August." They know that crazy people say Obama thinks he's the Messiah, right? They know he's not, right? -
#art
Pigs Can't Handle Nudie Photog Taking Nudie Pics of Nudie Model
Photographer Zach Hyman keeps NYC wacky—and sexy—by taking pixxx of nude models, in public. Sure, it's all wacky and sexy until the cops show up, and Justin Rocket Silverman has to race the scene. More » -
#photography
The Horror of Pre-Photoshop Editing
Here, perhaps the single most bootleg photo editing job ever, which spared 1971 LA Times readers the horror of seeing Charlton Heston bare-chested. Click to enlarge it right this instant. [LAT via Sociological Images]
