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Animal Sacrifices Popular Among Young Urbanites

For centuries, animals that humans captured or killed have been preserved as prizes—testaments to hale manliness and self-sufficiency, both of which are traits that today's young urban hipster lacks. Yet, young people have always found meaning in authenticity, and what's more real than the lifeless body of a dead animal? Well, the stuffed, taxidermied body of a dead animal. Or slaughtering that animal yourself. Or picking dead animals out of the trash in Chinatown. All of which are (still) ever-evolving trends for New Yorkers, yet eerily familiar to hicks and Midwesterners. We thought the taxidermy mini-trend was dying down, but it's not! More »

4:27 PM on Wed May 7 2008
By Sheila
2,001 views, 16 comments

Latest by Kim Gordon's Panties: Hey I know the Grocery Guy! He cures meats and makes moonshine in his apartment (both of excellent quality), and he grills a killer London broil. No doubt he can slaughter an animal with ninja-like precision. We would all be more »