Abandoned Bike Project

Bicycle skeletons evoke stories in a WNYC art display

If you live in a city you’ve likely seen one: a bicycle chained to a rack or sign post for weeks, months or years. Forsaken or simply forgotten, it rusts and decays in the elements and is pillaged for parts, losing a wheel, then the seat, the handlebars and the chain, until all that is left is a twisted metal skeleton. Of the hundreds of …

Jeff Carvalho

Curated style draws from old school roots to create new media culture hub

Sponsored content: Jeff Carvalho has been at the forefront of new media since the Internet’s golden age of staking out the digital frontier. Drawing on a DIY ethos rooted in indie zine culture, Carvalho has combined deft tech skills with a spot-on curatorial sensibility that has placed him above the curve in trend forecasting. He distinguished himself as an early adopter in new media marketing …

Popshot Magazine

The illustrated poetry magazine adds fiction to the mix in the October issue

For a glimpse at the changing face of poetry, cast aside the dusty anthology and make room for the 21st century’s answer to an ancient art form—Popshot Magazine. Created in 2008, the British-based print magazine is now the flag-bearer for a new generation of creative writers and illustrators. The London-based outlet calls upon poets to write original, thought-provoking pieces of work based on a set …