The $325,000 Burger

Beastie Boys' cover art, 1927 London on film, the $325,000 burger and more in our weekly look at the web

Researchers in the Netherlands have been working tirelessly to create an entire hamburger’s worth of beef muscle tissue from laboratory incubators. An expensive process, the point of their efforts is to give legitimacy to the research, which is supported by animal rights and environmental groups who see vitro meat as a more sustainable and humane alternative to traditional husbandry.

Shanzhai Biennial: MoMA PS1

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Summer in NYC means Sundays at MoMA’s PS1. Be sure not to miss this multi-genre project from New York’s art trio du jour, Shanzhai Biennial. Taking a subversive approach to luxury branding and bootlegs, their PS1 project features Chinese model Wu Ting Ting lip-syncing a copyright-circumventing version of Sinead O’Connor’s “Nothing Compares 2 U” in an overtly branded dress laden with misspellings. Look out for …

It’s a Punderful Life

Beastie Boys' cover art, 1927 London on film, the $325,000 burger and more in our weekly look at the web

Mixing farcical wordplay with clever commentary, graffiti artist Hanksy has made a fine career off of the lowly pun. As the artist prepares for his first LA solo show, Hanksy has released a hilarious video with Pharrell Williams and i am OTHER that talks about his obsession with puns and celebrity culture.