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Happy Pride Day, 2025!

johnny pops photo by gail worley
Photos By Gail

Happy NYC Pride to my Brothers and Sisters! However you celebrate today, remember to stay cool (and hydrated)  in this heat and be safe! Love to All!

dump with rainbow popsicle photo by gail worley

Pink Thing of The Day: Pink Panther Shows His Pride in Freeman Alley

pink panther in freeman alley photo by gail worley
Photo by Gail

Spotted on June 1st in NYC’s ever-vibrant Freeman Alley: a fabulous Pink Panther mural bringing major sass and splash to the Lower East Side. Just in time for Pride Month, this iconic character’s rosy hue and sly grin feel perfectly on-brand for a city-wide celebration of self-expression, love, and individuality.

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Pink Thing of The Day: Pink Ice Cream Cone Mural

pink ice cream cone at gelatoville shop photo by gail worley
Photo By Gail

Spotted melting down emotionally and physically on the 10th Street side of Gelatoville in the East Village, today’s Pink Thing is a mural of one very nervous-looking scoop of Strawberry Gelato. This poor pastel blob seems to have just realized its fate — and it’s dripping with anxiety. Created by street artist Insomnia (who clearly relates), this frozen treat is serving full-on panic meltdown. I feel you on this.

Visit Gelatoville for a scoop or two at 163 Avenue A at the northwest corner of 10th Street!

AKC Museum of The Dog Announces Furry Friendly Fridays!

people and their dogs
Images Couresty of AKC Museum of The Dog

Calling all dog lovers and cultural connoisseurs: the AKC Museum of the Dog just gave you one more reason to love Fridays. Starting June 13th, the museum is officially going to the dogs—in the best way possible! Every Friday during regular hours, museumgoers can now bring their four-legged besties along for the ride. They’re calling it Furry Friendly Fridays, and it’s paws-itively genius.

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AI-Influenced Street Art By Jorit in Freeman Alley

>cyborg woman hybrid by street artist jorit photo by gail worley
Photo By Gail 

Street artist Jorit has recently created a series of murals in downtown Manhattan that explore the profound societal shifts brought on by artificial intelligence, explicitly drawing thematic influence from AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton. In these new works, the artist blends his signature hyper-realistic portraiture with neural network-inspired patterns, referencing the structure of deep learning models that Hinton helped to develop.
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