Hunter's Canvas

What did you do!

Music for a rainy day

A couple of Santogold remixes and an original track by a friend:

Santogold – You'll Find A Way (Switch & Sinden Remix)

Santogold – Shove It feat. Spank Rock

Mona Lisa by Gregory Moss

The inevitable...

C, originally uploaded by DavidGardinerGarcia.


It feels inevitable.  It seems all of New York that was once old, sturdy, beautiful, full of history and a different better way of life will yield to looming towers, greed, and disconnection from the neighborhood.  What seems so obviously destructive to our culture and how we live amongst each other has become the norm.

It's especially interesting when this push for new buildings becomes very literally destructive - in this case the crane that ripped through the apartments and lives of a few East Side tenants.  The New York Times published a follow-up story today illustrating what's wrong with the New York real estate situation:

'Given the perverse logic of Manhattan real estate, the crane accident, a symbol of runaway development in New York, may end up paving the way for even more of it. “The landlord has no motivation to do repairs when he could tear a building down and build a highly profitable office tower instead,” says Adam Leitman Bailey, the lawyer for Crave Ceviche Bar.'

And so it goes.  Property owners are extremely influential and hold much power over the future and culture of a city.  And with money it seems as their sole motivator, our neighborhoods and our values do not stand a chance. 

 

More animals dancing. Can't get enough.

1) I can't believe people have enough time to train their dogs to do this.

2) I want to do this with my dog!

We're going dancing!

Roller Derby helmet cam footage

Awesome helmet cam footage courtesy of The Beirut Bombshell (Albany All Stars Roller Derby).