Sculpture Artist Recreating City Scenes Inside Old New York Parking Meters

Share this: Because people naturally associate parking meters with spending money, even the site of them is off-putting. Apparently, however, all it takes is some aesthetic modifications to allow you to see them in an entirely new light. Artist Conrad Stojak was born and raised in New York, and now, he’s making some of the most quintessentially New York sculptures imaginable. Stojak began buying old parking meters from the city and using them to house sculptures of scenes that relate to life in the “Big Apple,” such as a miniature versions of a subway car and the Flatiron Building. As if that wasn’t New York enough, Stojak works on his pieces in his studio, which is on the 67th floor of 4 World Trade

Red Sox Pitcher Brian Johnson Hit In Head By Line Drive In Minor League Game

Share this: Red Sox pitcher Brian Johnson seems to be okay after he was hit in the head by a line drive during a minor league game with the Pawtucket Red Sox on Saturday. Johnson’s examination shows that he has avoided any serious injury to his head from Saturday, but this is not the only time this has happened to him. In his second professional start with the Lowell Spinners, Johnson was hit in the face by a line drive and suffered multiple orbital fractures to his face. Johnson is an important part of the Boston Red Sox team and has shown tremendous courage in getting back to the mound as quick as he did. For more on Johnson’s injury check out the video

Airbus Concept Vehicle Can Drive On Land, Be Picked Up By Huge Drone

Airbus Concept Vehicle Can Drive On Land, Be Picked Up By Huge Drone

In the rush to lighten city traffic and shorten every day commutes, many companies have developed extreme concepts they hope could one day provide solutions. Airbus, however, has revealed something that could take things to a completely different, ridiculous level. At the Geneva International Motor Show on Tuesday, Airbus revealed Pop.Up, a multi-faceted mobility concept developed through a partnership with Italian engineering company Italdesign. Basically, users would be able to summon a taxi from their homes, be driven by a fully electric vehicle to their destinations or, if Pop.Up detects heavy traffic, the vehicle will be picked up by a massive drone and ... NESN.com

Cowboys’ Cole Beasley Gets Absolutely Rocked By Huge Hit From Packers Safety

Share this: Cole Beasley made a key catch on a Dallas Cowboys scoring drive in the first half of Sunday’s divisional round playoff game against the Green Bay Packers at AT&T Stadium. But he paid the price for it. The Cowboys wide receiver was absolutely clobbered by a massive open-field hit from Packers safety Kentrell Brice. The Packers defense has been ravaged by injuries this season, but Brice gives it a much-needed physical edge. Thumbnail photo via Kevin Jairaj/USA TODAY Sports Images More Stories Source link

Patriots Vs. Texans Live: Score, Highlights, Analysis Of Playoff Game In Foxboro

Patriots Vs. Texans Live: Score, Highlights, Analysis Of Playoff Game In Foxboro

Third quarter, :41, Patriots 24-13: Tom Brady now has as many interceptions in this game as he did in 12 regular season contests. He was picked off by Andre Hal after his pass clanged off the fingertips of Texans linebacker Benardrick McKinney. Third quarter, 2:01, Patriots 24-13: There was some very poor officiating on that last drive, which resulted in a punt. The refs called an incompletion a fumble and penalized the Patriots for illegal substitution. The play was then reversed to an incompletion with no penalty. The Patriots have the ball on their own 14. Third quarter, 5:56, Patriots 24-13: NESN.com

Atlético Madrid outsmart Bayern at home again

Atlético Madrid outsmart Bayern at home again

Yannick Carrasco's low drive proved decisive as Atlético Madrid defeated Bayern München 1-0 at home for the second time this year. Five months on from the first leg of their 2015/16 UEFA Champions League semi-final, which the Spanish side won by a single goal, Carrasco settled this Group D contest with a shot in off Manuel Neuer's far post ten minutes before half-time. The game continued in a similar fashion to their previous meeting, with Atlético protecting their lead and inviting Bayern to find a way through their mean defence.They could not and it ought to have gotten worse for the

Patriots Vs. Cardinals Live: Jimmy Garoppolo, Pats Hold Off Arizona In 23-21 Thr…

Share this: Final, Patriots 23-21: Jimmy Garoppolo takes a knee, and that will do it. Stephen Gostkowski’s field goal with 3:44 remaining proves to be the difference as the Patriots emerge victorious in the first start of Garoppolo. Next up: a date with the Miami Dolphins next Sunday afternoon at Gillette Stadium. Fourth quarter, 0:36, Patriots 23-21: A 47-yard field-goal attempt by Chandler Catanzaro sails wide left. The Patriots will win this one. Fourth quarter, 2:00, Patriots 23-21: We’ve reached the two-minute warning, and the Cardinals are driving. A third-down reception by Fitzgerald gave Arizona a first-and-10 on New England’s 34. Fourth quarter, 3:44, Patriots 23-21: Stephen Gostkowski caps a more-than-six-minute drive with a go-ahead field goal. Danny Amendola came up big for New England on that possession with three catches for 47 yards, and the