Photo of an Organic Potato Sells for $1M; New Animated HBO Show Focuses on NYC Animals

• Celebrity photographer Kevin Abosch decided to photograph an organic potato against a black backdrop…. and got $1 million for it. [NYDN]
• Rose the albino rat, who gained fame when she made an appearance in the play “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” has died. [NYT]
• A new animated show on HBO features “unexpected tales of urban life” from the perspective of NYC animals. [Untapped]
• The average American uses 17.2 gallons of water per shower. This color-changing shower head alerts you to how much you’re wasting. [Business Insider]
• This spring, MoMA will have a new exhibit on Japanese architects. [Curbed]

Images: The potato photograph via Kevin Abosch (L); Still from HBO’s “Animals” (R)