Best Countdown to Summer: House of Vans' Almost Summer shows. After seriously the worst winter ever, it seems like we're officially out of the woods and Spring is here to stay. House of Vans is helping us count down to summer and savor these glorious few weeks that aren't humid as hell with an Almost Summer concert series. The whole shebang kicks off this weekend with the Julie Ruin, Bleached and Youth Code and goes through June 13th, with headliners Parquet Courts, Pusha T and more. -- Elizabeth Thompson Best Met Gala Meme: This one featuring Sarah Jessica Parker and Rihanna. --T.Y.
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Non-Costume Institute Fashion Exhibit of the Week: The new Chanel No. 5 exhibit that opened earlier this week on Tenth Ave. and 14th St. in Manhattan. Open from noon-8pm, the exhibit is an ode to the iconic fragrance and will pay homage to the scent's floral notes by giving out flowers to mothers on Sunday as a Mother's Day treat. -- Abby Schreiber
Non-Costume Institute Fashion Exhibit of the Week: The new Chanel No. 5 exhibit that opened earlier this week on Tenth Ave. and 14th St. in Manhattan. Open from noon-8pm, the exhibit is an ode to the iconic fragrance and will pay homage to the scent's floral notes by giving out flowers to mothers on Sunday as a Mother's Day treat. -- Abby SchreiberBest "Did That Really Happen?" Moment of the Week: Anna Wintour's 'Comedy Icon' sketch on Late Night with Seth Meyers. The Vogue editor-in-chief and fashion icon made an unexpected cameo in a sketch with the late night host poking fun at herself. The rumored ice queen became the queen of comedy and was, dare we say, funny! -- T.Y.
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Design Porn of the Week:Wes Anderson's new café in Milan, which is basically a fever dream of mid-century modern Italian design. -- A.S.
Design Porn of the Week:Wes Anderson's new café in Milan, which is basically a fever dream of mid-century modern Italian design. -- A.S.Best Way to Say "I Love You Mom": Cam'ron's Mother's Day cards. Cam'ron is expanding his entrepreneur skills by producing his own line of greeting cards. The rapper created his version of Mother's Day cards featuring his own mom. Hallmark better step it up! -- T.Y.
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Campiest Way to Celebrate Mother's Day in NYC: Hanging out at the W New York - Downtown. The hotel is tipping their hats to Mommie Dearest by having drag queens recreate some of the movie's most memorable scenes for guests and visitors. -- A.S.
Campiest Way to Celebrate Mother's Day in NYC: Hanging out at the W New York - Downtown. The hotel is tipping their hats to Mommie Dearest by having drag queens recreate some of the movie's most memorable scenes for guests and visitors. -- A.S.
Coolest Graffiti of the Week: Ren & Stimpy Mural. Street artist JerkFace created this mural of the popular '90s animated characters outside of Grandma Rose's Pizza in Brooklyn, NY -- T.Y.
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Best Reason to Start Giving Yourself At-Home Manicures: The New York Times'devastating two-part investigative series on the abysmal work environments nail salon employees endure in New York City. From working long hours for little or no wages to experiencing dire health problems from chemicals in various acrylic nail treatments, the series should be read by anyone who goes for mani/pedis within the five boroughs. The Times also has a list of questions to ask your local manicurist to help determine if the salon you're going to is ethical. -- E.T.
Jam of the Week: Azealia Banks, Gucci Mane and Quavo's remix of Fetty Wap's "Trap Queen."-- A.S.
Photo by Nicole Bengiveno/The New York TimesBest Reason to Start Giving Yourself At-Home Manicures: The New York Times'devastating two-part investigative series on the abysmal work environments nail salon employees endure in New York City. From working long hours for little or no wages to experiencing dire health problems from chemicals in various acrylic nail treatments, the series should be read by anyone who goes for mani/pedis within the five boroughs. The Times also has a list of questions to ask your local manicurist to help determine if the salon you're going to is ethical. -- E.T.
Jam of the Week: Azealia Banks, Gucci Mane and Quavo's remix of Fetty Wap's "Trap Queen."-- A.S.