Watch Sweet Baboo's Sweet "If I Died..."
Wales's Stephen Black, a.k.a. Sweet Baboo, puts his heart and his influences on his sleeve in this new video for "If I Died...," where Black's Wizard of Oz-like disembodied head floats after a love...
View ArticleStaking a Place Online Takes Killer Instincts.
Publishing on the Internet is like trying to win the Hunger Games. (Watch out, there's a killer app out to get you!) It's survival of the fittest in a world with no rules, where everyone is vying for...
View Article#TBT: Rihanna's PAPER Interview Pre-Chris Brown
Given everything that's going on with Rihanna these days -- vague baby plans, a fashion collection, a retrospective on her style, and an episode of Law and Order: SVU loosely based on her life -- we...
View ArticleInternet History, Irish Goth and Fried Rice
Friday, March 8TALK: The Internet Before the WebArt website Rhizome hosts a panel about the early Internet with New Museum Digital Conservator Ben Fino-Radin, documentarian Jason Scott, and Wolfgang...
View ArticleChatting with Our Favorite Art Freak Jaimie Warren
We've had our eye on artist Jaimie Warren since her early days performing with SSION and we're full-on obsessed with her current exhibit at The Hole, The Whoas of Female Tragedy II, which is full of...
View ArticleThe New Hangover Trailer Is Exactly What You'd Expect
1. I hate -- hate -- the last bit of the trailer for Hangover III that involves the probable maiming of a giraffe, but there are some good moments in there. [via Slash] 2. The new Beach House video...
View Article'70s Fashions Have Come for Mad Men
Per this set photo from Mad Men's new season, '70s fashions will be on the show. Does this mean Don will be rocking mutton chops and kerchiefs, too? Or will that prove too hip for him, only remind him...
View ArticleCosmic Kids Blast Off at L.A.'s SPiN Standard
Last night, SoCal daft punks Cosmic Kids (Ron Poznansky and Dan Ternow) celebrated the release of their stellar nu-disco 12-inch on Chit Chat Records (hand silk-screened and numbered, no less) at the...
View ArticleMeet Rising Bushwick Designer BCALLA
Meet Bradley Callahan, 26, Bushwick's latest fashion maverick and mind behind the delicious label BCALLA. Callahan's creative aesthetic -- a mash-up of skin tight S&M apparel and futuristic...
View ArticleThis New Gay Web Series Is Weird But We're Enthralled
I'm pretty picky with my gay web series: I've eschewed watching all of them but "The Outs" because most of the time the acting is terrible and the characters don't interest me. But new gay web series...
View ArticleThe Family Walks -- No, Dances -- on Water
A highlight of last night's tribute to Prince at Carnegie Hall was the funk medley by fDeluxe, featuring members of '80s project the Family, including the artist's regular sax player Eric Leeds and...
View ArticleLet Kendrick Soundtrack Your First SXSW
In this weekly column, MC/DJ Hesta Prynn pairs pop culture stories with an original playlist. South by Southwest officially starts today, and the exodus of indie bands from NYC to Texas is well...
View ArticleMr. Mickey Answers All Your Burning Questions
Dear Mr. Mickey, I'm a huge fan of the show Girls. I feel like I'm a Marnie, but my boyfriend got drunk and told me I'm a Hannah. Should I break up with him? Signed, -Bruised in Bushwick Dear B in B,...
View ArticleThe Best, Worst and Weirdest of the Week
Best New Music Video: The Knife's new video for "A Tooth for An Eye" made me miss the antics of high school P.E. -- Rashard BradshawBest Obsessive Fan: Elvis Costello, who dug up the unreleased Prince...
View ArticleWhy is Topanga on the Cover of Maxim?
1. Why is Topanga (aka Danielle Fishel) on the cover of Maxim? We get that she has a show to promote, but Maxim? [via BuzzFeed]2. We know, we know. [via Neat Dudes] 3. Jessica Walter, who plays...
View ArticleNicki Minaj and French Montana Get Their Freak On
Rapper French Montana's latest single "Freaks" gives a reggae classic a modern facelift with the help of PAPER fave Nicki Minaj. The third single from Montana's debut album Excuse My French is an...
View ArticleScumbag Steve Met Grumpy Cat at SXSW
Scumbag Steve and Grumpy Cat hung out at SXSW. FOMO to the millionth degree. [via Im With Kanye] Here' a promo for JASH, a new YouTube channel by Sarah Silverman, Michael Cera, Reggie Watts and Tim...
View ArticleSome Advice for Justin Bieber During His Breakdown
We don't know if you've heard (just kidding, obviously you've heard) that Justin Bieber seems to be having a mental breakdown of sorts. Between fighting with the paparazzi, an emergency trip to the...
View ArticleComing Soon: Outdoorsman's Emporium Best Made Co.
In 2009, when the economy bottomed out and business was slow, designer and art director Peter Buchanan-Smith decided it was time to take matters into his own hands. He launched Best Made Company with...
View ArticleWhy Paul Anka Can Help Bieber Avoid a Meltdown
In the wake of the Biebs' "worst birthday," concert collapse and odd decision to wear a gas mask to go shopping, everyone wants to know if the kid is headed for a full blown 'bald Britney' meltdown....
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