Chatting with the Folks Behind the Museum of the Moving Image's Awesome New...
Wax: "California" (1995). Directed by Spike Jonze. Part of the exhibition "Spectacle: The Music Video" on view at Museum of the Moving Image.Raise your hand if the video for "I Wanna Dance with...
View Article10 Etsy Finds: Mythical Pet Rocks and Ron Swanson Embroidery
1. Field Guide Design's Pet Rock NecklacesThese "pet rock" necklaces come in stones like amethyst, turquoise, pyrite and more. With each stone symbolizing a different mythical healing power, they'd...
View ArticleWho Are the Villagers? And Other Questions about Twitter Music
After Twitter's public acquisition of music start-up We Are Hunted, a protracted roll-out during which celebrities like Ryan Seacrest tweeted their enthusiasm for the new music service and, finally,...
View ArticleFilmmaker David Schlussel On His Tribeca Film Fest Debut
Setup, Punch TeaserIn the thirty second teaser for short film Setup, Punch, we see a nervous young man (played by Elijah Wood) stare at an engagement ring, splash water on his face, and join his date...
View ArticleAmanda Seyfried As Regina George?
1. Amanda Seyfried told Allure that if the Mean Girls musical happens, "I desperately want to be Regina." We told ourselves that if this musical doesn't happen, we're going to fall into a deep, deep...
View ArticleWho Knew So Many Politicians Made Awkward Rap References?
Here's a supercut of politicians making awkward references to rap music. Joe Lieberman's reference to "Slap a Hoe" at 0:46 is the best/most awkward. [via HuffPo] Here's a video of a sloth spooning a...
View Article"Le Freak" by Chic Is Our Oldie But Goodie Video Of the Week
Yes, Daft Punk hooked-up with Nile Rodgers. But, who is Nile Rodgers? In the video for DPs new single, "Get Lucky," he's the dude without a helmet on the far right. More importantly, Rodgers was a...
View ArticleThe Band, Biggie LPs Reissued for Record Store Day (Tomorrow)
The third Saturday of April is, of course, Record Store Day: a major event for the last of the independently-owned record stores, seeing the release of hundreds of limited edition records by a wide...
View ArticleNo Stress!
(Photo of Tennis from Facebook)In this weekly column, MC/DJ Hesta Prynn pairs pop culture stories with an original playlist. How do you write a fun pop culture music column when the world is falling...
View ArticleScreen Legend Karen Black Chats About Her Multi-Layered Career
When I first started taking movies seriously in the 1970s, Karen Black personified everything glamorous and exciting about Hollywood at that time. It was the era of "Easy Riders and Raging Bulls" -- a...
View ArticleWatch Chloe Sevigny Gripe About L.A. In New MOCAtv Film
Coinciding with the opening this weekend of a major Urs Fischer survey exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles, Imitation of Christ designer and actress Tara Subkoff has linked up...
View ArticleTomorrow's Your Last Chance to See Jemima Kirke's Painting of a Pregnant Lady
Girls actress Jemima Kirke is not shy about loving pregnancy. A few months back she did some nudies with her second pregnant belly for VICE and now, she's created a whole series of paintings centered...
View ArticleThe Best, Worst and Weirdest of the Week
Best Use of Celebrity Selfies: Amanda Bynes' Twitter followers have been sending her fan art made using her recent selfies. We're crossing our fingers that this is all a part of a larger satire Bynes...
View ArticleKim and Kris Are Finally Divorced
Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries are now officially divorced and Kris got no money. [via Dlisted]Justin Bieber channeled Spring Breakers on his Instagram. Oh god, Justin Bieber. [via Dlisted]The...
View ArticleThe Seven Most Showbiz First Ladies of All Time
Carla Bruni Sarkozy, the former world-class supermodel, sometime pop star and ex-First Lady of France, released a new album, Little French Songs, last week. In honor of Ms. Sarkozy and her showbiz...
View Article10 Etsy Finds: Rotary Phone Pouch and Game of Thrones Coloring Books
1. Rotary Phone PouchA cute little purse with a retro vibe. 2. Team Art's Coloring BooksWe're too old for colori-OH MY GOD, a Game of Thrones coloring book?! We take it back, we take it all back. Team...
View ArticleOuttakes from "Look Up New York," Highlighting the Beauty of NYC's Buildings
A lot of New York City tourists spend their days stopping in front of beautiful buildings around New York, and a lot of NYC locals spend their days cursing sightseers under their breath while they...
View ArticleFuture's Invited to Ciara's "Body Party"
Ciara's single "Body Party" strips out the frenetic Miami bass drumbeats from Ghost Town DJs' 1996 single "My Boo," retaining the floating jazz chords -- the same progression as "Just the Two of Us"...
View ArticleNadia G. Mock-Raps About "Hipster Brunch" and It's Pretty Embarrassing
1. Here's Cooking Channel personality Nadia G. being really embarrassing while mock-rapping about "Brooklyn hipster brunch." Oh god, Nadia G. [via Eater]2. The Staten Island Ferris Wheel might have...
View ArticleChatting With Broadway Hunk Billy Magnussen
Ok, we'll admit it: one of our favorite aspects of Christopher Durang's utterly entertaining new Broadway comedy Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike -- a hysterical, modern send-up to Chekov -- was...
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