An Angolan Singer Tells Us About Luanda's Awesome Music and Nightlife
Each week in our new column, "No Sleep Til...," we'll be talking to cool kids around the globe, asking them to fill us in about the bands, DJs, music venues and night spots they and their friends are...
View ArticleBird Is Opening a Pop-Up on Shelter Island
Though Shelter Island residents probably feel a little queasy at the thought of thier laid-back weekend community becoming Montauk 2.0 (see these photos of André Balazs playing ping pong with Pippa...
View ArticleIn the Mix with Little Mix and Missy Elliott
We're working on our Summer Music Issue and having big debates about who gets to be included. Should it be Jake Bugg or Disclosure? AlunaGeorge or Palma Violets? And what about Little Mix? They're the...
View ArticleTwo Glorious Daft Punk Video Mash-Ups to Start Your Weekend
The best thing to come out of all the breathless Daft Punk coverage online this week? These two mash-up videos featuring DP's new duet with Pharrell, "Get Lucky." Viral clip "Daft Train" matches Soul...
View ArticleThrowback Thursday: Anthony Weiner, Splattered in Phagwah Dye
Since there's mounting evidence that he will be running for New York City Mayor (NBC News caught him filming a campaign video this morning) and in light of yesterday's New York Post story on him --...
View ArticleThe Most Depressing/Genius Vine of All Vines
Sorry, Ryan Gosling Won't Eat His Cereal, but this is our new favorite Vine video. [Gawker] Grab some Kleenex and watch these farewell interviews with the cast of The Office, which had its series...
View ArticleThese chefs, farmers and bakers are so ahead of their time, we had to make up...
There's plenty of good food in New York, but it's on the West Coast where food movements really take shape. From Los Angeles to Washington's Lummi Island, it's not enough to be 'artisanal' anymore. We...
View ArticleRuPaul and Lady Bunny's New Video Is Amazing
Just the Friday pick-me-up we needed: the music video for RuPaul and Lady Bunny's newest single "Lick It Lollipop" -- available on iTunes, of course -- was just released today and it's a must-watch....
View ArticleCatch a Livestream of the SCAD Fashion Show
Spring is the time we pack away our chunky knits and pull out our hot pants and tank tops. It's also the time that I make my yearly pilgrimage to Savannah for SCAD's fashion show. Savannah College of...
View ArticleWayne Coyne on GoogaMooga: "I'll Stand There and Sing Emotional Songs to...
"I kind of like Las Vegas now. It's over-the-top, and that's appealing," says Wayne Coyne when I tell him I'm calling him for our phone interview from outside a gimmicky restaurant in the Mandalay Bay...
View ArticleNancy Sinatra's "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" Is Still Pretty Groovy
What at first glance could be an old aerobics video -- or an ad for the Broadway show Kinky Boots -- is actually Nancy Sinatra's hit from the '60s, "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'. " Nancy is, of...
View ArticleThe Best, Worst and Weirdest of the Week
The Only Thing We're Looking Forward to at This Weekend's Electric Daisy Carnival: this Swarovski crystal-encrusted ice cream truck from HeartsRevolution, which will be making its debut at the EDM...
View ArticleGIFs of the Week: Die Hard Tobias Fünke + The Best Fake Cat Ever
Welcome to our Friday GIF roundup, featuring a collection of this week's most important, amusing and/or newsy GIFs and GIF sets by Mike Hayes of Buzzfeed and Gifhound.Tried something new this week....
View ArticleVegan Problems Meet Lana Del Rey
In this weekly column, MC/DJ Hesta Prynn pairs pop culture stories with an original playlist. Everyone's got that friend of a friend at the BBQ who, just as you're picking up your juicy burger for...
View ArticleStefon's Wedding Was Everything You Could Have Ever Asked For
Oh man, Saturday Night Live's season finale was also Bill Hader and Fred Armisen's final episode and it was a doozy. First, Stefon got an amazing send-off on Weekend Update, complete with a marriage...
View ArticleDFA to Take Over Brooklyn's Most Awesome Venue
HEADS UP: Though the big DFA-a-palooza has been sold out for a month, we just got word that additional advance tickets will be released TODAY (5/20) at 2pm EST HERE.New York-based record label DFA is...
View ArticleThe Lonely Island Rap About Diapers, Marital Sex and Grave Plots In New Video
It's not #WackWednesday yet but the Lonely Island guys have decided to release their latest music video a few days early (ostensibly for YouTube's Comedy Week...we think). Their newest audiovisual...
View ArticleMarcus Samuelsson Reveals His All-Time Favorite Harlem Fried Chicken Joint
Each week in our Chefs Off Duty series, we talk to some of our favorite chefs and industry folk around the country to find out their secret late-night spots where they like to grab a bite and a pint...
View ArticleRecapping the Mad Men Recaps: "The Crash"
Each week PAPER will help you sort through your feelings about Mad Men by rounding up the best and brightest of the MM recaps. Read below so you can compare, contrast, and ponder while doing a tap...
View ArticleDIY Guru Bre Pettis Has Invented the First Affordable 3-D Printer
Bre Pettis (and other items) printed in 3-D. photographed by Ryan Kobane "Be very careful if you make a great slingshot for your hovercraft," advises Bre Pettis, DIY guru and a founder of the first...
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