Brian Bowen Smith on Projects and the Art of Celebrity Photography
Photographer Brian Bowen Smith was discovered by celebrity photographer Herb Ritts as a professional inline skater in the '90s. He became Ritts' assistant, studied under him for four years, and the...
View ArticleDirector Douglas Tirola Dishes About His Boozy New Film, "Hey Bartender"
Today, the allure of mixology becomes magnified on the big screen: Hey Bartender, the documentary that made waves at SXSW by chronicling a duo of aspiring drink-slingers -- packed with plenty of...
View ArticleGovernor's Ball, Bonnaroo + Other Music Festival Lineups Analyzed
(Photo by Eva Rinaldi)With the Governor's Ball taking place this weekend, right on the heels of Summer Jam last week, the summer music season is upon us. We at Papermag started wondering which acts...
View ArticleThe Black Eyed Peas'"I Gotta Feeling:" Your Song of the Summer Past (and...
Will it be Daft Punk? Robin Thicke? French Montana? While you try to predict the Song of the Summer of 2013, we'll take the easy way out with today's (not so) oldie-but-goodie: "I Got a Feeling" by...
View ArticleTony Award Predictions: Mr. Mickey and Whitney Pick the Winners
As the reigning Broadway queens here at Paper Publishing HQ, we took it upon ourselves to weigh in on this year's Tony Award nominees. The actual winners will be announced this Sunday on the annual...
View ArticleCate Blanchett Breaks Down, Louis C.K. Is There: Woody Allen's New Movie
There are so many things to gawk at/look forward to in Woody Allen's upcoming film Blue Jasmine, which revolves around Cate Blanchett's character going from New York socialite to a down-on-her-luck...
View ArticleCelebrities! How Similar To Us They Are
Welcome to our new series "Celebrities! How Similar to Us They Are," a surrealist send-up of celebrity weekly's' "Stars Are Just Like Us!" features. Each installment is written by Eli Yudin and Carey...
View ArticleGovernors Ball x Disgraced Governors
Photo of Eliot Spitzer from HarvardEthics on FlickrIn this weekly column, MC/DJ Hesta Prynn pairs pop culture stories with an original playlist.This weekend is the Governors Ball, a music festival with...
View ArticleThe Best, Worst and Weirdest of the Week
Fashion Trend We Didn't See Coming But Are Now Mildly Intrigued By: Home Depot threads and accessories. -- Abby SchreiberBest Coverline: "The Feminist Lobby: What Else Do Women Want," as seen on the...
View ArticleNBA Players Read Mean Tweets
Jimmy Kimmel's latest installment of famous people reading mean tweets about them is an NBA edition. Clippers player Deandre Jordan's mean tweet and answer are the best. [via Mashable]Kim Kardashian...
View ArticleLincoln's Jenn Louis Digs the Barbacoa at Taqueria Portland
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 ArticleVan Dyke Parks on Aging, Arranging and Skrillex
Van Dyke Parks, who abjures words like "quirky" and "idiosyncratic," has nevertheless led a unique career as rock musicians' (from the Beach Boys to Skrillex) favored performer of pre-rock functions...
View ArticleDrag Queens Mock Downton Abbey to the Tune of Madonna's "Vogue"
Though it seems inconceivable, there are lot of folks out there who don't watch Downton Abbey and, gasp, never intend to. (Let's get real for a second: If Downton was on HBO, filled with sex and Mr....
View ArticleDiddy, Paul Rudd and Robyn Star in The Lonely Island's "Go Kindergarten" Video
Surprise! There's another Lonely Island #WackWednesday video even though it's not Wednesday and even though we'd incorrectly assumed there'd be no more videos once The Wack Album dropped (it's out...
View ArticleGovBall Chatz: Yeasayer Talk Jorts, Kanye's Bathroom and Being "Loose-Skinned...
Between petting baby chicks, listening to bands, and wading through mud at Governors Ball this weekend, we had a little tête-à-tête with Yeasayer's Chris Keating and Ira Wolf Tuton. Read on to see what...
View ArticleDaphne Guinness's First Music Video Is Here
A few months ago Daphne Guinness announced on Twitter that she was in a studio recording an album. Now we get to see what a Daphne Guinness music video looks like with the release of her first single,...
View ArticleA PSA for Bitchy Resting Face
Do you suffer from bitchy/asshole resting face? You are not alone. [TastefullyOffensive] File under Things You Cannot Unsee: The William and Kate faceswap. [Buzzfeed] Here's a video of a love bird...
View ArticleSee Naomi Watts in a Wig From 1,000 Angles In the New Trailer for Diana
We all know the tragic story of Princess Diana, so we guess the makers of this teaser trailer for Diana, the upcoming biopic about the Princess of Wales, decided to eschew speech altogether. Who needs...
View ArticleMavis Staples, Jeff Tweedy and His Son Jam in "I Like the Things About Me"
Mavis Staples has been in the studio working on a new album with Wilco's Jeff Tweedy and the result, One True Vine, comes out on June 25. (Read all about it in our upcoming Summer Music Issue, on...
View ArticleThe Eva Perón at Krescendo
Perhaps one of the reasons the trashy Long Island Iced Tea remained in the must-have drink pantheon for so long is because of its boozy simplicity: equal parts vodka, gin, light rum, tequila and triple...
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