Behold: Simpsons Converse
Converse is releasing a small collection of shoes based off of everyone's favorite animated family from Springfield! The Simpsons Chuck Taylor All Star Collection will be available online and in stores...
View ArticleKanye West: Man of Steel
(Image via)In this weekly column, MC/DJ Hesta Prynn pairs pop culture stories with an original playlist. Summertime blockbusters are here! Man of Steel, the Zack Snyder-directed Superman reboot, comes...
View ArticleGIFs Of the Week: "Yeezus" Leaks and a Hand Dryer Dispenses Bacon
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.So Kanye's new album leaked today....
View ArticleBilly Eichner Dresses Up As Taylor Swift, Sings About Grilling in "Glitter...
Move over, "22" -- Taylor Swift's newest anthem is here and it's called "Glitter and Ribs." Just kidding: it's Billy Eichner dressed in Taylor Swift drag! The parody music video finds Eichner trying...
View ArticleJay-Z Filmed a Music Video With a Ton of Artists Inside Pace Gallery
Jay-Z rapping to Marina Abramović [via CEDAR Vine]Earlier today, we got wind that Jay-Z was filming the video for Magna Carta Holy Grail track "Picasso Baby" inside Pace Gallery and decided to find...
View ArticleThe Top 10 Hottest People Amanda Bynes Has Accused of Being Ugly
As we all know, Amanda Bynes, adrift in a world of wigs, court appearances and Twitter meltdowns, has taken to calling celebrities ugly out of the blue. No one is safe -- not Jay-Z, not Jason Biggs and...
View ArticleIn Utero Is Turning 20 So Watch the Album's Crazy Old TV Promo
Nirvana's In Utero is turning 20 and being reissued this September, which means there's no better time to revisit their crazy TV promo featuring Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic lying on gym...
View ArticleYep, The Canyons Is Going to Be Bad in the Best Way Possible
The trailer for the trainwreck/best movie of the decade The Canyons is here and it looks as hideously acted and trashy as any Lifetime movie -- or, you know, as dramatic as the actual making of The...
View ArticleThe xx Mine Old French Music Show Archives In Video For "Sunset (Jamie xx Edit)"
The xx's Jamie xx made a recent remix of "Sunset" and, to accompany the track, the group pieced together this hypnotic footage of a woman in a black and white tracksuit dancing in what appears to be a...
View ArticleIn the Kitchen with the "Love King" Raheem DeVaughn
D.C. soul singer Raheem DeVaughn calls himself the Love King, which would be a bold move even if the title hadn't been appropriated by The-Dream on his third album. Still, DeVaughn has some expertise...
View ArticleNote From Kim: Fashion's Problematic Love Affair with Youth Culture
I know, I know. It's been beaten to death, but I can't help but continue to wonder why the Met Ball (celebrating the opening of the Costume Institute show Punk: Chaos to Couture) was so cringe-worthy...
View ArticleAlfred Portale on Self-Publishing a Cookbook and Why He's Against Specials
Famed chef Alfred Portale recently released his fourth cookbook, The Gotham Bar and Grill Greenmarket to Gotham Recipe Journal. Not only does Greenmarket to Gotham feature 36 original vegetarian...
View ArticleMichael Holman Talks Glam Rock, Graffiti Rock, Basquiat and Blue's Clues
Last month, Michael Holman launched a Kickstarter campaign to release a 30th-anniversary DVD of Graffiti Rock, the first nationally-syndicated hip-hop TV show, whose pilot aired the weekend of June...
View ArticleA Photographer Tells Us About B.A.'s Nightlife and Music Scenes
Photo by Inés CufreEach 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...
View ArticleChatting With R&B's Secret Weapon
Terius "The-Dream" Nash has long been R&B's secret weapon, but his cover's about to be blown. Having penned such monster hits as Beyoncé's "Single Ladies" and Rihanna's "Umbrella," in addition to...
View ArticleMike D Made a 10-Minute Punk/Trap Track for Kenzo
Kenzo's Humberto Leon (who is co-creative director Opening Ceremony as well) tapped the Beastie Boys' Mike D to make a track for their upcoming Spring/Summer 2014 show, and, lo and behold, punk and...
View ArticleEnter Hi Fashion's Otherworldly Baptism in the Video for "Lighthouse"
Hi Fashion, the queer electro-pop duo whose music has been featured in gay clubs and Drew Droege's Chloe Sevigny parodies for years, are back on the scene with upcoming EP You Are Gorgeous, out in...
View ArticleBritney Spears'"Ooh La La" Video: Oh No, Oh God
Oh no, Britney Spears, what are you doing? Britney's newest single, "Ooh La La," is pegged to the Smurfs 2 -- the CGI and live-action movie based on everyone's favorite Saturday morning cartoon -- so...
View ArticleICYMI: Last Night's Sharknado Chainsaw Scene!
ICYMI: Last Night's Sharknado chainsaw scene, featuring Ian Ziering and Tara Reid. Holy shit.. Just FYI, Mia Farrow and Philip Roth watched Sharknado together. Update: HuffPo says the tweet was a...
View ArticleThe Lansky at Galli
Satisfying bowls of Fettuccine Bolognese are often the allure of a neighborhood trattoria -- not ingenuity. "You can only get so creative," points out Steven Gallo, co-owner of Italian restaurant...
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