What Some of Our Favorite Musicians Are Reading On Tour
While you're lounging on a sunny beach with a book, your favorite bands are toiling on the road on their summer tours. But just because musicians are always on the move doesn't mean they don't have...
View ArticleSee Benedict Cumberbatch as Julian Assange in New The Fifth Estate Trailer
Our favorite actor-slash-otter doppelgänger, Benedict Cumberbatch, has transmogrified into silver-haired, Aussie-accented Julian Assange for the upcoming movie The Fifth Estate. Directed by Bill...
View ArticleLet the Maker of "Sh*t Girls Say" Teach You About King Charles Spaniels
There's a new canine-centric and internet pre-approved series from Graydon Sheppard, maker of "Shit Girls Say." Called Pure Breeds, the series explores the history of different breeds of dog -- this...
View ArticleIs Armani Selling $30 Diapers to Russian Babies?
In today's "fashion headlines that should have appeared in The Onion," we've come across a supposed ad for Armani diapers selling for €23 (that's $30!) each. Though it's highly likely that we're all...
View ArticleVampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig and Chris Baio Do "Ask a Grown Man"
Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig and Chris Baio decided to join the ever-growing list of successful, crush-worthy men doing Rookie Mag's "Ask a Grown Man" series. Over the course of their advice session,...
View ArticleRun the Jewels Beat Andrew W.K. + Amber Tamblyn to a Pulp in "36" Chain"
Run the Jewels, the hip-hop duo formed by Killer Mike and El-P, debuted their new video for "36" Chain" and it stars a slew of PAPER favorites. Following the rappers as they try to rescue their...
View ArticleShameful Crushes: Sorry/Not Sorry.
Love all these guys. Sorry/not sorry. [via 100 Years of Lolitude] PSA: Nice Jewish Boy-turned-porn star James Deen has a really frickin' cute web series about his love of food, wherein he eats Timothy...
View ArticleCocoRosie Have a Beautiful -- and Uncomfortable -- New Video for "Child Bride"
CocoRosie's new video for Tales Of A GrassWidow track "Child Bride" is a beautifully stylized clip depicting exactly what the song title suggests -- a child bride preparing to marry a much older man....
View ArticleFinding the Musical Groove Has Never Been So...Challenging?
I love music. Given the right mood, I can listen to almost anything. Back in the day I'd scour record bins in search of a forgotten, neglected or overlooked masterpiece, spending hours upon hours...
View ArticleParker Posey On Grace of Monaco and Her Soap Opera Days
Last night the Ali Forney Center -- which provides shelters, drop-in centers and outreach for LGBT homeless youth in New York -- held their fourth-annual summer Oasis benefit at the Chelsea Piers. It...
View ArticleLevonia Jenkins and La Lopez Embrace Their C*ntiness with "So C#nt"
In drag, "cunt" is a compliment -- much like "fishy," it means that a queen has done her utmost to look like a vagina-having, cisgendered lady. But drag divas Levonia Jenkins and La Lopez are here to...
View ArticleIs Tropical's New Video Is Very, Very NSFW
British trio Is Tropical released a music video through Kitsuné and it's very, very NSFW. This should come as no surprise since the boys are proven partiers, the director of the vid is Vice's resident...
View ArticleHere's Rahm Emanuel Dancing to "Blurred Lines" at Taste of Chicago
This video of Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel dancing to "Blurred Lines" at Taste of Chicago is everything we've ever wanted and more. I think you might even see duck lips at the 1:27 mark. Can he and...
View ArticleThere Is Now An Advanced Style Coloring Book
We love us a quirky coloring book that lets us shade in Bill Murray's Steve Zissou beard, experiment with giving Jon Hamm blonde hair (why not?) and connect the dots on Tupac's bandana (that would be...
View ArticleIt's the Freakin' Weekend, Baby
It's the freakin' weekend, baby, and in honor of R. Kelly's hometown performance this Sunday headlining Chicago's Pitchfork fest, we're declaring his eternal jam, "Ignition (Remix)" our oldie but...
View ArticleVampire Weekend Made a "Blurred Lines" Cover
Vampire Weekend went into BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge and came out with a damn good cover of Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines," complete with Ezra Koenig rapping with a funny ATL-meets-posh-Mid-Atlantic...
View ArticleVMA Nominations X Emmy Nominations
In this weekly column, MC/DJ Hesta Prynn pairs pop culture stories with an original playlist. The Primetime Emmys and the MTV Video Awards announced their nominees this week. Sure, there were snubs,...
View ArticleThe Best, Worst and Weirdest of the Week
Coolest Drummer of the Week: This mystery grandma drummer, who just strolled into a drum shop, ripped it up on a set, and then peaced. We love you, Grandma Drummer, whoever you are! -- Elizabeth...
View ArticleLet This Video Take You Through the Alphabet in 26 Musical Genres
If you need a refresher on the headache-inducing number of musical genres there are out there, here's a video taking you through the alphabet with Ambient, Baroque, Chiptune, etc. The most impressive...
View ArticleMess Around With An Animated Kanye In the Official "Black Skinhead" Video
After the brouhaha over an underwhelming leaked clip from Kanye's "Black Skinhead" video, the real deal is here and...it's not significantly different. Directed by British fashion photographer Nick...
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