Annie's New Music Video Is Just About as '90s as It Gets
Annie is finally back with her new album The A&R EP, which drops on August 5th. While we've been waiting since 2009 for some new Annie jams, the Norwegian singer seems to have the year 1999 on the...
View ArticleThe Roots, Jimmy Fallon and Robin Thicke Perform "Blurred Lines"
The Roots, Jimmy Fallon and Robin Thicke perform "Blurred Lines" with classroom instruments. Need that banana shaker! [LNWJF] Â You the hottest Mitt in this place! [BobbyFinger]Behold, Robin Thicke's...
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 ArticleChef Scott Bryan on Greedy Landlords and What Happens When a Critic Shows Up
Anthony Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential has an entire chapter devoted to Scott Bryan, a "no-bullshit, no muss, no fuss, old school ass-kicking cook of the first order." Bryan, who gained a cult...
View ArticleMiss Guy on Speedos and Sleeping with Justin Timberlake
We here at Paper are longtime fans of ex-Toilet Böys frontman, DJ extraordinaire and living legend Miss Guy. While holding down steady DJing gigs, Guy recently released a new track with Debbie Harry...
View ArticleHere's Kanye's Version of The Canyons Trailer
Because he's friends with Bret Easton Ellis -- and maybe because the gods of Friday are smiling down upon us -- Kanye West has re-scored and re-edited the "dispiriting, unpleasurable work punctuated...
View ArticleThunder Road: Male Stripper Tropes X Classic Stripper Jams
In this weekly column, MC/DJ Hesta Prynn pairs pop culture stories with an original playlist. I may or may not be writing from a bachelorette party in Vegas. The sun may or may not be melting my...
View ArticleVFiles' New "WHAT THE F*SHION?" Series Perfectly Mocks L.A. Style
We couldn't be more excited for the new the VFiles web series "WHAT THE F*SHION," which follows the fictional travails of New York stylist Casey Jane Ellison as she deals with moving to L.A. The first...
View ArticleThe Best, Worst and Weirdest of the Week
Best Extravaganza Eleganza: Hands down our "Queens of Summer" photo shoot where we photographed our favorite up-and-coming New York City drag queens in their best beachwear. Many sites agree. -- Max...
View ArticleHere's a Bear Casually Stealing A Dumpster
Further proof that bears are taking over the world: here's a cute brown bear finding something interesting in a dumpster and then casually walking away with the entire thing in tow. [via Death and...
View ArticleICYMI: Watch Jay Z's "Picasso Baby: A Performance Art Film"
If you were too busy hanging out at the Super(Duper)Market or enjoying the weather/drinking Lime-a-Ritas in the park this weekend (just us?) and missed the HBO premiere of Jay Z's "Picasso Baby"...
View ArticleTen Thoughts On The Canyons
We sent Carey O'Donnell and Eli Yudin, the guys behind the very funny @NotTildaSwinton Twitter parody account (and tireless chroniclers of Real Housewives of New Jersey and surrealist celebrity...
View ArticleBarbie's Getting a New Wardrobe from Three English Designers of the Moment
In honor of her new standalone shop on the 4th floor of Selfridges, Matel commissioned three London-based designers of the moment -- Fred Butler, Nasir Mazhar and SISTER by SIBLING --Â to make...
View ArticleRecap: And the Singles Shall Inherit the Earth
Each Monday, Eli Yudin and Carey O'Donnell, authors of the very, very funny Twitter account @NotTildaSwinton, will be recapping the Real Housewives of New Jersey for us. Below, their next...
View ArticleChef Paul Liebrandt Gets Oyster Maki With a Side of Celeb Sightings at Blue...
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 ArticleMGMT's "Your Life Is a Lie" Video: Singing Dolphins and a Lot of Weirdos
If you were in need of a lot of surreal, repeating vignettes of weirdos being weirdos while doing weird things, look no further than MGMT's new video for "Your Life Is a Lie." The first single off of...
View ArticleSuper(Duper)Market 2013
Relive our 2nd annual Super(Duper)Market with all of our coverage gathered below in one spot. Yum!
View ArticleMichele Bachmann = "The Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started a Conversation With"
Michele Bachmann = SNL Weekend Update's "The Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started a Conversation With." For evidence, watch this brilliant mash-up, above. [via Hyper Vocal]"Can you pay my Bills (Murray)?...
View ArticleThe Cookie Monster Covers Icona Pop's "I Love It"
After doing a cover of last year's undisputed song of the summer, "Call Me Maybe" -- which, by the way, is still amazing -- the Cookie Monster is back again with a chocolate chip-centric cover of Icona...
View ArticleTennessee Thomas Is Opening a Pop-Up Shop/Cool Kid Clubhouse
Heads up, British expat, former drummer in The Like and all-around babe-about-town Tennessee Thomas has created a new cool kid clubhouse-slash-modern day 'happening' in the East Village. Inspired by...
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