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Rejoice! There are Amy Poehler and Tina Fey Action Figures
Good work, nerds -- toy company Bif Bang Pow! has announced a limited run of Weekend Update action figures depicting everyone's favorite comedians ready to mock the news. They are available for...
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11 Long-Gone Publications That Shaped '70s NYC
In my career as a writer, I've worked for a lot of publications (yes, printed matter) that eventually fell by the wayside, either because I've been around for a long, long time or because I'm some kind...
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Grab Meme Culture's "Mr. Guwop" Gucci Mane Hat Quick
Earlier today The Fader wrote a piece on these Drake-esque caps by stylist / "meme god" Jessica Anteby and Memeculture.com with "WOES" stitched across the front -- which definitely had me wishing I had...
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The Weeknd Survives a Horror Movie Car Wreck in "The Hills"
Buckle up, because The Weeknd has just released a new, blood-flecked horror flick for his single "The Hills."Hot off the shortlived leak of his new Max Martins-produced lead single "I Can't Feel My...
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Pop Souk Brings the Party to the Pop-Up Market this Sunday
Paper favorite Ladyfag is bringing back her excellent, intimidatingly comprehensive Pop Souk Bazaar, which aims to bring a bit of nightlife culture and fashion to a daytime pop-up market. The fifth...
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Scenes from CITTA's Fundraiser On Behalf of Relief Efforts in Nepal
Tuesday night a mix of media and fashion folks came together in support of a good cause -- relief efforts in Nepal -- at Acme. The fundraiser was in support of CITTA, an organization that promotes...
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Premiere: Chapman Releases 8 New Videos to Accompany His Debut LP, Progress...
(Photo by Kaitlin Christy) Alex Chapman is a man of many talents -- NYC nightlife fixture, journalist and more recently, rising rapper with a brand new "visual LP" or eight videos that accompany each...
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Preview Judy Garland Artwork from "Night of a Thousand Judys"
If there is one thing theater-lovers never get tired of it's the one and only Miss Judy Garland. This Monday a parade of theater bigwigs will hit the stage at the Merkin Concert Hall for the annual...
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Scope a New Photo Exhibit Featuring Works by Larry Clark...In a NYC Laundromat
(photo by Larry Clark)There's no longer a reason to fear laundry day, as Long Giang Dang laundromat at 168 Elizabeth Street (on the border of NYC's Chinatown and Soho) is hosting a special three-show...
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Noted Philosopher Drake Expounds On Why He Has No New Friends
The tradeoffs of being Aubrey Graham, enormously successful rapper and walking meme, are myriad -- when one moves from being an actor to a rapper to a social media phenomenon to a global star, one...
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New Book @heaven Explores the Internet's Earliest Social Network and the...
Back in the mid-'90s, when the internet was in its infancy, there was an online community of message boards and chat rooms called the WELL (the "Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link"). Mostly run by futurists...
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Peep the All-Women Issue of ARTnews: Now With More Depressing Statistics
Back in the 1970s, ARTnews published Linda Nochlin's seminal essay "Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?" And with prominent artists like Cindy Sherman still saying that their biggest career...
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Odd Future Is Probably Done For -- and That's Okay
Shock-rap collective Odd Future doesn't really exist anymore in any form but name -- its most successful member, Frank Ocean, hasn't collaborated with anyone in the group for a while, nor have Earl...
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There Isn't a Zine About Rappers and Cats Until You Help Make It
Combining rappers with adorable art is a tried and true way to make a good product (especially if Bun B's Rap Coloring Book has anything to say about it), but never before have art and rappers been...
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There is Going to Be Twice as Much Serial for Your Friends to Tell You to...
Remember when you couldn't leave the house without a well-meaning friend telling you to listen to Serial? "It's soooo good," they'd say. "You just have to listen to it. I mean, what a crazy...
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The Coolest Person In the Room: Queen Sateen
Queen Sateen. (Photo via Instagram)In our new column, "The Coolest Person In the Room," we're asking our favorite nightlife pros (hosts, DJs, door people, promoters, bar/club owners, club kids,...
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The 10 New Art Shows to See This Week
The big event this week is the third edition of New Museum's IDEAS CITY Festival, running from May 28th to the 30th in downtown New York City. This year's theme, "The invisible City," honors the 1972...
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There's a Kickstarter to Get Descartes Translated Into Bro-Speak
The popular blog Philosophy Bro is basically Cliff Notes for frat stars, consistently conveying complicated philosophical and intellectual ideas in language that is not only extremely plain and easy to...
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Hudson Mohawke Talks "Maximalism" and Sonic Textures Ahead of His NYC Show...
(photo by Lauren Gesswein)Hudson Mohawke arrives 20 minutes late to our interview, a bottle of orange Fanta tucked under an arm, clear-rimmed glasses slightly askance and one very tired look spread...
View ArticleVinnie's Pizzeria Has Created a Meta Pizza
So I'm not one to usually consider fast food gimmicks "adorable" (The Chicken Corsage is a gimmick only a mother could love), but these baby 'zas used to top this meta pizza slice at Williamsburg's...
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