Clams Casino's 5 Favorite Beats of 2011
As one of the hottest hip-hop producers in the game right now -- having worked with the likes of A$AP Rocky and Mac Miller -- Clams Casino, aka 24-year-old Mike Volpe, knows his beats. But what does a...
View ArticleRebecca Minkoff On Her Baby-G Collab
Handbag designer Rebecca Minkoff launched her new watch collaboration with Baby G at the Back Room in the Lower East Side the other night. With her shiny, dark locks done to perfection and a glow only...
View ArticleBanksy's New Sculpture + Cool Sign Painting Studio Icy Signs = Eight Items or...
1. Banksy made a sculpture called "Cardinal Sin" of a priest with his face lopped-off and replaced with a pixel mosaic. [Independent] 2. American Apparel's holiday warehouse sale starts today and runs...
View ArticleJackson Rathbone's Travel Hazards
The actor Jackson Rathbone stars in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn-Part 1, in theaters now, and the web series, Aim High, which he co-produced with McG. Next year, he will head back out on tour with...
View ArticleBa'sik, Noorman's Kil, The Shanty: New Bars to Hit this Weekend in Williamsburg
Four new places where you can sate your thirst in Billsburg this weekend. Ba'sik: Simplicity is Ba'sik's strong point. Deviled eggs, hot dogs and cocktails built upon the classics are the staples in...
View ArticleGet Out Of Town with Nicola Formichetti
Nicola Formichetti, Lady Gaga's stylist and the creative director of Mugler and Uniqlo, loves his job(s) so much that he thought he didn't need a holiday -- that is, until he spent a romantic, relaxing...
View ArticleThe Top 5 WTF Parties and Shows of 2011
1. Barneys' Carine's World Party during September Fashion Week The likes of Carine Roitfeld, Valentino, Margherita Missoni, Simon Doonan and Karolina Kurkova (to name a few) singing karaoke in a...
View ArticleJavelin's Canyon Candy Screening at the Clocktower -- Yee-haw!
Sonic sampling wizards Tom Van Buskirk and George Langford, aka the duo Javelin, have never been types to be complacent with their artistic output. In past years, they created "boombaatas," large...
View ArticleMost Upsetting Christmas Video Ever: The Pretenders' "2000 Miles"
"Seasons greetings to you and yours from the holiday nightmare factory." -- Everyone and everything in this Pretenders video for their 1983 single, "2000 Miles." Thanks/no thanks to Lauren Lumsden for...
View ArticleKris Jenner's "I Love My Friends" Gives Rebecca Black a Run For Her Money
Just caught wind of this truly amazing/intensely horrible music video that Kris Jenner (formerly Kardashian) seems to have made to mark her 30th birthday -- "I Love My Friends," to the tune of Randy...
View ArticleLeo Fitzpatrick & Friends Not Garbage Book-Signing Photos
Last night, the West Village basement bookstore OHWOW, Lilliputian in scale but not import, hosted an informal book-signing for actor/artist Leo Fitzpatrick's Not Garbage. The book is based on a Half...
View ArticleTips for Today: Stephen Merchant at Town Hall, Asher Roth Mixtape Release at...
Stephen Merchant at Town Hall This noodly British comic (who we once saw at a party, and thought was a member of The National) is actually Ricky Gervais's right-hand man and co-creator of The Office,...
View ArticleBroadway's Best (and Worst) in 2011 According to AndrewAndrew
Papermag's intrepid theater reviewers AndrewAndrew break down what was hot and what was lukewarm on Broadway this year.Top 5 Musicals of 2011The Book of MormonWhat can we say that hasn't already been...
View ArticleBeauty + Grooming Goodies: Over 60 Last-Minute Gifts Ideas
If, like us, you're doing last-minute gift-shopping this week, beauty items are a smart move to make (after all, everyone likes to get dolled up every now and then). If you really want to win with your...
View ArticleTop Five Party Moments of 2011 According to Zac Sebastian
Here are PAPER/PAPERMAG.com nightlife photographer Zac Sebastian's top five moments of 2011 wherein he stopped, looked around, and thought, "Wow, I love this job."1. The launch party for Julia...
View ArticleTop 10 Holiday Cards We Received This Year -- From John Waters to Phyllis...
We here at PAPER know some pretty interesting characters -- who often send us equally interesting holiday cards. Here are 10 of the best we've gotten this year, including one that's edible! 1. An...
View ArticleAzari & III's "Reckless (With Your Love)" Is Our Music Video of the Day
Is Toronto replacing Williamsburg as the best source for new music? This year we've seen great albums by Drake and The Weeknd and also by this group, Azari & III, and all three are from that...
View ArticleAmar'e Stoudemire, Fashion Icon/Basketball Player, Had An Amazing Year
When he's not on the basketball court playing for the New York Knicks, stylish NBA star Amar'e Stoudemire is making the rounds at runway shows, sitting in the front row with fashion elite like Anna...
View ArticleBoys In Underwear Tell Us What They Want For Christmas
This holiday season, one of our favorite photographers, Richard Phibbs, got together with some of the sexiest men in show business -- that is, the scantily clad fellows of adult film site...
View ArticleMost-Watched Videos in 2011 + Real Shit Girls Say = Eight Items or Less
1. YouTube's most-watched how-to video and their most-watched fashion video for 2011 was "25 Ways to Wear a Scarf in 4.5 Minutes," with 8,220,462 views. Go here for more of their most-watched clips of...
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