Roman Coppola Talks Four Stories Film Series, Charlie Sheen and the Best...
Last Thursday night, a bevy of cool kids (from magician David Blaine to actor Michael Pitt to Chairlift's Caroline Polachek) headed to the W Hotel Downtown to celebrate the launch of the Four Stories...
View ArticleBeyoncé Updated Her Tumblr!
If you haven't already, please run -- don't walk -- to Beyoncé's Tumblr, where the pop star recently posted some hi-res photos featuring B & co. going about their highly... irregular lives. We...
View ArticleR.I.P. Helen Gurley Brown
Like many, we were sad to hear of the passing of legendary Cosmopolitan Editor Helen Gurley Brown today, at 90 years old. Having written her now-famous Sex and the Single Girl in 1962 -- one year...
View ArticleHere's a Video Inside Patricia Field's 8th Street Boutique in the '80s
We were poking around on Jeremiah Moss' website Jeremiah's Vanishing New York recently (Moss also did a Q&A with us last week about Peep World on 33rd Street turning into a Hooters, that you...
View Article"F-Bomb" and "Sexting" Added to the Dictionary + a Party Down Movie Is Maybe...
1) This was posted on Barack Obama's official Tumblr page today. Meow, Barry! (And, for the record, Paul Ryan is indeed the worst. Get out and vote in November, kids.) [BarackObama] 2) Parks and Rec is...
View ArticleTips for Today: Robert Anasi in NYC + Franz Ferdinand in L.A. + Caddywhompus...
New York Metajournalist Robert Anasi knew Williamsburg before it was cool and rent was over $300. No, really. His fascinating memoir, The Last Bohemia, Scenes From the Life of Williamsburg, Brooklyn,...
View ArticleMorning Funnies: "Baby Got Back" Film Supercut + What 50 Cent Really Thinks...
Oh my god, Becky, look at...this amazing "Baby Got Back" supercut made from over 295 different movies. [via Uproxx]When asked about the Kanye West-Kim Kardashian relationship, 50 Cent reportedly told...
View ArticleDJ Khaled & Kanye West's "I Wish You Would"/"Cold" Is Our Music Video of the Day
Warning: Do not watch this video if you're seizure-prone. If not, then watch away. Hype Williams directed this six-minute long clip for DJ Khaled and Kanye West's "I Wish You Would" and "Cold" --...
View ArticleOMG, OMG, OMG: A Downton Abbey Season 3 Trailer
Here's a bootlegged trailer for season three of Downton Abbey, taped off someone's television in the U.K. (Hey, a new Downton Abbey trailer is a new Downton Abbey trailer, even if you can hear the...
View ArticleHappy 100th Birthday, Julia Child!
Happy 100th Birthday, Julia Child! Although there seems to be almost as many celebrity chefs on TV these days as there are reality TV stars, we can't think of anyone who has as much fun in the kitchen...
View Article"Scent Capturing Postcard Printer" + Condoleezza Rice's Modeling Debut In...
Check out these cool jewelry pieces by designer Laura Lombardi, launching today with online vintage store Market Publique. [via Market Publique]Werk it, Condi! The former Secretary of State made her...
View ArticleSandwich of the Week: Smoked Bluefish Special from Mile End Sandwich
In a city with no shortage of delicious Jewish delicatessens, Mile End Sandwich's Montreal-style smoked meat sandwich puts up a fierce fight against the longtime heavyweight champions at Katz's. But...
View ArticleMark Andrew Gravel Makes Cool Beans at Kinfolk Studios
To celebrate the upcoming release of his new cookbook and visual guidebook about all things radical beanmaking and plant-based eating, Kill the Recipe: A Cookbook and Visual Guidebook on the Basics of...
View ArticleTime Machine Chefs Star Silvena Rowe On the New ABC Show + How the Olympics...
Silvena Rowe, a celebrity chef in the U.K., is entering the U.S. spotlight this Thursday when the new ABC series Time Machine Chefs blasts off. Described as a cross between Top Chef and Dr. Who, the...
View ArticlePeaches and Alicia Silverstone Are Latest to Show (and Write, and Film) Their...
Pussy Riot members Maria Alyokhina, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, and Yekaterina Samutsevich on trial for "premeditated hooliganism" are continuing to gain high profile support in anticipation of their...
View ArticleThese Kids Rapping About Snack Foods Are the Best
We can't get enough of Minneapolis-based kids rap group Y.N.RichKids and their video for the snack-obsessed single, "Hot Cheetos & Takis." The track brings everything we like in a rap video: quick...
View ArticleAnthony Bourdain's North American Tour + Spencer Sweeney's Opening Tonight at...
1. Anthony Bourdain is embarking on his first North American tour come November, making stops in Nashville, TN; Birmingham, AL; Houston, TX; Baltimore, MD and more. Details are a little fuzzy about...
View ArticleTips for Today: Marina and the Diamonds in NYC + Amadou and Mariam in L.A. +...
New YorkPAPER girl Marina Diamandis a.k.a. Marina and the Diamonds, artfully combines dance pop with a touch of retro soul, as seen on her wildly popular single "Primadonna" from her sophomore album,...
View ArticleMorning Funnies: Bar-Mitzvah Voguing + Fight Club, the Rom-Com
In honor of Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone's 54th today, here is a 1992 video of a young man named Shaun Sperling voguing at his Madonna-themed Bar Mitzvah. We love that his mom (we're assuming)...
View Article2:54's "Sugar" Is Our Music Video of the Day
We've been fans of British sister duo 2:54 for a while now (read their feature in PAPER's Summer Music Issue HERE) and were excited to see they have a new music video out, "Sugar." In it, we see the...
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