Jill Scott Covering "Lovely Day" Is Our Music Video of the Day
We're starting off Thursday with a "random act of kindness" by sharing this clip featuring Jill Scott singing a cover version of the Bill Withers' classic "Lovely Day." The Grammy-winning Philly...
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Cuckoo For Iris Apfel's New MAC Line
MAC just launched a collection based on 90-year-old style icon Iris Apfel's multi-textured, more-is-more-is-more style. A 2006 Met Show featuring Apfel's charismatic wardrobe dubbed her "the Rare Bird...
View ArticleAssemblage Art Visionary George Herms at Susan Inglett Gallery
George Herms, the legendary figure from California's 1960s-era assemblage movement, is hot again -- for like the umpteenth time in his itinerant career as a visionary innovator. Eschewing the...
View ArticleIsaac Mizrahi Got Married!
Yesterday, longtime Friend Of PAPER, designer Isaac Mizrahi announced on the Wendy Williams Show that he "eloped" to City Hall and wed longtime boyfriend Arnold Germer. He showed off his blingy ring,...
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Accidental Tourist
When it comes to travel, it's all about location, location, location. And by that, we mean where you're sitting and just who you're sitting next to. Sometimes you hit the jackpot and find yourself...
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Listen to Lana Del Rey's "National Anthem" and "This Is What Makes Us Girls"
"National Anthem" and "This Is What Makes Us Girls" -- two more tracks off model Lana Del Rey's Born to Die -- leaked this morning. Give them a listen on ohmyrock.net. Del Rey's much-anticipated...
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Kanye's First 2012 Twitter Screed + the Most Upsetting E.T. Doll In the World...
1. Kanye starts his Twitter-year with a long rant about his design company, DONDA, and...well, everything. Where do we sign up for his summer school with Spike Jonze? [Twitter via Billboard]2. PopRally...
View Article9 Celebrities Photographed With Canes!
When we saw this sort of amusing/worrisome image on Just Jared of Brad Pitt walking with a cane (Brad, are you OK!?), in our post-holiday haze we decided we would find some other images of non-elderly...
View ArticleMiami Winter Music Conference + Ultra Music Festival Coming in March
This year's Miami Winter Music Conference will be headquartered in a temporary structure on Miami Beach, at the east end of Collins Park (21st Street and Collins Avenue, South Beach, Florida). The...
View ArticleJim Morrison's House Burned in the L.A. Arson Fires: Photos of the Damage
When we heard that Jim Morrison's Hollywood Hills home was burned in the L.A. arson fires last week, we reached out to photographer and Paper pal Jeff Forney, whose friend, Matt King, lives in the...
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Tips for Today: The Apollo Project, Nerd Nite Magazine Launch & Let's Play House
The Apollo Project at the World Financial CenterTo kick off the 2012 New York Guitar Festival, a crew of luminaries (including Mike Gordon (Phish), Jeff Parker (Tortoise), Larry Campbell,...
View ArticleEMF's "Unbelievable" Is Our Music Video of the Day
A lot of our oldie-but-goodie-Friday videos were only one-hit wonders but, hey, it's really hard to write a catchy song. "Unbelievable" was EMF's only big hit and it went to #1 in July of 1991. When...
View ArticleDamien Hirst Spotted -- Preview His 11-Gallery Strong Gagosian Exhibit
In what is sure to be one of the biggest art events of the season, on January 11th, all 11 of Gagosian's galleries worldwide will feature a total of over 300 of Damien Hirst's famous "spot paintings"...
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Magic Johnson, Ron Burkle Acquire BlackBook Media + Everyone Bought a Gun...
1. The annual GlobalFEST returns to Webster Hall (125 East 11th Street) on Sunday, January 8, 7 p.m. to midnight. This "world-music" showcase features artists from eleven countries including Mali's...
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David Cross Examined On Tonight's Season Premiere of The Increasingly Poor...
You might know David Cross as the sketch comedy hero from HBO's cult-'90s revue Mr. Show with Bob and David. Or maybe you know him as Dr. Tobias Fünke from the beloved (and soon-to-return) Arrested...
View ArticleBarbershop Cuts It in Williamsburg
Steve Marks took over Carroll Gardens barbershop Sal's in 2010, revamping the old-fashioned space form a quaint time capsule into a shop he knew would fit in nicely with the neighborhood's...
View ArticlePortlandia Season Two Premiere Party And Pix
It was a comedy and indie-rock fan's wet dream last night at the Museum of Natural History, the scene of the epic IFC-hosted Portlandia season two premiere. Several hundred attendees gathered in a...
View ArticleHanni El Khatib + Jacuzzi Boys at Alex's Bar in Long Beach
Hunky garage/surf rocker Hanni El Khatib played a show last night at Alex's Bar in Long Beach and our intrepid L.A. correspondent, Rebecca Smeyne, went down to check things out. El Khatib played with...
View ArticleShit Gay Guys Say to Their Cats + Coachella 2012 Is Dance-Crazy = Eight Items...
1. Rich Juzwiak of fourfour presents: "Shit Gay Guys Say to their Cats." We'll never get tired of this shit! 2. EDM rising! Judging from the type-size allotted to the Coachella 2012 headliners, it's a...
View ArticleJason Wu X Target: Behold the Cuteness
Behold, Jason Wu for Target's full collection of super-cute sundresses, blouses, skirts and bags that will look really good on like, everyone. The line goes on sale Feb., 5th.
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