Watch Azealia Banks' New Video, "Luxury"
When we first started watching Azealia Banks' new music video for the Machinedrum-produced track, "Luxury," it sort of reminded us of a makeup ad before quickly morphing into a stylish black and white...
View ArticleA Possible Downton Abbey Prequel + Grizzly Bear's New Music Video = Eight...
1. Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes said during a BAFTA event that he's considering making a DA prequel that follows Lord and Lady Grantham's (Robert and Cora's)...
View ArticleMorning Funnies: "I Just Want to Ride Bikes With You" + the New Liz & Dick...
Here's a completely cringe-y video titled "I Just Want to Ride Bikes With You," made by a woman named Jacquelyn for her husband Todd as "a wedding video surprise." Though it was clearly created with...
View ArticleJay-Z's "Hard Knock Life" Is Our Music Video of the Day
With Annie coming back to Broadway next week and Jay-Z launching Barclays Center tonight, what could be more appropriate for our oldie-but-goodie music video than "Hard Knock Life"? The song first...
View ArticleGayletter Unveil a New Newsletter For Straight Dudes
Click to enlargeTom Jackson and Abi Benitez, the dynamic duo behind must-read events newsletter Gayletter ("designed to help the homosexuals of New York figure out what to do with their spare time"),...
View ArticleThe Terrible Brooklyn Nets Cheerleader Uniforms + A New Lady Gaga Rap Song at...
At Mugler's Paris Fashion Week show Wednesday night , models walked down the catwalk to a new rap (yes, rap) track by Nicola Formichetti BFF/styling client Lady Gaga -- though you wouldn't know it. Her...
View ArticleSensation, the Rave of all Raves, Is Coming to Brooklyn
While compiling our annual Nightlife Awards nominees (which we'll be announcing any day now...) the dearth of mega-clubs in NYC felt more apparent to us than ever before. Cro-bar, Limelight,...
View ArticleChef Paul Gerard On His New Restaurant, Exchange Alley, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll
The six-week-old Exchange Alley is a shadowy hideout in the East Village, featuring a gutsy New York-meets-New Orleans menu (jambalaya balls with dirty gravy, meatball parmigiano flatbread). Chef Paul...
View ArticleAfrika Bambaataa: A Supreme Force
The story of Afrika Bambaataa's evolution from gang leader to global cultural icon is the stuff of legend. In 1973, the former leader of the Bronx's biggest gang, the Black Spades, used his influence...
View ArticleA Documentary-Only Movie Theater Is Headed to New York
Were you aware that New York City is woefully lacking in theaters that only screen documentaries? Neither were we. BUT, much like pretzel M&Ms or Facebook, a new doc-only theater is headed to...
View Article15 Halloween Costumes Inspired By The Runway
Stumped about what to be for Halloween? Look no further than the 2012 fall and winter runway shows! Though high fashion can be mad expensive, and we could maybe afford like the tiniest 1/4 inch scrap...
View ArticleCocktail of the Week: The Expat at Lantern's Keep
The holidays may have not yet arrived, but already the crowds of Midtown tourists are thickening. Lantern's Keep, tucked in the back of the Iroquois Hotel in Times Square, provides an intimate refuge...
View ArticlePeaches Is Back! Watch Her New Music Video, "Burst!"
Busy with other projects -- like producing a guerrilla video on behalf of Pussy Riot or making her own feature film -- Peaches hasn't released any new music over the last three years, which seems like...
View ArticleRegister to Vote at Opening Ceremony + Sit Tight For Louie in Today's Eight...
1. If you want to register to vote in style, head to Opening Ceremony tomorrow between 2 and 7 p.m. where they'll be teaming up with the cool cats at Downtown for Democracy for what will surely be a...
View ArticlePrankster Redesigns London's Subway Signs
Somebody's been hacking the signage in the London subway system, and it's awesome. A very funny UK street artist has been busy re-designing the maps and warnings in the London Underground. Hopefully,...
View ArticleThe Morning Funnies: Ellen's High School Prom + NYC's New Baby Walrus
Sarah Palin looks... different. The former Alaskan governor is giving us some combination of Kyle and Kim Richards' long-lost sister/Audrina Patridge in five years/Shania Twain. [via The Cut]How...
View ArticleEdward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros' "Child" Is Our Music Video of the Day
The latest clip from Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, "Child," is fan-made (though it's the band's 'official' video). It was made by a recent graduate of Loyola University, Michal Byra, who...
View ArticleTop of the Pops: Adele is Baaaack
Adele's James Bond theme from Skyfall burst on to the singles-download chart this week and goes straight in at #3. And that's after it was only available to buy for three days! One Direction topped...
View ArticleJennifer Lawrence Is the New Face of Dior + Neiman Marcus' Absurd Henhouse in...
FYI, Jennifer Lawrence is the new face of Dior's Miss Dior handbag line. [WWD]Mewow! Odd Future designed these amazing iPhone cases for Incase. Get 'em here. [MTVStyle]Solange on why she'd never start...
View ArticleWatch Matt and Kim's 'Awkward Family Photos'-Style Video, "Let's Go"
After releasing a viral clip of basketball whiz Pat The Roc showing off his boonanas ball handling skills to accompany their single, "Let's Go," Matt and Kim have surprised us with another music video...
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