The Five Best Parts of Lena Dunham's Millenium Diary
Right before 2000, a 14-year-old Lena Dunham filled out a "Millenium Diary" and answered questions about everything from her personal motto to what "taste makes you melt." Below, we select our five...
View ArticleThe 10 Best Sitcom Sidekicks of the '80s and '90s... and Their Twitter Accounts
One of the tried-and-true staples of '80s and '90s sitcoms was the goofy friend to a sibling. While parked on the couch watching a TGIF when you were in the 5th grade, you could always count on a...
View ArticleAzealia Banks, Andrew WK + More Share Their Halloween Costumes
Over the last month we polled some of our favorite celebrities/movers and shakers to find out what they were dressing up as for Halloween this year. Read on to see who's wearing a speedo, who's going...
View ArticlePreview Ryan Johnson's "Self Storage" at The Suzanne Geiss Company
Ryan Johnson, The Perfectionist, 2012Photo by Matthu PlacekCourtesy of The Suzanne Geiss Company, NYCIn Ryan Johnson's new show at The Suzanne Geiss Company -- his first solo exhibit at the gallery --...
View ArticleHurricane Sandy Frankenstorm + KAWS' Macy's Thanksgiving Parade Balloon =...
1. Hurricane Sandy is turning into a once-in-a-lifetime "Frankenstorm" and weather experts insist they're "not trying to hype it, this is what we're seeing." Stock up on funny-tasting (just us?)...
View ArticleGIFs of the Week: Barack is Bored + Ye Olde Kanye West
Welcome to our Friday GIF roundup, featuring a curated list of this week's most important, amusing and/or newsy GIFs and GIF sets by Mike Hayes of BuzzFeed and GIFHound. Would have had this up earlier...
View ArticleGIFs of the Week: Barack is Bored + Ye Olde Kanye West
Welcome to our Friday GIF roundup, featuring a curated list of this week's most important, amusing and/or newsy GIFs and GIF sets by Mike Hayes of BuzzFeed and GIFHound. Would have had this up earlier...
View ArticleScenes From Bike Kill IX, Now With More 'Muff Dive'
Bike Kill, the block party hosted by the Black Label Bike Club, returned for its 9th year to an otherwise quiet block near their clubhouse (aka the Chicken Hut) in Bed-Stuy. Unlike last year, it...
View ArticleCourtney Love + Klaus Biesenbach Judged a Costume Contest at MoMA PS1
Unfortunately, MoMA PS1's first annual Artists' Halloween Carnival and Parade yesterday was cut short due to the storm, but still happened for a small group for a few hours before the MTA shut down....
View ArticleSandy's a-Comin' -- Be Safe Everyone!
Save for a couple of photo galleries we'll be posting today from Halloween weekend shenanigans in NYC, we're taking the day off here at PAPER HQ to obsessively watch NY1 for updates on Hurricane...
View ArticleA Hurricane Sandy Service Announcement From Your Friends at Papermag
Like yesterday, we're lying low here at PAPER HQ and will be spending most of the day watching NY1, eating everything we baked last night and making sure our co-workers without power are A-OK. Are you...
View ArticleClub Chrissie Featuring Leah Dell Is Just What We Need Today
If you live on the East Coast, we can't think of a better way to pass the time in this post-Hurricane Sandy limbo than making crafts and watching YouTube videos (and, even if you're not in the...
View ArticlePreview Christie's Upcoming Andy Warhol Exhibition + Auction
Christie's is launching an Andy Warhol exhibition this Thursday, November 1st, through November 12th, when a trove of Warhol's photos, prints, paintings and drawings will be auctioned. Some of the...
View ArticleJulie Klausner, The Fug Girls, Tracy Morgan + More Tweet About Hurricane Sandy
A roundup of Tweets from some of our favorites Tweeters in the past 24 hours. Like so many New Yokers, Julie Klausner is without water or power ... and somehow made it funny. We'd be crying in the...
View ArticleWays You Can Help Hurricane Sandy Victims, From Volunteering to Donating
If you weren't affected by Hurricane Sandy last night, it's more than likely that you have friends, loved ones and co-workers who are without power, water, or who have suffered set backs from serious...
View ArticleMorning Funnies: Stacey Dash & Paul Ryan 4-Evs + Halloweeeeen!
In case you missed it, Mayor Bloomberg's awesomely expressive sign-language interpreter, Lydia Callis, has a fan site. [NYT]Is it just us, or does Romney-supporting Clueless star Stacey Dash look like...
View ArticleVarious Artists' "Do They Know It's Hallowe'en" Is Our Music Video of the Day
Vice released "Do They Know It's Hallowe'en" back in 2005 as a spoof on the celebrity benefit singles, "Do They Know It's Christmas." According to its creators, the song "[stemmed] from a frustration...
View ArticleKate Moss Almost Had A Breakdown Back In The Day + Barney's Is Open In...
Kate Moss told Vanity Fair that the Calvin Klein campaign she did with Marky Mark nearly gave her a nervous breakdown: "It didn't feel like me at all. I felt really bad about straddling this buff guy....
View ArticleMullet Dance Man Shows Off His Moves in Das Racist's "Girl"
Thanks to Das Racist's new video "Girl," we've possibly met our new favorite music video hero: Mullet Dance Man (played by comedian Fahim Anwar). Sporting a look that is alternately Billy Ray Cyrus and...
View ArticleThe Moment the Power Went Out
Here's an incredibly eerie time-lapse video (taken from the top of Northside Piers in Williamsburg) during Hurricane Sandy, which shows the exact moment when power went out in Lower Manhattan. Very...
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