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Happy Memorial Day weekend, everyone! (What are you doing? Are you staying in NYC? If so, read our guide to all of the super-fun things going on around town.) We're taking Monday off to drink in the sun all day, blast "Call Me Maybe," and remember our servicemen and women… Read Full Story
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Beck's Son Joined Him On Stage + Malia Obama Saw One Direction = Today's Eight Items or Less

1. Watch (at around 50 seconds in) as Beck's adorable eight year old son Cosimo joins dad on stage during his show at the Santa Barbara Bowl in L.A. last night. [via Pitchfork] 2.… Read Full Story
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Your Guide to Opening-Weekend Drinking in the Rockaways

It's Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial milestone where it's acceptable to wear white, put your swim trunks on and start wearing Sperry's again. It's also the time to get your bikini'ed bum out to the… Read Full Story
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Horoscopes For Hipsters: Gemini

Welcome to PAPERMAG's horoscopes for hipsters, in which we tell you what's in the (wrist tattoo) stars.   With Mercury in retrograde, hipster Geminis should splurge with a spree at Opening Ceremony (FYI: Rachel Comey… Read Full Story
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Beth Ditto's Got Words For Karl Lagerfeld + How To Dress Like a Pink Lady in Today's Style Scraps

Beth Ditto on Karl Lagerfeld, who recently called Adele "a little too fat" before apologizing: "First of all, Karl Lagerfeld is not even sane. Second of all, he's not the end-all, be-all of what he… Read Full Story
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Trailer Trash: Dark Blood (River Phoenix's Last Film)

Welcome to Trailer Trash, highlighting the best, worst and so-so in new movie trailers.  No, that's not a hologram of River Phoenix. Dark Blood is actually the actor's last unreleased film, and it looks… Read Full Story
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AndrewAndrew Insta-Review Will Eno's Title and Deed

One wonders how such a bizarre show made it so far uptown. Will Eno's Title and Deed, now playing at the brand new Pershing Square Signature Center, is what you might get if Eugène… Read Full Story
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A Fleet Week Fun Guide for the Gay Sailor

Hey sailor! This week marks New York City's annual Fleet Week, when our nation's brave and honorable boys and girls get to partay. City establishments have always been welcoming to visiting sailors with deals, sales,… Read Full Story
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Born in the USA, Kitsune Style

The smart (and foxy) music/fashion label, Kitsune, thinks you can't hear them. To solve the problem -- and to celebrate the release of their latest Kitsune America compilation album -- they're planning to install fifteen… Read Full Story
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UB40's "Red Red Wine" Is Our Music Video of the Day

In 1988, a bunch of my friends and I rented a house out in Kismet on Fire Island. We headed out for our first Memorial Day weekend and, since we were first-timers, we didn't… Read Full Story
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Morning Funnies: Downton Sixbey Part II + Wes Anderson Bingo

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon has a new Downton Sixbey episode with Brooke Shields back as Lady Cora, Fred Armisen back as Lady Edith and Whoopi Golberg making a guest appearance as Lady Whoopi.… Read Full Story