PAPERMAG: Eight Items or Less: Band-Aids, an Arty Party & Todd Selby's Book

1. Scientists confirm that removing a Band-Aid is less painful when it is done quickly.

2. Take this quiz to see if you're up-to-date on current events (ie: the proper way to remove a Band-Aid).

3. Pitchfork's top 100 tracks of 2009.

4. Arty Party Alert: The Robert Miller Gallery (524 West 26th Street) is hosting live bands, DJs and beer on December 17 from 7 to 11 p.m. Plusmeet 13 artists featured in an upcoming exhibit at The Hudson ValleyCenter for Contemporary Art.

5. If you're waiting for Todd Selby's hardcover book, The Selby Is In Your Place (Abrams), it won't be released until May 2010, but you can pre-order it now for only $23.10 via Amazon.

6. The Tug of War Tour stops at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe (236 East 3rdStreet) tonight at 9 p.m. and the artists involved hope to challengetheir audience with some fresh views on current world problems. Set toperform are the rap group Most Hated featuring MC Sneakers and Mazziplus poets Vanessa Hidary and Tahani Salah. Tickets are $8.