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1.  HBO's new show looks Family Tree looks so, so good. Chris O'Dowd plays the main character, a listless guy who loses his job and his girlfriend and then goes in search of his family history. It's also written by Christopher Guest. We're sold. [via Film Thrasher]


Artforum_(magazine)_April_1996_cover.jpg2.  Artforum is now completely online, y'all. Starting with the March issue, the entire content of each magazine will now be posted on Artforum's site. Welcome to the 21st century. [via GalleristNY]

15797910.jpg3.  For the first time ever, Vladimir Nabokov's play The Tragedy of Mister Morn has been translated into English. Apparently it's structured like a Shakespearean tragedy bares a resemblance to Pale Fire, and is available here starting tomorrow. [via NPR]



dorsey.jpg4.  Jack Dorsey, founder of Twitter and Square, officially wants to run for the Mayor of New York City. [via Daily Intel; image via Vanity Fair]


screen-capture.jpg5.  Bloomberg wants to physically hide cigarettes in NYC stores. He's introducing a new bill on Wednesday which will require that cigarettes be in drawers or behind curtains -- not to deter adults, but so that kids will be less exposed to them. [via Daily Intel]




6.  Here's the full version of Jay-Z's remix of "Bitch Don't Kill My Vibe."


The-Simpsons-Season-22-Episode-11-Flaming-Moe.jpg7.  The Simpsons won Vulture's "SitCom Smackdown," which pitted comedies against one another to ultimately rank the top sitcom of the past 30 years. We gotta admit, we're not surprised.


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