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Le1f Gets Steamy In New Video, "Spa Day"

Le1f Gets Steamy In New Video,
Beautiful Person 2013 Le1f has a new video for "Spa Day" and, appropriately enough, it takes place during a raucous Night Spa party at Bed Stuy's Body By Brooklyn. For those uninitiated, the spa shenanigans (twerking in a steam...… Read Full Story

Balthazar Getty On the 10 Music Acts That Have Influenced Him Most

Balthazar Getty has been acting since he was 13 (starting with a lead role in Lord of the Flies, he's gone on to produce ) but, perhaps more remarkably, he was making music since even before that. Over the last... Read Full Story

Is This the Worst Rendition of the National Anthem of All Time?

This will make you real squirmy: a Canadian singer was asked to sing America's National Anthem before a hockey game and she botched it. Big time. Where's Roseanne when you need her? [via Hyper Vocal]Can't lie: even though the... Read Full Story
Mr. Mickey and Abby Rate the Fashion at Last Night's Billboard Music Awards

Mr. Mickey and Abby Rate the Fashion at Last Night's Billboard Music Awards

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Picture Day Director Kate Melville on High School and Awful Yearbook Photos

Picture Day, a refreshing new film by writer-director Kate Melville, debunks the typical clichés of high school movies: that high school is a make-it-or-break-it teenage experience and a four-year quest for popularity. The story follows Claire, the school's resident "slut,"... Read Full Story

Improv Everywhere Transform a Subway Car Into a Late Night Talk Show

For their latest stunt, Improv Everywhere (they of the 'No Pants Subway Ride' and the boardroom meeting inside the Staples office chair department) hopped on a New York subway car at Court Street and converted the train into a... Read Full Story

DIY Guru Bre Pettis Has Invented the First Affordable 3-D Printer

Bre Pettis (and other items) printed in 3-D. photographed by Ryan Kobane "Be very careful if you make a great slingshot for your hovercraft," advises Bre Pettis, DIY guru and a founder of the first affordable 3-D printer company. "My... Read Full Story
Scenes from Ladyfag's Annual Pop Souk

Scenes from Ladyfag's Annual Pop Souk

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tv Recapping the Mad Men Recaps:

Recapping the Mad Men Recaps: "The Crash"

Each week PAPER will help you sort through your feelings about Mad Men by rounding up the best and brightest of the MM recaps. Read below so you can compare, contrast, and ponder while doing a tap dance routine on... Read Full Story

Marcus Samuelsson Reveals His All-Time Favorite Harlem Fried Chicken Joint

Each week in our Chefs Off Duty series, we talk to some of our favorite chefs and industry folk around the country to find out their secret late-night spots where they like to grab a bite and a pint... Read Full Story