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Max Fish Is Going to Close Its Original Space in July

Max Fish Is Going to Close Its Original Space in July
The good news is that Max Fish is moving to a bigger space in Williamsburg. But owner Uli Rimkus told The Low-Down that the iconic LES art-bar will be closing on Ludlow Street at the end of July. What happened,...… Read Full Story

Greta Gerwig's Rise as Hollywood's New Indie Queen Is Very, Very Real

To celebrate the opening weekend and amazing critical reception of her movie Frances Ha, we're re-posting our February 2011 cover story on Gerwig, written by Lena Dunham. Read below as the two indie film figures discuss rom-coms, anorexia and... Read Full Story

Give These 5 Douche-Bags Another Chance

When I first saw the preview for Mr. Selfridge on PBS' Masterpiece, I was torn. I love me some historical drama on PBS -- nobody whips up an addictive period drama like the British and Selfridges is still one of... Read Full Story

Jessie Ware and The xx Mash Up Two Classics

Though it's not the most professional recording (or video) ever made, we wish we'd been in Berlin last week for this epic collab between The xx and recent PAPER cover star Jessie Ware. Jessie came onstage during The xx's set... Read Full Story

Conan O'Brien Made an Awesome Video Response to Taylor Swift's Video "22"

Conan made a video response to Taylor Swift's music video "22" in which he boards the Straight Talk Express and tells viewers what being 22 is really like. (Or...actually, what it was just like for him.) "You sit in your... Read Full Story

The Lonely Island and Solange Made a Song About Semicolons

The Lonely Island have had a busy day: not only did they tell us who makes them laugh out loud on Twitter, they released a song with Solange about our favorite punctuation mark: the semicolon. The rules of semicolon use... Read Full Story

The Lonely Island's Top Ten Funny People to Follow on Twitter

After appearing on our cover (and while rolling out hilarious new music every week from their upcoming record, The Wack Album) the Lonely Island guys -- a.k.a. Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone -- found time to add to... Read Full Story
Scenes from MoMA's Annual Party in the Garden

Scenes from MoMA's Annual Party in the Garden

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Every Runway Look Worn by RuPaul In Less Than 3 Minutes

If you've never watched an episode of RuPaul's Drag Race, here's your chance to catch up on RuPaul's fabulous lewks. Our friends over at World of Wonder have strung together every single one of Ru's runway outfits from the show's... Read Full Story
Preview Jeannette Montgomery Barron's Photos of '80s-Era Downtown New York

Preview Jeannette Montgomery Barron's Photos of '80s-Era Downtown New York

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