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Posted May. 15, 2008,
About Last Night... Chris Brown's Birthday Party at Rebel
By Caroline Torem Craig
Guess who? Could these Power Legs belong to anyone in the world but Rihanna? This photo was taken at the back entrance to Chris Brown’s birthday party last night at Rebel. Are they a couple? Borrowing the style of not posing together à la Jay Z and Beyonce sure must be fun -– but it’s tough on the paparazzi looking for that four-figure-yielding snapshot! I was perfectly satisfied with this shot, though. Many thanks to Jackson Lee.
Posted Apr. 14, 2008,
Eight Items or Less: Noel Gallagher Disses Jay-Z, Bubble Wrap Simulator Pops in Japan, and Artichoke Pizza’s Owners Need a Home
By Gary Pini
1. Oh, shut up! Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher thinks it was a bad idea to have Jay-Z play this year's Glastonbury "rock" music festival. Gallagher told the BBC that choosing a rap artist as headliner was the reason tickets didn't sell out immediately and stated, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
2. A Japanese company has sold over two million bubble-wrap simulators. Called Eternal Poppety-Pop, the two-inch square hand-held device features ten buttons that, when pushed, create a sound similar to squeezing bubble-wrap. The price for driving your friends crazy? $8.
3. Interscope Records is going to start distributing Mark Ronson's four-year-old indie label Alido Records. The first LP under the deal will be DC's MC Wale. (via Billboard)
4. A sign on the door of Artichoke Pizza (328 E. 14 St.) explains why the East Village hot-spot is never open: "Please help us look for an apartment. We can't commute. Reward: a slice a day for a month. -Fran & Sal" (via Eater)
5. Is the art bubble bursting? The Wall Street Journal reports today that the amount of money owed to auction house Sotheby's by art buyers more than doubled to $835 million in 2007. "There seems to be a feeling that the art market will be affected by events in the real world, but for now it is acting like it won't be," a director of Gray Gallery tells the paper.
6. Jon Savage's book Teenage: The Prehistory of Youth Culture, 1875–1945 is now out in paperback.
Posted Apr. 3, 2008,
Eight Items or Less: Jay-Z's Making Millions, Caffeine's Blocking Effects of Cholesterol and Pizza.com's Been Sold
By Gary Pini
1. If Jay-Z and Beyonce get married tomorrow, they will be able to afford one unbelievable honeymoon. The advances quoted for his Live Nation deal are staggering: $10 million for each album, $25 million for concerts, $20 million for music publishing, $25 million for new fashion ventures and $50 million in loose change.
2. The University of South Dakota gave some rabbits a cup of coffee every day for 12 weeks and discovered that caffeine blocks some of the harmful effects of cholesterol, including dementia. (via BBC)
3. April is National Soy Month!
4. The New York Public Art Fund is spending $15 million (1 1/2 Jay-Z albums) to build three temporary waterfalls designed by the artist Olafur Eliasson. They will be up along Manhattan's east side waterfront from July to October.
5. The domain name pizza.com sold today for $2,605,000. (via sedo.com)
6. The Chelsea Hotel is 125 years old.
Posted Sep. 25, 2007,
Intern-al Affairs: Meet Maria Flores-Blanco
By Ursula Viglietta
Age: 21
Hometown: Born in the BX but raised in Queens
Best thing about interning at PAPER: The best thing about interning for PAPER has to be between seeing my name on the masthead and chocolate-covered raisan breaks with Diane.
The worst: The worst thing about interning for PAPER is self explanatory in two words: garment bags! The amount of sweat that drips from my body is not cool.
Fave PAPER cover and why: Fave PAPER cover has to be the November 2004 issue with Jay Z... because he's one of the greatest lyricist ever. Enough said.
Fave PAPER person and why: Fave PAPER person has to be between Michelle (and her generosity with free things) or Jennifer because she always has some database project for me, which makes me stay in the office and away from pickups/deliveries.