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         <title>Your Guide to Memorial Day Weekend In NYC</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<img alt="memorial-day-20.gif" src="http://www.papermag.com/uploaded_images/memorial-day-20.gif" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;" height="224" width="398" /><div align="left"><font style="font-size: 1.25em;">Hamptons schmamptons. We're planning on staying in town for this upcoming glorious three-day weekend, and have put together a little guide for our fellow staycationers. Here are a bunch of things to do this weekend that we think sound like a real fun time. </font><br /><br /><div align="center"><font style="font-size: 1.5625em;"><b>FRIDAY, MAY 25th</b></font><br /><br /></div></div><font style="font-size: 1.25em;"></font><img alt="Cyclone-of-Coney-island.jpg" src="http://www.papermag.com/uploaded_images/Cyclone-of-Coney-island.jpg" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0pt auto 20px;" height="329" width="498" /><br /><b>Luna Park Opens: </b>Head over to Coney Island, grab a Nathan's hotdog and hop on the Cyclone rollercoaster (though not necessarily in that order) because the amusement park officially opens today. [via <a href="http://www.lunaparknyc.com/">Luna Park NYC</a>] <br /><br /><b><i>Moonrise Kingdom</i> Opens:</b> Even if you're not able to make it to the beach this weekend, you can live vicariously through the characters in Wes Anderson's new flick about two kids who fall in love and run away on a remote New England island. [via <a href="http://www.moonrisekingdom.com/"><i>Moonrise Kingdom</i></a>]<br /><br /><b><i>Cabin Boy</i> at 92Y Tribeca:</b> In which Chris Elliot plays a staight-laced recent graduate of <span class="st"> Fancy Lad Academy who ends up working on boat called the Filthy Whore. Also, David Letterman <a href="http://www.ifc.com/news/03022009_LettermancABINbOY.jpg">is in it</a>! </span>[<a href="http://www.92y.org/Tribeca/Event/Cabin-Boy.aspx">92YTribeca</a>]<br /><b><br />Simian Mobile Disco at Webster Hall:</b> Memorial Day Weekend: trips to the beach, BBQ cookouts, fireworks and...an electro dance party?&nbsp; While it may not sound as patriotic as hamburgers and apple pie, what better way to kick off a long weekend than with a concert?&nbsp; And, besides, you'll have an extra day to recover. [via <a href="http://www.websterhall.com/nightclub/c_friday_05252012.php">Webster Hall</a>]<br /><br /><b>Le Bain's Rooftop Opens</b>: Make your first summer Friday count with a little afternoon drinking at Le Bain, which will be open every day starting at 2 p.m. for the rest of the summer. They're kicking things off tonight with DJ sets by Chris Baio of Vampire Weekend, Autobot of Flosstradamus and Full Nelson. [<a href="http://standardculture.com/posts/6498-Summer-at-Le-Bain-Is-Close-at-Hand">StandardCulture</a>]&nbsp; <br /><br /><b>Burberry Sale</b>: Since Memorial Day officially means you can start wearing white, why not head over to Burberry to stock up on a chic summer wardrobe?&nbsp; They'll be having a sale where you can find items 30-40% off. [via <a href="http://www.mizhattan.com/2012/05/sale-hunt-20-upcoming-boutique-sales.html">Mizhattan</a>] <br /><br /><b>Ben Sherman Sale</b>: <a href="http://www.benshermanusa.com/">Ben Sherman</a> is having a Memorial Day "Weekend Shirt Sizzler" sale, starting today through Monday, in which all shirts are 30% off. Shirts!<br /><br /><div align="center"><font style="font-size: 1.5625em;"><b>SATURDAY, MAY 26th</b></font>&nbsp; &nbsp; <br /></div><b><br /><br /></b><img alt="RBCmap.jpg" src="http://www.papermag.com/uploaded_images/RBCmap.jpg" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0pt auto 20px;" height="406" width="530" /><font style="font-size: 0.8em;"><a href="http://www.papermag.com/assets_c/2012/05/RBCmap-96305.php">View image</a></font><br /><b><br />Eat Your Way Through Rockaway Beach:</b> A few concessions opened last weekend at Rockaway Beach Club on the boardwalk, but things are in full swing starting today. Stop by for snacks from Rockaway Taco, Rippers, Comodore East, Motorboat and the Big Banana, Steve's Ice Cream, Caracas and mooooore. <a href="http://www.rockawaybeachclub.com/index-map.php">Here</a>'s a handy map. [Via <a href="http://ny.eater.com/archives/2012/05/rockaway_beach_club_opens_tomorrow.php#more">Eater</a>]<b><br /><br />Max Fish: The Beach Bar at Asbury Park: </b>If you're headed to the Jersey Shore this Memorial Day weekend, check out the new Asbury Park outpost of legendary LES dive bar Max Fish. They'll be starting daily service over the long weekend and, in addition to libations, they'll have skee-ball machines, a pinball machine, shaved ice and a food truck parked outside.<b> </b>[via <a href="http://www.papermag.com/2012/05/max_fish_at_the_beach_bar_to_o.php">PAPERMAG</a>] <br /><b><br />Bike Fetish Day: </b>Held in Williamsburg, the 8th Annual Bike Fetish Day celebrates all things two-wheeled during a bike-friendly block party on Havemeyer Street. There will be a BBQ, specially crafted bike products for sale, contests, awards and more. An after-party at City Reliquary follows, with drinks courtesy of Brooklyn Brewery. [via <a href="http://brooklynbased.net/tip-sheet/#tip-31353">Brooklyn Based</a>]<br /><b><br />Brooklyn Greenway Initiative Annual Spring Bike Tour:</b> Join the Brooklyn Greenway Initiative as they cycle along the 10-mile stretch for the Brooklyn Greenway, a planned bike and pedestrian route that will connect Greenpoint and Sunset Park along the waterfront. So exciting! [via <a href="http://brooklynbased.net/tip-sheet/#tip-31353">Brooklyn Based</a>]<b> <br /><br />5 Boro Picnic: </b>Marking the start of Governor's Island food-and-drink festivities, the first-ever two day picnic celebrating the five boroughs hosts over 20 vendors, including <a href="http://jimmysno43.com/">Jimmy's No. 43</a> and <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/east-village-meat-market-new-york">East Village Meat Market</a>. There'll be live music, cook-offs and drinks from Sixpoint and the best part?&nbsp; Transportation to-and-from the island and Manhattan or Brooklyn is free. [via <a href="http://www.timeout.com/newyork/food-drink/5-boro-picnyc">Time Out</a>]<br /><b><br />Secret Project Robot Spring Kick-off Garden Party Gala Event</b>:<b> </b>The Bushwick gallery celebrates warmer temps with a garden party featuring performances by Black Dice, Extreme Animals and Call of the Wild. They'll also be serving up watermelon drinks and a BBQ to fill you up in between sets. [via <a href="http://secretprojectrobot.org/secretprojectorobot/Schedule.html">Secret Project Robot</a>]<b><br /><br />Dance Africa Bazaar</b>: In conjunction with BAM's annual month-long <a href="http://www.bam.org/view.aspx?pid=41">Dance Africa series</a> (this year marks its 35th anniversary), over 300 vendors from around the world transform the surrounding streets around the arts center in to a marketplace, selling African, Caribbean and African-American food, crafts and fashion. [<a href="marketplace%20offering%20African,%20Caribbean%20and%20African-American%20food,%20craftsand%20fashion.">NYCArts</a>]<b><br /><br />Eclectic Methold + Dirty Projectors' Amber Coffman</b>: Audio-visual mash-up wizards the Eclectic Method bring their magic to Brooklyn Bowl tonight with a DJ set by Dirty Projectors' Amber Coffman. [<a href="http://www.ohmyrockness.com/showdetail.cfm?showid=68964">OhMyRockness</a>] <br /><br /><b>Take This Papermag Art Crawl, As Recommended by Gary Pini:</b>
<br /><blockquote>Head over to the High Line to check out <a href="http://blogs.artinfo.com/artintheair/2012/05/23/see-french-street-art-star-jrs-enormous-new-high-line-mural/">the new gigantic mural</a>,
 "Brandon Many Ribs," by French artist JR. You'll spot it up around 29th
 Street. Then walk up to 46th Street and Eighth Avenue where the Art 
Production Fund is hosting an installation by Kiki Smith called "<a href="http://artproductionfund.org/smith.html">Chorus</a>." It's made up of stained-glass stars spread throughout an empty lot and Kiki says the piece is "a tribute to Josephine Baker."<br /><br />
On the Upper East Side, the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1000 Fifth 
Avenue @ 82nd Street) has a cool new temporary-architecture work by 
Tomas Saraceno called "<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/tomas-saraceno">Cloud City</a>."
 The rooftop installation is composed of lots of interlocking geodesic 
pods that can can walk around in and get a great view of Central Park.  
Also, if you haven't already gone, Tom Sachs "<a href="http://www.papermag.com/2012/05/tom_sachs_space_program_mars.php">Space Program: Mars</a>" over at the Park Avenue Armory on Lexington and 67th Street is a must-see. <br /><br />
Over in Long Island City, PAPER's Monica LoCascio -- along with Daria Brit Shapiro -- curated a group show, "<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/tomas-saraceno">Cosmic Architecture</a>,"
 that's up at Artists Wanted Gallery (25-25 44th Drive, LIC, Queens).  
The show has works by Maya Hayuk, Matt Jones, Max Gleason and more and 
it's up until June 17.  Unfortunatly, <a href="http://momaps1.org/%29">MoMa PS1</a> won't be starting their Saturday Warm Up series of parties until July 7,
 but you still have a chance to check out the works by Lara Favaretto, 
Max Brand, Rania Stephan and Francis Stark, all of which are up until 
the end of May.<br /><br />
Finally, head to the Museum of Sex (233 Fifth Avenue) for the interesting group show "<a href="http://museum.museumofsex.com/exhibitions/fck-art/">F*ck Art</a>."
 The museum invited 20 international street artists to show their 
existing work or to create new works on their third floor.  You'll find 
several NSFW pieces by artists including AIKO, Mode 2, Rostarr, JMR and 
Miss Van.<br /></blockquote>





<b><br />One Direction Play The Beacon Theatre: </b>One of two Memorial Day Weekend shows by mega-popular British boy band One Direction. They'll play one show at 3pm and another at 8. [via <a href="http://nymag.com/listings/nightlife/one-direction/">nymag</a>]<br /><b><br />Chrome Canyon at Tribeca Grand: </b>Former Apes and Androids keyboardist Morgan Z is set to release his super-synthy debut album,&nbsp;<i>Elemental Themes</i>&nbsp;this summer and is playing tonight at the Tribeca Grand with DJs Le Chen and Will Roan. [<a href="http://www.grandlifehotels.com/event/a-night-in-the-clouds-at-tribeca-grand">GrandLife</a>]<br /><br /><div align="center"><font style="font-size: 1.5625em;"><b>SUNDAY, MAY 27th</b></font><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="NYC_brains_logo.jpg" src="http://www.papermag.com/uploaded_images/NYC_brains_logo.jpg" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;" height="405" width="277" /><br /><b>Zombie Crawl: </b>Head to Williamsburg to eat some <i>braaains</i> this weekend during the NYC Zombie Crawl. Start at <a href="http://www.thetrashbar.com/">Trash Bar</a> to get zombie-ified or go across the street to <a href="http://www.thegrandvictory.com/">Grand Victory</a> for a free performance by Misfits cover band Skeletal Life. The crawl kicks off at 6pm, walking down Bedford Ave. to McCarren Park, which will have contests, raffles and giveaways.&nbsp; Various neighborhood bars will be hosting performances, parties, burlesque shows and "Hot Zombie" contests throughout the night. [via <i><a href="http://www.voiceplaces.com/nyc-zombie-crawl-new-york-3520198-e/">Village Voice</a></i>]<br /><br /><b>Raspberry Brothers do <i>Labyrinth</i> at Nitehawk: </b>The Brooklyn comics host a <i>Labyrinth</i> sing-a-long -- in other words, get ready to belt out some Bowie. [via <a href="http://www.nitehawkcinema.com/movie.php?movie=173">Nitehawk</a>]<br /><b><br />Beach Party with Tom Middleton and M.A.N.D.Y.: </b>Head to the <a href="http://www.beekmanbeergarden.com/">Beekman Beer Garden Beach Club</a> for a techno-house dance party. [via <a href="http://www.voiceplaces.com/beach-party-w-tom-middleton-m-a-n-d-y--new-york-3515834-e/"><i>Village Voice</i></a>]<br /><br /><b>Mets Vs. Phillies</b>: What's more summery than watching a baseball game? Plus, the Mets-Phillies series is sort of intense right now, considering that the Mets swept the last Phillies series (the first time they've done so in six years). Anyway, hot dogs! Beer! Sun! Go Mets! [<a href="http://www.voiceplaces.com/mets-phillies-new-york-3519997-e/">VillageVoice</a>]<br /><b><br />The Goonies at Nitehawk: </b>In case <i>Labyrinth</i> sing-a-longs are not your thing, Nitehawk will also be screening beloved 80s classic, <i>The Goonies</i>. [via <a href="http://www.nitehawkcinema.com/movie.php?movie=163">Nitehawk</a>]<br /><br /><div align="center"><font style="font-size: 1.5625em;"><b><br />MONDAY, MAY 28th</b></font><br /></div><b><br /></b><img alt="il_570xN.324992628.jpg" src="http://www.papermag.com/uploaded_images/il_570xN.324992628.jpg" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0pt auto 20px;" height="524" width="420" /><font style="font-size: 0.8em;">Image by the Dreamy Giraffe via <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/96524593/beach-art-lets-go-to-the-beach">Etsy</a>.</font><br /><b><font style="font-size: 1.25em;"></font></b><br /><b>NYC Beaches Open</b>: Pack a swimsuit and sunscreen because the city's public beaches -- including Rockaway Beach, Jacob Riis Park Beach, Coney Island and Staten Island's Cedar Grove Beach -- open today. [via <a href="http://www.timeout.com/newyork/things-to-do/your-perfect-memorial-day-1?package_id=26993">Time Out</a>/<a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2012/05/21/nycs_newest_beach_to_keep_cool_with_the_mistwave.php">Curbed</a>]<br /><br /><b>ISO Symphonic Band at Green-Wood Cemetary</b>: The ISO Symphonic Band, an orchestra made up of some the city's most gifted students, will play works composed by artists buried at Green-Wood. Food and drinks will be on hand for purchase as well as a trolley available for tours of the grounds post-show.&nbsp; Reservations <a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2926630631/es1?srnk=119">here</a>. [via <a href="http://brooklynbased.net/tip/2012/05/memorial-day-music/">Brooklyn Based</a>] <br /><br /><b>145th Annual Memorial Day Parade</b>: The oldest annually held Memorial Day march in the country kicks off in Bay Ridge and ends with a wreath-laying ceremony and 21-gun salute in John Paul Jones Park. [via <a href="http://www.timeout.com/newyork/things-to-do/the-145th-kings-county-memorial-day-parade">Time Out</a>] <br /><br /><b>Talib Kweli at Le Poisson Rouge</b>: Talib Kweli kicks off his Prisoner of Conscious tour tonight in support of his upcoming album with the same 
name. Out this summer, <i>Prisoner of 
Conscious</i> features appearances from Kendrick Lamar, Melanie Fiona, RZA and Busta Rhymes (mayhaps some of them will be there tonight?). With J. Pender and Bajah + the Dry Eye Crew. [<a href="http://lepoissonrouge.com/events/view/3347">LePoissonRouge</a>]<br /><br /><b>The 30th Anniversary of "Planet Rock" by Afrika Bambaataa</b>: Say planet rock, it's the sure shot! Afrika Bambaataa celebrates the 30th anniversary of his seminal 1982 hip-hop Jam with an evening including appearances by Pharaohe Monch, DJ Maseo of De La Soul,&nbsp; Kool Bob Love, DJ Skribble, Todd Terry, DJ Rich 
Medina, DJ Hektek, Consequence, PC Manpower and Ali Shaheed Muhammad 
of A Tribe Called Quest. [Via <a href="http://nymag.com/listings/nightlife/the-30th-anniversary-of/">nymag</a>]<br /><br /><b>New York Philharmonic Free Concert</b>: The Philharmonic performs Mahler's Symphony No. 9 during its annual free show held at The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine. [via <a href="http://nymag.com/listings/classical/new-york-philharmonic-memorial-day/">nymag</a>] <br /> <div><br /></div>]]>
				
						   
						   
						       
								  
							   	
							
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         <title>A Clothespin Bench + Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron Have a &quot;Golden Shower&quot; Scene in New Movie = Eight Items Or Less</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<img alt="Screen shot 2012-05-24 at 5.28.51 PM.png" src="http://www.papermag.com/uploaded_images/Screen%20shot%202012-05-24%20at%205.28.51%20PM.png" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0pt auto 20px;" height="445" width="262" />1. Whoa freaky!&nbsp; Check out these amazingly life-like scupltures made of WOOD. [via <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/stunningly-life-like-wooden-figure-sculptures-by-bruno-walpoth/">Laughing Squid</a>]<br /><br /><img alt="Screen shot 2012-05-24 at 6.28.57 PM.png" src="http://www.papermag.com/uploaded_images/Screen%20shot%202012-05-24%20at%206.28.57%20PM.png" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0pt auto 20px;" height="328" width="483" /><br />2. We love the new line of espadrilles <b>Mara Hoffman</b> designed for <b>Soludos</b>! [via <a href="http://www.highsnobette.com/news/2012/05/23/mara-hoffman-x-soludos-espadrilles/">High Snobette</a>]<br /><br /><img alt="Screen shot 2012-05-24 at 5.57.14 PM.png" src="http://www.papermag.com/uploaded_images/Screen%20shot%202012-05-24%20at%205.57.14%20PM.png" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;" height="365" width="321" />3. Clever. [via <a href="http://aliensnotbots.tumblr.com/post/23627491480">aliensnotbots</a>]<br /><br /><img alt="Screen shot 2012-05-24 at 6.07.16 PM.png" src="http://www.papermag.com/uploaded_images/Screen%20shot%202012-05-24%20at%206.07.16%20PM.png" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0pt auto 20px;" height="449" width="298" />4. Make of this what you will: in their new movie, <i>Paperboy</i>, <b>Nicole Kidman's</b> character gives <b>Zac Efron's</b> character a, er, golden shower.&nbsp; SHE PEES ON HIM! [via <a href="http://www.vulture.com/2012/05/nicole-kidman-zac-efron-paperboy-golden-shower.html">Vulture</a>]<br /><br /><img alt="Screen shot 2012-05-24 at 6.35.17 PM.png" src="http://www.papermag.com/uploaded_images/Screen%20shot%202012-05-24%20at%206.35.17%20PM.png" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0pt auto 20px;" height="328" width="468" />5. <b>Andy Samberg</b> gave Harvard's 2012 Class Day speech. [via <a href="http://gawker.com/5913026/andy-samberg-was-harvards-2012-class-day-speaker">Gawker</a>]<br /><br /><img alt="Screen shot 2012-05-24 at 6.15.44 PM.png" src="http://www.papermag.com/uploaded_images/Screen%20shot%202012-05-24%20at%206.15.44%20PM.png" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0pt auto 20px;" height="425" width="458" />6. Check out this awesome clothespin bench. [via <a href="http://gawker.com/5913026/andy-samberg-was-harvards-2012-class-day-speaker">Design Milk</a>]<br /><br /> <div><img alt="Screen shot 2012-05-24 at 5.44.40 PM.png" src="http://www.papermag.com/uploaded_images/Screen%20shot%202012-05-24%20at%205.44.40%20PM.png" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0pt auto 20px;" height="377" width="352" />7. This prom photo is amazing. [via <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/samir/the-best-of-prom-2012">Buzzfeed</a>]<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>]]>
				
						   
						   
						       
								  
							   	
							
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         <title>Allen Katz of New York Distilling Company Talks GoogaMooga and Rock &apos;n Rye</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<img alt="Allen-Katz-Headshot-225x300.jpg" src="http://www.papermag.com/uploaded_images/Allen-Katz-Headshot-225x300.jpg" class="mt-image-left" style="float: left; margin: 0 20px 20px 0;" height="300" width="225" />Not everyone is hating on the (perhaps not so) <b>Great GoogaMooga</b> festival that took place last weekend,to wit, <b>Allen Katz </b>of <a href="http://nydistilling.com/"><b>New York Distilling Company</b></a>. On Saturday, 600 of their gin-based cocktails sold out in 45 minutes. His Brooklyn distillery, just a few months old, is part of the borough's manufacturing renaissance. So far they've released two products, Dorothy Parker American Gin and Perry's Tot Navy Strength Gin, and there's rye whiskey in the works. Distilling in Brooklyn dates back to the 1700s. During Prohibition there were an estimated 50,000 illicit stills in New York City. Brooklyn now has 6 legal ones; it's a start.<br /><br /><b>What was it like for you to be at GoogaMooga? It sounded insane.</b><br /><br />We had Bryan Schneider of the Monkey Bar serve cocktails for us on Saturday and he said it was madness. But I was there on Sunday and it could not have been more pleasant or perfect. I don't know if it was better organization that day or a different demographic, but there wasn't any garbage and the lines didn't take that long. Aside from working, I had a great time.<br /><br /><b>For me, Memorial Day weekend is the kick-off for gin and tonic season. Which of your gins do you recommend to mix with tonic?</b><br /><br />We're focused on <a href="http://www.fleetweeknewyork.com/">Fleet Week</a> through Memorial Day. Since Perry's Tot was named for a Navy commander (Matthew Calbraith Perry, who served as Commandant of the Brooklyn Navy Yard from 1841-43), we're going to do some drink specials on Monday to honor the sailors. Tot and tonic is on our menu at <a href="http://nydistilling.com/the-shanty">the Shanty</a> (the tavern adjoining the distillery). Keeping in mind that the proof is navy strength (57% alcohol whereas most gins are 40%), we recommend an ounce and a half of Perry's Tot in a 10-ounce Collins glass, fill with ice and your tonic -- we use Q Tonic, another fun Brooklyn brand -- and squeeze a lime wedge and put it in the drink.<br /><br /><b>The Perry's Tot seems too overpowering for a martini. Would you recommend the Dorothy Parker gin for that?</b><br /><br />I would suggest the Dorothy Parker in a martini along with Cinzano Extra Dry vermouth. The type of vermouth you use really does matter. The Cinzano Extra Dry tempers the fruit-forwardness of the Dorothy Parker. We also do martinis with Tot but with Dolin Blanc vermouth, which has a brighter fruit quality and balances it better.<br /><br /><b>Do you have a favorite Dorothy Parker quote?</b><br /><br />It would have to be: 'I like to have a martini, two at the very most. After three I'm under the table,after four I'm under my host.'<br /><br /><b>Your distillery and the Shanty are on the same block as a fire station. Would you recommend it as a place where girls can pick up firemen?</b><br /><br />If you want to do that, you can.<br /><br /><b>How many stores are carrying your gin now?</b><br /><br />In metro New York you can find it in 35 stores. You can also taste it by coming to the distillery. We have free tours Monday through Thursday from 5 to 7pm and it includes a tasting at no charge.<br /><br /><b>Have sales been pretty much what you projected so far?</b><br /><br />We're selling 750 to 1000 bottles a month. The response has been very generous. I'm hoping the gin will become more affordable in time for gin and tonic season [currently the Dorothy Parker retails for around $32, Perry's Tot for $33]. By June we'll be selling it to our distributor at a discount and we hope those savings will be passed along.<br /><br /><b>Can you say when your rye whiskey will be done?</b><br /><br />My typical and not flippant answer is how long is a piece of string? It'll be ready when it's ready. Our focus is on aging rye in full barrels for as much time as needed. We taste it every other month. We're looking toward 2014. But either late this year or early next year we will be releasing a rock 'n rye, a throwback that was popular in the late 19th and early 20th century. It's rough rye whiskey tempered with rock candy sugar. Traditionally it's young whiskey, just months old, with some nuance and color, oftentimes fruity. It'll sell for about $35 retail.<br /><br /><b>I read that National Martini Day is coming up in June. Do you have anything special planned?</b><br /><br />I'll be drinking at least two martinis.<br /><br /><b>Is that your limit?</b><br /><br />No, but I think that's a reasonable amount.<br />&nbsp;<br /><i><a href="http://nydistilling.com/">New York Distilling Company and the Shanty</a><br />79 Richardson St., Williamsburg, 718-878-3579<br /><br /></i>]]>
				
						   
						   
						       
								  
							   	
							
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of all things chip music, featuring everything from hack-your-Gameboy 
seminars to performances by artists you've never heard of -- all 
produced by 8bitpeoples along with The Tank and Live Nation. They'll be taking over the Gramercy Theatre (127 East 23rd Street) from May 25 to 27 and all the details are <a href="http://blipfestival.org/2012/">here</a>. This year there's over 30 performers including several that eschew 
capital letters -- enso, minusbaby, shitbird -- and others with no 
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         <description><![CDATA[<img alt="Giovanni James shining big.png" src="http://www.papermag.com/uploaded_images/Giovanni%20James%20shining%20big.png" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0pt auto 20px;" height="437" width="341" />Performer, member of the <a href="http://www.papermag.com/arts_and_style/2008/04/beautiful-people-2008-the-james-gang.php"><b>Harlem James Gang</b></a> and general bon vivant about <a href="http://vimeo.com/13838877">(down)town</a>, <b>Giovanni James</b> -- formerly known as <b>Jelly Jells</b> -- has a new single to accompany the new name, <b>"Shining,"</b> and we're psyched to be premiering it for all of you. The song comes from <i>Ponyboy's Gold</i> EP, out soon via Monkey Dope, and kicks things off with an infectious whistle intro, which is always a plus in our book. Described on James' Soundcloud page as "indie vintage soul" (fitting for a man noted for his love of vintage and <a href="http://www.papermag.com/arts_and_style/2008/05/steam-machines.php">steampunk look</a>), we also picked up on some Bob Marley reggae elements on the track; the "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7K0Dp2M2fE">Three Little Birds</a>" vibe makes sense for a song about keeping your chin up and "shining." <br /><br />It's a fun jam -- perfect for a Memorial Day spent on the beach or at a BBQ cookout -- and, much like the artist himself, more unique than a lot of what's out there today.&nbsp; Listen to it below:<br /><br />

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         <description><![CDATA[<img alt="Screen shot 2012-05-24 at 12.36.01 PM.png" src="http://www.papermag.com/uploaded_images/Screen%20shot%202012-05-24%20at%2012.36.01%20PM.png" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;" height="447" width="294" /><b>Uniqlo</b> will be bringing its kids' line to U.S. stores this fall. [via <a href="http://www.wwd.com/markets-news/juniors/uniqlo-to-debut-childrens-collections-5922846?module=hp-markets"><i>WWD</i></a>]<br /><br /><img alt="Screen shot 2012-05-24 at 12.38.32 PM.png" src="http://www.papermag.com/uploaded_images/Screen%20shot%202012-05-24%20at%2012.38.32%20PM.png" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0pt auto 20px;" height="341" width="321" />And, speaking of <b>Uniqlo</b>, the brand announced that the world's number-one men's tennis player, <b>Novak Djokovic</b>, has been named its brand ambassador and will wear the line on-and-off the court.&nbsp; The retailer will also be working to develop high-tech sportswear that the athlete can wear during matches. [via <i><a href="http://www.wwd.com/retail-news/people/uniqlo-names-djokovic-brand-ambassador-5924226?module=hp-retail">WWD</a></i>] <div><br /></div><div><img alt="Screen shot 2012-05-24 at 1.18.18 PM.png" src="http://www.papermag.com/uploaded_images/Screen%20shot%202012-05-24%20at%201.18.18%20PM.png" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0pt auto 20px;" height="366" width="179" />Bad news for skinny jean lovers: their restricting fit may cause nerve damage. [via <a href="http://fashionista.com/2012/05/fashion-medical-alert-your-skinny-jeans-can-hurt-you/">Fashionista</a>/<a href="http://www.abc2news.com/dpp/news/health/wearing-skinny-jeans-too-tight-can-cause-health-problems#ixzz1vjW3MrMO">ABC</a>]<br /><br /><img alt="Screen shot 2012-05-24 at 12.48.02 PM.png" src="http://www.papermag.com/uploaded_images/Screen%20shot%202012-05-24%20at%2012.48.02%20PM.png" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0pt auto 20px;" height="427" width="292" />Model <strong>Sasha Pivovarova </strong>recently gave birth to a baby girl named Mia Isis, and shared this mother-daughter picture on Twitter.&nbsp; Congrats! [via <a href="http://www.fashionologie.com/Sasha-Pivovarova-Baby-Daughter-Mia-Isis-Picture-23261701">Fashionologie</a>]<br /><br />For the first time ever, the <b>CFDA Awards</b> will be livestreamed on style.com. [via <a href="http://www.styleite.com/media/cfda-awards-style-dot-com-broadcast/">Styleite</a>/<i><a href="http://www.wwd.com/media-news/fashion-memopad/live-from-the-cfda-awards-5925414">WWD</a></i>]<br /><br /><img alt="Screen shot 2012-05-24 at 1.03.43 PM.png" src="http://www.papermag.com/uploaded_images/Screen%20shot%202012-05-24%20at%201.03.43%20PM.png" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0pt auto 20px;" height="429" width="241" /><b>Louise Gray</b>, a Scottish designer known for her bold prints and bright colors, will be the latest to collaborate with Topshop on a capsule collection.&nbsp; Hers will feature apparel and make-up. [<i><a href="http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG9286880/Louise-Gray-to-design-for-Topshop.html">Telegraph</a></i>]<br /><br />Read an interesting article about the secret life of "maiters" a.k.a. "male model catering waiters." [via <i><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/24/fashion/the-day-jobs-of-the-cater-waiters.html?_r=2&amp;ref=style">NY Times</a></i>]<br /><br /><img alt="Screen shot 2012-05-24 at 1.14.49 PM.png" src="http://www.papermag.com/uploaded_images/Screen%20shot%202012-05-24%20at%201.14.49%20PM.png" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;" height="291" width="373" /><b>Elsa Peretti</b> may be ending her licensing agreement with Tiffany's, which means bye bye bean, open heart, starfish and raindrop necklaces, earrings, bracelets and more.&nbsp; The big question is, what will girls be given for their bat mitvahs now? [via <i><a href="http://www.wwd.com/accessories-news/jewelry/tiffany-may-end-its-licensing-deal-with-elsa-peretti-5925233?module=hp-accessories">WWD</a></i>]<br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div>]]>
				
						   
						   
						       
								  
							   	
							
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         <description><![CDATA[Brit designer <a href="http://showtime.arts.ac.uk/AngelaBrandys"><b>Angela Brandys</b></a> is a scavenger: "I scout about like a magpie collecting fabric trims and other bits of elusive materials. Then I set about making them all work together," the 23-year-old says. Her latest creations are a compilation of all her finds colorfully fused to create an outspoken collection that brings to mind everything from Harajuku girls to Liverpool punks. Not for the faint of heart, her pieces feature a bold hodgepodge of brocades, fur trims and prints. "Hybrid assemblage would be the term to describe it," Brandys says. "It's a very decorative way of working." Check out some her amazing looks below.<br /><br /><br /><div class="entry-body">
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 begin by saying that you need to keep watching today's video, "This 
Song is Called Ragged," because eventually all of those weird props are 
going to start exploding. The song is by a young Australian 
singer/songwriter named <b>Jonathan Boulet</b> and it will be on his new 
album-with-a- super-long title, <i>We Keep the Beat, Found the Sound, See 
the Need, Start the Heart</i>. The clip was directed by <b>Peanut ~3~</b>. Again 
we have to interrupt our usual expository narrative by asking: What 
kind of a name is that? It took us twenty minutes just to find the 
little squiggly line on our keyboard. Anyway, the album will be out on 
June 12.
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         <description><![CDATA[<img alt="banksy-pieces-new-0.jpg" src="http://www.papermag.com/uploaded_images/banksy-pieces-new-0.jpg" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;" height="400" width="540" /><b>Banksy's</b> new bush! [via <a href="http://www.highsnobiety.com/news/2012/05/23/new-banksy-work-the-bush-i-hate-this-font-paper-crane-more/">High Snobiety</a>]<div><br /><div><img alt="Screen shot 2012-05-23 at 5.52.58 PM.png" src="http://www.papermag.com/uploaded_images/Screen%20shot%202012-05-23%20at%205.52.58%20PM.png" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;" height="376" width="507" />Here are some fun shots of <b>Adam Scott</b> filming <i>Walter Mitty</i> in New York sporting some very cool (what appear to be) wooden rollerblades. Go, Adam, go! [via <a href="http://tallwhitney.tumblr.com/">Tall Whitney</a>]</div><div><br /><div><center><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/89GjGq08x5A" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></center><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>In this new ad for Cape Cod Potato Chips, a flock of seagulls sings A Flock of Seagulls. [via <a href="http://thedailywh.at/2012/05/24/early-bird-special-305/">Daily What</a>]<div><br />&nbsp;</div><div><br /><img alt="tumblr_m4hnbzLAwg1qz8vumo1_500.jpg" src="http://www.papermag.com/uploaded_images/tumblr_m4hnbzLAwg1qz8vumo1_500.jpg" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0pt auto 20px;" height="441" width="441" /> <div>This <i><b>Family Guy</b></i> "for your consideration" ad -- meaning it was meant to encourage members of Academy of Television Arts &amp; Sciences, who decide the Emmy Award winners, to vote for the show -- was apparently (not surprisingly) banned by the trades. [via <a href="http://popculturebrain.com/">Pop Culture Brain</a>]<br /><br /><br /><img alt="tumblr_m40n3eOKSD1rw6bapo1_1280.jpg" src="http://www.papermag.com/uploaded_images/tumblr_m40n3eOKSD1rw6bapo1_1280.jpg" width="550" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;" /><a href="http://bradpitt-eatingthings.tumblr.com/">Brad Pitt Eating Things</a>. [via <a href="http://www.lostateminor.com/2012/05/24/brad-pitt-eating-things-tumblr/">Lost at E Minor</a>]</div><div><br />&nbsp; <img alt="tumblr_m4fz3cK8Z51qk52auo1_500.jpg" src="http://www.papermag.com/uploaded_images/tumblr_m4fz3cK8Z51qk52auo1_500.jpg" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0pt auto 20px;" height="461" width="329" />Cat got your tongue? A German postcard circa 1880. [via <a href="http://rrrick.tumblr.com/page/3">Rrrick</a>]<br /><br /><img alt="billpornstars.jpg" src="http://www.papermag.com/uploaded_images/billpornstars.jpg" width="550" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;" /><b>Bill Clinton</b> posed with several porn stars at a party in Monaco last night. [via <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/bill-clinton-shares-spotlight-monaco-porn-starlets-brooklyn-lee-tasha-reign-article-1.1083749">NYDN</a>]</div><div><br /><br /><img alt="tumblr_m4gwemWdYe1qc31blo1_500.jpg" src="http://www.papermag.com/uploaded_images/tumblr_m4gwemWdYe1qc31blo1_500.jpg" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;" height="451" width="450" /><br /><img alt="745-520x201.jpg" src="http://www.papermag.com/uploaded_images/745-520x201.jpg" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;" height="201" width="520" />Here's a 1903 photo of pigeon sporting a "miniature pigeon camera" around its neck. The cameras were activated by a timing mechanism and snapped photos while the birds were in flight -- like the one above. So cool!!&nbsp; [via <a href="http://www.retronaut.co/2011/09/dr-neubronners-miniature-pigeon-camera-1903/">Retronaut</a>]<br /><br /><img alt="tumblr_m0kqvl1lg31qzob0ro1_400.jpg" src="http://www.papermag.com/uploaded_images/tumblr_m0kqvl1lg31qzob0ro1_400.jpg" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;" height="300" width="400" />Dogs Waiting For Their Humans, the <a href="http://dwfth.tumblr.com/">Tumblr</a>. [Via <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/23/7-sites-you-should-be-wasting-time-on_n_1540183.html?ref=comedy#s=1013538">HuffPo</a>]<br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div>]]>
				
						   
						   
						       
								  
							   	
							
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         <description><![CDATA[<big><strong>New York</strong><br /><br /></big><img alt="Screen shot 2012-05-23 at 6.25.49 PM.png" src="http://www.papermag.com/uploaded_images/Screen%20shot%202012-05-23%20at%206.25.49%20PM.png" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0pt auto 20px;" height="408" width="313" /><big><font style="font-size: 0.8em;">Opening of <b>Gustav Klimt: 150th Anniversary Celebration</b> at Neue Galerie Museum for German and Austrian Art [via <a href="http://ny.artslant.com/ny/events/show/215401-gustav-klimt-150th-anniversary-celebration">ArtSlant</a>]</font><br /><br /><font style="font-size: 0.8em;">Bliss-pop band,</font><font style="font-size: 0.8em;"> <b>Hooray For Earth</b> -- who <a href="http://www.papermag.com/2012/05/twin_shadow_hooray_for_earth_remix.php">recently premiered their Twin Shadow-remixed track</a>, "No Love" on PAPERMAG -- have a show at Glasslands with Warm Ghost and Co La to support. </font><font style="font-size: 0.8em;">[via <a href="http://glasslands.blogspot.com/">Glasslands</a>]</font><br /><br /><font style="font-size: 0.8em;">Rocker <b>Dave Hill</b> has a new book, <i>Tasteful Nudes</i>, and to celebrate, he's throwing a party at the <b>Bell House</b> that promises to have "explosives, lowrider cars, Little Michael Jackson, and several other things that most people can't even handle."&nbsp; Noted. [via <a href="http://flavorpill.com/brooklyn/events/2012/5/24/dave-hills-tasteful-nudes-release-party-0">Flavorpill</a>]<br /><br /><b>Hot Sugar at Littlefield:</b> NYC producer Nick Koenig (a.k.a. Hot Sugar) celebrates the release of his new synth-funk EP, <i>Moon Money</i>, featuring a live show that also includes rapper Big Baby Gandhi and performance art duo Extreme Animals.&nbsp; J-Zone and Das Racist's Dapwell DJ. [via <i><a href="http://www.timeout.com/newyork/clubs-nightlife/hot-sugar-big-baby-gandhi-extreme-animals-j-zone-dapwell">Time Out</a></i>]<br /></font><br /><b>Los Angeles</b><br /><br /></big><img alt="Screen shot 2012-05-23 at 6.35.41 PM.png" src="http://www.papermag.com/uploaded_images/Screen%20shot%202012-05-23%20at%206.35.41%20PM.png" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0pt auto 20px;" height="314" width="372" /><big><font style="font-size: 0.8em;"><b>Beck plays the Santa Barbara Bowl</b> with Devendra Banhart supporting. [via <a href="http://www.sbbowl.com/concert_detail.htm?theID=51">Santa Barbara Bowl</a>]</font></big><big><br /></big><br /><big><font style="font-size: 0.8em;"><b>"Zero Percent Contained": Ben Jackel at L.A. Louver Opening:</b> Artist Ben Jackel makes familiar objects -- like hoses, animals, drainpipes -- out of unfamiliar materials,</font> </big>"managing to make work that remains instantly identifiable as his own while flipping the scripts on both form and message."<big> <font style="font-size: 0.8em;">[via <i><a href="http://www.voiceplaces.com/zero-percent-contained-ben-jackel-thermal-pool-paintings-and-paradise-prints-don-suggs-los-angeles-1667158-e/">L.A. Weekly</a></i>]</font><br /><br /><b>Chicago</b><br /></big><big><br /></big><img alt="Screen shot 2012-05-23 at 6.40.59 PM.png" src="http://www.papermag.com/uploaded_images/Screen%20shot%202012-05-23%20at%206.40.59%20PM.png" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;" height="361" width="506" /><big><font style="font-size: 0.8em;"><b>Edward Sharpe &amp; the Magnetic Zeros at the Riviera Theatre:</b> The psych folk troupe heads to Chicago before they're off to Europe in June. [via </font><font style="font-size: 0.8em;"><a href="http://chicago.ohmyrockness.com/">OhMyRockness</a></font><font style="font-size: 0.8em;">]</font><br /><br /><font style="font-size: 0.8em;"><b>Feast: Radical Hospitality in Contemporary Art at the Smart Museum</b>: This exhibits looks at over 30 artists and art collectives whose work incorporates meals -- think the Italian Futurists' 1930s cookbook or</font> </big><font style="font-size: 1em;">Michael Rakowitz's <i>Enemy Kitchen</i> food truck. </font>[via <a href="http://timeoutchicago.com/arts-culture/art-design/15099985/feast-radical-hospitality-in-contemporary-art">Time Out]</a><br /><br /><font style="font-size: 1.25em;"><b>London</b></font><br /><br /><img alt="Screen shot 2012-05-23 at 6.55.55 PM.png" src="http://www.papermag.com/uploaded_images/Screen%20shot%202012-05-23%20at%206.55.55%20PM.png" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;" height="294" width="476" /><b>Beach House plays Village Underground</b>: The hazy, shimmery pop duo play in support of their new record <i>Bloom</i>. [via <i><a href="http://timeoutchicago.com/arts-culture/art-design/15099985/feast-radical-hospitality-in-contemporary-art">Time Out</a></i>]<br /><br /><b>Louise Bourgeois: The Return of the Repressed</b> at the Freud Museum: If you're interested in psychoanalysis-meets-art, this is one of your last opportunities to see an exhibit of the famous (and famously morbid) artist's work -- it closes this Sunday. [via <i><a href="http://www.timeout.com/london/art/event/253254/louise-bourgeois-the-return-of-the-repressed">Time Out</a></i>]<br />]]>
				
						   
						   
						       
								  
							   	
							
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         <title>Ben &amp; Jerry&apos;s Pint Lock + Whatever Happened to Your Favorite American Idol Contestants? = Eight Items Or Less</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<img alt="Screen shot 2012-05-23 at 5.00.23 PM.png" src="http://www.papermag.com/uploaded_images/Screen%20shot%202012-05-23%20at%205.00.23%20PM.png" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;" height="337" width="453" />1. <i>Precious</i> director <b>Lee Daniels</b> has cast <b>Minka Kelly</b> as Jackie Kennedy in his new film, <b><i>The Butler</i></b>, about the life of a longtime White House butler. The impressive cast already includes <b>Forest Whitaker</b> as the butler, Eugene Allen, <b>Oprah Winfrey</b> as his wife, <b>Matthew McConaughey</b> as JFK, <b>John Cusack</b> as Richard Nixon, <b>Alan Rickman</b> (with American accent!) as Ronald Reagan, <b>Jane Fonda</b> as Nancy Reagan and <b>Lenny Kravitz, Terrence Howard, Cuba Gooding Jr. </b>and <b>Nicole Kidman</b> in as-yet unnamed roles. [via <a href="http://www.firstshowing.net/2012/lee-daniels-looks-to-minka-kelly-as-jackie-kennedy-in-the-butler/">First Showing</a>]<br /><br />2.&nbsp; Apparently the folks at <b>Great Googa Mooga</b> oversold 4,000 VIP tickets (which clocked in at $267 a pop) and given that they weren't able to provide the complete VIP experience to those extra buyers (most VIPs didn't realize they'd be <a href="http://www.papermag.com/2012/05/the_morning_funnies_18.php">fighting over fried chicken</a>), they'll be issuing full refunds, which could cost them $1 million. [via <a href="http://gothamist.com/2012/05/23/extra_mooga.php">Gothamist</a>]<br /><br /><img alt="sanjayaitems.png" src="http://www.papermag.com/uploaded_images/sanjayaitems.png" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0pt auto 20px;" height="311" width="464" />3. Though former <b><i>American Idol</i></b> contestants have gone on to find fame -- <b>Adam Lambert</b> and <b>Carrie Underwood's</b> <a href="http://www.papermag.com/2012/05/top_of_the_pops_beach_house_de.php">new albums both debuted recently at #1</a> --&nbsp; the Daily Beast tracked down 70 "<i>American Idol</i> finalists from the show's first ten seasons" and, as you've probably guessed, not everybody found a pot of gold. For example:<br /><br /><b>Sanjaya Malaker</b> now tends bar in New York's East Village.<br /><b>Camile Velasco</b> worked at a Subway shop out in L.A. and then moved back to Hawaii.<br /><b>A.J. Gil</b> was homeless for awhile, but survived and found God.<br /><b>Lee De Wyze</b> was dropped by his record label after his debut album stiffed.<br /><b>Jessica Sierra</b> went into rehab, worked at Hooters and made a sex tape.<br /><br />[via <a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/galleries/2012/05/21/american-idol-finalists-from-sanjaya-to-taylor-hicks-where-are-they-now-photos.html">Daily Beast</a>]<br /><br /><img alt="Screen shot 2012-05-23 at 5.09.19 PM.png" src="http://www.papermag.com/uploaded_images/Screen%20shot%202012-05-23%20at%205.09.19%20PM.png" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0pt auto 20px;" height="336" width="437" />4. What do you think of <b>Rihanna's</b> new dreads? [via <a href="http://www.celebuzz.com/photos/rihannas-many-hairdos-47498501/rihanna-new-dreadlocks-instagram/">Celebuzz</a>]<br /><br /><img alt="Screen shot 2012-05-23 at 5.19.57 PM.png" src="http://www.papermag.com/uploaded_images/Screen%20shot%202012-05-23%20at%205.19.57%20PM.png" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;" height="303" width="471" />5. This <i>Vanity Fair</i> reader sent in a great (the best?) analysis of <b><i>The Soprano's</i></b> ending. [<a href="http://gawker.com/5912784/vanity-fair-reader-devises-best+ever-interpretation-of-the-sopranos-finale">Gawker</a>]<br /><br />6. Read about a woman who gave keys to her cheating ex-husband's house and car to an art project. [via <a href="http://www.animalnewyork.com/2012/woman-donates-cheating-ex-husbands-house-and-car-to-student-art-project/">Animal</a>]<br /><br /><img alt="Screen shot 2012-05-23 at 5.37.14 PM.png" src="http://www.papermag.com/uploaded_images/Screen%20shot%202012-05-23%20at%205.37.14%20PM.png" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0pt auto 20px;" height="406" width="337" />7.&nbsp; This is brilliant: a <b>Ben &amp; Jerry's</b> pint combination lock. [via <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/ben-jerrys-euphori-lock-an-ice-cream-pint-combination-lock/">Laughing Squid</a>]<br /><br /><img alt="tumblr_m4fewfpLNE1rwuq4jo1_500.gif" src="http://www.papermag.com/uploaded_images/tumblr_m4fewfpLNE1rwuq4jo1_500.gif" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;" height="213" width="500" /><img alt="tumblr_m4fewfpLNE1rwuq4jo2_500.gif" src="http://www.papermag.com/uploaded_images/tumblr_m4fewfpLNE1rwuq4jo2_500.gif" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;" height="304" width="450" />8. A new blog matches up scenes from <i>The Simpsons</i> with famous scenes in film (above: <i>Cape Fear</i>). [via <a href="http://moviesimpsons.tumblr.com/">Movie Simpsons</a>/<a href="http://www.vulture.com/2012/05/movie-simpsons.html">Vulture</a>] <br />&nbsp;&nbsp; <div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div>]]>
				
						   
						   
						       
								  
							   	
							
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         <description><![CDATA[<br /><img alt="ovenlyinstagr.am.jpg" src="http://www.papermag.com/uploaded_images/ovenlyinstagr.am.jpg" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0pt auto 20px;" height="449" width="449" /><br />As we mentioned <a href="http://www.papermag.com/2012/01/ovenly_to_set_up_shop_in_green.php">earlier this year</a>, savory sweets/snacks geniuses (and former <a href="http://www.papermag.com/2012/01/ovenly_to_set_up_shop_in_green.php">PAPER beautiful people</a>) <b>Erin Patinkin</b> and <b>Agatha Kulaga</b> of<a href="http://www.oven.ly/"><b> Ovenly</b></a> are setting up shop in Greenpoint, and they're officially opening their doors at 31 Greenpoint Avenue this Friday. The <i>Times</i> has a piece on <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/23/dining/ovenly-adds-a-retail-bakery-in-brooklyn.html?_r=2&amp;smid=tw-nytimesdining&amp;seid=auto">what they'll be serving</a>, and we'll definitely be checking out the jelly donut muffins (especially since they're made with jelly from the Jam Stand, who <a href="http://www.papermag.com/arts_and_style/2012/05/food-pioneers.php">are featured</a> in our current issue's feature on East and West Coast food pioneers). Below, an opening day menu via the Ovenly <a href="http://www.oven.ly/2012/04/ovenly-opens-may-25/">blog</a>: <br /><br /><br /><img alt="OvenlyOpeningMenu.png" src="http://www.papermag.com/uploaded_images/OvenlyOpeningMenu.png" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0pt auto 20px;" height="745" width="577" /><a href="http://www.papermag.com/assets_c/2012/05/OvenlyOpeningMenu-96067.php">Click to enlarge</a><div><br /><i>Exterior photo via <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/ovenly">Twitter</a>.</i><br /></div>]]>
				
						   
						   
						       
								  
							   	
							
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         <title>A.J. Jacobs On His Quest to Become the Healthiest Man in the World</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<img alt="DDH Healthy Everything.jpg" src="http://www.papermag.com/uploaded_images/DDH%20Healthy%20Everything.jpg" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0pt auto 20px;" height="476" width="276" />A few years ago, <b>A.J. Jacobs</b>, a writer and <i>Esquire</i> Editor-At-Large known for his immersive journalism and non-fiction work, discovered his latest topic after admitting a few unflattering truths to himself regarding his health. "I got winded playing hide-and-seek with my sons," he reveals in his new book, <a href="http://www.ajjacobs.com/books/drop_dead_healthy.asp"><b><i>Drop Dead Healthy</i></b></a>, adding, "I'm fat...[I have] a python-swalled-a-goat type of body." These admissions, along with a harrowing trip to a Dominican emergency room when he contracted tropical pneumonia during a family vacation, led him to embark on a quest to become the healthiest person in the world. It made sense that he would attempt to make over his body because "I'd already done something with the mind and the spirit," Jacobs says of his previous projects. For his 2004 book <b><i>The Know-It-All</i></b>, Jacobs spent&nbsp; a year reading the entire Encylopedia while in 2007's <b><i>The Year of Living Biblically</i></b>, he attempted a spiritual overhaul by following every single rule in the bible (even the arcane commandments, like abstaining from wearing garments made of "mixed fibers").<br /><br />In the new book, which came out last month, Jacobs designates each chapter to a bodily function or organ and describes the myriad ways he tries to improve his system. From chewing his food 100 times before swallowing to participating in "cavemen workouts," the author attempts to try it all...at least once. PAPERMAG recently caught up with Jacobs about his new book and heard his thoughts on Hare Krishna-esque work-outs, colonics and why his next project won't be spending a year doing all of the positions in the kama sutra. &nbsp; <br /><br /><b>How did you get into experiential journalism?</b><br />In high school I was a fan of Hunter S. Thompson and also George Plimpton. I loved the ways Plimpton would immerse himself in a situation and then describe it so you could feel like you were doing it. He's famous for going in a boxing ring and getting punched in the face by a heavyweight champion and I thought that sounded interesting, although I didn't want to be punched in the face. I liked the idea of experiencing something extreme or fascinating and trying to describe it. Another genesis was when I was working at <i>Entertainment Weekly</i>,&nbsp; I looked exactly like a movie star who's now mostly forgotten, Noah Taylor. He's an Australian actor and was in a movie called <i>Shine</i>. People would stop me on the street and think I was him so my editor decided it would be fun to send me to the Academy Awards as Noah Taylor to see what it would be like to be a movie star. It was fantastic. It was nonstop positive feedback. It was the greatest day of my life. Will Smith told me I was great - that'll never happen again! It made me think, "This is fun.&nbsp; What else can I do?"&nbsp; <br /><br /><br /><b>What was the hardest thing about the two-plus years you spent on the book? <br /></b>I made a list of every piece of medical advice and it turned out to be fifty pages long. If you're following all the doctor's orders, you really have no time in your life for anything else. You have to exercise, meditate, put on sunscreen. You're supposed to put a shot glass of sunscreen on every three or four hours! You've got to have sex, which is very healthy, although I didn't necessarily do that everyday...at all. You've got to pet dogs -- there's lots of proven benefits about petting dogs -- it lowers blood pressure. I don't have a dog so I would go to the dog park near my house and pet strangers' dogs. Sometimes they were a little alarmed. You've got to spend time with friends because having close friends and family is very important to your health. You've also got to make food because processed food is terrible and you've got to chew your food. <br />&nbsp; <br /><b>What was your least favorite health experience or routine?</b><br />This wasn't a routine but my least favorite experience was the colonic irrigation, which, as I'm sure you know, is shooting water up the butt. Luckily for me, there are no real medical benefits to a colonic. The science is not there. Our body detoxifies itself just fine. So if you like the feeling, then more power to you and feel free to do as many colonics as you want but if you're doing it for purely medical reasons, I don't think the science is there. That was a relief, I don't ever have to do it again.<br /><br /><b>Did you end up enjoying any of these rituals?&nbsp; Do you continue any of them today?</b><br />Oh yeah. One thing I never anticipated is how much I like walking. I never walked -- I was more of a sitter.&nbsp; I walk even while I'm working -- I'm walking on a treadmill right now!&nbsp;&nbsp; <br /><br /><img alt="DDH Yoga Pose.jpg" src="http://www.papermag.com/uploaded_images/DDH%20Yoga%20Pose.jpg" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;" height="364" width="400" /><b>Through your research and talking to all of those medical professionals, what emerging health trends did you find out about?</b><br />I think you'll see a lot of healthcare move from the doctor's office to the home because with all these gadgets and ways to track your own blood pressure and blood sugar level, we'll be able to stay at home and track this stuff ourselves and communicate with doctors electronically.&nbsp; I'm looking forward to that because who wants to go to the doctor's office?&nbsp; Not me.<br /><br /><b>Did you research teach you why Europeans are still thinner than us?</b><br />I'd say it stems from a few things: I do think the standard American diet --  SAD, which is a very appropriate acronym -  really is the worst diet you could ever design for humans and I think it's worse than other countries' diets, though other nations are getting worse because they're eating more of our McDonald's-style food. It's all these simple carbs and sugars and white flour that'll make you fat just by looking at it. Also, I do think we're more sedentary in the United States than in other countries. We spend more time on our butts. We're a very car-focused culture and drive a lot instead of walking. I'd say those are the two main reasons that I can figure. &nbsp;<br /><br /><b>Do you think we're too extreme? I remember you cited a term in the book "orthorexia"&nbsp;</b> -<b> being health-obsessed in an unhealthy way. </b>&nbsp;<br />I think we do have people on the extremes and we need more people in the middle. People who are too obsessed with health -- that's not healthy. If you're so obsessed with going to the gym and finding the right toxin-free asparagus, you're going to have a life out of balance.&nbsp; You won't have time to see your friends and family, which is a huge part of health.<br /><br /><b>Speaking of your family, what did your wife and sons think about all of your health experiments? </b>&nbsp;<br />My wife wanted me to get healthy so this was partly her idea. She liked the general gist but thinks I took it too far, which I did, but that was the point. I took her to this one popular class in New York called "IntenSati" where you do aerobics and scream affirmations at the same time like, "I want it, I want it, I really, really want it" and she was appalled and thought that was horrible -- like a Hare Krishna thing. My kids got annoyed with me because I wouldn't eat cupcakes and pizza at their birthdays so they were very glad when it ended and I could return to eating pizza. Their suggestion for my next book is that I spend a year eating nothing but candy. They're lobbying hard for that. Or ice cream.They'd accept ice cream.<br /><br /><b>Do you have an idea for the next book project you'll take on?</b><br />I have some half-baked and quarter-baked ideas but I haven't figured it out exactly.&nbsp; I love getting suggestions from readers and have gotten a few good ones but I'm not sure what I'm going to choose.<br /><br /><b>Any examples you can share?</b><br />Several readers have suggested that my wife and I should do all the positions in the kama sutra and I brought that up to her to test the waters and she was like "Nope. That is not gonna happen." Actually, that's fine with me, but I don't think I have the flexibility.&nbsp;&nbsp;
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