Abby Sunderland is 16. In January, she set sail to become the youngest person ever to circumnavigate the globe. She failed. No match for the choppy seas, her mast was knocked down by waves, damaging her satellite reception and putting her out of touch with officials for nearly twenty hours. Thankfully, a rescue crew spotted [...]
Twitter is arguably best place for celebrities to voice vague, passive aggressive comments about one another. Take Katy Perry’s recent tweet on Lady Gaga, for instance. The minister’s daughter dons a “Jesus” tattoo on her wrist and was less than pleased with Gaga’s “blasphemous” new video for “Alejandro.” Of course, there are also less subtle [...]
Nearly five years after the release of Come on Feel The Illinois, Sufjan Stevens is recording a new album in Brooklyn, at Bryce Dressner of the National’s studio. Stevens recently teamed up with the National to supply backing vocals on “Afraid of Everyone,” and made a guest appearance during their Letterman performance. According to Dressner, [...]
Between our iPhones and iPads, laptops and desktops, TV’s and radios, it’s no secret that American’s are hooked on technology. I’d go so far as to say the entire developed world is hooked on technology. This Saturday, there were at least three articles featured in the NY Times on the topic. One discussed a family’s [...]
While I was pissing away time on Facebook the other day, I came across a friend’s photo album displaying multiple, grainy photos of our friends down on one knee chugging what appeared to be a water bottle. The caption underneath each picture? “ICED!” I was a little more than confused by the messaging, but I [...]
The other day I was driving from “Lawn Guyland” to NYC, and was psyched to be getting there with the help of my shiny new iPhone. I have a perchant for getting lost, so Google Maps was helpful, although halfway through the trip I realized manually written directions would have been easier to look at [...]
Today marks the first Friday of June and, subsequently, National Doughnut Day. Celebrated since 1938, the day was meant to mark summer’s approach (88 degrees means the arrival of summer in my book) and was initially used to celebrate the women who served soliders doughnuts during World War I (because nothing spells appreciation like “doughnut”). [...]
No one said it was easy to be homely, but according to Debraalee Lorenzana it’s even more difficult being (vaguely) hot. The now former Citi-bank employee filed a lawsuit through the Manhattan Supreme Court against Citigroup claiming sexual harassment and unlawful termination. According to Lorenzana, she’s just too damn hot for the stiff suits over [...]
Street artist Rene Gagnon’s self-portrait has been making appearances all over the world since 2005, although his most recent cameo at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, VA, has caused quite a stir among the Department of Homeland Security. After one of Gagnon’s stickers was found on a trashcan in the airport, DHS sent out an [...]
Urban Outfitters’ moderately-priced, pseudo-hipster regalia has become a staple among suburbanites trying to achieve that “hip, urban” look. Stroll into any Long Island location and you will spot countless overprivileged kids donning sunglasses (inside), ready to pay for their goods with mommy or daddy’s credit card. UO is definitely self-aware; they first appealed to the [...]
After stops in LA, San Fran, Detroit, Chicago, and Boston, it seems the world’s most famous anonymous street artist has finally arrived in the Big Apple. A multitude of Bansky imitations have been spotted in and around New York City, with artists such as Dolk adpoting a Banksy-esque approach to street art. Large, mono-chromatic pieces [...]
Goddamn it. I swore I would never post about Justin Bieber. The level of adoration tween girls have for this kid is nothing short of disturbing. When everyone else was “aw-ing” over that video of the three-year-old crying simply because she loves Justin Bieber, I kind of wanted to vomit. Do none of these girls [...]
There’s something to be said for surviving a brain hemorrhage, though for Bret Michaels, it’s all in the bandanna. Apparently Michaels, who was only just released from the hospital, refused to wear a hospital gown, or remove his trademarked bandanna and cowboy boots. “I said, ‘If I’m gonna go out, I wanna go out rocking’,” [...]
Bear in Heaven played a sold-out show at New York’s Terminal 5 on Sunday in support of their latest release, Beast Rest Forth Mouth. The band’s music exudes a physicality that translates better on the stage than the stereo, and although they have been touring as a three-piece, they had no problem filling the venue [...]
I enjoy Aphex Twin as much as the next person, but video of new material suggests that Richard D. James just might be out of fresh ideas. Clocking in at over 6 minutes, the new song sounds like any ambient, techno-y track you might hear at a Brooklyn loft party. A representative for Aphex Twin [...]
If you’ve dreamed of waiting on an infinite cyber-line in the hopes of talking to Sir Paul McCartney, get ready to queue up this Thursday 12pm EST when he will take a break from tour rehearsals to participate in a live webchat and answer questions posed by fans. Presuming you don’t mind drinking at noon, [...]
This morning, Good Morning America ran a segment about this monstrosity. The video depicts five eight- and nine-year-olds bumping and grinding to Beyonce’s “Single Ladies,” and it makes me uncomfortable. Taped at the WOD competition in L.A. (of course), the girls’ parents say the performance was never intended for the public and that the skanky [...]
I love The National and I love Sufjan Stevens and the two together are just divine. Last night, the Brooklyn rockers killed yet another late night appearance with their performance of the beautifully desperate “Afraid of Everyone” on Letterman. Stevens, who supplied the track’s backing vocals on High Violet, came through to sing during the [...]
Indie-pop darlings The Pains of Being Pure at Heart debuted a video for the song “Higher Than The Stars” today on Spin.com. The video is cute if you have an affinity for furries. If not, it’s just a little bit creepy. The song on the other hand is great with feathery vocals and an upbeat, [...]
I’m not sure where to begin with this one. CNN posted a video today about Playboy’s upcoming June issue, which will feature Hope Dworaczyk as its first 3D centerfold. However, CNN correspondent Jeanne Moos’ and Playboy chief content officer Jimmy Jellinik are definitely the best parts of the video. With her 3D glasses on, Moos [...]
