Win Some Shoes Autographed by The National, Yo La Tengo, The Jesus Lizard and 47 Other Bands
If you a) like indie rock, b) spend at least some portion of your day walking and c) are a generally good person who cares about others, then boy, have we got some news for you. Currently available via eBay auction are a pair of Saucony Original sneakers autographed by no fewer than 50 of today’s best musicians in independent music.... read more
The Best of the Decade
When this decade began, Paste’s website was barely a year old, and the magazine was still a twinkle in its daddies’ eyes. So looking back over the first 10 years of the 2000s feels like looking back over our own history. There hasn’t been a new album, film, TV show, video game or book Paste has covered that wasn’t eligible for our “Best of the Decade” consideration. We had dozens of critics vote in each of these five categories, and then we argued some more until we’d focused our spotlight onto the very best pop culture created during the aughts—whether... read more
The Talking, Self-Eating Fox From Antichrist Has His Moment
Whatever your opinion of the genital-chopping, misogyny-cheering controversy stirred up by Lars von Trier’s Antichrist, there is one scene that is an undeniable cult novelty. Deep in the movie’s indeterminable midsection, Willem Dafoe’s character wanders into the woods and finds a mangy little fox cannibalizing itself, a fairly horrifying image. The horror, however, quickly turns to hilarity when the fox looks into the camera, and in an ominous voice declares “CHAOS REIGNS” before a slow fade to black.... read more
Edward Norton, Forest Whitaker, Sarah Jessica Parker, More Sign on to President Obama's Arts Committee
The Obama presidency has formed a rather eclectic all-star cast, which includes both Fight Club and Sex and the City ringleaders.... read more
Paul F. Tompkins Preps New Album, Freak Wharf, for December
As fans await the resurfacing of VH1’s Best Week Ever from its months-long hiatus, A Special Thing Records is preparing to release the sophomore album of the show’s former host, Paul F. Tompkins.... read more
60th Anniversary Peanuts Look-A-Like Contest Ending Today
To celebrate Peanuts’ 60th Anniversary of colorful comic strips and, not to mention, a couple memorable holiday cartoon specials, the daughter of creator Charles Schultz is hosting an online character look-a-like contest that will make winners out of those with the most striking resemblance to the Peanuts cast.... read more
Five Years Later: The Death of Dutch Filmmaker Theo Van Gogh
Today marks the fifth anniversary of the controversial murder of Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh.... read more
Ricky Gervais, Tracy Morgan, Patton Oswalt, More to Highlight New York Comedy Festival
Comedy Central’s New York Comedy Festival kicks off this Wednesday, Nov. 4, and will play host to some of today’s biggest sidesplitters. Featured acts include Patton Oswalt, Mike Epps, Ricky Gervais, Louis CK, Artie Lange, Dane Cook. Tracy Morgan and Andy Samberg.... read more
Yeasayer, Tanlines, More Perform at "It Came from Brooklyn" Show Tomorrow
As you may well know, the Guggenheim Museum in Manhattan has started putting on monthly concerts in celebration of its 50th anniversary to highlight the multi-discipline creativity bursting out of Brooklyn. This Friday evening will mark the third show in the aptly-titled "It Came from Brooklyn" series, this time hosted by up-and-coming comedian Max Silvestri with performances by Yeasayer and Tanlines and a reading by writer Rachel Sherman. And in the spirit of Halloweekend, the concert boasts a favorite childhood delight: that's right, 3-D glasses!... read more
Scarlett Johansson to Make Broadway Debut
Scarlett Johansson is confirmed to make her Broadway debut early next year, slating her name among this season’s all-star cast lists.... read more
Catching Up With... Devendra Banhart
Today, Devendra Banhart is excited about carrot juice... read more
Spam E-Mail or Bob Pollard Song?
Ever since solo artist and former Guided By Voices frontman Robert Pollard arrived in the late ’80s with GBV’s first album of note, Self-Inflicted Aerial Nostalgia, he’s been the undisputed king of arcane titles. So arcane, in fact, that they often resemble the non-sequitur gibberish of spam e-mails that advertise replica watches and male-enhancement pills.... read more
Shepard Fairey Admits Wrongdoing in AP Photo Use for Obama Campaign Posters
As it captures an unwavering stare in patriotic hues, Shepard Fairey’s poster supporting Barack Obama, the inspiration behind Obamicon.me, is now considered an iconic emblem. But while the vision may live on, its visionary is now compromised in a year-old battle of rights, after he admitted to lying about its original source.... read more
Spring Awakening Co-Stars Groff and Michele Reunite on Fox's Glee
Here’s your daily dose of theater nerd news: Yesterday, EW’s Hollywood Insider announced that actor Jonathan Groff will appear in a few upcoming episodes of Fox’s new hit drama Glee. Groff, who starred for several years in the anachronistic Broadway revival of Frank Wedekind’s Spring Awakening (and recently appeared in Ang Lee’s Taking Woodstock) will play the leader of Vocal Adrenaline, the unmatched rival of McKinley High’s fledgling glee club.... read more
Watch the New "Auto-Tune the News," Plus a Few of Our Favorites
Let’s not kid ourselves: politics can be pretty boring sometimes. Sure, it’s all well and good to watch that three-hour marathon session of the Ways and Means Committee when you’ve got nothing to do but sit around in your underwear all day and refresh Drudge every 30 seconds. But really, how likely are you to bring up CSPAN2’s rerun of Marcy Kaptur’s kickin’ speech on the floor of the House in mixed company? Worry no more, political junkie, because the medicine for your troubles has arrived: Auto-Tune the News.... read more
Kellogg's Plan to Laser Stamp Cornflakes
Nothing is sacred any more, not even that most iconic of American breakfast institutions, Kellogg’s Corn Flakes. Evidently there’s been a rash of similarly-packaged Corn-y knockoffs lately, because Kellogg’s is preparing to take drastic and heretofore unseen measures in branding their flagship cereal: they’re currently formulating plans to use a laser (!!) to burn the Kellogg’s logo onto flakes in every single box.... read more
Tracy Morgan Greeting Cards Help You Live Every Week Like its Shark Week
One of the many highlights of 30 Rock is Tracy Morgan. As character Tracy Jordan, he has a way with words, dropping pearls of wisdom on a regular basis. A few gems:... read more
David Byrne, Sarah Silverman, Billy Corgan, More Tap into the Unconscious at Carl Jung Red Book Discussion
When psychoanalyst Carl Jung found himself face-to-face with haunting visions and inner voices, he did not bow down. Instead, he proceeded to document and decipher his battles for 16 years. The end result is his Red Book, and now, more than 25 music, film and cultural personalities are set to debate each of its 205 pages.... read more
The Paste Guide to Twitter: The 100+ Best Users to Follow
For a while, we've been compiling lists of musicians, comedians, filmmakers, writers and even fake personalities worth following on Twitter... read more
More Photos from Dust-to-Digital's Take Me To The Water Collection
Earlier this year, Atlanta-based crate-digging label Dust-to-Digital released Take Me to the Water: Immersion Baptism in Vintage Music and Photography 1890-1950, a 96-page book... read more
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