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Fire Island Pines usually gets compartmentalized as a space away from everything, and away from New York. But like the city, it’s as difficult to pin down, as inclined to wriggle from one’s grasp; its social and geographical landscape change just when anyone thinks they’ve got the lay of the land. Attendees love to compare it to a “choose your own adventure” endeavor, or a “summer camp,” and…
Fan pages can no longer be dismissed as legitimate news sources and cultural custodians, whether we like it or not. Much like the 24-hour news cycle pioneered by CNN in the 1980s, a new media pacing keeps creeping in, with general vibes of a 24-hour stan cycle . As though the cycle itself, like a stan, is the one seeking us out now, or rather setting us up to be ambushed. It can be news, spoilers,…
Drinking’s down, restaurants are closing left and right in Los Angeles and it seems like everyone has communities online they can talk to about whatever media they’re into. And yet viewers of certain reality television shows are making the weeknight trek out of their homes to bars across the city in order to tune in alongside other fans. Across the City of Angels, during pride month and beyond,…
Tyla has been named Kate Spade New York ’s newest global brand ambassador. Everyone’s favorite bag and accessories brand has turned to everyone’s favorite new girl on the block to make a perfect pairing. Though still a fresh face in the music world, Tyla has solidified herself as a small but mighty force to be reckoned with. She has two Grammys under her belt, matching two studio albums, her…
"Hot night…Summer in the city," Girls heroine Hannah Horvath once wisely put it, wigged-up, whilst roleplay-flirting with her honey, Adam. 10 summers later and…yeah. Pretty much. Besides the partying, flirtiness, and excruciating heat, it's the summer media that hits the PAPER staff hardest this time of year. A beach read, a trip to the theater, and most importantly, the music. Aux control should…
“Can y’all hear me?” Tyla asked the crowd of sexy, sceney attendees of Sunset at EDITION in West Hollywood on Sunday night for her A*POP album party with PAPER and Kate Spade New York. I could hear her, dancing on the floor in my LBD and kitten heels, amongst a crowd of girls, Regan Aliyah , Lizzy Greene and Marta Pozzan to name a few, in brightly-colored minidress moments, with beautifully-beat…
Outside Los Angeles’ iconic Hollywood Bowl, a mass of zillennials wait with bated breath to step into a box truck and purchase DVDs. They’ve been meticulously scheduled, each of them the lucky winners of a lottery boasting over seven thousand entries for just over five hundred time slots. Time slots because, all throughout the country, crowds approaching ten thousand people have lined up at the…
This is So Chic, Very Chic , PAPER’s examination of Bravo’s sprawling cohort of fashion obsessives. From haute couture to TJ Maxx, they’ve literally worn it all. We've just got two questions. Is it so chic? Is it very chic? Next Gen: NYC is a show primarily about the children of rich people beefing. Next Gen: NYC is also a show about rich people using their poorer friends as proxies for said…
Brooklyn icon and viral sensation MissMa’amShe was performing “I Feel So Free” when news of Lindsey Graham’s passing hit, a coincidence she describes as “a ki” and “so random.” Such defiant flippancy more or less defines the drag queen’s terminally-online ethos, which has garnered her a remarkably devoted following. Her shitposty sense of humor manifests in numbers like a lipsync to Toni…
As part of Latin Creators Week, PAPER Español brought together some of the biggest names in music, fashion, entertainment, and digital culture for an intimate private dinner at Mr Chow. The evening served as a gathering place for a community redefining what Latin creativity looks like, both online and beyond. The night was made possible by our gracious host, Vanessa Chow, who welcomed artists,…
