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Who’s Nekst? A Legacy of Graffiti in New York City

Graffiti is everywhere in New York City. The city’s many surfaces are cleaner than they once were, thanks to Rudy Giuliani and subway cars that are easier to buff, but even a brief stroll down … read more »

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Tasha Catour: Singing Between the Lines

At a time when rap songs live and die by their hook, a singer who can routinely provide the catchiest patch of a song—the bit meant to ricochet around your brain long after you’ve left … read more »

POSTED May 20, 2013 12:46PM IN NWSPRNT 0 Comments TAGS: ,
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Night Spa: New York’s Hottest Party

Brooklyn’s Night Spa is the kind of party that makes you question what a party really is in the first place. There’s a full-service bar and a selection of DJs handpicked from the borough’s electronic … read more »

POSTED May 17, 2013 12:28PM IN MUSIC NEWS, NWSPRNT Comments (1) TAGS: , , , , ,
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A Home Away: 12 Artists’ Favorite Places to Let Loose

I was in elementary school when Cheers went off the air. I remember it was a big deal, but my parents weren’t big drinkers, so it wasn’t until college that I began to understand the … read more »

POSTED May 14, 2013 6:47PM IN MUSIC NEWS, NWSPRNT 0 Comments TAGS: , , , , , , , , , , ,
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Personal History: Mona Scott-Young

Mona Scott-Young’s rise to moguldom. As the creator of VH1’s Love & Hip Hop and host of the popular show’s reunion specials, Mona Scott-Young might be the most informed mediator in the history of reality … read more »

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Our Father: Life in the Source Family

Isis Aquarian remembers life in the Source Family. When she was in her late twenties, Charlene Peters grew her hair long, changed her name to Isis Aquarian and moved in with the Source Family, a … read more »

POSTED May 1, 2013 2:20PM IN ART+CULTURE NEWS, NWSPRNT 0 Comments TAGS: , , , ,
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Family Tree: Six Degrees of Grimes

Grimes lives out of a suitcase most days of the year, but being one of the most talked-about artists in music also makes you a full-time ambassador for your home town. Across musical collaborations with … read more »

POSTED April 23, 2013 6:30PM IN MUSIC NEWS, NWSPRNT Comments (3) TAGS: , , , , , , ,
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Interview: Moshin Hamid

The only way reading Mohsin Hamid’s new novel, How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia, on the subway could be any more embarrassing is if he’d tacked on “For Dummies” to the end of … read more »

POSTED April 18, 2013 10:32AM IN ART+CULTURE INTERVIEWS, NWSPRNT TAGS: , ,
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Just Before Music: Lonnie Holley’s Knotty Life

As he tells it, Lonnie Holley’s story of growing up poor in the south is nearly impossible to fathom, marked again and—almost routinely—again by trauma. But then, too, by art, as he built a career … read more »

POSTED March 27, 2013 5:28PM IN ART+CULTURE VIDEO, NWSPRNT Comments (1) TAGS: , , ,
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Spring Breakers Costume Designer Heidi Bivens Explains How to Style a Harmony Korine Movie

A year ago, Riff Raff claimed that James Franco would be playing him in a movie. He was talking about Harmony Korine’s Spring Breakers, and his boast proved to be partially true, at least to … read more »

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