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GZA, Neil deGrasse Tyson Make Hip-Hop Record About Science (DETAILS)

In Arts & Cutlure, Music on June 15, 2012 at 12:47 pm

GZA, Neil deGrasse Tyson? Together? Team-ups are awesome so imagine how spectacular we felt after we heard that GZA and physicist and cool guy extraordinaire  Neal deGrasse Tyson are working on an album about science. Read the rest of this entry »

Mickalene Thomas X Cass Bird X Oyster Mag (PHOTO)

In Arts & Cutlure, LGBT on June 14, 2012 at 2:14 pm

 

Brooklyn based artist Mickalene Thomas is featured in the June/July issue of Australian fashion magazine Oyster. The issue is called the “All Women’s” issue and the Pratt Institute and Yale graduate was photographed by noted photographer Cass Bird against colorful and multi-patterned backgrounds, akin to her paintings.

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Aisha Tyler Responds To Racists, Sexist Gamers In Facebook Rant (DETAILS)

In Arts & Cutlure, Humor, TECH on June 14, 2012 at 1:14 pm

Multi-talented actress, comedian and gamer Aisha Tyler went off on Facebook yesterday after racists, sexist gamers took issue with her hosting duties for Ubisoft’s E3 presentation at the annual video-gaming conference in LA. Check out some of the comments from NeoGAF, YouTube and Twitter that set Aisha off:

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Can You Identify Every “Grand Theft Auto” Character In This Image? (PHOTO)

In Arts & Cutlure, TECH on June 14, 2012 at 12:52 pm

All your favorite featured characters from “Grand Theft Auto” have been assembled in one place. Can you identify them and their respective games? Read the rest of this entry »

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This BatmanTriology Poster Is Ridonkulous (PHOTOS)

In Arts & Cutlure, Film on June 13, 2012 at 1:59 pm

“The Dark Knight Rises,” the latest installment from director Christopher Nolan, is this summer’s next big blockbuster, and when it hits, we’re in there like swimwear! We’re also gonna check it out back to back to back as a trilogy, if time and patience allow.

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Photographer Matthew Salacuse On Nas’ Life Is Good’ Album Cover Shoot: “He Nailed It!”

In Arts & Cutlure, Music on June 8, 2012 at 4:17 pm

Brooklyn, New York  photographer Matthew Salacuse is the photographer responsible for the haunting cover photo of Queensbridge rapper Nas‘ 10th studio album, ‘Life Is Good.’ Via email, Salacuse gave us the  lowdown behind the shoot.

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Subway Dopeness: Riding The Train’s A Beach In Seoul (PHOTO)

In Arts & Cutlure, Humor, TECH on June 6, 2012 at 5:50 pm

Wish we were there! The above photo was taken in a subway in Seoul, Korea, one of the coolest metropolitan cities in the world.

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Tranformers: Fall Of Cybertron Is Insane With Additives (PHOTOS)

In Arts & Cutlure, Lifestyle, TECH on June 6, 2012 at 5:13 pm

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Transformers: Fall of Cybertron promised to show us the final, dark hours of the war between the Autobots and Decepticons as they vied for control of their dying home world. The verdict? Read the rest of this entry »

Is Marvel’s Next Film ‘The Black Panther?’ (DETAILS)

In Arts & Cutlure, Film on June 5, 2012 at 9:12 pm

Latino Review has confirmed that Marvel will make a Black Panther film following “Captain America 2,” which will premiere in 2014. The comic book-to-film centric website teased the news earlier today on Twitter, and updated its followers this afternoon with more info which confirmed their suspicion.

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The Grace Jones Hula Hoop Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Video Is Here (VIDEO)

In Arts & Cutlure, Music, Style on June 5, 2012 at 11:34 am

64 year old Grace Jones stole the show yesterday when she performed her hit ‘ Slave To The Rhythm’ while hula-hooping on stage at Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee celebration in London. When we first heard about this on twitter, we prayed there was video. The gods have answered! Read the rest of this entry »

Did Banksy Mash-Up Bowie & The Queen In New Stencil? (PHOTO)

In Arts & Cutlure on June 4, 2012 at 6:12 pm

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Does this  image of the Queen with her face painted and her eyes shut look like David Bowie’s Aladdin Sane album cover?  The original orange and blue face paint has been replaced with a patriotic red and blue, and may have been painted by Banksy.

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Beautiful & Haunting: Nas’ Life Is Good’ Album Cover Reveal (PHOTO)

In Arts & Cutlure, Music, Style on June 4, 2012 at 4:47 pm

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Nas revealed the cover of his 10th studio album ‘Life is Good’ this afternoon and it is beautiful as well as haunting.

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