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Flavorwire: an up-to-the-minute blog for discerning culture fiends who want to taste it all.

Flavorwire: an up-to-the-minute blog for discerning culture fiends who want to taste it all.

Flavorwire: an up-to-the-minute blog for discerning culture fiends who want to taste it all.

Flavorwire: an up-to-the-minute blog for discerning culture fiends who want to taste it all.

Working collaboratively for more than 40 years, Gilbert & George have consistently been at the forefront of British contemporary art...

In an effort to connect with "the youth" and "teenage angst," fast-food superstar, Denny's Restaurants, is serving up what the critics are calling an "unstoppable breakfast." Your teeth have been waiting for this moment. Your tongue has been salivating like a Pavlovian dog in a bell factory...

Lunch is long gone; it’s 4 p.m., SC’s governor is MIA, Madoff isn’t the only one going down, Russian leaders are also worried about attacks, Iran is still insane, and work just won’t end. There’s only one way to make it out of this day alive: THE CAT POWER HAPPY HOUR, a daily pick-me-up

In the spirit of the Avalanches, NYC electo oddities Fall on Your Sword have taken their love of outdoor adventure to unexpected altitudes, cutting audio and video of William Shatner into a dance anthem...

Were you ever forced to watch D.W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation for a class...

This very real, camera-wielding robot is currently scuttling around the Flavorwire office. It’s ostensibly for a Ford Fiesta project being filmed by one of our Senior editors, but I can’t help but think it’s actually Caroline keeping an eye on us. Wave and say hello, eve

As pop culture fans, we have many things to thank Winona Ryder for: showing us that bitchiness can be cool in Heathers; proving that a deep brunette will never really look convincing as a blonde in Edward Scissorhands; inspiring the most creative amendment to a tattoo we've ever seen...

1. “Florida campers charged with forcing 12-year-old boy to drink urine” [via SM] Why this ISN’T funny: They made him drink piss! Ew!!!! Why this IS funny: It was because he used a racial slur. Drink up, buttercup. 2...

We asked you yesterday if sex sells in fashion. Inspired by the concept (and our general lack of maturity), we decided to change genres and pump out this list of the most sexual-invigorated band names ever...

It's probably no accident that Commencement, J. Courtney Sullivan's debut novel, is encased in a jacket the exact same color as a little blue box from Tiffany & Co. — just the kind of box certain women hope to receive when they reach one of those Kodak-approved life milestones...

1. Twitter trumps the mainstream media in its streaming coverage of the Iranian protests, in which 7 people were killed yesterday. (The service even postponed an important upgrade.) Also, read this. [via Brietbart] 2...

This week, Fiction Fix takes a break from our standard tough-love, "read this or else!" strategy to try a kinder, gentler tack: we recommend you listen to some fiction as read by a hot guy...

1. The New York Times reviews Bonnaroo; were you following our tweets all weekend? [via NYT] 2...

Architect Josef Hohensinn's prison in the small Austrian town of Leoben; his design principle: "Maximum security outside; maximum freedom inside."

In his upcoming Bible-belting farce Year One, Harold Ramis stars as Adam, an opportune role for the former ace of American comedy. Indeed, Ramis was in large part responsible (as the lead scribe) for modern comedy’s version of Original Sin, that ne plus ultra of Greek-life propaganda Animal House...

1. It’s D-Day. As in Digital TV transition. The Live Feed will be tracking the mayhem here, but let it be known that my sister is watching the Today Showas I type this using her old rabbit ears. 2...

When asked what most impressed him at the Venice Biennale last week, mega-art-collector and Interview publisher Peter Brant quickly replied, “From Hand to Mouth,” while pointing to the US Pavilion...

1. The Daily Show’s Jason Jones visits The New York Times, comparing it to a “walking Colonial Williamsburg,” and tells executive editor Bill Keller that his paper is boring and going belly up. (video) [via Gawker] 2. Speaking of the Times, are they really boycotting Warren St...

Where fashion blogs are for the most part mediocre and ubiquitous (other than this awesome and arty offering from twelve year old fashion blogger, Tavi) fashion videos on YouTube tend to follow suit with meaningless musings that are often more asanine and offensive than their blog counterparts...

Instead of residing on a marijuana infested beach a.k.a. Danny Boyle's The Beach, Leonardo DiCaprio has chosen an island of 66 (possibly, according to the trailer, 67) criminally insane prisoners...

1. Barack Obama orders Stephen Colbert to shave his head; Colbert declares a victory in Iraq. [via Gawker] 2. Anne Hathaway will play Judy Garland on Broadway with Liza’s blessing. [via NYDN] 3. After years of waiting, the High Line opens to the public today. [via NYT] 4...

Depending on where you hail from, you may or may not have seen the ads for Showtime's new original series, Nurse Jackie, which debuted last night. Edie Falco holds up a syringe, with the tagline, "Life is Full of Little Pricks." How true...

Vulture's announcement that VH1 might shelve Best Week Ever for good and not just until 2010 (which sort of counts as forever in blogger years) comes as no surprise. Once a hardcore devotee, I haven't been able to stomach an entire episode since they changed up the format last October.

So a confession. One of my guilty pleasures is Broadway musicals. So much so that I will stomach the misery of Times Square, with its throngs of annoying tourists and the not-so-cheap TKTS booth to see a show when I can...

1. The results of today’s union vote could decide if The Times shuts down The Globe. [via NYT] 2. Sweden’s Pirate Party captures a seat in the European Parliament. [via Reuters] 3...

This awkward picture wouldn’t be quite so funnny if Ryan Seacrest wasn’t so that guy now. Side note: Suddenly teenage Adam Lambert in a jersey isn’t quite so scary. [Via The Daily

Cruisin’ for a bruisin’: While it’s managed to survive the current crunch, don’t be fooled; the Louvre could be in serious trouble come 2010. [via NYT] Have mercy: John Stamos is working a Full House movie; he sees James Franco in his old role and Tracy Morgan playing Uncle Joey...

The only thing that surprises us about the upcoming debut of NYC Prep, Bravo's not-so-thinly-veiled reality version of Gossip Girl, is that it took this long for them to roll out the idea...

Artist Kenny Scharf's work screams for fun. Embracing the color and vivacity of everyday objects, especially confectionery foodstuffs, his pieces incorporate TV and consumer culture iconography to transporting effect...

1. Angelina Jolie tops Oprah on the Forbes Celebrity 100 power list. [via Forbes] 2. Now that they’ve got you hooked, Hulu wants to start charging you for all of those Arrested Development episodes you’ve been watching. We bet Rupert Murdoch is behind this. [via Gawker] 3...

Ever wonder what happened to that tech-savvy kid who used to fix the slide projector back in elementary school? Actually, we have no idea...

[Via The Green Room Blog via BuzzFeed]