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Zebra Katz, the Mind Behind Underground Anthem “Ima Read” Is Here to Chatz

Studio@Gawker · 04/17/13 10:59AM

Last year was a good year for Ojay Morgan. After being signed to Jeffree's, an offshoot of Diplo's Mad Decent label, his fascinatingly caustic single "Ima Read" was picked as the sole soundtrack for dark horse designer Rick Owen's Fall 2012 show. Soon after, Morgan (as his alter-ego Zebra Katz) was being asked to perform internationally, alongside obsessively-blogged-about indie darlings Azealia Banks and Lana Del Ray.

Five Thousand New York City Pay Phones Are Portals to 1993

Studio@Gawker · 04/16/13 10:59AM

Listen up, kiddies of NYC, 20 years ago, all the places you wantonly roam around without a care in the world were once filled with hostile entities such as rats the size of cats (West Village) and giant, fake vomit puddles (at the 1993 Whitney Biennial). According to some, the whole city was a war zone.

Being a Badass Woman Is Pretty Much a Rule on Defiance

Studio@Gawker · 04/15/13 02:59PM

Defiance is Syfy's latest science fiction show for the sort who love aliens with vaguely British accents (why is that a thing?). The eponymous "New Earth" town is populated by seven races of aliens, and each one must fight hard to even coexist with one another. It takes a tough breed to make it in their world. No wonder the producers cast unarguably kickass actresses Julie Benz and Mia Kirshner in two of the several female roles.

Here’s How to Create a Bad-Ass Monster That Could End Up in a Robert Rodriguez Short Film

Studio@Gawker · 04/11/13 02:59PM

Robert Rodriguez knows a thing or two about villains and monsters. With a resume that includes films like Sin City, Grindhouse, and Predators, Rodriguez knows that to make a good villain, you need to dig deep and develop a great monster. But now, he wants you to help him create the monster that will be featured in the upcoming Project Green Screen film he's making in conjunction with BlackBerry, Two Scoops.

A Yuppie and a Valley Girl Walk into a Mall in 2013

Robb Skidmore · 04/11/13 10:59AM

On Sunday night, the National Geographic Channel kicks off three nights of '80s mania with the first episode of The ‘80s: The Decade That Made Us. In honor of this incredibly rad development, '80s authority Robb Skidmore cooked up some fan fiction starring two charmingly insufferable relics from the Me Decade, the Valley girl and the yuppie, set in a modern-day mall (remember those?). Warning: brick phone cameo ahead.

Five Thousand New York City Pay Phones Are Portals to 1993

Studio@Gawker · 04/08/13 10:59AM

Listen up, kiddies of NYC, 20 years ago, all the places you wantonly roam around without a care in the world were once filled with hostile entities such as rats the size of cats (West Village) and giant, fake vomit puddles (at the 1993 Whitney Biennial). According to some, the whole city was a war zone.

Robert Rodriguez Needs Weapons for His New Movie

Mike Bracken, the Horror Geek · 04/04/13 10:59AM

With a body of work that includes the guitar case rocket-launcher in Desperado and the motorized vampire-staker in From Dusk til Dawn, it's obvious that director Robert Rodriguez knows a thing or two about crafting amazing weapons that don't really exist (although I wish they did). But now he's turning to the denizens of the Internet for help with his latest project.

Five Thousand New York City Pay Phones Are Portals to 1993

Studio@Gawker · 04/02/13 10:59AM

Listen up, kiddies of NYC, 20 years ago, all the places you wantonly roam around without a care in the world were once filled with hostile entities such as rats the size of cats (West Village) and giant, fake vomit puddles (at the 1993 Whitney Biennial). According to some, the whole city was a war zone.

Regular People Like These Two Guys Are Vying for a Role in Robert Rodriguez's Latest Film

Studio@Gawker · 04/01/13 10:59AM

By now, you know all about Two Scoops, the new short film that Robert Rodriguez is making about a pair of extremely attractive ass-kicking twins named Lola and Lucia for Project Green Screen in conjunction with BlackBerry. The first act, in which he's asking regular people such as yourself to submit a performance of one of the roles, is underway. Greg Stees showed you his. And readers Aaron and Artie showed us theirs.

Here's Your Chance to Star in a Robert Rodriguez Movie About a Pair of Ass-Kicking, Ice-Cream-Scooping Sisters

Studio@Gawker · 03/27/13 10:59AM

Robert Rodriguez, multi-talented action/adventure movie auteur is announcing his latest collaboration: Project Green Screen. In partnership with BlackBerry, Rodriguez is putting the finishing touches on his new short film. Seems like a normal, not-newsworthy thing for a filmmaker to do, right? Wrong! He's actually asking his fans to create these finishing touches, because he's innovative like that.

Robert Rodriguez Uses YouTube to Cast New Movie

Studio@Gawker · 03/21/13 10:59AM

Sound the end-of-days air horn — Robert Rodriguez's new short about twin sisters Lola and Lucia, ice cream truck moguls who dabble in monster-hunting, is most likely to crush your mind to smithereens, much like a psychotic monster would rip apart an innocent farmhand. But he needs you to help him finish it.

Here's Your Chance to Star in a Robert Rodriguez Movie About a Pair of Ass-Kicking, Ice-Cream-Scooping Sisters

Studio@Gawker · 03/19/13 10:59AM

Robert Rodriguez, multi-talented horror/action movie auteur is announcing his latest collaboration: Project Green Screen. In partnership with BlackBerry® Z10, Rodriguez is putting the finishing touches on his new short film. Seems like a normal, not-newsworthy thing for a filmmaker to do, right? Wrong! He's actually asking his fans to create these finishing touches, because he's innovative like that.

You Can Watch the 2013 Bonnaroo Lineup Announcement Live, Right Now, From the Safety of Your Computer

Studio@Gawker · 02/19/13 11:59AM

Today, in celebration of that special time of year when hundreds of thousands of young people voluntarily sleep outside and see very famous musical acts perform their very famous songs, noted weird person Al Yankovic is announcing the 2013 Bonnaroo lineup. You can watch him do his thing live in the video embedded above. And because no proper Internetland event can happen without a good ol' hashtag, there is of course a social media component.

The New Warby Parkers Will Have You Running from the Paparazzi in No Time

Studio@Gawker · 02/14/13 11:59AM

It's obvious that you're what's hot right now. Producers blowing up your phone, agents fighting over you (publicly, too; how embarrassing — for them), maître d's practically mauling themselves on strategically-placed fici (plural of ficus) to get you the best table at restaurants with the word "bungalow" in their names. And all those texts from Famous Serial Dater/Oscar Nominee? Sooooo annoying. You're a serious artiste (you wear glasses, even!), not a flavor-of-the-month starlet.

How to Dress Your Man Like the Nerd of Your Dreams

Studio@Gawker · 01/24/13 11:59AM

Gone are the sand-in-the-face days when being considered a nerd was a bad thing. Now, it seems like every Hollywood actor desperate for a career makeover is hiking up his pants, pulling on a cardigan, and ditching his contacts for a set of plastic frames — because nothing says, "Hire me for your massive comic book film franchise" like a bit of geek-inspired style.