Proenza Schouler, spring 2010

Pantone, which tracks colors in the fashion and home-décor industries, has named turquoise the color of 2010. Pantone's executive director said it was the obvious choice because it's soothing and makes people think of being on vacation, which we...

Search for "Do They Know It's Christmas?" on iTunes and you'll see an endless array of interpretations of the 1984 Band Aid classic. And beginning today (with a 7'' to follow in February), you'll find perhaps the most exciting rendition of all time. The brainchild of post-hardcore innovators Fucked Up, the new version also features the vocal stylings of a shockingly stellar selection of musicians, including Yo La Tengo, GZA, Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig, Bob Mould, Tegan & Sara, Andrew W.K., Kyp Malone of TV on the Radio, David Cross and Broken Social Scene's Kevin Drew. And in the grand "Do They Know It's Christmas?" tradition, the band is looking out for the ladies: Fucked Up will...

Sade, who has not been heard from in nearly a decade, resurfaced Tuesday with a new single, "Soldier of Love," on Epic Records.

Patricia Clarkson in Cairo Time (top); Joel Bissonnette, Adam Scott in Passenger Side (middle, upper); Danse Macabre by Pedro Pires (middle, lower); Five Hole: Tales of Hockey Erotica by Cam Christiansen (bottom) The Toronto Film Festival has announced the lists of the top 10 Canadian features and shorts of 2009. They are: FEATURES Cairo Time – Ruba Nadda Carcasses – Denis Côté Crackie – Sherry White Defendor – Peter Stebbings La Donation / The Legacy – Bernard Émond J’ai tué ma mère / I Killed My Mother – Xavier Dolan Passenger Side – Matthew Bissonnette Polytechnique – Denis Villeneuve The Trotsky – Jacob Tierney The Wild Hunt – Alexandre Franchi SHORTS The Armoire – Jamie Travis The Cave...

(Boing Boing guestblogger Ned Sublette is a writer, historian, photographer, and singer-songwriter who lives in New York City and travels often to New Orleans. Embedded audio in this post: Ned reads the introduction to his latest book, The Year Before The Flood, live at Joe's Pub in New York City. After the jump, the full text of that intro, republished in entirety here on Boing Boing.) I'm Ned Sublette. I'll be guest-blogging for the next two weeks, serving up a few excerpts and ideas from my new book The Year Before The Flood (Lawrence Hill Books). (Which is not to be confused with a similarly-named book by Margaret Atwood, unfortunately published about the same time as mine - jeez...

Philippe Diaz's The End of Poverty? plays like a video version of "Neoliberalism for Dummies" in the best and worst ways. Exploring how different segments of the developing world remain in grinding poverty, Diaz traces the legacy of colonialism to...

What to watch on Tuesday, Dec. 8.

Last night, Lady Gaga reaffirmed her specialness by meeting the Queen! As did Miley Cyrus, Mika, and Alexandra Burke, who did not wear red PVC cloaks and also probably did not behave ridiculously enough for papers to write entire articles about them today. (Gaga's plastic gown actually reminds...

Is it just us or has fashion been doing a bit of a time warp lately? If the recent look books for Rodarte’s collaboration with Target and the Olsen Twins’ line, Elizabeth & James are any indication, fashion is shunning modernity in favor of some 90’s nostalgia. And trust us when we say the 90's have never looked so good. Related posts:

1. Five Looks We Hope Zac Posen Diffuses for Target
2. We Love The ’90s: Remember When People Used Payphones?
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