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Lane Brown

Features Writer, New York Magazine

Lane Brown is a feature writer for New York Magazine. He was previously the magazine’s culture editor and one of the original editors of Vulture. He was also a founding editor of Grantland and the co-creator of the podcast Exit Scam.

  1. history
    How DVD Commentaries Were BornHe was horrified at the idea, but we promised we’d get him superstoned if he did, and he gave this amazing discussion about the making of ‘King Kong.’
  2. american idol
    American Idol: Kara DioGuardi Out, Steven Tyler In?TMZ says Steven Tyler is your new Simon Cowell.
  3. kanye
    Kanye’s Social-Media Tour Rolls Through Twitter HQAlso, he’s a ‘Step Brothers’ fan.
  4. inception
    Will Hans Zimmer’s Piaf-Inspired Inception Score Be Eligible for an Oscar?AMPAS’s byzantine rule system disqualifies at least one great score every year. Will it happen to ‘Inception’?
  5. exclusive
    Vulture Premieres the Poster for Gaspar Noé’s Enter the VoidSee the poster!
  6. aliens
    Damon Lindelof to Maybe Write an Alien PrequelOr maybe not!
  7. kanye
    Who Will Kanye Follow First on Twitter?We have a few suggestions.
  8. kanye
    Kanye Joins TwitterFinally, we’ll know what Kanye is thinking!
  9. kanye
    Watch Kanye Debut New Songs at Facebook HQSee the video!
  10. aliens
    Paramount Bullish on Cheap, Top-Secret Alien MoviesParamount just snapped a spec script for something called ‘Confidential Alien Project.’
  11. american idol
    Elton John and Justin Timberlake Probably Not Replacing Simon Cowell“Absolute rubbish.”
  12. tiff
    Movies Announced for the Toronto Film FestAlso: the latest films from auteurs Emilio Estevez and David Schwimmer!
  13. amc
    Is Common Your New Don Draper?AMC just hired acting rapper Common to star in the pilot for period drama ‘Hell on Wheels.’
  14. morasses
    M.I.A. to Make It Up to New York“im gonna do a free show in nyc when i get back, tho i dont have powers over rain!”
  15. mad men
    What Happened During Mad Men’s Year Off?February 9: The Beatles’ appearance on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ is seen by 73 million people …
  16. mad men
    Mad Men Ratings Up AgainLast night’s ‘Mad Men’ season-four opener was watched by 2.9 million people.
  17. in the magazine
    Why the Hollywood Stock Exchange FailedIn this week’s magazine, Mark Harris explains why Hollywood’s fear of transparency led them to oppose the futures market that would’ve let you bet on box-office results:
  18. comic-con 2010
    Scenes From Comic-ConWon’t you join us as we journey back through Comic-Con?
  19. morasses
    M.I.A. at the Hard NYC Fest: What Went Wrong?“It was a morass.”
  20. comic-con 2010
    Comic-Con Futures: Thor Up, Green Hornet DownWhich remake “might not be terrible”?
  21. crime blotter
    Update: Harry Potter Fan Stabs a Guy at Comic-ConA dude in a ‘Harry Potter’ shirt reportedly stabbed another attendee in the face for refusing to switch seats
  22. mad men
    Matthew Weiner Furious About Mad Men Spoiler He May Have Already SpoiledHe was “shocked — really shocked” by Alessandra Stanley’s spoiler-filled review.
  23. the star market
    The Star Market: Jon HammDapper and funny? He has it all! Or does he?
  24. melpocalypse
    Leonardo DiCaprio to Probably Pass on Mel Gibson’s Viking Movie“No, I doubt Leo would do it, especially after all this.”
  25. haunted franchises
    Guillermo del Toro to Reboot Disney’s Haunted Mansion“We are not returning Eddie Murphy’s phone calls.”
  26. melpocalypse
    Even Europeans Turned Off by Mel Gibson Now“I was surprised at how much of an emotional impact this has had on the Europeans.”
  27. the other side of sumner
    Sumner Redstone Delighted to Be Accused of Bribery“Sumner wants to be consequential. Sumner is really proud of what he did. This guy is loving it … He likes people to know he’s still alive.”
  28. pixar
    Pixar Fixes Muppet MovieThe makers of the Muppets movie had a table read with the world’s best studio yesterday.
  29. spider-man
    Spider-Man to Start PracticingUnlikely though it may seem, Broadway’s troubled $50 million ‘Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark’ will actually enter rehearsals.
  30. beef
    Pavement/Pitchfork Blood Feud!Pavement guitarist Scott Kannberg refused to allow his band’s headlining Pitchfork Festival performance to be webcast on Sunday.
  31. batman
    Dark Knight 2 to Maybe Star the RiddlerTo be taken with a Batmobile-size grain of salt.
  32. american idol
    Is Chris Isaak American Idol’s New Simon?Poor Bret Michaels is out of the running.
  33. inception
    Five Ideas for the Now-Possible Inception Sequel’Inception: The Sleepsquel.’
  34. labor unrest
    The Situation: Scab?“Mike decided in order to get season 3 done he was going to have to lead the pack and wants to encourage the rest of his cast to follow his lead.”
  35. contests
    Win a Complete Set of Mad Men Barbies!You want these dolls.
  36. casting couch
    Who Will Star in Keenan Ivory Wayans’s Third-World Adoption Comedy?Not Angelina Jolie, Katherine Heigl, Jessica Alba, Sandra Bullock, Meg Ryan, Kate Hudson, or Madonna.
  37. conspiracy theories
    Is This ‘Top Secret America’ Business Just Viral Marketing for AMC’s Rubicon?Sure seems like it.
  38. panda bear
    How Bad Was Panda Bear’s Set at the Pitchfork Festival?“A way-too-long set of drony trance grooves punctuated by atonal yelps, yodels, and the occasional wounded whale noise.”
  39. sadness
    Anchorman 2 Would Have Been a Musical“We were going to do four months on Broadway and then jump right into filming.”
  40. video
    Hear an Audience React to M. Night Shyamalan’s Name in the Devil TrailerPoor Manoj.
  41. bill murray
    Bill Murray Thought Garfield Was a Coen Brothers Movie“I sat down and watched the whole thing, and I kept saying, ‘Who the hell cut this thing?’”
  42. big number twos
    Nicolas Cage to Light Head on Fire AgainHe’ll return for a second ‘Ghost Rider’ movie.
  43. vampires
    Will Smith to Put Vampires in the BibleGet excited, fans of religion, sacrilege, vampires, and Will Smith!
  44. mad men
    When Will Mad Men’s Fourth Season Take Place?Want to know?
  45. aliens
    Did James Frey Give an Interview As an Alien?Looks like it.
  46. chat room
    Donald Glover on His New Rap Album and Not Playing Spider-Man“I’m upset about people saying, ‘Donald, you too old.’”
  47. the smiths
    Mr. and Mrs. Smith to Do Streetcar, MaybeHaving enjoyed whatever it was they did as producers of ‘Fela!,’ Will and Jada Pinkett Smith are looking to star in a play.
  48. vampires
    Vampire Weekend Sued by Cover ModelShe claims she never consented to the use of her photo.
  49. kudos
    Letterman Extortionist to Maybe Win an EmmyLetterman-blackmailing producer Robert “Joe” Halderman was nominated today for a News and Documentary Emmy for his work on CBS’s ‘48 Hours Mystery.’
  50. the brown lantern
    See Ryan Reynolds As the Green Lantern, Sort OfIf they’d given him a real Green Lantern suit, he’d have pooped in it.
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