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Only Gwyneth Paltrow would call WIlliamsburg "unpretentious."

Gwyneth Brings GOOP to Brooklyn and Now We All Have to Leave

Gwyneth Paltrow has bought her GOOP newsletter to Brooklyn, meaning that all the hip 20-somethings must now pack up their fair-trade bindles and move to Queens.

She has strong ties to the borough: her dad was born in Brooklyn Jewish Hospital. Ms. Paltrow likes using her father to give her credibility. What gives her the authority to write a cookbook? Because her dad liked food. Why is she now a Brooklyn expert? Her dad was born there. Yikes.

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I'll Have Another washing off for the big show.

Summertime Dramas

It’s June, and yet we’re still wearing our London Fog raincoats and carrying around our Brollys. It’s almost as if New York’s weather gods didn’t get the memo that it’s Hamptons season, and some of us don’t like getting soaked waiting for the Jitney.

Another thing seasonal annoyance for New Yorkers is traffic created by out-of-towners, Read More

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Gwyneth Paltrow, Jay-Z (Getty Images)

Gwyneth Paltrow (Sort Of) Uses the N-Word On Twitter, But Not Really

Everyone is very, very mad at Gwyneth Paltrow for being racist, because on Friday she tweeteda picture of Kanye West and Jay-Z performing in France.

“Ni**as in Paris for real!” the tweet said, referring to the song title from the duo’s album, Watch the Throne. We hate that this is forcing us to defend the creator of GOOP, but no, this is not a racist tweet.Especially because she didn’t write it? It was written by a black celebrity who borrowed her iPhone. So who is racist now, America?!?! Read More