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America Gets Acid Washed

They are based in Paris. They are a duo. They produce brilliant, sharp and catchy electronic music. They seem mysterious but spread a strong image and might have the formula to conquer the world.... More »
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Song of the Week: Heavy D

This week we are taking it back to the early 90’s in remembrance of the late Heavy D who had passed away this week. Before Biggie Smalls, before Big Pun, before Rick Ross, there was... More »
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Ninjasonik is the Punk Peter Pan

This Saturday November 12, the Night People welcome one of the city most celebrated electro-punk band, the fabulous Ninjasonik. Jah Jah and Telli will perform live at midnight and we took a... More »
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Interview: WeSC + Standard Filmmaker Cheryl Dunn

Today we present the 4th video commissioned by The Standard and WeSC for our travel inspired capsule collection. Each of the directors have been given only two guidelines – shoot in one of... More »
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A Chat with German Artist Pia Dehne

Pia Dehne is a German artist residing in New York. Her paintings are hyper-realistic in the vein of Jean Baudrillard’s concept of simulated reality: a condition engendered by man’s... More »
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You're Invited: WeSC + Standard Celebrate

As you may have already heard, last week we announced an awesome capsule collection of travel items and headphones with WeSC and accompanying short films for each property. Over the next two... More »
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Tyler Ashley's Performa Piece Under The Standard, New York

Last week we introduced you to Elmgreen and Dragset to get you into the spirit of this year’s Performa11, the biennial visual art performance festival. This time we stopped Tyler Ashley... More »
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To Do This Week

It’s the start of another fresh week here at The Standard. If you happen to be staying at any of our hotels in New York, Miami, Downtown Los Angeles, or Hollywood, here is a guide of top... More »
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James Jarvis Unveils His Book at The Standard

James Jarvis is an illustration hero to many. His company, Amos Toys, is the creator of incredibly entertaining items that have made kids and adults smile – not to mention ignite the... More »
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Sunday Night Bingo At The Standard, New York

As you know, Bingo is one of our favorite pass times at The Standard, New York (must see: last weekends spooky Bingo night). This Sunday, curl up with your Bingo card, corall some hotel guests,... More »
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James Franco & Laurel Nakadate Explore the Ouiga

We’ve seen a lot in terms of performance art, but this one challenges a whole new set of boundaries into the “other world”. Paddle8 and Performa have together... More »
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Karen Knorr's India Song

If I were to live in any other time besides my own, I think it would have been in Victorian India at the time when England ruled the world. Oh, those crazy Brits. The crocodile hunting in the... More »
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Travel Gear + Headphones by WeSC + The Standard

Introducing a capsule collection from WeSC and The Standard Hotels. Your travel inspired, custom made products include: a travel wallet, an everyday wallet, a passport holder, a luggage tag, and... More »
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Looking Back on October

Our year is coming to an end, but, boy oh boy are we taking advantage of these last few months! One of the highlights in October was the intimate performance by Florence & The Machine... More »
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Style.com Launched A Magazine

We all know what you’re thinking. It should have been called Stan D’ot Com/Print. No, but really? What in Stan D’elirium is happening to the world when an online... More »
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An After Party with Soulwax

This Wednesday, Le Bain welcomes the official after party of Soulwax headed by the band’s drummer turned DJ, Steve Slingeneyer, aka One Man Party. We met the ‘Punk who loves to... More »
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Happy Halloween

We saw a few sexy women dressed as kittens at our Halloween Bash this past Saturday (see photos here), so we thought we’d post a vintage kitty today on the actual day of Halloween.... More »
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To Do This Week

Happy Monday, readers! If you are staying at one of our hotels, here’s our weekly roundup of cool things we recommend in New York, Miami, and Los Angeles… NEW YORK: For all the... More »
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Saints + Sinners: Halloween at the Top of The Standard

There’s a lot that happens on the 18th Floor of The Standard, New York, and most of the time, I’m sworn to secrecy about the details. But when it comes to our annual Halloween... More »
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A Chat with Elmgreen & Dragset

One day, Denmark born Michael Elmgreen met a man named Ingar Dragset from Norway, and together they decided to create art 16 years ago. The duo has been wowing audiences internationally with... More »
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The Inspiration Behind "Real Hero"

Last night we visited the store event hosted by Scott Morrison for his bespoke jean line called 3X1 located in Soho, New York. Scott managed to lock in one of the hottest bands on... More »