Category: Pop Culture
-
Gallery Mondays: “Jeweled Toad”
If you’ve seen my accessories collection, you’d know that I LOVE owls. I have an owl ring, several owl necklaces, an owl phone case… The owl obsession is real. So you can imagine back in fall 2015 while I was visiting the Getty Museum in Los Angeles how excited I got when I saw this…
-
Gallery Mondays: “Crazy From the Heat #2” by Beau LaBute
Happy National Comic Book Day! I really wanted to feature comic book art in honor of National Comic Book Day today, but then I realized I don’t have any in my camera roll. So, the closest piece of art I could dig up that looked similar to comic book art is this ink on paper…
-
Gallery Mondays: “A Night Out” by Billy
Maybe if I post about fall-related things all week the weather will cool down in time for the first day of autumn on Friday. A few months ago, I came across this really fun apple sculpture while walking through the Meatpacking District in NYC. Called “A Night Out” this ginormous acrylic apple by artist Billy…
-
August Favorites: Target’s $5 Wines & Gummy Bear Van Gogh
I’m not gonna lie, August 2017 was pretty fun. As expected, some amazing tunes were released during the month. I had to cut my list down or else this monthly favorites would be basically all music. Here are my favorites in pop culture and entertainment for August! Favorite News Articles 1. Target is launching a…
-
Gallery Mondays: Big Bird with Broken Heart
It’s been 16 years since the attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001. I almost remember it like it was only a few years ago. I was seven years old sitting in my second grade classroom in Queens, NY when it happened. I couldn’t really understand what was going on but everyone was sent home…
-
Fan Art Fridays: Prince William & Kate Middleton
This week we learned that Prince William and Kate Middleton are expecting their third child, so I just HAVE to feature the royal couple for this week’s Fan Art Fridays! Obviously I’m excited about this news, but some Brits aren’t To celebrate, I found this life-like portrait of Will and Kate over on Deviant Art.…
-
Gallery Mondays: Larregui @ Museo Casa Blanca, PR
During my trip to Puerto Rico, my friends and I visited Casa Blanca, the ancestral home of Juan Ponce de Leon, in Old San Juan. In one of the rooms, there were a few colorful murals on the wall that really stood out to me. This one by Taller Coco de Oro in collaboration with…
-
Photo Diary: Three New Yorkers in Puerto Rico
This is how we do it down in Puerto Rico. – Luis Fonsi, “Despacito” As you may or may not know, I recently got back from a week-long trip with my friends to Puerto Rico, La Isla del Encanto! We stayed at Luis’ Condominio San Tropez Airbnb in Carolina and also spent some time in Old…
-
Mid-Summer 2017 Around the World Playlist
We’re midway through the summer, and if you haven’t already gone on vacation, you’re probably going somewhere fun soon to escape work and all the stress of everyday life. As with most things, traveling is so much fun when you’ve got great tunes to go along with you. This year’s mid-summer playlist is music themed,…
-
Gallery Mondays: Western Tanager by Yu-baba
Over the weekend I came across this beautiful mural in Washington Heights on the iron gate of Marina Dental Center. Painted by Belarusian artist Yu-baba as part of the Audubon Mural Project, the mural features a gorgeous western tanager, an American songbird, surrounded by leaves and berries. In collaboration with Gitler &_____ Gallery, the National Audubon…
The Whisper Box 