Category: Pop Culture
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Gallery Mondays: Patch Whisky’s Smart Monster #EducationIsNotACrime
I stumbled upon South Carolina artist Patch Whisky’s mural for the Not a Crime campaign in East Harlem on the wall of Fabco Shoes a few weeks ago when I got off the M103 bus. I cannot handle how adorbs his colorful monsters are! The one featured in this mural is reading a book and…
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Poem in Your Pocket Day – “An External Conversation”
In honor of Poem in Your Pocket Day, here’s a poem I wrote a few years ago called “An External Conversation.” I want you. I do. Don’t say things like that… It drives me crazy… You’re so beautiful. You’re not so bad, yourself. No one’s ever said it so seriously, so honestly, so sincerely. Truly,…
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Gallery Mondays: Art Rising at The Majestic Pop Up
Last week I went to a fun pop up at The DL called The Majestic where they had dancers in body paint, face painting, and a small art exhibit. Above is one of the pieces I found intriguing. There’s a lot going on in this work of art by The Art Rising. The centerpiece…
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Ivy VoxBox Review
SPONSORED* *I received these products complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes. Back again with a new VoxBox! I was super excited when I opened the Ivy VoxBox I got from Influenster a few weeks ago. I’ve been getting a lot of customized boxes from them the last few times, so this was a pleasant little…
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Gallery Mondays: Wham! Holy Sunset Batman by Alix Ankele
A few days ago, I dropped in to see Alix Akele’s artwork currently hanging in the lobby of Kaufman Arcade in the Garment District of NYC. There’s something very calming about the way these colors are blended across this painting, which is odd because orange is one of those shades that’s known to raise blood…
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Gallery Mondays: Biscuits & Bath Doggy Gym
Since I’m dog sitting for my roommate during her spring break this week, I thought it would be fitting to feature a piece of artwork I saw at Biscuits & Bath on the Upper East Side of Manhattan last month when it was still dead winter. Sully took obedience classes there, and I’m kind of wondering…
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Fan Art Fridays: Emma Stone & Ryan Gosling
Or should I say Emma Stone and Jacob Staudenmaier?! Promposal season seems to be off to a delightful start after Ryan Gosling’s doppelganger Jacob Staudenmaier asked Emma Stone to prom with a delightful La La Land inspired proposal. WATCH: High schooler films @LaLaLand style “promposal” for Emma Stone and she replied! https://t.co/4gsKulZ99H Cc: @RyanGosling pic.twitter.com/RNoZlYGPsR…
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March Favorites: Meme Makeup & Goldroom’s Inverno Mix 2017
March was some real drama this year, man. February 2017 might have been intense, but March is definitely taking the crown for Drama Queen so far. Everything just went bonkers for unnecessary reasons, specifically in news, TV and YouTube. The music world churned out some spectacular tunes in time for spring, and the remixes that…
The Whisper Box 