Category: Pop Culture
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Valentine’s Day Dresses in Pantone’s 2016 Colors of the Year
It’s Wednesday and you still don’t have a clue what to wear for Valentine’s Day on Sunday. Let’s try to not make this a first world problem. Pantone’s 2016 colors of the year happen to be two romantically charged hues. Many romantic-style rooms are decorated with pink and blue, which are the basic names for Pantone’s…
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January Favorites: RIP David Bowie, Leo DiCaprio’s Flinch & Liley Reunited
January 2016 was a roller coaster. Between celebrity deaths, award shows, and couples reuniting, I’m amazed I was able to keep up! My list of news articles was way too long for this favorites post, so I selected the best few to share with you guys. I also had a great time picking music this…
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Top 3 #SuperBowl50 Commercials
I’m going to be totally honest here: Super Bowl 50 was lacking in the advertising department. Last year I picked 5 favorites because there were so many good ones to choose from. This time I was barely able to get a solid three commercials for this list! What’s going on in creative, ad agencies of…
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Gallery Mondays: Kobra’s ‘The Kiss’
Valentine’s Day is coming, so it’s time to get a bit lovey-dovey. This colorful mural by Eduardo Kobra might trigger a black and white memory of a real life event that happened in Times Square on V-J Day in 1945 commemorating our victory over Japan. The photo, taken by Alfred Eisenstaedt, captures one of the most…
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Play Up Your Eye Makeup for Super Bowl 50
Happy Super Bowl Sunday! For me, the Super Bowl is a chance to enjoy hilarious new commercials and a musical performance. To others, it means getting decked out in your favorite team’s football jersey. And for the makeup obsessed, it means playing around with your favorite football team’s colors to create a fun look! The…
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The Whisper Box’s 3rd Birthday + Naked Wines Giveaway!
SPONSORED* This post is sponsored by nakedwines.com.* I cannot believe that The Whisper Box is 3 years old today! Time freaking flies, man! OH. EM. GEE. Since I started this blog three years ago, I’ve written 346 posts, I’ve amassed 1,930 blog followers, and My posts have gotten over 700 comments! I also got to work…
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Wardrobe Wednesdays: Emma Roberts in LA
Emma Roberts looked extra cozy in LA last week in a tan-colored chunky turtle neck cable knit sweater, blue jeans, gold studded booties, and brown sunglasses. According to the Daily Mail, she saw a special someone (cough, Evan Peters, cough) on this little trip through LA, but I’m not clear as to whether she saw him…
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Gallery Mondays: Mystery Woman at Klimat Lounge
In December, I went to a Monday night Giggle Pit comedy show at Klimat Lounge in the East Village with a few friends. After the show, I needed a quick bathroom break. While waiting on the line, I saw this portrait of a mystery woman staring right back at me. In the bathroom. Totes cool. The…
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Gallery Mondays: Goddess in a Sidewalk Vineyard
Back in September 2015, I was walking along 9th Ave in Midtown when I saw this gorgeous goddess outside of Casa di Isacco. I’d passed by the restaurant a couple of times, but I never realized there was a sculpture sitting in that sidewalk vineyard. The sculpture looks like a depiction of Greek/Roman goddess Hebe/Juventus,…
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Gallery Mondays: Winter Wooden Deer
If you passed by or entered a TD Bank during December 2015, you might have seen these adorable wooden crafted animals sporting the bank’s green accessories. This little deer was sitting on a ledge at the TD Bank near 9th Ave in Midtown, NYC. He’s got a green striped scarf on with a little TD…
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