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New Year’s Rockin’ Eve ’14 With Ryan Seacrest

New York City was the place to be last night for the biggest of the New Year’s Eve festivities. Over in Times Square Ryan Seacrest and Jenny McCarthy hosted while Fergie held the fort down in Hollywood. Partiers at the Miami Fountainbleu had a good time with host Parrell Williams dancing the night away. The…

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January 1, 2014

Entertainment, Pop Culture

2014, Ariana Grande, Capital Cities, enrique iglesias, Fergie, Fountainbleu Miami, Happy New Year, hollywood, icona pop, jennifer hudson, Jenny McCarthy, mac miller, Miley Cyrus, Pharrell Williams, Pitbull, robin thicke, Rockin New Year’s Eve, Ryan Seacrest, sexy sexies, Times Square
2013’s Best in Music

A lot of great art came to be in the entertainment world this year. The music industry especially saw some amazing projects across all genres. From pop/rock to indie, the albums that were produced in the year 2013 were spectacular, and have been on my Spotify playlist since the first week of their release. Here…

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December 31, 2013

Entertainment

#2013, #artists, A World Alone, album, Andrew Belle, Anything in Return, ARTPOP, Atlas Genius, Avicii, Bangerz, Bankrupt!, best, best albums, best in music, Black Bear, Black Sun, Capital Cities, Closer Than This, Complete My Journals, Confident, Daft Punk, Dear Boy, Deja Vu, DNA, empire of the sun, Everlasting Arms, fashion, Gold Fields, Great Escape, Ice On The Dune, In a Tidal Wave of Mystery, Instant Crush, International Smile, jean-phillippe grobler, Julian Casablancas, justin bieber, katy perry, Lady Gaga, Lorde, Miley Cyrus, Modern Vampires of the City, Mountains, music, Music Mondays, Nocturnal, Origami, Our Youth, Paracosm, Phoenix, Prism, Pure Heroine, Random Access Memories, Rooting for My Baby, Rose Quartz, Santa Fe, Save The Day, selena gomez, songs, st. lucia, Stars Dance, Thunder, Toro Y Moi, True, Trying to Be Cool, Urban Cone, Vampire Weekend, Washed Out, When It Was Now, When The Night, Yuna
30th Disney Parks Christmas Parade

Christmas magic was in full bloom over at Walt Disney World in Florida and Disneyland in California. Our hosts for the morning were the one and only Neil Patrick Harris in Florida along with Laura Spencer and Nick Cannon in California. Of, course, Neil Patrick Harris can’t host a show without having his own little…

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December 25, 2013

Entertainment, Pop Culture

30th Disney Parks Christmas Parade, Baby It’s Cold Outside, baritone, Christmas, dancers, Darth Vader, Deck the Halls, Demi Lovato, Disney Parks, Dove Cameron, Feliz Navidad, Frozen, Gianluca, Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas, Il Volo, Italian, Jason Derulo, Jordin Sparks, Let It Go, Let it Snow, Let Me Love You, Mary J Blidge, Monsters University, Neil Patrick Harris, Neyo, Nick Cannon, NPH, Parade, Santa Claus, tenor
Winter 2013 Playlist

The end of the year is approaching, and the frigid cold weather is coming. It’s time to gather around the fireplace with some peppermint hot chocolate! The wintertime makes for great snuggle weather, so while you’re getting all cozy, here are twelve songs to make you feel warm and fuzzy. 1. Lighting Strike, Snow Patrol:…

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December 21, 2013

Entertainment

acoustic, Anberlin, Back to December, Breanne Düren, Canvas, Cider Sky, cold, conspiracy, cuddling, Daybreak, Demi Lovato, Emily Haines, Emma Louise, Everything You’re Not, fireplace, freedom, I Am Apollo, If You Want to be Used, Imogen Heap, Impossible, Lighting Strike, LIGHTS, music, Northern Lights, Owl City, Paramore, peppermint hot chocolate, playlist, Rowboat, Siberia, Snow Patrol, snuggling, Sunlight Through the Flags, Taylor Swift, The Saltwater Room, weather, What If This Storm Ends, winter
Album Review: Jesse McCartney’s ‘In Technicolor (Part 1)’

After three years of silence in the music industry, Jesse McCartney is back with his new EP In Technicolor (Part 1), out today, December 10, 2013. For those of you who are a bit puzzled, the answer is yes, Jesse McCartney is the kid that used to look like this: Except now he’s 26, his…

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December 10, 2013

Entertainment

#R&B, album, Back Together, Checkmate, EP, In Technicolor (Part 1), Jesse McCartney, Katie Peterson, music, pop, review, Tie the Knot
Macy’s 87th Thanksgiving Day Parade

This morning, NBC brought the Thanksgiving celebration to all of our hearts with Macy’s 87th Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. The parade was almost balloon-less this year due to the wind gusts in NYC today. Balloons were flown lower than usual as a precaution. The festivities began on television at 9 a.m. with…

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November 28, 2013

Entertainment, Pop Culture

All That!, Ariana Grande, balloons, Broadway, Cher Lloyd, controversy, Despicable Me, Elf on the Shelf, floats, Great American Marching Band, Hess, holiday, JUMP, Jumpers United for the Macys Parade, Kinky Boots, Macy’s 87th Thanksgiving Day Parade, nbc, NYC, performances, Richard Simmons, Santa, Sound of Music, South Shore Drill Team, Thanksgiving
The High Line NYC in the Fall

The last time I visited the High Line was May of this year. It was springtime, so all of the flowers were in full bloom and the colors were so bright and lively. When I visited this month, most of the flowers were drying up. Instead of the bright pinks and orange flowers that are…

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November 27, 2013

Pop Culture

autumn, Chelsea, fall, fall vs spring, Florent Morellet, George Condo, High Line, John Aheart, liquor store attendant, Manhattan, Meat Market Queen, nature, NYC, Pan, Satyr, Sean Landers
Barnes and Noble Dream Class: Comedy Writer Alida Nugent’s “Crucial Info for Surviving Your 20s”

On October 1st, I received an email from the Hofstra Barnes and Noble Bookstore about a Dream Class that students could vote to bring to campus. Ask me again which courses were available or which one I voted for. I honestly can’t remember, but I do remember claiming my free ticket when I read that…

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November 22, 2013

Entertainment, Pop Culture

20somethings, Alida Nugent, Barnes and Noble Booksore, blogger, BNC127, book, comedy writer, Crucial Info for Surviving Your 20s, Don’t Worry It Gets Worse, Dream Class, Hofstra, Hofstra University, The Frenemy, tips, Togather
This Week in Music: Trails and Ways’ “Lost” (Frank Ocean Cover)

Today I had the wonderful pleasure of coming across the Soundcloud link to Trails and Way’s cover of Frank Ocean’s “Lost.” I first heard of the Brazilian band Trails and Way’s while listening to the Majestic Casual playlist on YouTube. After hearing their song “Tereza,” I couldn’t stop listening to their music! The band took…

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November 13, 2013

Entertainment

bossa nova, Brazil, cover, Frank Ocean, Lost, music, Portuguese, Trails and Ways
Jennifer Lawrence Comforts Crying Fan at ‘Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ Premiere

As if we didn’t already love Jennifer Lawrence to pieces, the Hunger Games actress stepped off the red carpet in London last night to comfort a crying fan. Lawrence was in the middle of an interview outside the Odeon Leicester Square in London when she saw the young girl nearly bawling her eyes out in…

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November 12, 2013

Pop Culture

crying fan, hairdo, Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Jennifer Lawrence, JLaw, London, Odeon Leicester Square, pixie cut, premiere, red carpet, UK