Tag: gold

• Gallery Mondays: Puck

  Back in September, I was walking through NoLIta after buying tickets for a show at Mercury Lounge when I saw this golden statue on the Puck Building, known as the home of retail store REI. When I first saw the statue, which is one of Shakespeare’s characters named Puck (hence the name of the building),…

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  December 5, 2016

  Gallery Mondays, Pop Culture

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• Who is Oscar Anyway?

  Tonight is the night. The night where all of Hollywood’s best actors, directors, producers, technicians and writers gather at the Dolby Theatre in their fancy dresses and bow ties to celebrate the successes of the film industry. The night where we jump for joy in front of our television screens if our favorite actors win the…

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  February 24, 2013

  Entertainment, Pop Culture

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