It is no secret to anyone who reads this blog that I am all about Andy Warhol. When it comes to matters of the art (pun intended) Geoffrey and I will agree on most things, but we differ slightly in opinion when it comes to Warhol. While he admits to being a fan, Geoffrey has [...]
Brian May, guitarist for Queen celebrates 63 years on the planet today. Happy Birthday, Brian!
Nico with Andy Warhol Circa 1968 On This Date In 1988: Nico, the German-born actress, fashion model, Andy Warhol Cohort and former singer for The Velvet Underground died of a cerebral hemorrhage after falling off of her bike in Ibiza. She was 49 years old.
Hawa Mahal Palace built in 1799 by Maharaja Sawaj Pratap Singh (Image Source) I have a friend at my day job named Darshan, who is from Mumbai, India. Darshan is a very fun and cool person who enjoys learning new American words and talking with me about delicious foods. Darshan rocks. Anyway, just yesterday, Darshan, [...]
Portrait of Jean-Michel Basquiat By Shepard Fairey Few things are more personally disappointing to me than people who promise something and then fail to deliver. (Note: people who behave in this manner are also sometimes euphemistically referred to as “liars”). Last week, both Geoffrey and I received email invitations to an advance screening of the [...]
On This Date in 1967: The Who kicked off their first large scale U.S. tour at the Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon as the opening act for Herman’s Hermits.
This is an amazing ten minute video on the making of the greatest song ever in the universe of all time, “I’m Not In Love” by 10CC. Get ready to be enraptured by what they used to do in the recording studio before the guy who invented Pro Tools was even born. Thanks to Dangerous [...]
19 Ingredient Singapore Slaw: So Effing Good Last week Diane (aka “Diaaaahhhnne”) and I made a humble pilgrimage to Shang restaurant, located at 187 Orchard Street, which is owned and chef’d by the awesome Susur Lee of Top Chef Masters fame. Holy Cow, what that guy does to food is just insane. We ate a [...]
Image Via Getty Images Two girls enjoy the sunshine from a giant pink sofa before the start of the finale of the T-Mobile Big Dance 2010 in Trafalgar Square on July 10, 2010 in London, England. The Big World Dance, involving thousands of dancers, is the climax of over 850 dance events that have taken [...]
The Dimming Room By Chris Mars One thing really stands out when I look back on this past weekend: it was an amazing couple of days for checking out rad, edgy new art in New York City. Sometimes an art exhibit is made all the more impactful by the space in which it’s displayed. This [...]
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