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Charles James: Beyond Fashion at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
I am not lying when I say that I was nearly moved to tears at the Charles James: Beyond Fashion exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. When people say they are “stunned” by grandeur, this is precisely what they must be talking about. The exhibit does not allow photos (which is okay because it’s…
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#tbt Clingin’ to Big Red
Back in 2005, I was clinging to a lot of things I probably shouldn’t have. The delusion that I could still pull off being a blonde. I’m talking full-time blonde here, of course, not the partial blonde that I currently rock to, if I may say so myself, great success. My high school glory days,…
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Currently…in July 2014
FEELING: Dotty and dopey and dripping with dandyness! Sunny days are here at last and I’m making the most of it, stretching my legs on the sidewalks and giving flight to my fancies. I’m taking strolls and seeing sights so sweet it’s like my heart could burst. WATCHING: Monday Night is still Hulu night as…
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Trader Joe's Tuesday: French Vanilla Coffee
Trader Joe’s French Vanilla Ground Coffee Tastes Like: Nutty, bitter, and dark…just how I like my men. Great With: something sweet at breakfast-time. Wonderful for machines, but perhaps a little too rough-ground for pour-over method. Perfect For: MORNINGS. Must Know: labelled Kosher on the package! Costs: $6.99 – pretty competitive for ground coffee!
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Storied Lives
Telling stories is just in my blood, I guess. As a child, my dad’s autobiographical rambles were often met with groans at the dinner table. Yet I remember them now. My mother was a professional storyteller – she even got paid! Sometimes in pie. That’s a true story. So I suppose ending up as an…
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Brooklyn Flea
Yes, folks, Brooklyn Flea is bizarre. Uh, a Bizarre Bazaar. And it suits me just fine. I made the schlepp out to BK on a very sunny Saturday morning and was stunned to find first, the Brooklyn Flea is…kind of hard to find. I had to walk several blocks along a highway, through construction sites,…
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#tbt Carousel Rider
The other night, my aunt texted me this picture completely out of the blue! I have no idea when it was taken (judging my the blonde boy in the background, possibly 1987? 1988?) but thought I’d share. I’ve been really nostalgic for carousels lately. My hometown of Binghamton is well known for its carousels. Homesickness…
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Trader Joe's Tuesday: Coconut Body Butter
Trader Joe’s Coconut Body Butter Tastes Like: DO NOT EAT THIS PRODUCT! Dab a little of the rich, thick-churned creaminess onto your skin and rub it in and you’ll feel good enough to eat. And you’ll smell like a pina colada. Great With: Itchy, dry, or cracked skin. Perfect For: Overshare? My psoriasis breakouts. Dry,…
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Diggin’ on Degas
My favourite collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is unquestionably the Degas pieces. There’s a couple of rooms of sketches, statues, and paintings by the Impressionist master Edgar Degas just close enough to the rooms housing your big names – Monet, Van Gogh, Picasso – but secluded enough that you can stand almost uncomfortably…
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Brooklyn Botanic Garden
It wouldn’t be a trip to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden without taking a photograph of the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden. The Brooklyn Botanic Garden is free on Saturdays from 10am-noon. That’s the time to get there – the paths aren’t crowded, and you can get close to take photos! The real upside of getting to the…
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#tbt Sweaters in July
July 2012 Doesn’t this totally look like a book jacket photo? It was taken on the deck out back of my parents’ house and speaking of jackets, I am freezing in this pic. It’s my late-July annual Trip Up North and climate change is for real, y’all. I left NYC in sweltering heat, with a…
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Trader Joe’s Tuesday: Green Bean Snack
Trader Joe-san’s Green Beans Tastes Like: Nothing else you’ve ever had. Closest thing I can figure is either veggie straws, or non-cheesy Cheetos Crunchy. Hard and salty outer shell, light and crispy airy insides. Great With: A side for a sandwich, maybe some of the smaller pieces would be nice to adorn a salad or…
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Identity Crisis
So much is said about Identity Crisis when really, so little can be said without revealing major spoilers. Let me introduce you to a couple of very special ladies. First of all, meet Sue Dibny. Adoring wife to Ralph Dibny, The Elongated Man. I’ll let you go ahead and stare at how beautiful that panel…
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Central Park Conservatory (Secret) Garden
The Central Park Conservatory Garden is a tiny surprise located near the Upper East-Corner of the park. With an entrance on Fifth Avenue between 104th and 105th Streets, it’s secluded enough that tourists can’t find it, and that makes it feel like a delicious secret. There are distinct separate “areas” to the park. The main…
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#tbt 2007 Knows No Cool
September 20, 2007 Oh my word. What have we here. Lately I’ve been missing my hometown a lot. That’s not to say I love New York any less, but I sometimes want to sojourn back to simpler times. When an afternoon of fun was as simple as going to the Salvation Army for Half-Price Wednesday. …
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Trader Joe’s Tuesday: Yogurt-Covered Raisins
Trader Joe’s Yogurt-Covered Raisins Tastes Like: Soft, supple, yeilding. Sweet and creamy and a little tart. Plump, juicy raisins lushly coated in a thick layer of creamy yogurt. Snackity, snackity heaven. Great With: Dark Chocolate Edamame and almonds as a trail mix, or just by themselves with a cup of tea. Perfect For: Munching in…
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Hangin’ Tough at MoMA
If you wanna survive UNIQLO Free Friday Night at the Museum of Modern Art, ya gotta be REAL tough. I mean, the line wraps all the way to the end of the block – even in the rain! So come early, stake out a spot, and don’t let nobody nudge aheada ya in line! Admission…
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Batman: Hush
Do you have that friend? Of course you do. That friend who can only ever talk about their boyfriend/girlfriend to the utter and complete exclusion of absolutely everything else? In Hush, that friend is Batman. Oh don’t give me “spoiler face,” this shit happens in like the first ten pages. Get over yourself. Which is…
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#tbt Ring-A-Ding DONG
27 April 2010 Guys, I really need a vacation. Like really really REALLY. I need to get the hell outta dodge, away from these stupid tourists, and my heart longs to go all the way across the ocean, back to Europe. In April 2010 I was in Amsterdam, where the sun shone, tulips bloomed, french…
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Trader Joe’s Tuesday: Reduced Guilt Chunky Guacamole
Trader Joe’s Reduced – Guilt Chunky Guacamole Tastes Like: Sour cream and guacamole blended together with strong overtones of red onion. If you blended a perfectly piquant guacamole with a summer cloud, it would be this. Tangy but light and refreshing. Great With: Carrot sticks, probably chips also. I can’t seem to make it last…