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All Things Just Keep Getting Better
Source: Yahoo! TV I’ve previously expressed disgust towards televised “makeover” shows. Concisely put, I think they are a tool of the shame industry to force individuals to conform to a bland, populist template of style. Ouch! That said, I literally squealed with excitement when I discovered that Netflix Instant has added 88 episodes of Queer…
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A Peek At… Malu
I’ll give you a topic: Long Island City is neither in Long Island, nor is it much of a city. Discuss. While you’re fighting that one out, I’m going to hop on a Queens-bound R train and GO to Long Island City for some ice cream from Malu! If I had to sum up the…
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A Peek At… Emack & Bolio’s Ice Cream
When Zagat rates you #1 Speciality Dessert in NYC 5 years in a row, you do not escape notice. Yet, tucked away on First Ave on the Upper East Side, Emack & Bolio’s ice cream shop stays grounded and true to their roots. Upon confessing that it was our first time (and staring blankly in…
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Feast Your Eyes on Hand of Man (Owego, NY)
Just over the “new, historic” bridge traversing the mighty Susquehanna River into Owego is the River Rose Cafe, sharing a building with what just might be the most visually stunning shop I’ve ever been in – Hand of Man. They sell every beautiful thing you could imagine. Jewelry! Christmas ornaments! And a squadron of angels…
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A Peek At…Sprinkles Cupcakes
I had heard tales that Sprinkles cupcakes, originally out of LA, were the best cupcakes one could buy in New York. Better than New York cupcakes? I could scarcely believe it. I didn’t want to believe it! But how could I turn down cupcakes? Answer: I can’t. And neither should you! Nestled in close proximity…
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Firsts and Seconds
Today I did some things for the first time. And some for the second time. I found Grimaldi’s famous pizza restaurant for the first time…and will definitely have to return for a second time (and a third, and a fourth!) I started a fight with some shadowy figures… For the first time! If they start…
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Downtown to Chinatown
So once a week, my friend Connie and I get together under the noble banner of seeing more of this great city we are so fortunate to live in. When in reality, we just take tons and tons of Instagram photos. The plan was to walk downtown, to visit Park Here, on the advice of…
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Non-traditional Traditional Grilled Cheese
This is pretty much the only thing I will stoop to cook for myself., because it is so easy, fast, and incredibly delicious! All you need is: 2 slices of your favourite bread Cheddar cheese – as much or as little as you want! Gulden’s or your favourite brown mustard Mayonnaise (or Miracle Whip) First,…
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Brooklyn, You’re OK
“I like the island Manhattan Smoke in your pipe and put that in!” – Stephen Sondheim, West Side Story (cut him some slack, there’s not a lot that rhymes with Manhattan, okay?) If you know me at all, you know the disdain I have for Brooklyn. Not PEOPLE FROM Brooklyn. Remember, I was a bridge-and-tunnel…
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Saving the Soup
This is totally a metaphor. You know how sometimes, at the grocery store, when they don’t have your normal soup, you’ll see a different soup, and think, hey, maybe I should try that soup! Your excitement mounts, you see this soup being every soup you dreamed of and more. This could be my new favourite…
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Stuff I Just Don’t Understand The Appeal Of
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Not Feeling Great Today…
…but this will TOTALLY help.
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Coffee and Cheetos
While I’m away enjoying a vegetarian Thanksgiving, I thought I’d share with you what a vegetarian eats. Many people show lofty photos of what they eat during the day as vegetarians: quinoa and seitan and other things that Mozilla Firefox automatic spell check does not recognize as words. So here’s what I, as an average…