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MSG: Scarier Than You Think
Tweet “Did I just eat? I don’t remember. I’m still hungry!” You probably find yourself saying that sometimes. That Chinese [...]
“Did I just eat? I don’t remember. I’m still hungry!” You probably find yourself saying that sometimes. That Chinese take-out was more than enough to fill that empty belly of yours, so why the sudden rush of hunger? That Chinese take-out you just ate most likely was packed with MSG. What is MSG? It’s not as complicated as it sounds. MSG stands for Monosodium Glutamate. Processed MSG e... More...
By Guest • Mar 9th, 2013 • Category: Family Health, Food, FOOD AND TRAVEL, HEALTH
Style Spotting: How to Wear Spring’s Neons like a Real Person
Spring is here, which means so is the season’s neon trend! Working a head-to-toe day glo look is not for the faint of heart, so here are some fun and easy ways to add a subtle hint of neon into your everyday wardrobe.
Chances are that you know fully well that neon is spring’s must-have. Even if you are not one to keep up on the trends of the minute, you have probably experienced some subliminal neon messages lately, reflective of the prolific nature of this widely publicized color craze. It seems that even Mother Nature cannot wait to don her fluorescent lime pumps, and is thus dictating unseasonably warm ... More...
By Guest • Apr 21st, 2012 • Category: FASHION, Shoes and Accessories
Travel Gear Spotting: A No-Fail Self-Tanner
Never look like a tourist again. Sevin Nyne is the reliable self-tanner that makes the ultimate travel companion. Never orange, pleasantly scented, and always a streak-free tan.
A personal goal of mine while traveling is to never look like a tourist. If you are from the south traveling to, say, New York City, you better have packed your dark colors and left those brights at home; however, when traveling from New York City to the south, your tan is your most important accessory and the key to blending in with the locals. Speaking of blending in, Sevin Nyne is my go-to self-... More...
By Guest • Apr 18th, 2012 • Category: BEAUTY, Cities, FOOD AND TRAVEL, Skin, Vacations
Funeral Spotting: Something to Squeal About Bacon Coffins
Tweet Here’s some smokin’ hot news for those of you who just love bacon to death. Now, dying doesn’t mean [...]
Here’s some smokin’ hot news for those of you who just love bacon to death. Now, dying doesn’t mean having to give it up. You can bring that bacon with you up to heaven, or down to where your friends will be with the new J&D Bacon Coffin. You heard that right…. bacon coffin. Created by the folks that give us bacon lip balm and bacon gravy, they apparently thought this was a natur... More...
By Guest • Apr 3rd, 2012 • Category: Food, FOOD AND TRAVEL
Music Spotting: New York, I Love You
The modern day Frank Sinatra’s New York, New York. LCD Soundsystem’s gorgeous ode to New York City.
New York I love you, but you’re bringing me down. It is almost a year ago to date that the iconic New York Dance-Rock Band LCD Soundsystem played their final farewell show at Madison Square Garden. They closed the show with none other, than this classic ballad to their hometown. This song is a modern day homage to this grand city, similar to Frank Sinatra’s classic New York, New York.... More...
By Guest • Feb 22nd, 2012 • Category: ENTERTAINMENT, Music
Chris Brown’s alleged new pick-up line just might work
Chris Brown, sigh.
Okay, let Chris Brown win a Grammy. A vote is a vote. But allowing him to perform on the Grammy’s is a slap in the face to survivors of domestic violence everywhere. I was willing to let my crusade against Brown’s THREE Grammy performances this year begin and end with a lengthy thread of debate on my Facebook page until I saw the latest update. Apparently, Chris Brown is rumored to have appro... More...
By Guest • Feb 17th, 2012 • Category: CELEBS
Art Spotting: Mambo Takes Magnificent Mayhem to the Streets
Artist MAMBO emboldens white wall turning them into high-scale animation on city walls across the world.
Contemporary muralist and Chilean born, Flavien Mambo Demarigny, better known as MAMBO is famous for creating exquisite, colorful paintings and portraits. Not only that, but along side of his tangible art work painted on the streets of Paris and his current home in Los Angeles, he now creates videos that greatly complement his art. But more importantly, they provide for a larger and more diver... More...
By Guest • Feb 16th, 2012 • Category: Art, ENTERTAINMENT
Almost Famous A Call To Any Lovers of the Previous Generation
The brilliant Rock & Roll playlist to the amazing film Almost Famous.
I have a confession. This 21st century thing, I’m just not always into it. I secretly yearn for a time where girls and boys just played guitar and swayed to the music of Led Zeppelin and Joni Mitchell. And so I bring to you: Almost Famous. The closest I will ever come to going back in time. In what I believe to be Cameron Crowe’s best film of all time, this Kate Hudson (Ms. Penny Lane)... More...
By Guest • Feb 15th, 2012 • Category: Art, ENTERTAINMENT, Music
Urban Realist: Mark Jenkins
Beware: Mark Jenkins the “Urban Prankster” is creating FREE art
In Mark Jenkins newest project simply entitled, City, he not only takes his art to the streets, but also takes it with him across the world. Jenkins uses his innovative “street as a stage” technique to state something grander about today’s society we live in and exhibit art that the entire world can have access to, for free. His realism transcends in this project by creating manne... More...
By Guest • Feb 9th, 2012 • Category: Art, ENTERTAINMENT
A Bit of Brit-Pop to Get You Through Your Wednesday
Tweet It is time for your mid-day, and mid-week pick me up. I know the weather is far from perfect [...]
It is time for your mid-day, and mid-week pick me up. I know the weather is far from perfect and according to my iPhone it is about to start to rain/snow any minute. But why focus on the negative when in less than a minute you will listen to a fantastic song that will change your entire mood! I have always felt that whenever I am feeling lazy, tired, or upset, the only thing that can do the trick... More...
By Guest • Feb 8th, 2012 • Category: ENTERTAINMENT, Music
