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Itinerary: Fashion's Night Out: Prada (9)

Location

Prada
575 Broadway
New York, NY
United States
Itinerary: Fashion's Night Out: Prada (9)

Yes, we are approaching Broadway! Finally! And it isn’t midnight yet! Perfect, we’ve got some time, we’ve had some champagne. If only we knew the score of the game.

Four New Films Enter Wonderland

Location

Hollywood, CA
United States
Four New Films Enter Wonderland

Four new releases, each one targeting a different audience, show their way into multiplexes this weekend. None of them, however, have any hopes of dethroning “Alice in Wonderland” from number. Based on the strength of “Alice,” the box office should once again have a comfortable lead over 2009.

WEB SIGHT OF THE DAY – The Big Lebowski Alignment Chart.

Location

The Ether
W. 40th St. & 11th Ave.
New York, NY
United States
WEB SIGHT OF THE DAY – The Big Lebowski Alignment Chart.

 

Betty White To Host Saturday Night Live!

Location

Studio 8H
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY
United States
Betty White To Host Saturday Night Live!

 

8 Weeks To A Stronger Core: The Plank

8 Weeks To A Stronger Core: The Plank

I've recently started doing an ab routine regularly and I can already see a difference! The key to great abs isn't sit ups and crunches, it has to do with your core as a whole and strengthening it in other ways than many people are used to. This is the first segment in how to really strengthen your abs and your core.

The Tiger Woods Mistress Beauty Pageant.

Location

Sirius/ XM
1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY
United States
The Tiger Woods Mistress Beauty Pageant.

 

Feminist Press

Location

The Feminist Press
365 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY
United States
Feminist Press

The Feminist Press is celebrating its 40th anniversary, and is hosting a party at Joe's Pub with the likes of performance artist Karen Finlay, Sapphire who wrote Push which became the movie Precious, Elizabeth Streb who seeks to break the rules of dance and emcc Justice Bond.  The Feminist Press is nonprofit housed in the City University of New York graduation center in midtown.  It promotes freedom of expression and social justice, was founded in 1970 and they began by rescuing lost works by writers such as Harlem Ranaissance writer, Zora Neal Hurston and Charlotte Perkins Gilman

When health fails you; unconventional ways to be buried

Location

Peter Jarema Funeral Home
129 East 7th Street
New York, NY
United States
When health fails you; unconventional ways to be buried

I came across a site that aggregates the top 10 of something or other.  This list caught my attention - the 8 unconventional ways to be buried.  If you are nonplussed by the cemetry plot or the urn for the mantel, try shooting your loved one into other space in a rocket, turning them into a biodegradable brown sludge, shaping them into a pencil or diamond or putting all that goodness into a reef ball and housing it in the ocean blue.  For the morbidly curious check the link

"Alice in Wonderland" with an Emphasis on Wonder

Location

Disney Studios
2719 Hyperion Avenue
Los Angeles, CA
United States
"Alice in Wonderland" with an Emphasis on Wonder

Tim Burton’s new version of “Alice in Wonderland” is indeed filled with wonder. This phrase gets tossed around often, but, like “Avatar,” a whole new world is created here, and each frame is filled with a dozen surprises. Burton has always been a director obsessed with visual invention, and in his creation of Wonderland (or Underland, as the movie calls it), his imagination runs unrestrained. And with Johnny Depp as The mad Hatter, we are reminded that he and Burton form one of the greatest actor-director teams in cinematic history.

Itinerary: Fashion's Night Out: Burberry (8)

Location

Burberry
131 Spring St
New York, NY
United States
Itinerary: Fashion's Night Out: Burberry (8)

Burberry. Now, this is one of those stores that when I go shopping (on Broadway that is, but I can’t help but meander towards West Broadway) I usually try to gauge if it’s the perfect timing to slip in and be perfectly ignored without feeling snubbed. And absorb all that plaid. (I know, it's so much more than plaid!) Not to mention that I adore Burberry perfumes.

Itinerary: Fashion's Night Out: Chanel (7)

Location

Chanel
139 Spring St
New York, NY
United States
Itinerary: Fashion's Night Out: Chanel (7)

Chanel. My memory of Chanel resembles memories of art openings at galleries where there’s a wine reception. I took in the art. Even just the store, which I had never been into before (nerves, intimidation, timing) orients itself to a gallery rather than a store. Certain square pods exhibit clothing in a way that includes very few racks to peruse for your size. And there were very few people lounging about trying on shoes.&

Getting Things For Free, Vol. 16: Drinks for Your Gyro Purchase

Location

Gyro King
473 McDonald Ave
Brooklyn, NY
United States
Getting Things For Free, Vol. 16: Drinks for Your Gyro Purchase

The gyro, shawarma, cheeseburger, fried chicken sandwich and fries place by my house not only serves excellent food for excellent prices, its qualifiedly, respectfully flirtatious young Bangladeshi employees in matching electric green polo shirts are amenable to corruption. For example, if I say can I have a free drink with that? They go sure, why not? This is not the case at the gyro and shawarma cart kitty-cornering my favorite gyro-and-fries place. There, they charge full price, don’t give in to my bartering and never give me anything free.

Getting Things For Free, Vol. 15: Shuttle Bus Ride

Location

Wherever the Working Trains Aren't
Lafayette Ave and South Oxford St
Brooklyn, NY
United States
Getting Things For Free, Vol. 15: Shuttle Bus Ride

A fun, friendly streetside ride, above ground and with all the interesting outside views you can handle is free, free, free when you ride the shuttle bus. Yes, a shuttle bus is slower, more crowded and discombobulating than a train ride but if the F or G isn’t working it’s the only way to travel! No, really, it’s the only way to travel. And, hey, it’s free. But hey, if you have a monthly metro card, it doesn’t even matter!

True Colors: Fun and Education with the LGBTQ Community

Location

Storrs, CT
United States
True Colors: Fun and Education with the LGBTQ Community

The biggest challenge facing gay rights today is not legal or religious opposition, but rather a lack of understanding about the gay community. I do not mean that to be insulting; I’m only making an accurate statement. A disproportionately large number of people have seriously misconceived views on homosexuality and the LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer) population in general, and it is not exactly though their own doing.

Itinerary: Fashion's Night Out: Tahari (6)

Location

Elie Tahari
417 West Broadway
New York, NY
United States
Itinerary: Fashion's Night Out: Tahari (6)

Elia Tahari. I love Tahari. Details, details, details. And suits. It all started when I graduated from college and my mom basically took me to Macy’s and picked out all the best suits and pretty much told me to welcome the real world with a good suit.  Preferably Tahari. And lo and behold, it fit.

This Is Hopefully The Last Article You’ll Need To Read About The 2010 Oscars.

Location

Film Forum
209 West Houston Street
New York, NY
United States
This Is Hopefully The Last Article You’ll Need To Read About The 2010 Oscars.

 

Drink To Your Health - Have a Shot of Wheatgrass

Location

Vitality and Health Natural Market
43-06 Broadway
Astoria, NY
United States
Drink To Your Health - Have a Shot of Wheatgrass

 Wheatgrass is specifically  young grass in the common wheat plant and is usually juiced or even dried into powder for consumption. Yes, wheatgrass is grass and therefore does not taste wonderfully, but it comes with so many benefits that it really  makes it worth the unpleasant taste.

Itinerary: Fashion's Night Out: DKNY (5)

Location

DKNY
420 West Broadway
New York, NY
United States
Itinerary: Fashion's Night Out: DKNY (5)

So. Lately, we’ve been having some outrageously nice weather for March, which happened last year too but after all this snow it’s certainly a tease. Now just rewind in your mind to September, and those first inklings of fall, when the leggings are starting to come out with those summer wedges and jackets…

ABC, Cablevision, and Why There Was No Mapcidy Live-Blog For The Oscars.

Location

Film Forum
209 West Houston Street
New York, NY
United States
ABC, Cablevision, and Why There Was No Mapcidy Live-Blog For The Oscars.

 

"The Hurt Locker" & Bigelow slay "Avatar" & Cameron

Location

Kodak Theater
6801 Hollywood Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA
United States
"The Hurt Locker" & Bigelow slay "Avatar" & Cameron

Just as in The Bible, David defeated Goliath. “The Hurt Locker,” a low-budget Iraq War thriller, reined champion at the 82nd Academy Awards, winning six Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director. It was the battle of the exes, and Kathryn Bigelow (shown below) topped former hubby James Cameron to become the first woman EVER to win Best Director. It was a night to remember: “Avatar,” the most popular movie of all time, lost the top prizes to an indie film almost no one saw.