Say yes as a guest. That’s what I did when Paige asked me if I wanted to go to a party at the legendary Kleinfeld Bridal. Kleinfeld, the famous Say Yes to the Dress bridal dream store, hosted a Brides Style Summit for future brides and fangirls alike. Realizing that I was living someone else’s dream, Paige and I made the best of it. We … Continue reading Brides: A Wedding Party
A temporary juice cleanse seemed like a good idea, but it’s even better that it only lasted a couple of days. So what was the proper way to end it? We waited for 3.5 hours in the pre-morning cold at the Madison Square Shake Shack for the debut of the Cronut Hole Concrete. With only 1,000 custards, and free t-shirts for the first 100 people … Continue reading Cronut Concrete: The End of a Cleanse
As many of you have seen, election season is in full swing in New York City. As I drank my coffee and looked for topics to cover, Mayoral candidate Bill Thompson’s concession speech was aired and it got me thinking. How dumb is it to announce that a candidate is conceding when they know they’ve lost? Thompson, who promised that he would not concede until … Continue reading It’s Not Conceding When You Lose
New York Fashion Week is one of the most exciting events on the calendar. At least… It was. My introduction to NYFW was with the frigid Fall 2013 shows back in March, when nobody but the truly dedicated wanted to be at Lincoln Center. There was space for bloggers, models, photographers, and everyone in between to do their own thing. In reality it was an … Continue reading Kids: The Best Things at Fashion Week
North Carolina has been reamed by newscasters across the US for being awful in regard to its public education policies, but I live in NYC now. Today marking the first day of school for kids in the city, I thought it would be interesting to compare what was in the news, to how terrible people say North Carolina is. We’ll start with the greater Carolina. … Continue reading School In, Education Out
There’s a reason “The Engagement Center” will be the “first-of-its-kind”, because it’s the dumbest thing I’ve heard. I’m not a fan of No Child Left Behind, and agree that everything should be done to make schools accessible to kids everywhere, but part of the problem with public education is the idea that you can force someone to learn. This new truancy center, which Mayor Bloomberg … Continue reading The Engagement Center: Because You Can Totally Force Learning
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