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Get Your Damn Hands Up: Last Night’s Jay-Z Show At Yankee Stadium

by LauraSeptember 14, 2010 Activities

Sometimes in life, you just know. And yesterday morning, upon waking, I just knew that if I didn’t find and purchase a last minute ticket to the Jay-Z/Eminem concert at Yankee Stadium and instead sat home on my couch in Jersey City [...]

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She’s Crafty: Recycled Stationary

by VanessaSeptember 9, 2010 Activities

I have been wild about stationary ever since I was a kid pouring over the Sanrio collection. My tastes have matured since then but I am still crazy about all things paper and pen. I particularly like making my own [...]

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Amazing Fashion Moments In Music Videos

by CodyAugust 18, 2010 Art, Media, and Entertainment

And now, for a fun break, enjoy some kick ass looks, set to good music:

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Summer Reading List: Our Guilty-Pleasure Beach Read Recommendations

by CodyJuly 1, 2010 Art, Media, and Entertainment

From Ann C.:
The Help and The Carrie Diaries (which takes you back to Carrie Bradshaw’s high school days).
From Erin J.:
Eat, Pray, Love (the movie is coming out in August and you can’t ever see the movie first!) and Good in Bed [...]

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Sex And The City 2 Live Blog!

by CodyMay 27, 2010 Art, Media, and Entertainment

The day’s finally here and beau and I have our Fandango tickets already purchased for the 2:30 showing in downtown Brooklyn.
How lucky am I to have a guy that not only watches all six seasons of SATC—and the first movie—with [...]

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Sex And The City: The Best Episodes

by CodyMay 25, 2010 Art, Media, and Entertainment

The Beau and I, in preparation for Sex And The City 2, and in addition to perfecting our cosmopolitan recipe, crammed for several weekends and have come out on the other end of all six seasons of SATC alive and [...]

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LOST Finale Fashion

by CodyMay 21, 2010 Art, Media, and Entertainment

The BIG finale’s this weekend… What are your plans? Knocking back a few warm Dharma brews with friends? Whatever you do, be sure to dress the part!

Get LOST by icelandicody featuring Stella McCartney shoes
Items in this set:
Acne Belief Lyocell [...]

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Skip the Gym and Work Out at Home

by CodyMay 12, 2010 Art, Media, and Entertainment

Have tough financial times made you reconsider your gym membership? Or has a time-crunch made it difficult to get there as often as you’d like? Well, with an at-home workout, you have no more excuses. Especially if you have a [...]

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Netflix it: Cody’s Top Ten High School Flicks

by CodyApril 28, 2010 Art, Media, and Entertainment

Maybe it’s because I went to see Hole in concert last night, or because I just read an article about how Ultimate Frisbee was invented at my alma mater, but I’m feeling in a very high school mood today. Here [...]

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Happy 4:20, Dudes and Dudettes

by CodyApril 20, 2010 Art, Media, and Entertainment

John Stewart in Half Baked:

On weed 2 sound bite Half Baked sound bites

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The OMFG Guide to SXSW: Don’t Need Nuthin’ But a Good Time!

by KellyMarch 16, 2010 Art, Media, and Entertainment

Despite the fiasco known as Dr. Phil, Texas has given us some pretty good shit: Patrick Swayze, Townes van Zandt, Dr. Pepper, and South By Southwest. Once a year, South By Southwest (SXSW), a massive convention of music and film [...]

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Gift Idea: Custom Geography Flash-Cards

by CodyFebruary 16, 2010 Art, Media, and Entertainment

Okay, so sorry for holding out on you, but since the beau reads this site, I couldn’t give up the goods on this before I actually gave him this gift for Romantic Hanukah (our anniversary and V-Day are 4 days [...]

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Netflix It: Romantic Movies for V-Day

by CodyFebruary 11, 2010 Art, Media, and Entertainment

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Heartbreaking, but an undoubtedly romantic notion at heart: no matter what, even if they could undo it all, they’re still meant to be.

Sixteen Candles
Oh, Jake Ryan and Samantha Baker 4-eva.

The Office
The original BBC version’s [...]

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Mix Tape: Our Love Songs

by CodyFebruary 4, 2010 Art, Media, and Entertainment

My beau and I are celebrating our ten year anniversary next week. And like any good audiophile, I made a playlist to commemorate the occasion. Some of the songs are in good fun, some honestly do reflect our feelings for [...]

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Photoshop Your Party Pics! The New Year is looking better already!

by KellyJanuary 14, 2010 Art, Media, and Entertainment

After the holiday season, you undoubtedly have some great party pics you want to show off!  In this tutorial I will show you how to use basic Photoshop tools—including Brightness & Contrast, Hue & Saturation, and The Burn Tool—to give your [...]

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Netflix It: Top 10 Dead-of-Winter Movies, in No Particular Order

by LianaJanuary 11, 2010 Art, Media, and Entertainment

Dead of Winter Movie Round-up: A Top 10 List
So, it’s cold as hell out, and it’s getting dark depressingly early… why not hole up with a warm beverage, some blankets, and the nearest pet or roommate? I for one am [...]

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Mix Tape: Bi-Coastal Volume 2: LA

by CodyJanuary 6, 2010 Art, Media, and Entertainment

Welcome to part two of my bi-coastal music experience, LA. For those of us in chilly parts, listening to songs about sunny California might be a welcome break from the bitter cold. To complete the experience, when you’re done, click [...]

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Imma look like Giselle!

by LauraJanuary 5, 2010 Activities

Happy New Year!  Good luck with all that “eating right” stuff.  Sucker.
I, for one, have vowed to become an acrobat.  With rhythm.  And a side of self defense.
Enter, Au Capoeira.  A combination of music, dance, self-defense, ritual, and way of life.  Otherwise known [...]

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Netflix It: OMFG’s Top Ten Holiday Movies

by CodyDecember 16, 2009 Art, Media, and Entertainment

There’s nothing like the holiday season to make you want to grab a blanket and curl up on the couch with a marathon of movies. Here are some of my favorites… And yes, It’s A Wonderful Life is noticeably absent. [...]

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Mix Tape: Holiday Tunes

by CodyDecember 14, 2009 Art, Media, and Entertainment

It’s holiday time and you need some tunes to play while you’re decorating the tree, ordering those last minute gifts online, or sipping some chai by the fireplace. I’m happy to share my holiday mix that is sure to please [...]

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