This evening, the W New York Hotel Union Square will unveil a new installation, “W Room and Boards,” consisting of five celebrity-designed skateboards arranged in an interactive display that allows visitors to learn more about each artist and the inspiration behind each board’s design.
If, like me, you love the idea of nail art but can’t quite seem to get your inner Crafty Cathy to come out and play, then you’ll likely become as vocal a fan as I am of Ciaté’s manicure sets, which allow you to create inventive nail looks with interesting textures and embellishments by providing all the necessary materials and easy-to-follow instructions that make for a goof-proof experience.
Sure, she nagged you about eating your vegetables, reminded you incessantly that she was neither a maid nor a short order chef, and monitored your every utterance in case a curse word slipped out, but she also cooked you chicken soup when you had a cold, kissed every scraped knee and tiny boo-boo, read your favorite bedtime story so many times she could recite it from memory, stitched up your favorite stuffed animal for the 100th time, cut the crust off your sandwich, drove you to ballet or baseball practice at obscenely early hours, and displayed every excellent report card or sports team trophy with the pride others would reserve for Nobel Peace Prizes.
Springtime: that magical season when blades of grass break through soil once covered by snow, when perky birds begin to perch on once barren tree branches, when the sweet fragrance and vibrant hues of newly blossomed flower petals lifts our collective spirits and blesses us with a renewed sense of optimism.
Talk about one man’s trash being another man’s treasure.
Forget Earth Day — it’s been Earth Week over at the Sicka Than Average headquarters!
For centuries, music and visual art have been inextricably linked — some of the most well-renowned operas are as memorable because of their lavish, intricate, grandiose set designs as they are their arias (think of Aida, for instance, which is set in ancient Egypt, or La Boheme, which brings to life the streets of 19th century Paris); graffiti and MC’ing stand side-by-side as two of the four elements of hip hop; and the cinematic quality of music videos like Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” Björk’s “All Is Full Of Love,” and Madonna’s “Express Yourself” has made the images seen in these clips as memorable as the beats and lyrics of the accompanying songs.
Happy Valentine’s Day, dolls!
Dress your sweetheart up in your love for Valentine’s Day — whether the recipient of this affection (and, as a result, these gifts) is a friend, colleague, daughter, or even yourself.
Yesterday, we kicked off our Valentine’s Day coverage and, today, we’re keeping the momentum going as we move closer and closer to February.
