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The Halloween Debacle and how you fell for it.
If you were anybody you were kicking it at the most exclusive party. Where that party was only you know (and us of course). There were exclusive parties and even triple exclusive parties. You were crooning in the background,...
The Emasculation of the American Male.
There’s a theory that goes something like this ‘that a real man is a man who does all the fucking and asserts his will over the dominion. He is the king and the queen is his muse, his prerogative...
Don’t Ask, don’t Tell. A sensational nightmare.
There is a perverse logic that sends willing able men to a foreign country in order to stand in harm's way but declines to know about his sexual orientation because knowing such things might aggravate the preferred belief that...
JANE HOTEL – A VICTIM OF BEING TOO COOL?
What is happening to our lounges these days in New York? Let’s get away from the Las Vegas, Dubai or Monaco/Southern Euro Trash feeling with bright lights, shiny shoes and music that makes you want to settle down and...
“Can’t buy love and other Myths that make your World go round.”
“All you need is love.” – The Beatles.
Throughout the course of your life, the pursuit of love has in one way or another described and defined your behavior ad infinitum. On the surface you know what it is...
Uptown vs Downtown. Does it even matter anymore?
For anyone who has spent an inordinate amount of time in New York City, the unspoken rule is obvious: uptown is that way and downtown is the other way. If you’re from downtown you get nosebleeds the moment you...
The 7 affable habits of a Gentleman.
The dandy and maverick Marchel Duchamp once said “one is often obliged in life to either create art or look like art but in my case I prefer both.” In the same vein we are of the opinion that...
GOOD GIRLS GO TO HEAVEN; BAD GIRLS GO EVERYWHERE.
In school, the good girls always made first place, but it’s what happened after school that I always found intriguing…
Just recalling the neatly primped hair, fruity lip balm and freshly pressed blouses is enough to extract a cringe from...
Sleazy in Korea Town.
Picture this: the steam, the hustle and the slanty eyes. Chanel stockings, Johnny Walker ice cubes and the fake designer handbags. Keep walking faster down the street, pass the noodle shop, the old woman hustling whatever, the busy...
Cyber Space Classified – Deadly As Cocaine.
It must be expected that complex machines require at least a minimal amount of time to enable human comprehension; and for computers, we assume great patience.
We assume patience for computers for one primary reason: to add instant convenience...
Exposing the Myths between Recreational Drugs vs. Pharmaceuticals.
Drugs are a ubiquitous facet of American society, appearing in shocking poignancy in the annals of the smallest towns, and conspicuously representing class and status in metropolitan areas. Nonetheless, Americans deny this primary element of our heritage and society,...
A Good Girl’s Checklist for a Man…
There comes a time when going out and coming home at 4 am to the apartment paid for by your father just does not cut it anymore. You’re entering your mid 20’s and reality is sinking in. Things are...
A ride on the wild side- Fashion Island.
Nostradamus predicted that in the year 2010 Fashion Island will become one of the most predominately ‘chic’ shopping centers in all of America. It will become bigger, better, brighter and more decadent than any other shopping center south of...
A Modern New York City Girl’s Dilemma
The “New York-ette”, we (who live in the city or surrounding 50 mile radius) have all been exposed to her. But what makes this Sex And The City over glamorized creature tick? The answer: Social Conditioning. I actually...
The Etiquette of Plastic Surgery.
When our writer Natalie Fasano told me she wanted to interview a plastic surgeon she had met at a function I was at first reticent but at the same intrigued. On one side I thought ‘plastic surgeon?’ We only...
