Kristine Hope Kowalski
Concert Review: Cody Simpson at Barclays Center, Brooklyn 8/2/2013
If you’re over the age of 16 and teeny bopper beats aren’t your cup of tea, it may be really easy to write Cody Simpson off before you’ve ever really listened to one of his songs. At first glance, he’s just another good looking teenager with a voice and a guitar (and even though that’s […]
Goose: The Outrageous Life & Times of a Football Guy
I’d be lying if I told you I didn’t know precisely why I picked up Super Bowl champ/ football commentator Tony Siragusa’s memoir. He grew up in Kenilworth, New Jersey: a town all of two blocks wide that directly borders my own hometown. So when his book came out, my town library set up a […]
The Chefs Collaborative Cookbook
Sustainability. Growing and shopping locally. The health and economic benefits of organic produce. These are all red-hot topics and catchy buzzwords right now when you’re talking about food. Eating sustainably, shopping locally, and supporting local businesses can be a tricky equation when you’re not really educated on the “locavore” conversation. The Chefs Collaborative Cookbook makes it […]
Bouchra Jarrar Couture N˚8 Paris Fall 2013: Makeup Breakdown by NARS
There are so very few things about couture that makes anything feel relatable, wearable, or accessible. That’s what makes it couture. Artistic, innovative, and out of reach. So whenever I see something that is undeniably couture and as luxurious as it gets, but still looks like something you could rock in real life? Well, that’s […]
FEED USA x Target: Meals and Deals!
Just in time for the 4th of July, Target has officially debuted its latest design collaboration: a classic Americana lineup of vintage-feeling tees, housewares, men’s and women’s fashions, and accessories. The quality denim products and retro cookware are glorious, but even more so because the collaboration helps out FEED USA, an organization which donates meals […]
Mascara Roundup: 8 Formula Reviews
At any given moment, there are at least ten different tubes of mascaras bouncing around my makeup drawer. There always have been, and I estimate that there always will be. My mascara collection most likely started on my quest to find the perfect formula — and remains to this date because, as we have all probably discovered, […]
Moods of Norway
Pink tractor-driving fashionistas, unite! Wait, there are a lot of those? (Or any?) Even if you’re not a glam farmer, you may find yourself wanting to sport the logo of Norway’s cleverest fashion line. Because don’t you love it when fashion has a sense of humor? “Moods of Norway has been doing the hibbedy-dibbedy on the […]
ncLA x Clueless: As If You Wouldn’t Wear This
The 90s are having a major fashion flashback moment — which makes me wonder about the old saying: if you wore it the first time around, you’re too old to revive the trend. If that is truly the case (although I’m young enough to swear it’s not a steadfast rule!) you can still get in […]
Read Along With Our Summer Reading List
We’re not in middle school anymore, so the phrase “summer reading list” has no business dragging up old anxieties about deadlines, essays, or teacher mandates. The best summer reading list is equal parts educational, relaxing, and fun. From indulging in beach reads to catching up on the year’s hottest new titles, summer gives you every […]
The Collabor-eight 