Hidden Gems - Interview with the designer of SY Risqué Fine Jewelry

Hidden Gems – Interview with the designer of SY Risqué Fine Jewelry

by Elian Zach Saar Yahav, 32, the mastermind behind SY Risqué Fine Jewelry, a brand specializing in high-end body piercing made of white/yellow gold and platinum, diamonds, precious stones and pearls, moved to New York from Israel on a whim in 2001. He had no idea his initials would end...
Daft Punk never stops surprising us

Daft Punk never stops surprising us

by Erika Peter                     Without any doubt, Random Access Memories was the most expected album. The French duo came back with a gold marketing recipe: nobody could give an illegal link; they provided their own link and gave us a week...
Homemade Tea of the Day: Peach Tea, a Summer Flavor

Homemade Tea of the Day: Peach Tea, a Summer Flavor

by Jackie Bergeron One of the perks of summer is being able to get fresh peaches. Not only do they taste good, but peaches are great for your health too. They’re low in calories with no saturated fats and full of strong anti-oxidants and vitamins A, B, C and D....
Abrams’s second Star Trek will not disappoint the Trekker

Abrams’s second Star Trek will not disappoint the Trekker

by Alexandra Côté       Star Trek : Into Darkness is J.J. Abrams’s new science fiction film. This is the twelfth installment in the Star Trek franchise and it is the sequel to 2009′s Star Trek. Based on the original series created by Gene Roddenberry, the film is set...
Get ready for summer with Phoenix new release!

Get ready for summer with Phoenix new release!

by Hélène Deconinck Are you still waiting for the summer to show up? Don’t you? No worries, Madly Juicy have precisely found what we all desperately need to boost our melanin level: Bankrupt; the fifth studio album of Phoenix. You might be already humming the first hypnotic single, Entertainment. This opus contains 10 tracks that...
Putting a Little Spring Into Your Step

Putting a Little Spring Into Your Step

By Christine Beswick You’ve spent hours ensuring that everything has the perfect cut, from your denim to your hair, but you’re still a few steps short of making the grade if your footwear isn’t up to snuff. You might be surprised at how many women say in popular polls that...
The Great Gastby, visually spectacular but not close to Moulin Rouge and Romeo + Juliet

The Great Gastby, visually spectacular but not close to Moulin Rouge and Romeo + Juliet

by Alexandra Côté     The Great Gatsby is Baz Luhrmann’s new romantic drama film. It is the adaptation of The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic 1920s novel. The story is about a millionaire who, with the help of his neighbor, finds again the only woman he ever loved....
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Julia Holter drops her new video “World”

LA-based multi-instrumentalist, Julia Holter, is not for everyone. But who can deny her purity? After the reedition by the label Domino of the two EP that built her fan base (Tragedy in 2011, and Ekstasis in 2012), Julia Holter is finally ready to drop her new opus, Loud City Song on August 19th. The album was...
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Oblivion : Visually striking but disappointing story

by Alexandra Côté     From the director of TRON : Legacy, Tom Cruise stars in Oblivion a science fiction film based on Joseph Kosinski’s unpublished graphic novel. Cruise (Collateral, Magnolia, Born on the Fourth of July) plays Jack Harper, a drone repairman in charge of security and drone repairs. There has been a 60-year...
Iron Man 3 : The funniest film of the franchise

Iron Man 3 : The funniest film of the franchise

by Alexandra Côté       In The Avengers, Tony Stark becomes the worldwide superhero. After saving the world from aliens in New York, wouldn’t Tony Stark be freaked out ? Of course he would. And this is why he can’t sleep anymore. Dealing with a post-traumatic stress disorder, Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) finds...
Deciphering the Dress Code: Formalwear

Deciphering the Dress Code: Formalwear

By Ryan Wallace When you’re sending in that RSVP, often the quandary of “What to wear?” arises. Whether it’s for a prom, a wedding, a spring shindig, or a fancy work event, occasionally we are asked to take our outfits up a notch—a formality of the event. And then the question comes: What is formal...
On the Fringes of Formal-wear: Deciphering the Dress Code

On the Fringes of Formal-wear: Deciphering the Dress Code

With the invite of the Summer warmth, so too come the invitations of a plethora of Springtime activities. The post fills with ornate envelopes, and tickets flood our mailboxes—an exciting time with the promise of unforgettable experiences. But the text inside the invitations seems to prove quite problematic.   “You are cordially invited to attend………...
Michael Bay goes too far in Pain & Gain

Michael Bay goes too far in Pain & Gain

by Alexandra Côté     Based on a three-part series written by Pete Collins from the New Times, Pain & Gain is the story around Miami’s Sun Gym gang of bodybuilders with a penchant for steroids, strippers, and quick cash. Pain & Gain is a Michael Bay (Armageddon, Transformers, Bad Boys) adaptation of the story...
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By Ryan Wallace Ushered in by a week filled with “tutu bombing”, the multi-award-winning musical version of “Billy Elliot” hit the stage of the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa, California last Tuesday April 16. Based on the international box-office hit film, featuring music by Elton John, the inspirational film gone Broadway will...
‘No Place on Earth’ Deserves A Place In Theaters

‘No Place on Earth’ Deserves A Place In Theaters

By Ryan Wallace Through the lens of five survivors of the Holocaust and a vividly enthralling recreation, “No Place on Earth” unearths the unbelievable truths of surviving the Holocaust—escaping it by living 511 days underground. Bringing together actual personal accounts from the Stermer family and incorporating a cinematic reenactment of their struggle, veteran documentary filmmaker...
Tina Fey gets an A in "Admission"

Tina Fey gets an A in “Admission”

by Alexandra Côté     Portia Nathan (Tina Fey) has avoided the past by hiding herself  behind a domestic life and a busy career at Princeton University. As an admissions officer, Portia is waiting for a major promotion. She makes a recuiting visit to her college classmate John Pressman (Paul Rudd) who’s teaching in an...
Place Beyond the Pines: A Tale of Love and Corruption

Place Beyond the Pines: A Tale of Love and Corruption

by Alexandra Côté     From director of Blue Valentine, Place Beyond the Pines is Derek Cianfrance’s new film starring Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Eva Mendes and Ray Liotta. Charming Ryan Gosling (Crazy, Stupid, Love, The Notebook) plays Luke, a mysterious tattooed motorcycle performer who after discovering he has a son, takes up robbing banks...