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Sunny with a Kiss of Cool // 10 Reasons We Love Brooklyn

Posted by Arlu on Dec 8, 2012 in Art, Books, Culture, Fashion, Featured, Food, Shopping, Thought Bubbles, Travel | 0 comments

Join us for a fun stroll around Williamsburg in Brooklyn, as we give you our top ten reasons why it continues to be one of our favorite neighborhoods in NYC. Oh, and keep your eyes open for a celebrity sighting. You never know… (wink)

Ready to Get Messy? // An Accidental Encounter with Award-Winning Barbecue

Posted by Arlu on Nov 14, 2012 in Featured, Food, Thought Bubbles, Travel | 2 comments

For hardcore carnivores such as Anthony and myself, the discovery of a new barbecue joint is always a thrilling endeavor. During a recent road trip from Virginia Beach to Rockville, Maryland, where we spent a few days hanging out with my best friend Tina, we happened to drive past an establishment called Famous Dave’s, right along the Prince William Parkway in Woodbridge.

Warhol, Warhol Everywhere // Boppin’ around NYC’s Met Museum

Posted by Arlu on Nov 11, 2012 in Art, Culture, Featured, Thought Bubbles, Travel | 0 comments

I was practically in tears — happy tears, of course — when I realized that the Metropolitan Museum‘s latest Warhol exhibition would be opening the same week we got to New York. Imagine, to be in my most favorite city in the world during my favorite time of the year, and spend an afternoon with my favorite artists… It makes me so happy to finally be able to share these photos from that splendid afternoon in New York.

Ready to Play Spot-the-Louboutins? // Fashion’s Night Out NYC 2012

Posted by Arlu on Sep 12, 2012 in Fashion, Featured, Shopping, Thought Bubbles, Travel | 4 comments

As luck would have it, not only was I flying into New York City — my beloved second home — on a wonderfully cool and crisp Fall evening, but I also happened to be arriving just as Manhattan was getting ready to celebrate the much-talked about Fashion’s Night Out.

Lunch with the Jukebox King (Or So We Thought)

Posted by Arlu on Aug 31, 2012 in Culture, Featured, Food, Thought Bubbles, Travel | 4 comments

I don’t think I’ve ever expressed publicly how much I love soup. It’s one of those things that have a high likelihood of “hitting the spot” with me, just like any song by Wilson Phillips or two-for-one frozen margaritas by the beach.

Our Surprise Encounter with BenCab

Posted by Arlu on Aug 16, 2012 in Art, Culture, Featured, Thought Bubbles, Travel | 4 comments

We are thrilled to present Part Two of our blog post from the BenCab museum in Baguio — This time, we invite you to feast your eyes on the delicious masterpieces by BenCab himself, then join us for a little shopping at the museum gift shop, where, apparently, destiny had a most wonderful surprise waiting for us.