As electronics proliferate in our homes, the number of devices with blinking or always-on lights has increased. This has created a situation where bedrooms aren’t nearly as dark as they were in earlier eras. When I first moved into my apartment, I had to begin placing an envelope on the cable company-supplied router, because there’s a big glowing blue set of lights on the top of it that made my room much brighter. Continue reading
Pixafy’s office, where I work, is located at 53rd and 7th in New York. Right down Broadway (which also runs by our office) is a brand new combination Courtyard by Marriott and Residence Inn (the Residence Inn rooms are on the higher floors). It also happens to be the tallest hotel in North America. Continue reading
In the late 2000s, veteran dance indie label Robbins Entertainment was seeing major success with one of their artists, Cascada, which had a number of Billboard-charting hits that broke through into the pop realm, a few years before EDM finally became mainstream. Another artist on the label, September, probably should have seen at least the success of Cascada, with a diverse, pop-friendly set of songs that were many times stronger than Cascada’s output. Continue reading
I’ve been waiting patiently for the latest round of deadlines to pass regarding the book publisher settlements, which I’ve written about here previously. I noticed search traffic building on the topic, and I realized that 30-day appeal deadline had passed. So, what now? Continue reading
In May I shared my visit to the MGM Grand at Foxwoods, where I had the opportunity to catch Penn & Teller live. They’re incredibly talented and put on a hell of a show. But they don’t just do live acts; they’ve also had various television shows to spread their magic, in both literal and figurative senses, far and wide. Continue reading
While in college and for awhile thereafter, there was a good chunk of time where I was all about the salad bar at the local supermarket (and occasionally the campus cafeteria as well). Twice a week, and sometimes more, I’d head over and put together a decently-sized salad with a lot of goodies. Then work became more travel, working in places where Stop & Shop wasn’t convenient, and that began to fall off. Sure, there were places like Au Bon Pain, but it wasn’t really the same for me. Continue reading
Music with a 60s retro theme has had an enduring presence in music, particularly artists from the UK. Swing Out Sister certainly pops up on that list, although they were ahead of the game; the Austin Powers movies (particularly the first two) certainly put an emphasis on the era. The late Amy Winehouse, Adele, and most recently John Newman (who will be featured here soon) have utilized the sound and feel of the era in some of their work. But one artist who did it particularly well never really had her solo material noticed here in the U.S. Continue reading
If you’re a woman and you’re alone, you might be eating salad. And you also might be laughing. Put them together and you get a meme that’s already a couple of years old, “Woman Laughing Alone With Salad,” which is not only a simple statement said with pictures, but really does highlight the problem with stock photography; I had 10,000 choices on iStock to pick from when selecting the photo above. Continue reading
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When a new year arrives, there’s always a tendency to revisit the year that’s ending. There’s all sorts of ways to do this, from the fun to the serious, but I think Robin Skouteris‘ mashup, featuring more than 50 pop songs from 2013, not only shows the tenor of pop music this year, but expertly blends songs that don’t on the surface seem like they should match together. Continue reading
The Onion has been an online staple for some time, having been an early success in translating a hard copy product to the web. That said, I was always a bit excited when I went into New York and was able to buy (later find for free) a copy of the print edition, which was pretty cool in its own right. Continue reading