Month: June 2014

HBO’s <i>Project Greenlight</i> is back: Matt Damon and Ben Affleck want your 3 minute shorts

HBO’s Project Greenlight is back: Matt Damon and Ben Affleck want your 3 minute shorts

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are at it again with their HBO docuseries Project Greenlight that showcases the production of a bunch of filmmakng newbs directing their own Hollywood movie with the help of the two. And I mean seriously guys, is there anyone you’d 

“Found buried in the dirt next to a tree”: <i>Secret Diary of a Call Girl</i> to help end sex trafficking through a collection of stories

“Found buried in the dirt next to a tree”: Secret Diary of a Call Girl to help end sex trafficking through a collection of stories

“As most men do, you give them an inch and they take a mile” When I was younger the “thing” to do was go hangout at the local strip mall that had a hip bookstore we once knew as BORDERS (RIP). Rummaging through the fiction section 

Loop’s <i>Summer Riffage</i>: warm weather jams to get you in the mood

Loop’s Summer Riffage: warm weather jams to get you in the mood

O, sweet summertime. The sun is shining (well, sometimes…), and all seems sweet in these mid-June days that will eventually turn into those awful dreaded end-of-the-summer blues that usually start surfacing come the end of July. But don’t worry, there’s still time. And though it does 

<i>The Normal Heart</i> review: the outbreak of AIDS in NYC as the Broadway play comes back in HBO’s more than brilliant film adaptation

The Normal Heart review: the outbreak of AIDS in NYC as the Broadway play comes back in HBO’s more than brilliant film adaptation

“Is it true of the normal heart;/for the error bred in the bone/ Of each woman and each man/ Craves what it cannot have,/ not universal love/ But to be loved alone.” – from W.H. Auden’s“September 1, 1939″ In the latest HBO TV movie venture of 

Attention, snackaholics: Doritos now makes it easier than ever to map your favorite flavors

Attention, snackaholics: Doritos now makes it easier than ever to map your favorite flavors

It is no secret one of the main ways I get my kicks is stopping at the gas station late night picking up any assortment of snacks. But my world was rocked (like: stomach tingling from the spicy hot delight) after passing through Long Island 

Longtime NYC antique venue seeks new weekend spot

Longtime NYC antique venue seeks new weekend spot

It turns out the greatest antique flea market in New York City is tucked away between 6th and 7th avenue on 25th, a street that’s been recognized as one of the Top Ten Shopping Streets in the World by National Geographic. The Antiques Garage, literally a parking garage 

The secret life of rare Instagram hashtags

The secret life of rare Instagram hashtags

It all started a few years back when my friends and I first jumped on the Instagram bandwagon: it was innocent, it was fun; we posted pictures of juggalos at the video store and hashtagged #juggalolife. However since the earlier days of my grams, I