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Music Monday: Met Gala 2013 Edition

13 May 2013

Every May, Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour and the Metropolitan Museum hold their annual Costume Institute Gala, otherwise known as the Met Gala. The ball celebrates the grand opening of the Met’s latest fashion exhibit, from The World of Balenciaga in 1974 and Rock Style in 1999, to AngloMania in 2006 and this year’s model, Punk: [...]

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The Week That Was: Mother’s Day 2013 Edition

12 May 2013

Happy Mother’s Day to my mom and all of my stepmothers, as well as to all of the mother’s of the world. May your day be filled with brunch and carnations, and a cool present or two. While you’re out enjoying mimosas with your mother, here is what you may have missed this week… Paid [...]

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On the Red Carpet at the 2013 Maxim Derby Party

8 May 2013

Two Saturdays ago, yours truly was invited out of the blue to the 2013 Maxim & Maker’s 46 Fillies & Stallions Kentucky Derby Party at the Mellwood Art Center, hosted by Black Rock Thoroughbreds of Versailles, Ky. The athlete-heavy event would be my first-ever Derby party, and I just had to go experience all the [...]

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Music Monday: Ascended Metal Gods Edition

6 May 2013

Before I became a fashion writer, before I was a part of the alternative nation, I was a metalhead. When I finally got my MTV, I split my attention between rap and metal for a year, then stuck with metal up through the unceremonious cancellation of the original “Headbangers Ball.” I came of age not [...]

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The Week That Was: Kentucky Derby 139 Edition

5 May 2013

Did your favorites pull across the finish line at Churchill Downs, adding a huge amount of cash to your bank account? Did you lose your shirt — literally if in the infield; figuratively otherwise — at the track? Were you able to crash the party of choice to meet the stars you wanted to see? [...]

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Through the Rearview: April 2013

30 April 2013

April showers bring May flowers, and in the case of my city, wreathes of roses and lilies for the horses who race in the annual Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks. Before we bid farewell to this transitional month, let us have one final look upon the month of April 2013. Experienced the magic of “Project [...]

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Music Monday: The iTunes Store Turns 10

29 April 2013

Ten years ago on a Monday in late April, Apple introduced its latest version of their digital media player, iTunes 4.0. This version added music sharing, DVD burning, support for new file formats, and something called the iTunes Music Store, a place where you could purchase a song for a song. Ten years later, the [...]

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The Week That Was: 28 April 2013 Edition

28 April 2013

Another relatively quiet week has passed through the avenue, the cross streets hosting more activity than usual. Make your way inside to discover what you might have missed this week. Celebrated the Earth with the technology that has transformed its face Watched planes and fireworks take to the skies over the Ohio River The first [...]

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Music Monday: Earth Day 2013 Edition

22 April 2013

In late April of 1970, the first Earth Day was founded by United States Senator Gaylord Nelson as an environmental teach-in. Today, 192 nations come together on the 22nd of April every year to bring attention to the environment, and our impact upon it. Today’s edition of Music Monday features five selections focused on some [...]

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The Week That Was: Thunder 2013 Edition

22 April 2013

This weekend was the kickoff to two weeks’ worth of festivities leading up to the 139th running of the Kentucky Oaks and Derby in my city of birth, which began with one of the largest displays of military power and fireworks in the United States, Thunder Over Louisville. This year’s outing over the Ohio River [...]

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