IMAGINE entering the elegant fine-dining experience, starring famous Top Chef Tom Colicchio and renowned Pastry Chef Stephen Collucci, for merely $25. For entrees alone, the Tap Room of the casually sophisticated Collichio & Sons offers lunches and dinners well over $90. As you are escorted through a maze of businessmen and swanky New Yorkers, you […]
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Film Review: Amigo
Amigo is the seventeenth film by writer/director John Sayles, arguably the king in the world of independent cinema. In the film, head man of his village, Raphael (Joel Torre), has a responsibility to protect his citizens. His brother, Simon (Ronnie Lazaro), is one of the major leaders of a group of guerilla revolutionaries attempting to […]
Publishing News – November 2011
November is National Novel Writing Month! November 1st is the beginning of National Novel Writing Month, a 30-day challenge for writers. Participants aim to write 50,000 words of a novel in a month; anyone who finishes is declared a winner. The first NaNoWriMo, held in 1999, had only 21 participants, but the event has grown […]
New York City’s 14th Annual Chocolate Show
Children growing up with Willy Wonka all have the same eventual anguish by the end of the movie. The world of pure imagination will stay as pure imagination. There are no edible daffodils, no candy gardens, and there is definitely no chocolate river in reality. The Chocolate Room in Willy Wonka’s factory will remain sealed […]
How to Survive (and Hopefully Enjoy) Black Friday
With Thanksgiving right around the corner, Black Friday is rearing its rather ugly head into the picture, and with all that Christmas shopping (and maybe even some personal shopping) to be done, why not do it on Black Friday? The crowds, you say? The traffic? The chaos? The madness? Well, no fear, because Danica is […]
Music Review: Florence + the Machine, Ceremonials
Florence + the Machine is a force to be reckoned with in the music industry. Following the release of their 2009 album debut Lungs, their second studio release Ceremonials showcases lead singer Florence Welch’s booming yet powerful voice, backed by a multitude of harps, pianos, and beating drums. The UK indie-alternative band reunited with producer […]
A Look at New York Comic Con 2011
New York Comic Con 2011 was one of the greatest events I’ve ever been to. There, I’ve said it. I really wanted to have something more earth-shattering to say about the experience. I knew, going into Comic Con weekend, that I was going to be writing an article about it for the Messenger, and I […]
Rare and Precious Beauty: Daphne Guinness at FIT
The name Guinness is known widely in the U.S. for beer, not for high fashion. With a new exhibit on Daphne Guinness at the Fashion Institute of Technology’s museum, that may soon change. Daphne is an heiress to the Guinness brewery fortune, but she is also a member of the International Best Dressed List Hall […]
Film Review: Moneyball
I am not a baseball fan. I watch a handful of games per year to appease my baseball-loving father. I walked into the theater to see Moneyball doubtful; however, as soon as the film started rolling, I was blown away. Set in 2001, Moneyball tells the story of Billy Beane (played by Brad Pitt), general […]
Mayday Parade’s Self-Titled Album Review
One of the most anticipated pop-punk albums this fall, Mayday Parade’s self-titled album is certainly a step-up from their sophomore album, Anywhere But Here. With a new label, new co-writers, and other influences brought on by a major label, ABH ended up lacking cohesiveness; instead of maturing, Mayday Parade’s sound ended up going toward the […]