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Spring and Summer: The Seasons of Pastels and Purples
The Taste Maven officially has begun the Spring and Summer 2016 fashion season! And the first decision made by this esteemed publication is to award the prestigious Taste Maven Stamp of Disapproval to…
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The 100 – Wanheda Part Two
I have many questions from the second episode of The 100’s Season 3. But I don’t feel like asking any of them except: Is Roan the new Bellamy? Now, at first glance, the…
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The 100 – Wanheda Part One
Let’s begin this post with a big ol’ woppin’ SPOILER ALERT!!!!!!! This past spring I was introduced by my biffle to the CW’s sci-fi teen drama “The 100”, based loosely on some young…
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New Year, New Clothes – Oscar de la Renta
Velkommen, Bienvenue, Welcome! Let me start off by apologizing for not posting anything since November. Oops. My only excuse is that not only was I very busy dealing with the holidays (buying presents,…
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Christine and the Queens
Like all of the other millennials who have continued to watch “The Daily Show” after the departure of Jon Stewart, I was introduced a couple of nights ago to the artist Christine and…
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“Fallen Land” by Taylor Brown
As the former director of a monthly first editions fiction bookclub and a current reader on the selection committee for one, I have been asked more than once just what literary fiction actually…
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Crimson Peak
A few weekends ago, I went to see Guillermo De Toro’s newest film “Crimson Peak” after some lengthy deliberation. I am one of the world’s biggest scaredy cats, so seeing a scary movie…
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Endemage Dubai Fashion Show
I will be the first person to admit that the world of high fashion is often nothing more than a group of self-congratulating, out-of-touch egomaniacs. It takes a special kind of insanity to…