Call it the “Hooters” model but more and more restaurant chains are taking on to the idea of a more robust kind of dining experience. According to Entrepreneur Magazine, “breastaurants” are steadily becoming one of the fastest segments of the dining industry. Serving up burgers, steaks and other delectable items alongside scantily clad women is…
Last night, the 2011 CFDA Awards were held in New York City at Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center. The who’s who of fashion attended in the hottest designers from all over the globe. Above, Chanel Iman stunned in a turquoise BCBGMaxAzria gown and Kanye West kept it simple while awarding Celine designer, Phoebe Philo…
Back in the day, my mother used to drag me out of bed to help her plant and water our garden. She had all types of flowers with an occasional vegetable, to which she was more than excited to dedicate her summer afternoon. But it didn’t stop there. Sometimes, she’d take us to a local…
Few things set off a summer outfit like a unique and artful piece of jewelry. If you’re looking for a selection of jewels that will wow this season, allow me to introduce Yumnah Najah Designs. The jewelry brands offers “wearable art that illuminates your bold and daring side” with hand-painted studs, hoops and necklaces that give…
Michael Kors is a man of endless talents. Complete with scuba-style utility belts and bright florescent shades of pink and yellow, Michael Kors has managed to brilliantly bring Sydney, Australia to the runway. It’s astonishing the way Kors is able to appreciate a woman’s body without having to be overtly sexy. The impeccable tailoring, waist…
In just one week, Rihanna’s “Man Down” video has set off a controversy that has gotten everyone weighing in. Whether it be the Parents Television Council or BET, it seems everyone has an opinion on the music video for the reggae tune that has opened up a debate on rape, revenge and violence. Yesterday,…
From The Grio – Former Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) thinks that America was on point before 1965. Recently, the hardline conservative — who just became a contender for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination — expressed his sentiments at the Faith and Freedom Conference in Washington,DC. According to Santorum, things were just fine in the U.S. before the creation of the welfare state….
Seven years ago, when I moved from New York to London, it initially appeared to me that London was more racially integrated. Unlike New York, with its little Jamaicas, Italys and Chinas, it seemed that the European counterpart metropolis was tinted with multiculturalism in each of its corners. With time I began to note that…
The exquisite Jada Pinkett-Smith covers the Summer 2011 issue of Uptown Magazine. Her cover is indisputably stunning; her ponytail shows off her gorgeous facial structure and a sleek black one-piece suit flatters her toned and curvy shape. Inside, she sheds more of the wisdom and down-to-earth Baltimore-bred charm we’ve come to love her for. She…
My girlfriends say I go through ebbs and flows. Well, they don’t quite say it in that way. But laid out with our backs on the floor and calves on the seat of the living room couch, they’ll say it in so many words. If on any given Sunday I read an article that impacts…
The Beyonce leaks just keep coming… The latest track from Bey’s forthcoming album, 4, is “Party” featuring Kanye West and Andre 3000. The old school throwback was also produce by Yeezy and newcomer, Consequence. While I’m typically a fan of songs with an old school vibe, I’m not sure how I feel about this one…
Kobe Bryant is not only a beast on the court, but apparently he will be stepping up his philanthropic game as well. Today, Bryant will announce that he and his wife are starting the Kobe and Vanessa Bryant Family Foundation, a charity that aims to fight homelessness. According to a press statement, the foundation will…
Joy Bryant attends the 2011 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on June 6, 2011 in New York City.
When a rough cut of Kanye West’s video, “Monster,” hit the web in December, people had a lot to say about it. But how could they not? The video, which came on the heels of Ye’s visually stunning short film, “Runaway,” was filled with half-dead women, severed heads, vampires, cannibalism, and a touch of necrophilia. After…
