New York to Expensive

New York To Expensive??

Ok this has been bothering me for a while so I have to get it off my chest and see what you socialites think about this. Do you think living in the best city in the world or the city that never sleeps is just getting to expensive. I know it has crossed your mind once or twice in the past year or so with this whole recession thing. Well I know i have contemplated moving down south and getting my southern hospitality on. But I love this great city to much. You know how the saying goes " You can make here you can make it anywhere". But is that really even true anymore. I was reading in the metro the other day and I seen this astonishing comparisson between NY and ATL. A $60,000 salary buys the same standard of living as someone making $26,092 in Atlanta, according to the Center for an Urban Future. Now that is crazy!!! How do you not think about jumping ship and head down south. According to Cost of Living Survey from Mercer New York City went from place 22 in 2008 to 8th most expensive city in the world in 2009. Up 14 places in just one year. It is way ahead of US’s second most expensive city Los Angeles on a shared 23rd. This just makes you wonder can you really do it here or are the odds really against you if you are not a six figure income holder or better yet a millionaire. You be the judge???

Whats is Fashion? What is Art?

What Is Fashion? What is Art

What is fashion or what is art ? The question just roles around in my head. Are they too that much alike or are they to much apart. Well contrary to popular belief they are much alike. They border the same realm, which is creativity, spirituality (fashion and art are believed to be a way of life), and last but not least difference( abstract, not of the norm, whatever you want to call it). This is how I feel when I see clothing or when I see art. There are many artists out there but one strikes a major cord in me. His name is Vasily Kandinsky the aesthetic theorist and pioneer abstract artist. He was an artist that didn't use the obvious. He wanted you to look past the regular observations of everyday life or the external world. He strove to give his paintings a freedom from nature that he admired in music. Kandinsky was an intricate part in the Development of the Solomon Paige Guggenheim Museum where 100 of his pieces are being exhibited . His works of art are not only housed in the museum, they were the inspiration in the architectural design of the building . The building was designed by Frank Llyod, this was one of his greatest and proudest achievements.

Kandinsky hand 6 main themes that his artwork is derived from Horse and Rider, Apocalypse, Landscape, Music, Geometry, and Scientific Imagery. His dream of fostering a better and spiritual future era through trans formative power is symbolized through an energetic hoarse carrying its lonely rider. Many of his themes have different meanings which can be better explained in person if you go out and see these works of art for yourself. They are being showed at the Guggenheim Museum till Jan 13Th, 2010. Please Stimulate your mind and do something different from the regular mundane conventional stuff that you do every weekend.

"Kandinsky"
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1071 Fifth Avenue (at 89th Street)
New York, NY 10128-0173

Museum Hours
Sun–Wed 10 am–5:45 pm
Fri 10 am–5:45 pm
Sat 10 am–7:45 pm
Closed Thurs

Admission
Adults $18Students and Seniors (65 years +) with valid ID $15
Children under 12 Free
Members Free

WHO SHOT ROCK & ROLL- BK MUSEUM

WHO SHOT ROCK & ROLL RECAP

As usual every month Target puts on Ist saturdays at the BK museum . But this month there was a special show caseing on "Who Shot Rock" a photo synosis from 1955 to present. Well me and my man Big Al from The Monority report went to go check it out. In usual you seen all the brooklyn socialites out and about gaining all the culture Brooklyn has to offer. The showcasing was very informative. I saw pictures of Run DMC and Salt n Pepa and Spinderalla. I would have never thought they would be considered for this expose. But unicorn I think of the night was this one of jay-z and diddy. There was alot to look at that night. Here are some of the pics I secretly take that night and some interresting pieces that were part of other exhibits.

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Beat Report - Breakfast Club Critic

Breakfast Club Critic

Socialites ok I have added another hat to the array of hats on the breakfast club hat rack. Over this weekend I was feeling in a good mood an decided to go out and have drinks. But knowing me I am in no way picky, happy hour at Friday's will do for me.Dam!!! you can't beat $4 L.I.T's anywhere in this beautiful city. But this week was a long long one and i wanted to enjoy the fruits of my labor.So me and the misses went out on the town to enjoy ourselves.

Our destination for the night was the infamous blue lighted hotel called Dream located on 55th and 8th. OK where do we start this is my first time criticizing anything besides people walking in the street. Don't front you know you do that to. Well here i go lets see, we are going good to best level ranging from 1 to 5 but using breakfast club stars. Also we will give you price range scale just in case you have a friend you want to take out or just want hang out on the town one night.

First off the venue was well put together. The interior design of this bar/lounge area was very Martha Stewartish but with a touch of nightlife added to it. The Bar area i would was more of the nightlife area but the lounge upstairs was targeted more towards an intimate setting.






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Now we are on to the food/drinks and service portion of the review. OK first let me say service was impeccable. It was prompt and inviting, meaning they caught the drinks coming and conversed with us on a personal level to make us feel at home. The drinks were great, they gave you a variety of drinks to try from at reasonable prices. The food was well prepared maybe take a Little to long but it wasn't bad our waitress kept us off that with her hostess skills. Overall not an expensive night. Dream gets ( $$$ ) for drinks and appetizers for the night.

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Now for the most important thing of the night, the piece de resistance which is the bathroom. After all that eating and drinking you will definitely need to use the bathroom. Ok sorry to say for well designed establishment . I must say the bathroom was very poor. I didn't see any creativity or effort into the space. It was just one of those we putting it here because customers need to use it. Well I will let you see for yourself, it wasn't that pretty.

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But weighting everything together for the Dream Hotel I feel it will make a good evening out on the town for anyone. I give it 2 thumbs up , so on the Breakfast Clubs word try the Dream Hotel bar and lounge out.

Dream Hotel

210 west 55th st 8th ave

New york , NY 10019

(212) 247-2000

http://www.dreamny.com/

1st Saturday At Brooklyn Museum

1st Saturday At Brooklyn Museum Tonight!!!

Ok Folk Tonight is a special saturday night. Target Alongside the Brooklyn museum presents it monthly 1st saturday free installment viewing of all the artwork inside the museam. This month their is an exhibition on "Who Shot Rock and Roll: A photographic history 1955 to the present. The viewing will be until Jan 31st with indie rock performances and dicussions. Making it even more specials this month there will be a showing of the worldly classic and cult favorite "PURPLE RAIN". The viewing of the movie will start at 7. So you know everyone and there mama will be there to see this. So for all of you non-prince lovers or just don't know nothing about prince, which I think is impossible should come out and see this movie.

Brooklyn Museum

200 Eastern Pkwy, Prospect Park

718-638-5000

www.Brooklynmuseum.org

Monsters Ball Review

MONSTERS BALL REVIEW

Ok here we go with the recap of one of the best Halloween parties of all time. Were do I start, ok the night started in crazy fashion with a line down the block. A little rain didn't stop our Halloween party goers from coming out and showing off there creative costumes. I must say there were some real creative customs that night. Even the prince of Zumunda came out with his deputy and rose petal girls. You almost heard the drums and horns when they were walking in. If I must say I think it was the best costume of the night. OK back to the party, the line was getting crazy dumb long but we handled it in good fashion. Now to the main event, the party was off the meat rack, the rickter scale, what ever you want to call it when a party is jumping to capacity. Yes I said it capacity, we reached capacity level about 12:30 - 1:00am . It was so crazy in there, we had all three floors rocking all night. The extra icing on the cake for the night was that time went back at 1am so we got an extra our of partying. Boy when I tell we were going in that night I am not lieing. It was just night you shouldn't have missed and if you did please do not sleep on it again. We gets it popping in Brooklyn !!!! Wow shout to all constributers to a stupendous night, The Mighty Brooklyn Circus ( Wig, Bevin ), The Monority Report (Big Al), Harriets AlterEgo ( Ngozi), The Stylestics ( LA- La) And The Breakfast Club ( Keith Aka "Major" ). Also big shout out to DJ Goldfinger, DJ Trauma, the Ahficionados, & BKC's DJ Kohei, Hostess with the mostess Silky Valente. They made it a memorable night. Look out we are coming with more good, fun, eclectic, mixed cultural parties for your dancing pleasure.

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Glow In the Dark Book Promo

KANYE WEST "Glow in the Dark" book promo by: NABIL from nabil elderkin on Vimeo.