Behind the scenes (and in front of them) at 5min
Posted in 5min, Entertainment, Fashion, Holidays on Oct 22nd, 2009
While some people think that Halloween costumes should be sexy, others vote spooky, I say glam. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I do love zombies, but when it comes to costumes, I’d rather be Liza Minnelli in Cabaret, Cher in anything (Cher needs no explanation), Judy Garland (as Dorothy Gale, of course), Joan Collins [...]
While today I find myself creeped out mostly by poorly done reality television shows and street cats (I swear, they seem to be mutating), there was a time when one of the only men to make my skin crawl was the master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock. As a kid leaning towards cutesy but intense paranoia, [...]
Being the Green person that I am, I was thrilled to read the Discovery Channel’s Planet Green Blog, “We love 5min.com for Simple DIY Solutions”-yes, we do!- because yes, it’s true, the more you do by yourself, the less energy you’ll waste.
In times where saving money is also important, you should remember that by going [...]
Posted in News on Jun 28th, 2009
Having Judy Garland as an all time favorite, quoting Will and Grace at least once a day and being a member of a book-club, I think I’ve earned my space at any Gay Pride Parade.
Commemorating the Stonewall Riots, many Pride Parades take place in the month of June, so in the last weeks, we’ve seen [...]
Posted in Holidays on May 7th, 2009
Although my mom keeps on saying that Mothers Day is a commercial holiday and that it has no meaning for her, I know that she’s secretly waiting for a small surprise: maybe a Clinique Travel Kit, a Laura Ashley Home Fragrance Set, or a relaxing day at the Spa.
And the truth is, she deserves it. [...]
Lately, girls have started using Halloween as an excuse to dress up sexy. That’s how all we see in Halloween parties is a bunch of nurses, catwomen, mermaids, and Malibu Barbies. That’s an insult for a tradition that has pagan origins and is devoted to the night where the dead have the power to mess [...]
Posted in News on Oct 2nd, 2008
Hailing from a highly eco-friendly home, I have become quite accustomed to the stages of inner turmoil typical of green craftsters, those planet-loving but fierce souls doomed to want to recycle everything possible into a new kind of everything, and preferably something pretty while we’re at it:
- Denial
- Hoarding
- Re-discovery
- Obsession
- Revival
What am I talking [...]
