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StyleCaster, Falling Whistles and DANNIJO Party for Peace

Posted by Stephen, 710 days Ago

On June 11, StyleCaster, Falling Whistles and DANNIJO organized a dinner to raise money to help end the war in the Congo. Held at Georgica in East Hampton, over 75 attendees raised over $14,000 for Falling Whistles, an organization founded by Sean Carasso in 2009. Falling Whistles encourages people around the world to become whistleblowers […]

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Amanda Holt’s Dream Startup

Posted by Stephen, 730 days Ago

Partnering with Starbucks, we set out to find Future Tastemakers who have an inspiring and positive impact on the world. When we found out about Shatterbox, we had to contact its founder, Amanda Holt. Holt believes strongly in a long forgotten idea: a person’s job shouldn’t just feed their walletit should feed their heart and […]

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Pencils of Promise Takes Education Global

Posted by Stephen, 730 days Ago

Partnering with Starbucks, we set out to find Future Tastemakers who have an inspiring, positive impact on the world. We didn’t have to look any farther than NYC’s Lower East Side to find Adam Braun. After years of traveling the world Braun found his calling. The young entrepreneur started Pencils of Promise, a non-profit that […]

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Warby Parker’s Mission: Look Great While Helping Others

Posted by Stephen, 730 days Ago

Partnering with Starbucks, we set out to find Future Tastemakers who have an inspiring and positive impact on the world. That’s when we found genius eyeglass makers Warby Parker. David Gilboa and Neil Blumenthal, two of Warby Parker’s hip founders, started their fashion-forward eyeglass company with two ideals: that they would work hard and stay […]

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StyleCaster Cribs: Central Park South Style

Posted by Stephen, 734 days Ago

We may be real estate agents, but our jobs don’t stop there. We are self-proclaimed fashionistas, decorators, lifestyle analysts, restaurant advisors,trip planners, and the list goes on. If we were limited to selling and rentingapartments, perhaps our days would end earlier. However, Chris and I are bothup with the first chime of the blackberry, New […]

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Kenneth Cole: Top 5 @KennethColePR Tweets

Posted by Stephen, 839 days Ago

The last company to get a fake PR handle on Twitter was BP during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Shows how savvy the marketing folks at Kenneth Cole are, who, sure, got a ton of press for their legendary tweet yesterday (oh, it’s in the slideshow), but also pissed a lot of people off. Question: […]

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Bikini Bottoms Come to SpongeBob Squarepants

Posted by Stephen, 845 days Ago

Well, it’s more like SpongeBob Squarepants goes to Bikini Bottom, a fictional place in the Spongebob Universe the anthropomorphic sponge visits to uncover deep-sea mysteries. The new Spongebob series is causing quite a stir, not just because it features every guy’s favorite piece of clothing in its title, but because the series debuted on social […]

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It’s Freezing Out—Shirtless Guys Anyone?

Posted by Stephen, 849 days Ago

It’s just about 10 degrees in New York City today and it’s supposed to snow for the next five days. Bummer! Only one remedy for this type of depression: pictures of shirtless dudes who are handsome and famous and have 6-packs. You with me?

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2 New Movies That Slap Feminism in the Face

Posted by Stephen, 851 days Ago

Ever morning I’m bombarded by the same subway advertisements as every other New Yorker, but two in particular strike me more than the others: the ads for the films “No Strings Attached” and “Just Go With It.” “No Strings Attached,” starring Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher, opened this weekend to the tune of $20.3M in […]

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Ticket Giveaway: Generationals in New York City

Posted by Stephen, 852 days Ago

Sun-kissed rockers Generationals are coming to NYC and, yes, we’re giving away tickets to their show at the Mercury Lounge this Tuesday 1/25. Generationals sophomore album, “Actor-Caster,” will hit the streets March 29 on Park the Van records. Lucky for us, the duo is taking a warm-up lap prior to the record’s release, and will […]

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