Author Archives: Gemma - NYU


The Coziest Cocktails

As the temperature drops, you find yourself running from class to class bundled like a sherpa, only to take your seat and spend the whole class trying to get the feeling back in your fingers. Or you are home for break and want to get your drink on, but there is no way in hell […]

Fancy Food 101: Baked Brie

I am generally a fan of all things delicious, and when I discovered this trick last year, I knew I would bring it back for years to come. December has arrived, and with it, one of my top 5 favorite things about the holidays: holiday parties!
Seriously, there is no time of year that is so […]

A Website I Found That I Love

Like most normal humans between the ages of 12 and 70, I love The Office. And, like most American women between the ages of 6 and 800, I love shopping. And clothes. And pretty things of all sorts. Put all these delightful things together, and you have my new favorite blog of all time!
Well, it’s […]

At What Price Glory?

As anyone with access to the internet, television, or a newspaper knows, these summer Olympic Games have put the city of Beijing under an international microscope. From the city’s pollution, to China’s record of human rights abuse, to the somewhat bizarre public facelift the city has undergone in preparation for the Games, nothing remains […]

You down with G-O-D? (No, Really; Are You?)

When I tell people that I was raised with no religion, it’s usually met with a certain amount of skepticism. I never realized what an anomaly it was until I moved away for college, and childhood stories, stories from home, were a matter of course in the ‘getting to know you’ conversations, and bitching about […]

Sex and the Crazy

As I wandered near the site of New York City’s Sex and the City premiere yesterday, dodging small bands of women united by a common interest in over-accessorizing for daytime (and being in my way), I found myself compiling a list of people and things that owe much of their current popularity to said show:
Manolo […]

Models: They Do Exist, and They Will Ruin Your Morning

As I walked into work this morning, I was confronted by a strange, strange sight. In my post-commute, pre-coffee stupor, I almost ran into someone, and it took me a minute to figure out what was going on. Why was I eye level with a shoulder blade? Why was I surrounded by resort wear on […]

Coming Soon: Your Bastardized Childhood Memories!

Perhaps it’s just a matter of timing. Like it or not, I am now of an age where my cherished childhood memories have come up for recycling. Movie adaptations of books are nothing new, but what began as a trickle in my teens has risen to a flood in my 20s, and time has not […]

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