A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Union Square

I ran into Alice Smith in the train station!!

She informed me that she'll be performing at Joe's Pub this weekend.

GO
SEE
ALICE.

SEE
ALICE
SING.

SUPPORT THE ARTS!


Alice Smith: giving you high fashion!

Gimme Gimme Gimme !!!

Frank Lloyd Wright LEGO sets!!!

the first two from the collection are the Guggenheim New York

and the Falling Water House

The retail whore in my says "Must. Buy. Now. Forget. Bills."

Read the NPR interview with Lego collaborator, Adam Reed Tucker

Just call me Macaroni Toni

I don't know what it is about Mac and Cheese that makes people so happy.
Little kid and full grown adults go CRAZY for a bowl of mac and cheese.

I guess having S'mac, the East Village eatery dedicated to the stuff, just wasn't enough; so the good folks at Cafeteria and Delicatessen seem to be putting the finishing touches on Mac Bar.



Wedged in between McKnally bookstore and the already-open Delicatessen, Mac Bar is rumoured to be dishing out 12 unique varieties of Mac and Cheese.
While Delicatessen is a depository for douche bags with so-so cuisine, I hope the comfort food at Mac Bar will be well-worth the trouble of fending the lame and drunken masses.


The first week of July is the tentative date for the opening.
Mark your calendars Gluttons.....I sure did!
And stay tuned for a full-on Food Porn Review

We in 'dere

She's Just Soni from tha Block

So I rolled outta bed this morning just in time to hear President Obama, *hey boo*, announce his pick for the Supreme Court, Federal Judge Sonia Sotomayor.


Don't be fooled by the rocks that she's got, Senora Sonia hails from Da Boogie Down Bronx. Lil Sonia grew up in the Bronxdale Housing Projects and went on to earn degrees from Princeton University and Yale Law School.


If Judge Sotomayor is confirmed, she will be the first Female Hispanic to serve on the Supreme Court. AZUCAR!!

NY Times Article

Lessons in Irrelevance....

Apparently Beyonce lost her Budget and her creativity simultaneously.....


Is that all you have to say B?!?!
Whateva....I'm going to refresh my drank

BTWsss... this looks like it was shot in the basement of Santo's

A Glimpse into the Life of Snobette

Baguettes
Prosecco with Strawberries
Brie
Fruit Preserves
Dill Havarti
Watching a Brooklyn sunset on the patio

.........AND YES
.....SOMETIMES I LOVE MY LIFE
......I WILL BE SPENDING MY ENTIRE SUMMER LIKE THIS!!!

PS: Sorry if the photo quality sucks, took this with my phone.

We in 'dere!

see the djs.......

see the outdoor patio.......

Let the douchebags have Manhattan and get right this Memorial Weekend in BillyBurger!!

NO NEWS TODAY!!

IT IS 80 DEGREES AND SUNNY IN NYC



AND I GOT A NEW WHIP
GIRL. BYE!!!

Y'ALL BEST GET SOME SUN BEFORE IT'S ALL GONE!!!



PS:
....BOUTTA CHASE MR. SOFTEE DOWN THE BLOCK
CATCH Y'ALL SNOBBERS TOMORROW

Critique de Culture is officially....

IGNORING RIHANNA!!!

IN ALL HER MANY FORMS!!!

BY NOW YOU SHOULD KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT HER "EDGY" & "ORIGINAL" SENSE OF STYLE.

WE DON'T CARE WHAT SHE LOOKS LIKE NEKKID
WE DON'T CARE WHAT SHE WORE TO THE MET GALA
WE DON'T CARE THAT SHE FORGOT TO CURL HER NAPS TODAY AND ITS DEEMED FIERCE

UNTIL SHE STUMBLES UPON SOME REAL TALENT OR SEEKS THERAPY.......I DON'T WANNA HEAR NAN ABOUT HER. SHE IS OFFICIALLY THE PINK ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM.

ITS ALL A DIVERSION LADIES AND GENTLEMAN......AND I WANTS NONE OF IT!!

XOXO
CULTURE SNOBETTE

Why Won't The FTC Let Me Be Great?!?!

Before I could even get the gettin' whilst the gettin' was good, along come the FTC, Federal Trade Commision hindering a sister's greatness!!



The FTC has announced new regulations that would require bloggers to disclose monetary and material compensation provided by companies seeking exposure in the blogosphere
More commonly known as Payola, pay for play, the FTC wants bloggers to be upfront with readers about the source of the merchandise that they endorse or review favorably. In a time when advertising budgets are rapidly shrinking, and consumers are looking to man-on-the-street blogs versus Consumer's Digest and larger publications for the final word in spending, blogs have become a cheap alternative. Rather than shelling out big bucks for ad space in mags, in their merciful benevolence companies send out freebies to needy and deserving bloggers, who in turn might-or-might-not praise the merchandise. Now where is the harm in that?!?!
I like to think of it as the Corporation/Editorial/Consumer Circle of Life.....like in The Lion King.


The bugs eat the grass, the animals eat the bugs, the animals then eat each other, and we eat the animals. SEE?!?! One hand feeds the other. No body moves, No body gets hurt.

THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION = HATERS

Cuz truthfully they just wanna know how much merch is being trafficked so that they can tax it.
All the government ever wants to do is take their cut off the top and let the populace share the crumbs. Biggie said it best "Damn, Why the Wanna Stick Me for My Paper?"




Source Business Week

Food Porn: My Breakfast Today

CHOCOLATE NAPOLEON

For realz tho.....I'm chewing as I type.
Still not sure why I don't weigh 300 pounds as yet.
My diet consists of Champagne, Chocolate, Turkey Bacon, Pancakes, and Beer.
My children's children will be paying for this when they're born with love handles and B cup hormone-boobies.
God bless America

Shoe Porn: 'Beat' a Bitch

The BEAT Boot

Lovely aren't they..... I'll take this beatdown any day!!
Today's Shoe Porn is brought to you by the wonderful people of ACNE

Reason # Fifty-eleven Hunred

Why I heart NY Mag......

They just pulled Ciara's card.

Beyonce, Gaga and Rihanna should, and quite possibly could, collectively sue for infringement.

And why is she rocking Cornrows on in 2009?!?!
Girl you just box yourself out by doing nonsense like that.
Really tho....you can't be rocking Maison Martin Margiela & Alexander Wang with cornrows.
You just can't!

If you're willing to spend that much on a bomb-ass stylist to borrow that stuff for you (I know you didn't buy it); spend a tad more on your yaki-game.
Cuz this tired drawstring ponytail from senior prom, is not gonna make it.

BTWss cop yours here EARLY !!!!! Its 18 inches for JUST $9.99

ANYHOO....I didn't get up and blog to spread negativity today, but rather love.
You know what Biggie said "Spread Love its the Brooklyn Way"
Cop your subscription to New York MAG

l'Homage: Juney June

In honor of Mother's Day
l'Homage presents June Dyer





Daddy is smitten

young n' bangin in Trinidad
Mommy and Aunty Patricia



One Big Happy Fam in The 80's
Peep the Hair
she's soo MAJOR!


Giving us a lil Brandy in the 90's


"What?!?! Not my children!!!"
This is the crazy look she got before the belt came out.


Read this Article from Diversity Inc Magazine
and see why I love her even more.

BFFs for LIFE!!
Love you Juney

Whats OZ in New Again!

With casting finally complete for the Encores! Broadway Production, it's time to Ease on Down the Road Again.

This week New York City Center issued a press release announcing the cast of its summer run of The Wiz.

Non-actress Ashanti will play Dorothy

Semi-actor Orlando Jones will play The Wiz


Real-actress Lachanze will play Glinda, the Good Witch


Quasi-actress Tischina Arnold will play my personal fave Evilene.....
y'all remember Evilene right??

She's the one that didn't want 'No Bad News'
......ahhh a woman after my own heart.


The Wiz will run from June 12 to July 5 at the New York City Center
Cop yours early!!!
And by 'early' I don't mean C.P. time.

Ease On Down The Road
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While I have no faith in Ashanti doing a semi-decent job, I think everyone else should
be able to hit the mark.
I'm sure Mizz Ross will be present, tipsy of course, front and center opening night waiting for 'Shanti to hit a wrong note, miss a line or prayin for her lace front to slip in the middle of Act 2.
And by Mizz Ross, I mean ME....

The Original WIZ Cast

Read the full release

Sample Sale Fools!!

Make it your bizness to hit up this sample sale.....cuz I sure will!!

SHOE PORN: TIE ME UP! TIE ME DOWN!

ALAIA LACE UP WEDGES....MMMMM CREAMY!!

And if you don't know who Alaia is,
Go kill yourself....but read this first

TODAY'S SHOE PORN IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY JAK & JILL.COM
GETT OFF AT JAK & JIL !

Peace Out Ray Nay!!

This Just In: New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin is the new Bush!

RAY NAY

Apparently the city is New Orleans is over its mayor, Ray Nay, and is ready for him to pack his bags and call Tyrone (Ooh!! remember that song??)
In a recent poll conducted by University of New Orleans, Ray Nay received the worst reported approval rating since 1986; and that was the during the Crack Epidemic

crack cocaine

Nagin's approval rate this year clocked in at 24%, a considerable drop from last year's 31%.
Comparatively Nagin was rated as the 3rd "biggest problem" for New Orleans.... right after crime and education. It's got to be one sad-ass day when your cities Mayor is almost as bad as your cities crime..... But wait, this all sounds oddly familiar

"Bitch Set Me Up"

Well at least Marion Barry got reelected after all his fuckery.

Nawlin's folk want him out so bad that they're even selling bumper stickers trumpeting the countdown to his final day in office. We are in a recession y'all..... MAKE. THAT. MONEY.

RAY NAY N' HIS STUNNAS
CHARGE IT TO THA GAME!!!

COP YOURS AT www.Nagins-Last-Day.com

Read the whole article at New York Times.com