casasugar Home Tour!

I'm humbled to be featured as one of the Editor's Picks in casasugar. There are a few new pieces in my home, so it's a little different than what you've seen.Big thanks to Angela Swinderman Elias for the feature, and to Kassie Borreson for her beautiful images!To take see a complete...

Book Review : The Bighead by Edward Lee

Jesus, where to begin with a novel like THE BIGHEAD....Anyone who's dabbled in the fetid, murky waters of author, 'Edward Lee' will generally know what to expect with this one.The man is not celebrated for his sense of restraint. In fact, of all the modern generation of underground...

The Best Taco in Grand Rapids

A former drive-thru on Division is now the home of the best taco in GR.My wife and I conducted our own little taco challenge this past Saturday by visiting 6 taco joints in the Grand Rapids area. All six are undeniably authentic and worth the side trip from one's suburban home. Of...

Review : Dark Shadows (2012)

Director: Tim Burton Writers: Seth Grahame-Smith (screenplay), John August (story), and 2 more credits � Stars:Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer and Eva GreenAn imprisoned vampire, Barnabas Collins, is set free and returns to his ancestral home, where his dysfunctional descendants...

Review : Silent House (2011)

Directors: Chris Kentis, Laura Lau Writers: Gustavo Hern�ndez (film "La casa muda"), Laura Lau (screenplay)Stars:Elizabeth Olsen, Adam Trese and Eric Sheffer Stevens  Trapped inside her family's lakeside retreat, a young woman finds she is unable to contact the outside...

New Arrivals at Paris Hotel Boutique!

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Full Moon, Wild Mushroom Tea and a Man Named Bomba

Bomba Shack in Tortola, British Virgin Islands, is home to insane Full Moon parties, wild mushroom tea, souvenir undergarments, an ever expanding array of hurricane memorabilia and the ever charismatic owner -  Bomba. I don't think I've ever been to a wilder Full Moon party...

New York's The Great Performer

Matthew Silver - NYC's The Great PerformerEvery New Yorker knows of Matthew Silver. Unlike Times Square's The Naked Cowboy, Matthew Silver is actually entertaining. He is a little bit on the whacko side - but in his body suit, pink bra, black fanny pack and pet plastic reindeer,...