http://www.getaroundgirl.com/ trends+culture+inspiration+events 2008-04-09T02:31:12-05:00 http://www.getaroundgirl.com/gag/2008/04/soho_undergroun.html I was totally digging on these trunk-sized slabs that are the skeleton beneath the concrete streets of Houston and Broadway. City workers were replacing a 100-year-old sewage pipe over the weekend. Seeing these transported me to the days when... The NYC Catherine 2008-04-09T02:31:12-05:00 http://www.getaroundgirl.com/gag/2008/04/apple_vs_big_ap.html In ironic copycat fashion, the champions of open source software aren't equally liberal about the use of their fruity logo. Following suit from the Beatles' Apple Records, who Apple Computers was in drawn-out disputes over trademark rights for decades, Apple... Catherine 2008-04-04T12:54:42-05:00 http://www.getaroundgirl.com/gag/2008/04/nouvel_takes_th.html Nouvel portrait courtesy of nytimes.com After more than 35 years of work, the Hyatt Foundation's nod to Jean Nouvel seems long overdue. The Pritzker jury announced last Sunday that Nouvel was chosen because of his "persistence, imagination, exuberance, and,... Catherine 2008-04-02T00:07:53-05:00 http://www.getaroundgirl.com/gag/2007/11/alicia_rocks.html I can't get enough of this song, I found this video of Alicia Keys performing my new favorite song at the Fashion Rocks Show in October.... Music Catherine 2007-11-18T02:54:31-05:00 http://www.getaroundgirl.com/gag/2007/06/boyz_in_the_hoo.html New M.I.A. video. Check it. Bonus footage! The making of Boyz video in Jamaica. Girl's picked up some moves. Respek!... Music Catherine 2007-06-12T00:09:41-05:00 http://www.getaroundgirl.com/gag/2007/03/sassy.html Once a phrase is acronymized, you know it's officially part of the popular vernacular. Although the Second Avenue Subway (SAS) is nothing more than a series of fragmented tracks, tunnels, and abandoned efforts, it seems to evoke the romance and... The NYC Catherine 2007-03-26T14:13:31-05:00 http://www.getaroundgirl.com/gag/2007/03/bowery_hotel_bi.html According to Hotelchatter.com, the Maritime team's Bowery Hotel staff asked that they decline from taking pictures "at these early stage." Perhaps, it's so that Ian Schrager and Julian Schnabel don't catch wind that BH totally bit GPH's medieval Spanish theme,... Real Estate Catherine 2007-03-05T03:12:07-05:00 http://www.getaroundgirl.com/gag/2007/03/field_follies.html Last Tuesday was a sumptuous freak feast (I mean that in a good way), as friends and fans came out to Cielo to celebrate fashion priestess Patricia Field's 65th birthday. There were more than a dozen performances but the... Events Catherine 2007-03-05T02:24:41-05:00 http://www.getaroundgirl.com/gag/2007/02/yellow_is_the_n.html A few months ago, my friend Marivel who is a co-founder of MOD told me that Yellow was going to be the hot new color for interiors. It was hard for me to imagine the hippie hue of the '60s... Design Catherine 2007-02-25T23:08:08-05:00 http://www.getaroundgirl.com/gag/2007/02/dogs_balls.html According to a story in Sunday's NYT, librarians are creating a big to-do about the use of the word "scrotum" in an award-winning children's book "The Higher Power of Lucky." Although the 132-page book for 9-12 year olds has been... Catherine 2007-02-20T16:36:50-05:00 http://www.getaroundgirl.com/gag/2007/02/mercury_in_retr.html Expect delays, confusion, and technology issues 2/13-3/7 +/- a few days.... Astrology Catherine 2007-02-13T12:11:19-05:00 http://www.getaroundgirl.com/gag/2006/09/hotel_motel_con.html The scaffolding is down at 335 Bowery, revealing the corner restaurant and bar of the latest boutique hotel/hotspot enterprise ingeniously named the Bowery Hotel. The Maritime Hotel team (Eric Goode also owns neighboring B-Bar) managed to get around the residential... Real Estate Catherine 2006-09-27T19:02:48-05:00 http://www.getaroundgirl.com/gag/2006/09/around_the_worl.html Fashion Catherine 2006-09-21T00:37:03-05:00 http://www.getaroundgirl.com/gag/2006/09/new_ipods.html Apple announced the release of new iPods today. The Nano has regressed to iPod Mini colorways and materials, but is much thinner. The Shuffle has been reduced to a 1.62" clip, perfect for running or unobtrusive accessorizing of your new... Tech Catherine 2006-09-12T14:27:50-05:00 http://www.getaroundgirl.com/gag/2006/07/supernatural_an.html 07/06/06- Downtown Thursday including "After the Reality" opening at Deitch Projects, curated by Hiromi Yoshii featuring five up-and-coming Japanese artists and the art collective Enlightenment. Then the 9th anniversary celebration of bespoke shirt-makers, Seize sur Vingt, hosted a backyard bbq... Art Catherine 2006-07-08T15:12:54-05:00