Party

Flavorpill Guide to the Week’s Top 10 LA Events

By Tanja M. Laden on Apr 8, 2013 4:30pm

Craig Ferguson once said, “I do love America, and LA is a very short commute to America. It’s, like, half an hour on the plane.” It’s true, too; California is like a country of its own, one with the eighth largest economy in the world. Here in Los Angeles, that means a wide array of adventures — from surfing and sun-worship to hiking, skiing, and city-based happenings — but it can all get a little overwhelming at times. Enter Flavorpill’s beautiful new city-based culture guide — an open platform where anyone can create and share local happenings. Follow events from the entire community, including suggestions from Flavorpill’s very own editors and curators. Below are our own recommendations for this week, hand-picked by yours truly, aka Managing Editor of Flavorpill Los Angeles. Enjoy, and don’t forget to check out the new Flavorpill. We hope to see you there. … Read More

San Francisco

The Impeccable Tastes of Retrofit Republic

By Bonnie Chan on Apr 5, 2013 5:30pm

This Saturday, SF-based vintage fashion styling firm Retrofit Republic throws one fashionable party at Tank 18 to celebrate the launch of their latest Tastemakers Lookbook and its accompanying stop-motion film. What’s a “tastemaker,” you ask? Retrofit Republic hand-picked some of their favorite leaders and change-makers in arenas such as food, fashion, LGBTQ advocacy, and design, and then asked those leaders to model Retrofit’s vintage styles. Some of their featured tastemakers include vegan soul-food hero Bryant Terry, Four Barrel Coffee founder Jeremy Tooker, Anthology Magazine co-founder Meg Mateo Ilasco, and PUBLIC Bikes founding team member Dan Nguyen-Tan. … Read More

Partner Buzz

Windows 8 and Flavorpill Want to Party With You in Miami

By Leah Taylor on Mar 13, 2013 4:30pm

OK, procrastinators: it’s your last chance to win tix to Miami — which should make some electronic music fans very excited. We’ve teamed up with Microsoft Windows 8 to fly one lucky reader (and their BFF) to Miami and put them up in top-shelf digs March 20-24. The winner also gets guaranteed entry… Read More

Los Angeles

The Flavorpill Guide to the Week’s Top 10 LA Events

By Tanja M. Laden on Mar 11, 2013 3:30pm

During her years as a Hollywood-based screenwriter in the 1930s, Dorothy Parker remarked, “Los Angeles is 72 suburbs in search of a city.” While LA’s diverse flora and fauna can often bring about a wide range of location-based adventures, many plans are often derailed by distance and rush-hour traffic. Luckily, Flavorpill recently unveiled its beautiful new city-based culture guide, an open platform where anyone can create and share local happenings. Follow events from the entire community, including suggestions from Flavorpill’s very own editors and curators. Below are our own recommendations for this week, hand-picked by yours truly, aka Managing Editor of Flavorpill Los Angeles, Tanja M. Laden. Enjoy, and don’t forget to check out the new Flavorpill. We hope to see you there! … Read More

Partner Buzz

Windows 8 and Flavorpill Want to Party With You in TX

By Leah Taylor on Mar 4, 2013 5:00pm

We’ve teamed up with Microsoft Windows to present the Flavorpill Sanctuary in Austin this year, March 8-12. The Sanctuary at #FEED at the AMOA-Arthouse features Beats & Bytes dance parties with Dirty Projectors (DJ set), Reggie Watts, Neon Indian (DJ set), Classixx, and Juan MacLean (DJ set) all spinning (and touching, thanks to… Read More

Pop Culture

10 Oscar Party Ideas We Won’t Be Trying This Year

By Emily Temple on Feb 22, 2013 11:45am

If you’re in the midst of planning your Academy Awards-watching party, never fear. The Internet abounds with crafty ideas, film-themed food recipes, and places to buy gold confetti. But be warned: not all Oscar party ideas are created equal. In fact, there are a few that we think you should probably stay away from. After the jump, ten Oscars-themed party ideas — from decor to food to attire — that we’ll be avoiding this year. We suggest you do the same, but hey — to each his own. … Read More

Television

The Best Pickup Lines for Your ‘Game of Thrones’ Premiere Party

By Michelle Rafferty on Mar 30, 2012 10:30am

Congratulations! You just put the final coat of paint on your Westeros papier-mâché relief map, there’s a batch of nearly perfected King Joffrey-head cake pops in the fridge, and you’re feeling infinitely stronger after the past ten months of Braavosi Water Dancing lessons. The only problem is that all this preparation for the return of your beloved series has taken you out of the dating game, and your rapier is the closest thing you’ve had to a romantic attachment in a year. It’s understandable you’re feeling less than confident in your flirting abilities, but before you do something drastic like commit yourself to the celibate lifestyle of the Night’s Watch, why not try some of our Game of Thrones pickup lines this coming Sunday? Hand-picked from Season 1, they’re spoiler-proof and organized step-by-step to help you land the man or woman of your dream noble house. … Read More

Photography

Haunting Photos of a Chernobyl Discotheque

By Marina Galperina on Jan 5, 2012 1:30pm

There are young people living on the fringes of the “forbidden zone” encircling the site of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Twenty-five years after the mass evacuation, scattered villages and towns still linger on the fringes of the contaminated region and its young people have nothing to do, so they party. The stagnant economy, the devastated farmland, unemployment, isolation — these drives send a crowd of despondent locals and Kiev visitors to travel to Ivankov, a main city in the third contaminated zone, home of the Antalys discotheque. They drink. They dance. They fight until they draw blood. Master photojournalist Guillaume Herbaut spent a Saturday Evening in Chernobyl. Here are some of our favorite shots, but for an immersive experience, head over to his site for a soundtracked, high quality slideshow. It’s as close as we dare to get. … Read More

Music

Party with Mister Saturday Night and Brand Nubian [Giveaway]

By Leah Taylor on Apr 15, 2009 3:00pm

This week at Mister Saturday Night, our buddies Justin Carter and Eamon Harkin are hosting underground hip-hop legends Grand Puba (from Brand Nubian) and Lord Finesse plus big time Detroit dance man Theo Parrish. Sounds like a party to us. If you’re in NYC and want to join us this Saturday at Santos for what should be a real shakedown, just answer this one question, after the jump. … Read More