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Dialogue in the Dark... Vision is what we see with our eyes closed

Dialogue in the Dark… Vision is what we see with our eyes closed

Sight is physical, it’s what we see with our eyes open. Vision is mental, it’s what we see with our eyes closed. Insight is spiritual, it is the light within us that gives us vision. What if you had no sight? Dialogue in the Dark is an experience like NO other, and I believe everyone...
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Assouline: The Impossible Car Collection

Assouline: The Impossible Car Collection

“Our ethic is aesthetic.” With boutiques in N.Y., Vegas, Costa Mesa, Italy, Istanbul, and Paris, it’s hard to argue with Assouline Publishing Inc. The luxury book company has positioned themselves in rare air by following one clear purpose, “whereas other firms present themselves as curators of culture, Assouline seeks to be an engine of culture.”...
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Beats, Rhymes, and Life

Beats, Rhymes, and Life

I know… I’m a little late to be posting about this just now, especially since I saw this last year. But who cares, it’s classic- and classic is timeless. It’s bigger than rap, it’s hip hop, it’s culture. Culture is the platform that A Tribe Called Quest made into their playground, that’s why to this day...
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Sports=Art

Sports=Art

What makes something artistic? Better yet, what is art made of? Is it hard work and dedication; creativity and imagination? Or is it spontaneity and instinct; study and calculation. The truth is, it’s all of that and more, just at different times. There’s no one solid definition for art besides that art, IS.  However, a...
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TV vs. The Wire hmmn... THE WIRE

TV vs. The Wire hmmn… THE WIRE

I recently finished the last episode of the fifth and final season of what I’ll go on record as saying is the best American television show ever to air; HBO’s The Wire. You may have seen one episode here or there, but this isn’t the kind of show that you can take a snapshot of...
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CAB K*POPT NYC

CAB K*POPT NYC

I just got this in an email from Abby Laurel who is one member of CAB K*POPT NYC; that’s Chelly and Abby Bring K*Pop to NYC. 1) Who are Chelly and Abby? – NYU students heading this globalization project 2) What is K*Pop? – Korean Pop Music 3) What the hell? We’re students at NYU...
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Fela Kuti

Fela Kuti

One Million people attended his funeral; this man was a political activist and musical pioneer. It is no wonder that the Broadway musical play centered around Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s life has done so well since debuting in 2009. Actors, musicians, entrepreneurs, etc. have filed into theaters around the country and globe to experience Fela! Amongst...
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“Like” our Facebook Fan Page!

Hello readers of IVYBetty. Sorry we havent been posting regularly lately, but I can assure you we’re working on getting things situated for the site and will begin posting again in the near future. In the meantime I’d like to inform all of those who haven’t ‘liked’ our fan page (http://www.facebook.com/IVYBetty1) We’ll be posting photos,...
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IVYBetty is Looking For Writers

Whether this is your first time on this site or you are a regular here; this pertains to you. Our staff is looking to grow so that we can take the webmag and our vision to the next level. If you like what you see on this site and think you have the perfect voice...
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Fashion Icons: Anna Wintour Vogue Magazine (Editor In Chief)

I recently came across ‘The September Issue’  a documentary film that chronicles a month in Anna Wintour’s life as EIC of Vogue.  She was depicted as Miranda in the film ‘The Devil Wears Prada”.  The documentary is both thought provoking and inspiring.  Anna and her colleagues are the best in their field and do not...
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R+I Creative: Influencers Film

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Banksy RIPS The Simpsons and Fox to shreds

Damn, Banksy went in on The Simpsons. FOX went out on a limb with this one. Check this out and let us know what you think… Executive producer Al Jean spoke to the New York times and said: Well, I haven’t been fired yet, so that’s a good sign. I saw the film Banksy directed,...
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