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There are a few things I cannot stand in the celebrity sphere, and here they are in no particular order: 1. Kylie Jenner’s Snap Story  2. Blake Lively’s now-defunct “home lifestyle” collection, Preserve (One of my all-time favorite pieces on this venture came from The Guardian: “Preserve is a combination of the last year’s two most…

Any #Basic who has attended brunch in any capacity will be well aware of the following cast of characters. I’m talking about the Becky’s (because in my psychotic world, that’s what I call “girls”) who populate every table of every overpriced, urban brunch establishment. I mean, what the hell is the point of eating eggs…

I was going to give this one a pass. Really, I was. You know, female entrepreneurs, blah, blah. I’m talking about The League dating app, aka, Tinder for the “LinkedIn Elite.” By the way, even typing the term “LinkedIn Elite” makes me cringe. How founder Amanda Bradford (pictured below in all her upper middle class glory) comfortably runs…

Ahh, the club bathroom: truthfully, the best place to hear the world’s most embarrassing and/or #WhiteGirlWasted conversations of all time. In celebration of our VIP night out courtesy of pals at Tablelist, we’re listing the Top 10 things you’re most likely to hear in every club bathroom, so grab your Red Bull vodka, download Tablelist and…

Oooo-kkkkkkay. Have you guys heard about Kayla Itsines’ Bikini Body Guide? It’s basically a 12-week journey through hell masquerading as a “totally doable” fitness routine. At the end of 12 weeks you’re supposed to have a bod rivaling a Victoria’s Secret Angel. This is Kayla…side note, is it some sort of law that you have…

It is nothing new to me that whenever Molly and I go out together, she ends up shamelessly flirting or lost in deep conversation with the closest “Ripley’s Believe it or Not” title holder: I, on the other hand, don’t even try to talk over Molly, and instead take to snapping embarrassing candid photos of…

If you missed Part 1, I suggest you read it before moving onto the vodka-fueled part of my experience at Encore Beach Club Las Vegas. Anna and I left the bathroom fully oiled up and ready to PAR-TAY. Given the Encore is a five-star hotel, I was expecting MANY, MANY hot, successful Bobbies in the pool.…

Quick dating advice for girls on dating apps, as requested via a GChat therapy sesh: So, the question is: “Why do guys ask you out and then never follow up?” EASY! Men are so simple. 1. He’s got a girlfriend. 2. He’s boning someone else. 3. He was bored and doesn’t really care. 4. He Googled you and…

Let’s cut right to the chase: being the dating app devotee I am, I heard about Happn and had to get on. Like, ASAP. The premise is simple but totally different from other dating apps: Your “feed” is populated with people you physically cross paths with. No swiping required. Now…I live in the West Village in…

Short post today on what happened to me last night. So, after a lovely Tuesday night Hinge date at The Standard Grill (tres trendy), I was naturally hungrier than a basic bitch in a brunch line. Bobby (because that’s what I call all the men in my life) had treated me to about 424 glasses of…

Ah, the annual family vacation. For most normal people, this one-a-year trek is a time to reconnect in a stress-free environment with your loved ones. Perhaps you go to Florida and sit by the pool like I hear non-dysfunctional people do. Or maybe you’re one of those uber-privileged people who charters a plane to Europe…

Sooo…I get a lot of FLAK from my friends for being such an insane bargain shopper. The particularly self-righteous ones will go ON AND ON about how their more expensive items are of a higher quality, manufactured under humane conditions, etc.  Excuse me, but…WUT-EVER! Not sure about you guys, but I don’t have the kind of…

I hate football. It is so boring. Don’t try to convince me otherwise. I’ve given this positively awful sport a chance and there is no denying it: I would rather enter the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest on my wedding day than watch an entire football game. If you’re like me and are sick of your…

I recently moved and was faced with the decision of joining a new gym. In this new neighborhood there were several options, all at different price points: expensive, mid-range and “must sign a safety release and wear a biohazard suit before using the equipment.” Can you guess which one I chose? There are several reasons…

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There seems to be some confusion about how to begin a conversation with a woman on Tinder. I regularly hear men complain that women never respond on Tinder no matter how the man has approached the conversation. They’ve concluded that women are only on Tinder to find matches, then promptly refuse to speak to anyone. The…

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‘Me scusi, me scusi!’ Thinking about travelling abroad or taking a road trip this summer? Well, say goodbye to the days you stayed in the hostels from hell or took a wrong detour down the Interstate. Here’s our list of the best travel apps to take along with you, to make your vacation stress free and…

What’s a girl’s best friend? I’ll give you a hint—it’s not Spot. It’s streaming. Everyone I know loves Netflix, from my sister, who’s a die-hard Scandal fan, to my best friends, who break their hearts over Breaking Bad, to my mailman, who keeps me up-to-date on his Lost progress. But with the induction of “binge-watch”…

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