It’s happened, folks: New York Comic Con 2014 beat out its San Diego partner with the biggest pop culture convention of the year. This year’s event brought a special Avengers 2 screening, a Q&A with the crew of animated hit Archer and the original cast of The Karate Kid. Whether you’re a diehard Star Wars fan or a binge-watching popular TV junkie, New York Comic Con has something for all the different folks – and their different strokes. Never been to Comic Con before? Well, pop culture fans.. we have to say you are missing out. The LIB Magazine staff…
Author: Jennifer Quaglio
Jennifer Quaglio
Actress, writer, dancer and creator of all things cool.
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Last month, LIB’s discerning travel staff left the Long Island (relax, it was only for couple of days) and headed to Foxwoods Resort and Casino in Connecticut. The lovely casino and resort is a hot spot for all islanders looking for a pretty, relatively inexpensive getaway. Below, find the scoop on all the places to hit up on your next mini-vacation. The Scorpion Bar – It’s a Must! The decor at Scorpion Bar was really fascinating and the bar itself was pretty awesome. The furniture made for a more intimate and cozy gathering. The best part of this place…
Ever stop and think, “I wish I was someone else”? Have you ever been envious of someone else’s approach to life, or their confidence? If the answer is yes, then congratulations.. you’re human! It is normal for us to want to stand out at times through our personalities, our work or simply lifestyle. What is not healthy is to force yourself to stay the way you are and never change. If we stop making excuses and make change instead of complaining, life would be simpler. I’m sure you have seen the 500+ Pinterest quotes (ladies, don’t lie) reading something along…
Every day, we run into stressful situations; occurrences that can whittle away at our peace of mind, disrupt our happiness, ruin the tranquil moments of our life and just make us plain miserable. Life is a struggle, we face decisions everyday, every hour and yet never really realize how they can affect us. We are always on our phones, busying ourselves with what’s new in the internet world: What our friend Suzy had for breakfast or our Aunt Karen is doing tonight. Updating Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Tumblr and feeling the need to know everything, all the time, at any…
The late 90s band we all still adore, Sublime hit the stage of Huntington’s Paramount with the unique European sound of Rome on August 9th. Picture this: Rome Ramirez and Eric Wilson walking onstage in a cloud of smoke (you can only imagine what kind), while Bud and Josh are already onstage waiting to start jamming out. Any Sublime fan could attest to it being a magical evening to say the least. Sublime – known for a super-eclectic mix of reggae, ska punk and hip-hop styles – played a major plethora of hits while entertaining the audience and paying homage…
For all burger lovers, Zinburger Wine and Burger Bar has launched it’s Third Annual Create Your Own Burger Contest. Fans are invited to head over to Zinburger’s Facebook Page and submit their ideas now through August 12th. The gourmet burger restaurant will enlist the assistance of Facebook fans to choose the winning burger. The winner will receive their burger featured on their menu for one week at all 9 East Coast Zinburger locations including Huntington Station, NY, Nanuet, NY, Clifton, NJ, Paramus, NJ, Cherry Hill, NJ, Charlottesville, Durham, Atlanta and Sunrise, Florida along with a $100 gift card. The second place…
Summer Arms tight, holding the world on his shoulders Lips curled awaiting soft skin to touch His loose black shirt resting on his body His hat low to hide him from the world Eyes wide with anticipation and excitement Lips waiting whatever to come His smile reveals his nervous side His soft hands gently clutching the air His head back watching the world pass by Cool, calm and collective His stillness is the key to his mind His eyes watch the things that he loves with passion Never to be broken is the stare of love, he holds in his…
July 23 was an important day for all you hot dog and food lovers; it was National Hot Dog Day! Unlike many other types of food, hot dogs (or frankfurters, turkey franks) are that great they actually get their own holiday. Why? Because franks are a MUST have for any summer cookout whether they’re meatless, made of chicken or traditional beef.. they’re always delicious either way. For all you foodies who get pleasure out of devouring pointless amounts of food then the end of July/August 2014 schedule below will surely blow your socks off. Happy Munching! July 26 Pizza Eating…
We Create the World Around Us We create the world around us Everything we see we have mankind to thank The terror, the beauty, the monstrosity The world would in fact continue turning without mankind But without mankind, would the world still be beautiful? Would there still be peace and love? Would there be no hate and violence? If we reap what we sow Then only one thing is sure: As we create the world around us, we only have ourselves to thank Poetry by Jennifer Quaglio