Can you believe it!? …us neither…the dramatic exits of both Diva Fever and Storm from The X factor last night has left a nation reeling. Sob, mourn, sob, no more utterly outrageously over-staged camp performances to look forward to, I’m going to have to start going out again.
Daily edit: Ooh.com offers a lifeline to failed X Factor finalists
18th October 2010 > Craft & Creative, Ooh.com Stuff
60 seconds with – James Zoppe, even Knights in Shining armour eat peanut butter
16th August 2010 > Leisure, Ooh.com Stuff, SportJames Zoppe (what a legend!) has been riding and training both people and horses for more than three decades. He has worked with actors and stuntmen as well as other students interested in learning the ancient sport of jousting.
He takes time out to give us this fascinating and personal insight into the world of a professional Knight and Jouster and tells us why the song ‘We are the Champions’ by Queen will always get him fired up!
60 seconds with: pro mountain biker Gene Hamilton
26th July 2010 > Ooh.com Stuff, SportThis week professional mountain biker and all round outdoor man, Gene Hamilton talks steak salad’s and why free hub buzzing is his kind of silence.
This weekend in New York: Jackie Saccoccio’s One to One exhibition
8th June 2010 > Craft & Creative, Leisure, Ooh.com Stuff, TravelA curious new exhibition is currently taking place in New York, and definitely one to pop in to this weekend. “Jackie Saccoccio: One to One,” at the Eleven Rivington gallery in New York, contains just a single painting. The huge canvas runs fifteen feet wall to wall and ceiling to floor…
Sweet Charity
3rd June 2010 > Leisure, Ooh.com StuffLook, not all of us want to run marathons or get the chance to travel across the world to do good.
Here is a selection of top pick charitable things to do near you where the only pavement pounding necessary is the type that will take you from the bus (donate the saved taxi money to the cause) to the venue.
Do Gooder Yoga in the Park, Hyde Park, London
£20 on the day, 5th June, 9:30 – 11am, The Pavillion, Hyde Park, London
Book your space now. The perks: Sweaty Betty Water Bottle, and a Mari Marinez Beauty gift and voucher for two salon visits
Photo of the day – 25/05/10
25th May 2010 > Craft & Creative, Food, Leisure, Ooh.com Stuff
Photo of a sign in Trueburger, Oakland, California, taken by Josh Weisberg, photojournalist and co-founder of The Hamblogger.com
Next generation cooking lessons from America’s trendiest foodies
19th May 2010 > Food, Leisure, Ooh.com StuffGet in there quick as places are very limited….
Word is out, that the US’s most trendy culinary pioneers - a razor, a shiny knife – will be hosting ‘test kitchens’ (otherwise known as cooking lessons) in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York City amongst others over the next few months.
Run by a razor, a sharp knife founders, Daniel Castaño and the moustached Michael Cirino (see above), upcoming cooking and supper evenings with these renegade culiniairs will be held in July 2010 – Brooklyn, NY (Pig Roast), Chicago, and Washington DC. 6-8th August 2010 in Los Angeles, CA, 13-15th August 2010 in San Francisco, CA and in September 2010 there will be kitchen sessions in Bogota and Cartagena, in Colombia.
Wanted: Beta testers – What: Chocolate bars – Who: You
18th May 2010 > Craft & Creative, Food, Leisure, Ooh.com StuffChocoholics, hold on to your chocolate bars. TCHO, a San Francisco-based chocolate company, is looking for Beta testers to help co-create the best milk chocolate available. If you’re a chocolate enthusiast, this is your chance to release your inner Willie Wonka.
With a strong Fair Trade agenda and specialising in no fuss, high-quality dark chocolate (in very cool packaging) TCHO is all about developing the most flavoursome cocoa bars. Technology meets chocolate, so to speak.
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A little bit in love with Lissie
10th May 2010 > Leisure, Ooh.com StuffYou heard it here first – or if you were watching Later with Jools Holland on Friday night you heard it here second.
This morning, there is a collective girl crush occurring in the Ooh office – on singer Lissie.
One listen to the track O Mississippi will have you pining for balmy hot nights out on the porch, cigarettes, ice tea and Mark Twain. > read more
Art classes in New York with Rebecca Schweiger
2nd June 2009 > Craft & Creative, Leisure, Ooh.com StuffRebecca Schweiger is one of those rare people who makes you feel that anything is possible. She even makes me feel I could paint.
An internationally renowned contemporary painter, Rebecca’s own work has been displayed in over 50 galleries throughout the world. Of her work Rebecca says, ‘My artwork is a sensitive, intimate, and evocative reflection of this ongoing human journey towards spiritual and emotional evolution.’ Whether you are a believer in spiritual journeys or not, what is overwhelmingly obvious is that Rebecca is an enthusiastic, kind and sensitive person who loves to share her passion for art with others, and who believes that anyone can create and benefit from art, no matter what their ability.
Rebecca’s gallery and creative art school – The Art Studio NY – is based in Manhattan and is open for all ages and all levels. Rebecca and three other renowned artists offer regular courses throughout the year, and there’s certainly something for everyone. Acrylics, oils, watercolours, drawing, charcoal, pastels and mixed media are all covered. ‘Everyone can draw’, a weekly two hour course held on Mondays, should encourage even the most pencil-shy person to have a go; ‘Just 4 Kids’ on Tuesdays sounds messy and fun; ‘Paint your heart out’ on Thursdays sounds liberating, and ‘Creating the canvas of your life’ is intriguing.
Classes are for a maximum of 8 people. We think the classes sound brilliant, and Rebecca the sort of person you’d like to have as a best friend.
For more information about both Rebecca’s work and The Art Studio NY visit the her website. www.rebeccarts.com
