TIDAL took over theatre eight in iPic Fulton Street Market for a super low-key screening of A Boogie’s three part documentary A Boogie vs. Artist. Clips of tour bus banter, sound checks, and exchanges with his fans depicted a honest picture of the Bronx native’s journey with fame; also showing how he balances his career and fatherhood.
Brooklyn’s Baby’s All Right hosted a series of performances on the 24th that concluded with a packed jam session with recent NYU graduate, Rence. Known for his lead single “Baby Blue.”
The Curly Girl Collective returned with the worlds largest annual natural beauty festival, Curl Fest, on July 27, 2019. Curl Fest began in 2014 the first held at Commodore Barry Park before moving to Prospect Park as it gained more popularity. This year, for the first time, the festival was held on Randalls Island after outgrowing Prospect Park due to its growing success.
Cult of Individuality celebrated ten years of success on July 23 at New York’s Stage 48. The celebration kicked off with DJ Nasty starting the party with all the latest and lots of tasty hors d’oeuvres. As soon as 9 p.m. hit, skater boy like models took the runway to show off the brands summer collection.
Roses are red and violet… and metallic rose gold too. Since its start about four years ago, Venus et Fleur has reinvented the rose and its significance in romance and all things worth celebrating. The luxury roses were (and still are!) displayed in Jung Lee New York on June 10th to celebrate the launch of Venus et Fleur’s Bridal collection which was released in May. The Insta-famous flowers, a.k.a Offsets $15,000 apology flowers to Cardi B, now come in bouquets, corsages, and boutonnières in various colors; perfect for weddings and prom season.
In honor of level 5,000, King held a press trip in their home office in Stockholm, Sweden on June 25, 2019.
A schoolyard rhyme once reminded all children that “Girls go to college to get more knowledge, boys go to Jupiter to get more stupider.” While “stupider” isn’t a word and boys attend college as well, the taunting chant acknowledged many young women taking a hold of their future despite what men were doing. This is true for Game Artist and Netherlands native, Sandra da Cruz Martins, who designs characters, storylines, and settings for Candy Crush and continues to thrive in a male-dominated field.
When he isn’t acting as Chief Development Officer at the King office or trying to beat level 1,307 of Candy Crush, Tjodolf Sommestad finds himself exercising and trying to get into golf. “I’m getting old,” he said, “I thought now might be the time as the kids are getting older.” The Candy Crush veteran first started working for King back in 2011. As he moved up the company ladder, Sommestad was able to see the development of the game from many angles which is why The Knockturnal had to sit with the Chief himself to get a view of the 5,000th level celebration from where he’s standing.
Check out my travel diary as I fly to Stockholm, Sweden where I learn all about Candy Crush development at the King office and explore the wonderful city!
Cocktails and a series of masterclasses were the perfect celebration for the 111SKIN Launch in Bergdorf Goodman. 111SKIN owner Eva Alexandridis joined with make-up artists and models on the beauty level of the luxury department store to demonstrate how to achieve and maintain good skin and natural makeup as a means to confidence and self love.