Author Archives: Max Kaplan

 Take a hint: it’s time to start going out for New Year’s Eve. While watching the ball drop from your couch with a cat in your lap is indeed comfortable (and free), 2010 marks the end of a decade. Since 2000, you’ve survived the Bush administration, watched the Phillies win Continue reading »

It’s time to abandon your preconceived notions about thrift stores. Forget visions of acid-wash denim, “indian-inspired” howling wolf T-shirts and three-inch shoulder pads; the words thrift store no longer need be associated with these horrors. As our country’s love of all things used has grown (recyclables, food, clothes), so has Continue reading »

Everywhere you look someone somewhere is telling you what to buy for the holidays. Although Hyundai thinks a car with a bow is perfect for your beau, we here on Earth know that your holiday budget is lower, your recipient list is more complex and your wrapping skills more lazy. Continue reading »

Dear Philadelphia Fashion Week: where was Sonia Rykiel? Don’t get us wrong; we loved Triple Five Soul and Brooklyn Royalty. However, Recess Lounge has proven that a world-renowned Parisian designer like Sonia Rykiel (the designer now spotlighted at H&M) does have a place in Philly. On that note, get in Continue reading »

So far this season the fashion industry has made several questionable moves. By “several” we mean “one” and by “questionable” we mean “absolutely disastrous.” In early October, Lindsay Lohan debuted her first (and most likely last) travesty of a fashion line. It featured hot pink drop-crotch pants inspired by Pixar’s Continue reading »

Let it be known: “fast food” no longer needs to come from McDonalds, Wendy’s or a food cart where the most English you’ll find is on the menu board. Starting now, your lunch sandwich should never have a “Mc” prefix,and a Starbucks pastry should no longer constitute dessert. There is Continue reading »

When I heard Dettera’s cuisine was “progressive American,” I was stumped. I pictured vegan hotdogs and insurance companies. A quick Urbandictionary.com search revealed nothing about this food-industry jargon, instead redirecting me to a definition of American Apparel, which is a far cry from progressive. Rather than making my search history Continue reading »