Pick 5: Museums For a Metaphysical Orgasm

Editor’s note: Adam and I met through the miracles of networking. I instantly knew that I want him to write for Grateful Grapefruit. This is the lovechild of a collaboration between Grateful grapefruit and Traves Of Adam – a hipster travel & lifeystle blog » design, culture, city guides, travel stories. adam will present his 5 top pics every week on

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Spring Awakening…

There has always been something so magical about waking up early in the morning, having the sunlight beam down onto you face, crisp cool air blowing over, as you snuggle up in your blankets.  I sat like this for about two hours this morning, thinking about how I don’t really get to enjoy mornings that much, but feel that I’m

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Cheer Up In London

It’s ok to feel sad in the city, especially when that city is London. Cloudy skies, grey buildings and mean (and lean) men might be bringing you down. Local or tourist, just follow these five steps and dry those eyes sailor, you’ll be fine: Quit Quit smoking, quit your job, quit Facebook, quit bad friends, quit fast food…go out and

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A Moment With Whitney

I just left an awkward engagement party, thinking about my insecurities and doubts about society and the pressures of it, and I just wanted to eat some Chinese food, meet up with the man I am currently dating, have him hold me in his arms, watch some movies together, and fall asleep. The night had an aura about it that

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Kate Bush’s Influence On Humanity

The other day I was thinking about musical influences and what makes me so attracted to them.  While I was thinking about this, listening to my digital music library on shuffle, a song by Kate Bush came on, and it then struck me!  Though I came across Kate Bush sometime around mid 2002 (Yes I know I was a late

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Winter Love Songs

[8tracks width=”350″ height=”350″ playops=”” url=”http://8tracks.com/mixes/505428″] Cuddle up to some sweetie you have, sip some tea, and rest your head on a furry chest…   Tenderfoot – The Desperate Kingdom of Love Lana Del Rey – Born To Die Birdy – Skinny Love Mary J. Blige – Mr. Wrong (Feat. Drake) Rihanna – Drunk on Love Zhane – Sending My Love

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Sean’s Top 10s of 2011

Most of 2011 for me was spent in Berlin, where I focused more on my introverted self, homing in on my love for darker, sadder, more serious sounds.  Not all of it was that serious in tone, my great friend Christo  allowed for the both of us to get up and dance around our flat in our underwear (I really

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Fur & Gold – Not Your Typical Gay Party

What is Fur & Gold? Well, I’d first start off by saying that it’s an amazing Bat for Lashes Album (2006), but it’s also the name of a party that I started to host back in 2010. I know that doesn’t sound too long ago, but we are rapidly approaching our two year anniversary of our night. Many things have

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5 Albums to an emotional gay man’s heart.

Well I think the title sort of says it all, but we’ve had some amazing music coming out in the last few months that are not worth passing up.  Weather it be on your x-mas list or whatever music lovers lists, but these albums should not be passed up for the emotionally charged, dance-a-holics, or geeks.  This lists covers the

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Little “Pick Me Up” for those grey, gloomy, short days.

[8tracks width=”250″ height=”250″ playops=”” url=”http://8tracks.com/mixes/438687″] Sometimes it’s hard to wake up some days and kick your day started.  So why not pump up some tunes, put on those fav thigh high socks, and rock out singing into your spatula while making pancakes, or well, you know, something else right?  HAH!  Well keep that sun out in your mind and the

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Wild Beasts will play with your Heartstrings

It’s as if something you are trying to grasp is slipping away and you have no control of it.  Hearing lead singer Hayden Thorpe’s voice vibrates throughout the song escalating emotions and feelings only a he can do.  With accompaniment of his band, and a diverse array of sounds, Wild Beasts new album Smother shows the new development and strength

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Mixtape #1 – A New Season of Change

[8tracks width=”250″ height=”250″ playops=”” url=”http://8tracks.com/mixes/420374″] The fall brings upon a new change, dying life/hibernation, darkness, and something a little more moody I’d say. With that I’ve put together something that reflects this change in our worlds, maybe becoming a little more introverted, private, and emotionally sensitive. Fenech-Solar – Stop and Stare Mohini Geisweiller – Milk Teeth Florence  + The Machine

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