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Today is a day to give. It is Give Out Day, the first national giving day just for LGBTQ causes. Until midnight tonight, Bolder Giving will be sponsoring an online contest to raise funds – hopefully in the realm of millions – for lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender/queer organizations. Powered by Razoo, the giving campaign hopes to attract thousands of new and old donors along with the new dollars.

All you have to do is donate online through GiveOutDay.org. Anyone in the United States ...more

It looks like Internet shoppers could be slapped with sales taxes when purchasing online. The U.S. Senate is likely to pass the Marketplace Fairness Act, depending on a vote Monday, which requires all retailers on the Internet to assess sales taxes based on the states the items are shipped to, reported CNN. The next step would be passing the Republican-dominated House, after which it would become law. According to White House spokesperson Jay Carney, President Obama is in favor of the ...more

With the release of “The Great Gatsby” movie remake directed by Baz Luhrmann, the Plaza Hotel has introduced the brand new “Great Gatsby”-inspired hotel suite called the Fitzgerald Suite designed in homage to the author of the literary masterpiece. The New York City hotel has opened the suite’s doors days before the premiere of the film on May 10th, reported The New York Times.

Located just down the hall from the Plaza’s famed Eloise Suite, the Fitzgerald Suite is set on the 18th ...more

Fashion and punk are an interesting combo, and one the Metropolitan Museum of Art is proudly celebrating with its new spring 2013 Costume Institute exhibition “Punk: Chaos to Couture.” Sponsored by M'oda 'Operandi, the exhibit presents a variety of haute couture and read-to-wear fashions that take the punk era as muse. To be unveiled at the Yearly Costume Institute Gala, aka the Met Ball, on May 6, the groundbreaking exhibit will be available for public viewing from May 9 to August 11, ...more

After a year at the drawing board, supermodel-turned-jewelry-designer Nicole Trunfio has created a unique piece of jewelry, which she has named the “Universe Bracelet.” Now her one-of-a-kind bracelet, a feat of jewelry engineering, is available to online customers. Launching this past week, the Trunfio Jewels website sells the timeless bracelet and the rest of Trunfio’s line of fine jewelry.

The Universe Bracelet allows the consumer to become the designer. Available in 14-karat gold, ...more

For two glamorous days, the fashion elite shall congregate at London’s Southbank Centre to live it up in style as only true fashionistas can. The event: the Vogue Festival, held April 27 and 28. Top designers, photographers, celebrities, models and fashion editors will entertain the crowds with tales of their lives and work during interviews, panel discussions and talks.

From the CEO of Alexander McQueen to Vogue’s fashion director, some of the leading industry professionals will be ...more