Out & About NYC Magazine was founded to offer the arts and lifestyle enthusiast a fresh new look at New York City. We will showcase the established and the emerging, the traditional and the trendy. And we will do it with élan, and panache with a dash of fun.

8/21/17 O&A NYC AUTOMOBILE: 2019 Mercedes Maybach 6 Cabriolet – Future Of Luxury

The 2019 Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 with its long nose, tapering tail, sparkling blue paint and bright white and wood interior the Mercedes-Maybach 6 Cabriolet looks very much like a road-going sport yacht. The car is intended to show the “ultimate in luxury of the future,” according to Mercedes’ announcement. Continue reading

8/20/17 O&A NYC THE MORNING FUNNIES: Actual Trump Quotes Read By Cartoon Donald Trump

Cartoon Donald Trump brings life to the strangest quotes from an interview the President’s recently gave with the Cartoon Donald Trump all Street Journal.

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8/19/17 O7A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Mourner’s Bench- Talley Beatty Choreographer

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Talley Beatty choreographed and performed Mourner’s Bench in 1947. It represents the anguish and loss for former slaves, now free men, killed during the Reconstruction Era at the beginning of the rise of the Klu Klux Klan. Beatty explained to me, “People were murdered by the Klan and at daybreak their relatives would find their bodies in the fields still covered in the morning dew.”

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8/19/17 (REPOST) O&A NYC GOING BACK TO AFRICA WITH WaleStylez

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

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Black-ish writer Damilare Sonoiki launched a sitcom called African Booty Scratcher. The hilarious show sheds light on a Nigerian family’s struggle to balance giving their son a better life with ensuring he maintains their traditional values and cultural identity. The series gives a sneak peek into a diverse and captivating universe that is a welcome addition to the TV landscape. Continue reading

8/19/17 O&A NYC IT’S SATURDAY ANYTHING GOES: Alexander McQueen- 2018 Spring Summer Menswear Fashion Show

McQueen for men: beautifully cut topcoats and suits, black, their shoulders just a little softer than usual; a skintight bibbed shirt over cavalry flash pants; a Guardsman’s scarlet long leather coat. Spring/Summer 2018 is classic McQueeen!  Continue reading

8/18/17 O&A NYC THE MORNING FUNNIES: SNL Weekend Update: Washington and Jefferson on Being Compared to Robert E. Lee

Presidents George Washington (Jimmy Fallon) and Thomas Jefferson (Seth Meyers) stop by to discuss being compared to famous Southern slave owners. Continue reading

8/18/17 (Repost) O&A NYC Shall We Dance Friday: Desmond Richardson- Lament and Encore Performance Precious Blood with Carmen de Lavallade

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Desmond Richardson is a dancer, co-founder and co-artistic director of Complexions Contemporary Ballet. He has mastered a wide range of dance forms including classical, modern, contemporary ballet and jazz making him one of the most recognized performers of his generation. Continue reading

8/17/17 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Gorillaz- Strobelite

Gorillaz- Strobelite the Humanz track featuring emerging singer Peven Everett. The video also boasts blink-and-you’ll-miss-it cameos from Albarn and some of Humanz guests like Savages’ Jehnny Beth, De La Soul’s Posdnous and more. Continue reading

8/16/17 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez FASHION: Porsche Design And Adidas Team Up For The “Bounce Chronicle” Fall/Winter 2017

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

Porsche Design is teaming up with adidas once again for a striking Fall/Winter 2017 release by bringing back a three stripes technology that you might’ve forgotten even existed with the Bounce Chronicles. Continue reading