12/12/16 O&A NYC SPREADING THE HOLIDAY CHEER: Martha Stewart’s Warm Cider and Rum Punch

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Welcome your holiday guests with an easy Warm Cider and Rum Punch by Martha Stewart. This warm and spicy apple-rum punch features cinnamon sticks, fresh ginger, and orange slices infused with spicy fall flavor. Mix the warm mulled cider with dark rum before serving, or add the rum to each guest’s mug according to his or her preference. Continue reading

12/11/16 GOSPEL SUNDAY HOLIDAY SERIES: Jesus You’re Beautiful- CeCe Winans

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Jesus You’re Beautiful, recorded by Grammy Award winning gospel artist CeCe Winans during the The Throne Room Church Tour at Cornerstone Church in Nashville, TN.  Continue reading

12/11/16 O&A NYC SUNDAY BRUNCH: Bacon, Apple, and Blue Cheese Omelet

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Apples in an omelet? Don’t knock it till you’ve tried it. And since we are seriously falling into the winter season a stay at home brunch can be fun and sexy. Apples bring a touch of texture and sweetness to these savory morning eggs, made smoky and pungent with blue cheese and bacon.  Continue reading

12/10/16 SATURDAY MORNING CONCERT: Christmas Concert at Notre Dame with Jessye Norman

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Jessye Noman performed in a 1992 concert recorded live with Lawrence Foster and the Lyon Opera Orchestra amid the tantalizing acoustics at Paris’s Notre Dame Cathedral. Continue reading

12/10/16 O&A NYC WITH GOING BACK TO AFRICA: Davido x Meek Mill-Fans Mi

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

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Fans Mi is a Davido Afrobeats-HipHop fusion single featuring U.S Rapper and Maybach Music Group artist Meek Mill.  Continue reading

12/9/16 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: Mikhail Baryshnikov and Gelsey Kirkland- Nutcracker Grand Pas de Deux

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During the 1977 Christmas season, CBS brought Mikhail Baryshnikov’s highly acclaimed American Ballet Theatre production of Tchaikovsky’s classic ballet The Nutcracker to television. The production has remains the most popular and most often shown television production of the work in the U.S.  Mikhail Baryshnikov performed the title role, with Gelsey Kirkland as Clara.
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12/7/16 O&A NYC WITH WALESTYLEZ HIP HOP WEDNESDAY: Wu-Tang Clan – Triumph (Live @ The Apollo Theater)

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

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Triumph is a single released by Wu-Tang Clan, from their 1997 album Wu-Tang Forever. The song does not have a chorus. Instead, it solely consists of verses from the nine living Wu-Tang members, as well as an intro by Ol’ Dirty Bastard.

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12/7/16 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez Movie Trailer:FAST AND FURIOUS 8 Trailer Teaser (2017)

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

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Fast 8 (alternatively known as Fast & Furious 8 or Furious 8) is an upcoming 2017 American action film directed by F. Gary Gray and written by Chris Morgan. It is the eighth installment in The Fast and the Furious franchise. The cast currently consists of Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Dwayne Johnson, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, Lucas Black, Scott Eastwood, Kurt Russell, Jason Statham and Charlize Theron.

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