Potterphiles get a bad rep for being overly passionate about The Boy Who Lived and his friends. But if you think of some aspects of the book and movie series, dressing up as a house elf and waiting in line for six hours doesn’t seem all that weird. Just to prove it, I went to the midnight showing of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 to meet superfans, learn Potter trivia, and try a vomit-flavored Every Flavor Bean. More »
On potentially the hottest and stickiest day of the year, thousands of people from places as far as Japan gathered at the Lincoln Center for the Harry Potter Part 7.2 red carpet premiere. There was chanting, screaming fans, and more broomsticks and drawn-on scars than you could shake a wand at. I was in the midst of this insanity and was able to speak to some of the fanatics about their experience there. More »
Diesel sent us a bottle of their new cologne, inspired by the most patriotic of superheroes, Captain America. Cap has become pretty recognizable around NYC, what with the posters of Chris Evans solemnly posing with a stars-and-stripes shield plastered all over. So interns Paige and Stephanie took to Madison Square Park to ask unsuspecting bystanders what they thought the cologne actually smelled like, without actually showing them the bottle — which, awesomely, is Cap’s fist clenched against Nazis and B.O. More »
As cool as the wands and dragons and curses in Harry Potter are, we’d be lying if we said our favorite part of the series wasn’t the treats. Chocolate frogs! No Melt Ice Cream! Butterbeer! So when we got sent The Unofficial Harry Potter Sweet Shoppe Kit, we couldn’t resist trying our hands at some of the recipes in an attempt to channel the scrumptiousness that up until now we’d only read about. More »
What do a rebellious cat-sitter, art school model, and doctor’s assistant all have in common? They all grew up to work for B5Media websites.
In this episode of Made in Manhattan, you’ll see the humble origins of people who now work for Crushable.com and its sister sites. More »
Hey everyone! This is a video about me, Paige. I’m from Pennsylvania, and I go to a small-town college there (you may have seen that in my previous series, Paige Presents). This summer, I have an internship with b5media (the company that owns Crushable and its sister sites), and have moved out to New York City. Throughout the rest of the summer, I will be producing videos about making it in The Big Apple on my own. More »
It’s Paige’s birthday! She and her best friend Randee have a lot planned – shopping, a haircut, and of course a spaghetti spoon. What, you didn’t have a spaghetti spoon at your birthday? More »
It’s spring break, so Paige and her boyfriend Gregory hit the road to visit … not Florida. Her parents’ house. Check out some of the ways they pass the time. More »
Forget beer pong – Paige and her friends like to play a game where they try to race the pizza delivery guy. More »
Paige and her friends are heading to a Dangerous Summer concert (Dangerous Summer is a band, not a time of year). In the meantime, they can’t agree on what to bring, which way they’re going, whose name is whose, or who liked this band before they sold out. More »
The true test of any couple is how well you handle a crisis. Paige found that out when she had to take her boyfriend Gregory to the hospital. More »
Last week, we introduced you to our new college contributor, Paige. This week, Paige’s adventures continue as she decides to pledge a sorority. More »
Meet Paige, our new college contributor. Paige is a sophomore at a college in Pennsylvania and B5 Media’s video intern. She will be doing a weekly video diary about her experiences in college, covering everything from pledging a sorority to eating her favorite junk food. Come say hello! More »