Located in the heart of City Center, Hiyashi Sushi and Grill offers a teppanyaki grill experience that teaches other teppanyaki restaurants a lesson. For those who aren’t familiar with the teppanyaki concept, it is based on a traditional Japanese cuisine that uses a small flat iron griddle to grill food (not to be confused with [...]
Anyone looking for a white T-shirt dress with the image a black cat’s tail climbing up the back or a pink glass pipe with a black moustache attached to the top, need look no further—Svpply.com has them covered. Svpply is self-described as “a retail book marking and recommendation service.” When signing up for an account, [...]
While some people are aroused simply the thought of sex, others may have something that really gets them going when it comes to sexual arousal, also known as a fetish. Trying something that is not in you and your partner’s normal routine is one thing, but when it gets weird, it’s probably a fetish. Sexual [...]
The joy and/or trauma of Valentine’s Day has passed, but the infamous day has always had the reputation of widening a well-known rupture among singles, splitting them into two factions: the first, those who revel in their independence and bachelor and bachelorette-hood, and the second being the seeking singles, to whom Valentine’s Day is a [...]
We all have a favorite quote—it might be song lyrics, a passage from a book or that poignant line from your favorite film. If you have ever wanted to put that quote on a shirt, try using the batiking method. Batiking is the use of a dye-resistant on a shirt followed by dying the rest [...]
With spring break just a few weeks away and summer looming in the near future, it is time for students to get serious about getting in shape. At Christopher Newport University, there are health and fitness options around every corner. Getting and staying in shape is an ongoing struggle for students, but with help from [...]
Hot yoga regulars swelled into the scorching 100 degree room for a 60-minute Hot Yoga class led by certified yoga instructor Leeanne Robinson, at the Hot Yoga and Massage Studio in Newport News. This 60-minute class provided a strenuous workout on top of a stimulating and rejuvenating experience. Many people do not know about this [...]
It only took senior Cole Campbell about 10 seconds to find something interesting on Gentlemint.com. “Oh, have you seen this Nike+ Fuel Band?” he asked senior Bojan Lukic as he peered over his shoulder. Functioning much like the increasingly popular Pinterest.com, the website boasts a tagline reading, “Gentlemint is a mint of manly things.” On [...]
Piercings are common in our generation, and those who are more daring may decide to get piercings under the belt—yes, their genitalia. A self-reported questionnaire included in a study on Medscape Today revealed that 25 to 35 percent of people have genitalia piercings. While many cringe at the thought of the pain of such piercings, [...]
For little girls, Barbie is the epitome of beauty. The initiative Bald and Beautiful Barbie agrees, which is why they are petitioning to get a bald Barbie with head accessories made to remind women and children with cancer that they are still beautiful even though they have lost their hair. The accessories would include scarves, [...]