We are about to enter the last full month of Summer which means if you haven’t gotten your fair share of endless days outside, lazy days on the beach, and addicting summer food it’s time to start taking advantage of the weekends and making plans. Being as obsessed with food as I am, my main concern is being sure that I take full advantage of all the foods that tend to be linked with this weather.
Memes: A Viscous Definition
I’m the type of person who observes a lot. Or I try to. But when I do so, I often times hear Andre the Giant in the back of my head pointing at people and saying “I don’t think that means what you think it means.” For instance, I follow a Bill Hader appreciation blog on Tumblr, and the blogger was putting together GIF collages of different SNL cast members and titling the post things like “Kristen Wig Meme 1/14”, and it got me thinking, that that’s not what my definition of meme is.
A Little Luxury, A Little Good: Preserve
Actress Blake Lively launched a website last week: Preserve is a lifestyle site in the tradition of Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop. It is billed as a site that is part e-commerce, part web magazine, and part charity with the idea of looking at what is interesting and amazing about the United States through stories, artisan goods from around […]
The Pretty Files: Emergency Makeup
We have all had those days, days where we are lucky to get out the door on time to get to work or school only to get to our destination and discover we need to be more than just there: we have to look our best and in a hurry. Crap. So when life throws […]
4th of July Recipes For Your Party
Happy Birthday America! It’s July 4th, or Independence Day depending on your preference, this Friday. What do you say we celebrate our country the best way we know how—with food? Like most of the holidays that are centered around gathering with friends and family and having a big party, July 4th has it’s own class […]
The Girls with Glasses: “I’m Not Fancy”
As Iggy Azalea’s infectious track “Fancy” is shaping up to become this summer’s biggest hit, that means we can look forward to a slew of hilarious parodies on the web! One such particular parody belongs to our friends over at The Girls With Glasses.
The Pretty Files: Hair Care
The most universal beauty “problem” out there involves hair. How many times have you struggled with a “bad hair day” or argued with some aspect of your hair’s texture or appearance that you simply didn’t like? I have personally waged various battles with my hair in an attempt to make it look the way I […]
Meet Our Contributors!
Who are the faces behind The Hudsucker? As we celebrated our second anniversary on June 16th, all through this week we’ve been taking you behind the scenes of our online magazine and sharing just who are writers are! Today, we celebrate our contributors!
Live Below the Line: An Epic Challenge
Live Below the Line is an interactive awareness and fundraising campaign through the Global Poverty Project that invites and challenges participants to live on the amount of food that someone living in poverty would have. In the United States that is $1.50 a day.
Meet Our Staff Writers!
Who are the faces behind The Hudsucker? As we celebrate our second anniversary on June 16th, all through this week we will be taking you behind the scenes of our online magazine and share with you just who are writers are! Today, we celebrate our staff writers!
Letter from The Editor: Celebrating Our Second Anniversary
As the Editor-in-Chief of a pop-culture and lifestyle digital magazine, I’m extremely humbled and honored that I get to share the joy of our success with such a fantastic and well-accomplished team of writers.
How to Wear This Season’s Power Color: Yellow
Bright, luxurious colors rocked all the runways recently, and yellow is one of this summer’s biggest trends. Yellow is bold and charming, and is associated with energy, joy, and freshness. Who wouldn’t like a little more joy in their lives?


























