Ricky tells how he was discovered by Michael Jackson, dishes about Madonna and talks about his Billboard-charting song, The New Alpha Get used to hearing the name “Ricky Rebel.” This incredible artist, who charted on Billboard twice last year, has…
Author: Dan Blacharski
Dan Blacharski is editor-in-chief of TheVivant.com.
The Most Cringeworthy Men’s Fashion Faux-Pas
You’ve all met this guy. He owns two pair of pants, they’re both blue jeans and neither of them fit well. If he owns a blazer, he leaves on the little white thread on the vent in the back. He…
Interview with Eric Knight, from powerhouse rock band Disciples of Babylon
The Rise and Fall of Babylon is an insightful mirror of our times Rock ‘n roll isn’t dead, after all, and Disciples of Babylon proves it. Frontman Eric Knight chatted with The Vivant about their latest album, “The Rise and…
Two pieces are never enough
What makes a man’s wardrobe boring? When it defaults to two pieces – tee-shirt and jeans – you’re wearing a uniform that doesn’t really say anything about your personality. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is famous for his incredibly boring style…
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again: Movie Review
“Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again,” the sequel/prequel to “Mamma Mia!” offers the perfect follow-on to the older movie and Broadway production, takes us back to 1979 when free-spirited Donna finds love – multiple times – and embarks on a…
Adding a little panache to a man’s wardrobe
Breaking out of the uniform There is a picture taken of my grandfather and his children, taken some time in the 1940s. My “dzia-dzia” is standing proudly in a three-piece suit and a colorful print necktie, with his fedora tilted…
Mister Burlap Has a New Take on Pocket Squares
Not just for old men My father always had a half-dozen or so plain white pocket squares, which he would fold oh-so-carefully and insert into his suit pocket every Sunday. Back then they weren’t called “pocket squares,” he always just…
New York and California Face Off for National Rum Day
National Rum Day is coming soon, and on August 16, the staff at The Vivant will be celebrating with fruity rum drinks. We recently ran an article featuring some of New York’s best bartenders and their rum recipes, but not…
Food Truck Paradise
There is something undeniably compelling about a food truck. Even for the most hard-core gourmet who is accustomed to white-napkin restaurants where the meal starts out with a hundred-dollar amuse bouche, the sheer joy of spending ten or fifteen dollars…
Top ten European destinations for wine tasting
Wine-tasting. It’s always a delightful way to spend an afternoon, but there are only a handful of destinations that immediately come to mind. Napa of course, is the undisputed king of the grape on the West Coast, with the lower…