LITERATURE/TRAVEL RACE/POLITICS

VAMIRIC ENMITY: War Poem

Hearts drained of red blood, Sheaths of warmth, love, and sanctity  torn viciously like the formal contracts        binding humanity.   Innocence bewails,  as mothers’ babies are stolen away, like the basic right to hydrate,       eat and dignity.   Crimson that ribboned Israel’s pleasant Saturday,  Anchors Palestinians every day,       in captivity   being […]

ART*Feature ART/FASHION

Chashama: The Wildest Art Gala and Party for Good

The Chashama Art Gala and Party, an ‘immersive’ art event featuring over 200 performers last week was certainly other worldly. Deemed the “most outrageous art party,” (and I will not contest), two endlessly spanning floors equipped with labyrinthine installations, silent auction, food stations, extraterrestrial costumes, ball pit, wild cosmetic and makeup stations kept attendees entertained […]

ART/FASHION

Adelaide’s underground Salon and Apothecary: Awaken your Senses

A Prohibition-style Speakeasy has taken over the underground spot beneath LouLou French bistro in Chelsea, and we are endlessly curious: Adelaide’s Salon. Laden with palatably curated cocktails, light bites, live music, and performances, amid vaudeville, enter the soda pop door downstairs to the 1920’s underground… and prepare to be delighted.   Conceptualized and hosted by […]

MUSIC/FILM

SoHo Shakespeare Company hosts A Cabaret Celebration Winter Benefit.

SoHo Shakes, NYC’s most innovative new theater company, alongside communications director Marina Dojchinov hosted a stylish cabaret benefit last week. Intended to garner continued support for free education and programs, plus grants and scholarships for paid courses, the self-sustaining theater company offers free beginner to advanced classes and education to 18+, while producing 4-5 shows […]

ART/FASHION

Street Art Exhibition at Hudson Yards Gallery

Hudson Yards Gallery  hosted the opening reception of their ‘street art exhibition’ this past month. Featuring several talented artists, the exhibition, curated by James Weber and Savior Elmundo, pays homage to mixed media aesthetic and fractalized discourses of real-world truths and self-discovery. First, I was particularly drawn to Whitney Anne Marie’s large-scale piece of two […]

ART/FASHION

Curating the unexpected: The ominous “Formally Untrained” Art Exhibition  

Conveniently set close to Halloween, the exhibit featuring two self-taught abstract expressionists left attendees in states of visceral awe and dumbstruck wonder. Magnificently curated by the old 3Squared Gallery’s very own founders, Marina Dojchinov and Akaash Mehta, renowned for shining a light on unique emerging artist rebels with pronounced voices amid craft, 30 thoughtfully arranged […]

LITERATURE/TRAVEL

Baby Fruit: A poem

The following poem analogizes the developing fetus, embryo and baby to its corresponding fruit or vegetable. It elucidates various evolutionary milestones encountered from within the womb.   Baby Fruit   Conceiving of you, my Seedling.   Has been a blessing And an eye-opening journey Through vapors of nausea and cream   We have become a […]

HEALTH/DINING LITERATURE/TRAVEL

The Best 4 Books to read before and during Pregnancy

Becoming pregnant and enduring the process are no easy feats, especially amid the declining birth and marriage rates of today’s generation. Date sites have made meeting Mr. Right more challenging, while technology has bourgeoned a plethora of conflicted information—both of which may only dissuade and scare women from embarking on the perilous yet rewarding journey. […]