Ready 2 Retro | Elf: 20 Years of Spreading Christmas Cheer
Despite the many holiday movies and all their witty quotes and sayings, IMHO there is one that triumphs over all… Elf (2003).
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Exhibit Review | Basquiat : KING PLEASURE
“Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure” is more than an art exhibit; it is a journey through the life of a remarkable artist whose vision transcended the boundaries of his time.”
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Based in Paris | The Culture of Christmas
As traditions go, I grew up fast and formed my own family at an unusually young point in my life for choosing that sort of important lifestyle. My three children grew up with the tradition of opening one gift on Christmas Eve-pyjamas.
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Home Grown Lovin’ | Family & Holiday Reflections from Linda “Peaches” Tavani
And even at the hight of fame, when I was spending time with Diana Ross and doing TV shows like the one I did with Olivia Newton John and Tina Turner (above), something I never tired of – and hold to this day – is that there is nothing as nice as being home with my people!
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Video Game Review | Venba: A Game Filled With Heart And Love
There is something so comforting and calming about cooking games. This is a genre of games that I tend to come back to occasionally…
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Ready 2 Retro | Power Rangers 30 Years Later
If you had a pulse and were under the age of eleven in 1993, the Power Rangers consumed your life. From light up sneakers, fruit snacks, school supplies, to even shaving kits for kids (yes, for whatever reason these were popular with 90’s kids)…
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Joseph Rastovich | The Value of Public Art
Many people think the purpose of art is to be beautiful, and while aesthetics are important, I also contend the purpose of art has a deeper value. Art is here to encourage discourse and exploration of our own understandings. Art can interact with abstract elements like gravity and space like nothing else.
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Film Review | La Passion de Dodin Bouffant / The Taste of Things
Inside a kitchen
Perfect light, scenography, humble appreciation and respect for the kitchen; poetically working in wonderful symmetry, grace, civility, devotion and love.
Based in Paris | Bamyan, A Parisian Boutique’s Autumn-Winter 2023 Collection
I fully enjoyed my Bamyan visit. As I approached Bamyan Boutique, 72, and Showroom at number 51 rue Saint-Louis-en-l’Île, on a tranquil late-morning Tuesday, I floated on the feeling.
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The Under-Told Connection of Frederick Douglass & Ireland
Mr. Douglass’ time in Ireland is variously referenced as an “odyssey,” “compelling,” “a place where he found his voice.”
On his final day there, in a letter he wrote to William Lloyd Garrison, Mr. Douglass spoke of his time in Ireland with these words,
“I can truly say, I have spent some of the happiest moments of my life since landing in this country. I seem to have undergone a transformation. I live a new life.”
Essay | The Personal Impact of Reviewing the Film, “Till”
Loving connection is a boundless space that defies any distance. The mother of Emmett Till, Mamie’s anger and her devotion to her son propel her decisions, yet not in a vengeful tone. She is actively angry when it serves as she remains clear, grounded and grows. Mamie’s growth and courage are a win for humanity.
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Book Review | Waiting to be Arrested at Night by Tahir Hamut Izgil
Tahir closes his narrative with a reflections,”We are finally free, but those we love the most are suffering still, left behind in that tortured land. Each time we think of them, we burn with guilt. We will see those dear ones only in our dreams.”
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