EXPERIENCE, Food

Nurse in the Kitchen | The Sugar-Free Challenge

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We are just finishing up with several sugar-heavy holidays: Christmas, Valentine’s Day, and Easter. This is the perfect time to make a sugar change! Have you ever wondered what your life would be like with less sugar? I’m not talking about fruit sugar, or the sugar your body creates as it breaks down carbohydrates. I’m talking about added sugar, the kind that sweetens cookies, cakes, cereal, coffee’s,  muffins, chocolate, candies, sauces…the list goes on.

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EXPERIENCE, Museums & Art Exhibitions

Exhibit Review | Jeffery Deitch Gallery: Refik Anadol – Living Paintings

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I took some time out of my schedule to attend Refik Anadol’s first major solo exhibition in Los Angeles, Living Paintings, which opened at the Jeffrey Deitch museum on February 14, 2023. This highly anticipated exhibition showcases Anadol’s complete series of artworks based on California-related datasets, exploring his fascination with the environments that shape his artistic vision.

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The book Sacred Earth Sacred Soul laying in a pile of leaves and greenery
Books, EXPERIENCE

Book Review | Sacred Earth Sacred Soul, By John Philip Newell

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Self-awareness, self-growth, dare we call it “spiritual growth”—plus, the brave and audacious decision of doing something to improve the state of the world—are two sides of a very old coin.  Newell attributes that coin to the ancient Celtic people who once populated most of northern Europe, and whose intricate artwork and dogged resistance to Rome’s mighty power, have caused a modern-day resurgence of interest in this path called Celtic wisdom.

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Estelle sitting on a grassy hilltop with her bicycle behind her. The title of the game rests to her left
Digital Gaming, PLAY

Video Game Review | Season: A Letter to the Future

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This journey that Estelle goes on is as much as one for you as it is hers. It’s a title that is best experienced with a cup of warm tea, a blanket and a mindset of taking your time. Breathe in the world that the developers have created, bask in the warmth of the sun that peers over the hills, capture the sounds, moments and sights that this game has to offer. Let yourself go on this journey with Estelle. I highly recommend it.

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