The deadly cost of racism, the weaponized words of a President, and a media’s unrelenting fixation on partisan one-liners and Cancun outrage. Anti-Asian violence isn’t new, what is, is the unavoidable fact that violence against Asians has increased since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. …

The story of a band, a pandemic, and what comes next for these indie rockers and live music performances. After eight years in Beijing playing the underground music scene as frontman of the band Disaster Chat, Jesse Emanuel, the red-haired Oklahoma native, wife in hand, left China and the band…

Some you may not know are there. Instagram has more to offer than the Kardashians and Taylor Swift. The place is filled with resources and value that you can’t begin to imagine. The thing is, you have to look for it. …

A Russian Rocker Chick Hits America For some of us, this lockdown has been one long string of boring days mixed with wine-soaked nights. …

Artistically Speaking… As we are being “contained” our creativity is being set free. Finally our brains have enough bandwidth available for imaginative thought. We have enough time (boy do we have time) to paint, sketch, compose, choreograph, cook and sew. Business as usual is a thing of the past. This…

Perhaps your child isn’t meant to be a cog in the wheel, a piece of a corporate puzzle or even what you want them to be. Maybe they are the next best screenplay writer, a fantastic vocalist, a piano prodigy or Broadway’s next find. Or maybe none of those things…

We live and breathe art every single day. Each and every one of us enjoys art of one form or another on a daily basis. We get into the car — we turn the radio on. We hop on the subway — we have our headphones on. What do we…

Never have I realized how valuable teachers really are. Not only are they the educators of our children but they are in my new found opinion, the keepers of our sanity. One scroll down any social media feed and you will see parents everywhere posting memes about the perils of…

Sitting in my usual coffee shop in my usual spot for the last time until who knows when, the tables are pushed farther apart and now, there are less of them. Social distancing. Now all of the bars and restaurants are closed. This is absolutely surreal. Generally in times of…