Fashion’s Night Out, that unstoppable force of nature that brings It Girls to Brooklyn and laughs at the economic recession is once again just around the corner. I attended FNO last year when my ambitions were high and my wallet was full and I was not disappointed.
From homemade cookies to crisp champagne, every boutique, brand-name, and couture house flings open their doors and welcome you with a smile, discounts, and, yes, treats. As someone who sits on the sidelines of fashion and glares in with stints at some of the …

Last week was a busy one and I was feeling drained, stressed, heartbroken. I reached out across the web to one of the masters of multitasking, the always-cool-under-pressure Chris Brogan. “What can you tell me?” I begged, “What tips can you give me to help me through this week?” And he patiently replied, “My only secret to success, lame as it is, is that I talk about other people and help others 12x to every 1 about me.”
This rings true to me for a multitude of reasons. The major one …

I have a love-hate relationship with Williamsburg. Being born in Brooklyn, I have strong opinions about the state of the borough. I’ve been less than excited about the direction Williamsburg has gone in largely because I fear it’s a “throw away culture,” a place that has boomed fast, packed with young, beautiful things with full wallets and high expectations. Historically, these revolutions last only so long before the young and beautiful move on to the next big thing. But, this weekend, I witnessed growth with substance and saw a project …

A few weeks ago I had the great pleasure of catching a quick coffee with Linda and Craig Martin. Known for Indie Travel Podcast, this dynamic couple embodies the kind of adventurous spirit I’ve always wanted to unabashedly show, but have never had the courage to fully embrace.
I learned a lot about how Indie Travel Podcast started and Craig’s hair regiment and we laughed about families reactions to traveling, both wonderful and slightly off. Linda looked across the table and asked “What about you? What are you doing?” and for …

Deep in a lush forest, you can find, what I consider to be one of the most comfortable, most familiar lodging options you will find in Rwanda. Nyungwe Forest Lodge offers 22 personal villas, each secluded behind brush, thick landscape, and amazing architecture, filled with ultra soft beds, tall ceilings, and pristine wood floors. It’s the only 5-star resort in the area, and its surrounding on all sides by a tea plantation, and 13 species of native primates.
Whether you’d like to take a steamy shower in the glass enclosure, or …

A few months ago I went on an infamous quick girls getaway to Paris and Rome and developed horrifying pneumonia while I was there, and carried it for the entire trip. I’m pretty well known for becoming sick on trips, but for me, this was the final straw. Since then I’ve taken every precaution, from extra vaccinations to local food knowledge and preparation, to stay healthy while I’m abroad. When @ChooseCherries contacted me with a few reasons why a simple bag of cherries could help me achieve these goals, I …

Last weekend in one of the city jaunts I do writing for Time Out New York, I was sent on assignment to check out the “underground art movement” in Queens. I started at the epicenter, the place where P.S. 1 (MoMA’s younger outpost) and The Museum of the Moving Image hold court, Long Island City.
Although these enormous established museums are extremely interesting- and it’s extremely interesting that they’ve found their place in an outer borough, I was more interested in the smaller institutions, the homegrown movements that have survived on …