Art & Culture
Art & Culture2015 in Books
So let's talk books. After surpassing 50 in 2014, I set a similar goal for 2015, and I made it no problem. I actually reached my goal far earlier than the…
January 10, 2016 · 7 min read
Art & CulturePhiladelphia: Street Art
Living in Berlin, street art is the norm — especially so in Kreuzberg and the surrounding neighborhoods. But in addition to the art, there's also "art," and…
September 4, 2015 · 3 min read
Art & CultureHelsinki: Kauppatori
One thing I love to do in any city, be it my own or a new one, is visit the farmer's markets. There's something so great about wandering through the open air,…
June 10, 2015 · 2 min read
Art & CulturePorto: Torre dos Clérigos
Whenever I'm traveling someplace new, walking around and getting lost is always prioritized over seeing the "tourist sites." Of course, it's nice to visit the…
May 19, 2015 · 2 min read
Art & CultureWarsaw: Museum of the History of Polish Jews
When planning last year's trip to Warsaw, I did some crowdsourcing of suggestions of things to do and see, and multiple people told me to visit the Museum of…
March 17, 2015 · 4 min read
Art & CultureLisbon: Azulejos I
It hasn't even been a year since we were in Portugal, but already I'm missing the country fiercely. The warm weather, the friendly people, the gorgeous…
February 24, 2015 · 2 min read
Art & CultureBerlin: Karl-Marx-Allee
For the first nine months that I lived in Berlin, I didn't leave the city at all, except to head to neighboring Potsdam a couple times with my parents and…
January 27, 2015 · 4 min read
Art & CultureAsheville: River Arts District
One of the advantages of living in Tennessee (as my parents do) is its proximity to so many states. This may not seem like something spectacular to many people…
January 6, 2015 · 3 min read
Art & Culture2014 in Books
After reading 30+ books last year easily, I started off this year with a goal of reading 50 books, and I definitely made it, with some half-read books to…
January 2, 2015 · 5 min read
Art & Culture10 of 14.
This year saw a lot of good music, but my own personal experience is that there was not a lot of great music—music that made me want to listen again and again,…
January 1, 2015 · 8 min read
Art & CultureWarsaw: Palace of Culture and Science
The Palace of Culture and Science really is something. If you're in Warsaw, chances are you can't look in any direction without catching a glimpse of this…
November 2, 2014 · 3 min read
Art & CultureBook Review: “Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang” -Chelsea Handler (2010)
“Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang” -Chelsea Handler (2010) My first encounter with Chelsea Handler was when her first book, "My Horizontal Life," came out. I thought…
October 16, 2014 · 2 min read