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Kai Avent-deLeon’s Sanctuary opens up space to heal and create with intention

Emma Hammar — Thu, 22 Dec 2022 08:17:47 +0000

Exposed to many different cultures, Kai was born to an African American and a Grenadian American in the Northern part of Brooklyn, today’s Bedford-Stuyvesant—known as Bed-Stuy. Her parents reconnected at a community meeting for the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement, and their love started from there. Growing up, she was influenced by her family’s entrepreneurial spirit

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An anxious romance: Caroline Tompkins’ new book explores female desire and the intricate relationship between sex and fear

Emma Hammar — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 12:07:57 +0000

Caroline Tompkins is an American photographer known for her intimate portraits and beautiful landscapes. Her forthcoming book, Bedfellow explores the intertwining of sex with pleasure and danger. The book features friends and strangers, ex-partners and lovers, and confronts the viewer with two seemingly opposite feelings: desiring men while fearing them.

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A bespoke Hiroshi Sugimoto-designed residence for a serene life within New York City

Emma Hammar — Tue, 05 Jul 2022 12:22:37 +0000

It’s a one-of-a-kind Hiroshi Sugimoto-designed full-floor residence with 8,055 square feet of living space to lead a dreamy, idyllic life. In the midst of soaring skyscrapers, the apartment holds five bedrooms, six bathrooms, two private elevator landings, alongside custom-built mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems. Peppered throughout the residence are bespoke art installations by Hiroshi Sugimoto,

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Illustrating stats in a time of unrest with British data journalist Mona Chalabi

root — Wed, 14 Aug 2019 14:00:14 +0000

A slight humming sound emanates from her air conditioning on a hot Wednesday morning as Brooklyn-based, British data journalist and illustrator Mona Chalabi heaves a sigh. The afternoon before, Boris Johnson was named the new Prime Minister of the UK. Living through the Trump presidency and witnessing urban liberals’ dissidence with the views of the

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The Cut’s Madame Clairevoyant recommends five books that will alter your perceptions of astrology

root — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 16:33:03 +0000

The Cut’s Madame Clairevoyant recommends five books that will alter your perceptions of astrology “My sun sign is Sagittarius which is said to mean, very broadly, that I’m curious, spontaneous, smart and optimistic, but also sloppy, reliable, and often too blunt,” says Claire Comstock-Gay, who is better known to many as the weekly astrology columnist

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Questioning traditional gender roles with Chinese photographer Pixy Liao

root — Wed, 17 Jul 2019 15:00:08 +0000

“When I was younger, I had very little to zero knowledge about feminism and the LGBTQI+ movement,” says Chinese photographer Pixy Liao, who explains that her home country has a very conservative understanding of gender in comparison to her current Brooklyn base. “In large Chinese cities, and within art and cultural circles, there isn’t much

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Laurie Anderson on climate change, misogyny, and learning to say no

root — Fri, 21 Jun 2019 03:00:30 +0000

“Is it going to be fun?” That’s Laurie Anderson’s criteria for accepting new projects and invitations. Improvising with Brian Eno; a talk about philosophy with writer Timothy Morton; an artist residency at NASA; staging a drone-based sonic experience with her late husband Lou Reed’s guitars at New York’s Cathedral of St. John the Divine; painting

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Meet the mushroom fanatics growing produce before their customers’ eyes

Aimee Shirley — Tue, 05 Mar 2019 15:07:51 +0000

It’s a Friday afternoon at Whole Foods in downtown Brooklyn—one of the busiest grocery stores in the country. Over in the specialty section, wedged between counters heaving with artisanal cheeses, handmade ravioli, and cured European meats, is a futuristic steel cabinet with curved windows that emits an eerie, neon blue light. It looks like a

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Five page turners with [reads] founders Rachael Yaeger and Emma Stevenson

Aimee Shirley — Fri, 22 Feb 2019 14:27:02 +0000

In a Nutshell: Five page turners with [reads] founders Rachael Yaeger and Emma Stevenson Immersing into the stories of characters living on a printed page nurture a gratifying feeling of getting in touch with your inner self. “It’s taking time and prioritizing having an experience. That’s something everyone craves. Human beings have to evolve and

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Áron Filkey stays true to his graphic design roots while drawing new horizons in New York

Aimee Shirley — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 16:28:29 +0000

“I usually prefer staying on the opposite side of the camera, so I made a prop to create distraction,” he says, laughing and pointing to the 6-foot-tall pencil in the corner of his sun-bathed living room in Greenpoint. Originally drawn to the hands-on practice of graphic design, he found himself continuously stretching the boundaries of

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