An Interview with Artist, Heaton Johnson Heaton is a Brooklyn based artist with a focus in photography and mixed media. We caught up with Heaton (she/they/he) at Soho’s new coffee place — The Lost Draft. There’s an immediate easiness and comfort in the aura that shines around Heaton. He’s not stiff or nervous, instead, he’s just…comfortable in a way that I’ve never seen before in anyone I’ve interviewed. From the…
I’m all about range of motion these days and who isn’t? February, the month of Valentine’s is also a good time to give yourself the extra love you deserve. We all work hard, the subway is crowded with lunatics and winter is dark and cold. Hunching ones shoulders against the wind can cause the shoulders to tighten up. Everyone you talk to is a little sore if you ask them.…
There are over 8 million people in NYC, so why is it so hard to date? We’ve all been there, navigating the dozens of dating apps that advertise their unique designs, but only result in us mindlessly swiping left and right on similar-looking strangers. When we finally do match with someone, the conversations drag on, growing duller by the day to the point where neither of you asks the…
An Interview with Krissie of Swamp in the City Krissie is a jazz musician, professional gardener, and the founder of Swamp in the City — a Cajun and Creole music festival in Brooklyn. We caught up with her to discuss Cajun Mardi Gras, Louisiana musicians who perform at the festival, and gumbo. Stephanie: I went to your festival last May and loved it. I’m so happy an event like this…
(My inevitable got-a-free-ticket first time seeing Phantom only 35 years after it opened.) This kind of thing always happens to me. I go around shooting off my mouth about this or that – especially if I’m being kind of negative about something, and that thing falls in my lap. My girlfriend says I manifest things with my words. Some call it the Law of Attraction, Oprah called it The Secret.…
Tales of heroes fill our history books and national legends. Stories about brave, intelligent, and justice-oriented people have shaped the country and its people. Here in New York, we have our fair share of heroes to brag about or bring up at a local trivia night. In honor of Black History Month, I offer up several cultural Black New Yorkers who shaped history and the City we all love. Elizabeth…
