July By Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz The figs we ate wrapped in bacon. The gelato we consumed greedily: coconut milk, clove, fresh pear. How we’d dump hot espresso on it just to watch it melt, licking our spoons clean. The potatoes fried in duck fat, the salt we’d suck off our fingers, the eggs we’d watch […]
@djdeutschy Jewels!
Recently, I’ve been looking for unique, little touches to update (and add some fun to!) my summer wardrobe. Since the past few weeks have been so hot, all I’ve been wearing are super simple slip dresses with slides. As someone with a guilty pleasure for maximalism and an adoration for zany sartorial touches, this has […]
On Freedom…
We chose “freedom” for July’s editorial theme at the beginning of the year (for the obvious reasons), but now, reading that word makes me sick to my stomach. This week we celebrate our country’s freedom and independence, and yet we continuously deny that same deserved freedom to asylum seekers, immigrants, and refugees. And for those […]
My First NYC Pride!
This past year has been one of many firsts for me. I moved away from home and into a Brooklyn apartment with roommates I hadn’t met before. My first several months here were spent working two part-time jobs and an internship, until that internship turned into my first full-time job (thanks, DORÉ!). I’m currently sweltering […]
Summer’s Simple Joys
I’m realizing that my appreciation for life’s simple joys becomes heightened in the summertime. Give me a lounge chair outside and a good book and I’m set for an entire weekend. This past weekend I was visiting my family back home in Ohio. Upon returning to NYC, my co-workers asked me what I did at […]
The California Coastline
Few drives are as iconic as the drive up the coast of California on the Pacific Coast Highway. You weave up the coast with the Pacific Ocean always close enough to not only see but smell, while the landscape laid out before your eyes changes every hour. From the cliffs of Malibu to the flat […]