If you know anything at all about fashion, you know that Paris Fashion Week is the most important week in fashion out of the entire year. (It's like Christmas for the fashion geeks and it takes place in Paris). There are four fashion weeks throughout the entire year taking place in New York, Paris, London, and Milan. Although these...
A voice sounds from the loudspeaker: "Please stow all of your carry-on luggage at this time." A flight attendant interrupts someone on his phone, asking him to place it in airplane mode while assuring him that its radio signals can interfere with the onboard telemetry system. All seats have been filled with droolers, toe-nail-clippers, seat-huggers, and neck-pillow-wearers. "All flight attendants...
A large crowd forms around a table spanning the length of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Vietnamese church’s basement. Emblazoned on the table are six logos: a fish (cá), shrimp (tôm), deer (nai), crab (cua), chicken (gà), …and a squash? The entire room from young kids to seasoned adults places bets on these symbols, waiting with bated breath as...
During the final minute of each year, the world watches as the drop of the Times Square Ball greets the start of a new year for New York City and the rest of the Eastern Time Zone. With 2014 now already days old, many begin to peruse their resolution lists, viewing the new year as an opportunity to improve,...
On April 10th, 1912, boarding the R.M.S 'Titanic' on a crisp, cloudy April day in Southampton, England, was a thirty-two year old man with a passion for photography studying to become a Jesuit Priest. While stepping on the gangway that would take him on board, he took out his camera, and looked to his right, taking a photo, one...
Earlier this month, as the Super Bowl went underway, one ad sparked more controversy than any other: Coca-Cola's. Despite lasting only sixty seconds, a national conversation on the issue of multilingualism and diversity ensued. Disputes broke out on social media. Both conservative and liberal politicians and commentators argued over whether the ad was anti-American or pro-American. Against the will of...
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I begin with a story. A thief accosts his victim in the night and presents him with a choice, pay now, or witness the destruction of his livelihood. This coercive control permits the thief to feed off...
“I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.” -Charlotte Brontë
"Women are the real architects of society." -Cher
International Women's Day just passed us a couple of weeks on March 8, and oddly enough some companies and larger organizations sparked some controversy. On the day where we celebrate women's political,...
