Life in 10 Tracks with Amaal Nuux

September 19, 2021 in Musician

Growing up in Toronto, Amaal Nuux embraced the poetry of her culture and, from an early age, sought to make music inspired by the struggles those in her birthplace, Mogadishu, underwent. Here, she elaborates on her very ‘90s early inspirations—which range from DMX to S Club 7 to, of course, Destiny’s Child—to elucidate why those artists became influential in molding her sound today. In doing so, she also curates a playlist that is absolutely filled with bops.

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Meet Charlotte Lindèn Ercoli Coe

September 05, 2021 in Filmmaker, Editor

A truly multi-disciplinary artist, Charlotte Lindèn Ercoli Coe got her start at a markedly young age. But, that doesn’t mean she wants to hold on to youth or play into how society fetishizes it: the opposite is true. In this interview, she gets into the films and books that have inspired her throughout her life; what starting her new company, Simulacra Pictures, was like; and how things all fall into place when you want something badly enough.

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Camera Roll with Anne Gomez Rubin

August 22, 2021 in Teacher, School Administrator

Anne Gomez Rubin is a lifelong teacher who—for the first time in her career—is starting a role in school administration. She speaks to us about how exciting it is to watch young people learn and grow, her newfound obsession with perfume, and why her forties are her best decade yet.

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Camera Roll with Kerrilynn Pamer

August 08, 2021 in Entrepreneur

Kerrilynn Pamer invites us to scroll through images of her alongside her husband and pups settling into their new lives in California. The natural beauty behind CAP Beauty also speaks with us about her past in New York, how a Celiac diagnosis kickstarted her career in clean beauty, and what writing means to her.

Meet Lynette Nylander

July 25, 2021 in Writer, Creative Director, Editor

If there’s ever been a person who is wholly tapped into the culture, it’s Lynette Nylander. She’s a writer, editor, creative director, and so much more: the current Executive Editorial Director at Dazed simultaneously runs her own creative consultancy, imaginethat, and a publishing house called Onomatopoeia. She spoke with us about how she does it all, and we got a glimpse into how the more personal aspects of her life—like her magnificent collection of furniture—all came together.

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Reality Bites with Maria Geyman

July 11, 2021 in Naturopath, Entrepreneur

When it comes to tea, naturopathic doctor Maria Geyman is fully immersed. Her line of teas and herbs, Masha Tea, is rooted in years of study and experimentation. A lot of love goes into each hand-assembled bag, and it seems like Maria’s enjoying the ride. Her mission with Masha is to create “a fun, thoughtful, and sensual tea culture worldwide.” And it’s already begun: if you’re in Brooklyn, you can visit her new shop now.

Meet Shirin Neshat

June 27, 2021 in Artist, Filmmaker

Shirin is a renowned visual artist who works across photography, video installation, and film. In this conversation, she generously shares how each stage of her life has led her to today: from her upbringing in Iran to her youth in California and her life now in New York. Her dedication to ritual and to her artistic practice has remained consistent through the tumult and triumph of all her days.

Reality Bites with Tonya Papanikolov

June 12, 2021 in Holistic Nutritionist

Along with being the founder of Rainbo—a medicinal mushroom based line of supplements and functional foods—Tonya Papanikolov is a Holistic Nutritionist, educator, cook, and yogi who lives in Toronto. Her work in mycotherapy builds from her platform as an educator on holistic health, nutrition, and healing through food as The Well Woman, and years spent foraging mushrooms in the Canadian forests. In this interview, she lets us in on her life, kitchen, and camera roll—proving that plant-based foods can be both extraordinarily pretty and delicious.

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Life in 10 Tracks with Fran Miller

May 29, 2021 in Entrepreneur

Toronto-based Fran Miller is the founder and force behind her eponymous skincare brand, F. Miller. Her line—which was launched long before going natural was cool—is centered around effortless, oil-based essentials.

Meet Rebecca Boorstin

May 15, 2021 in Medical Administrator

Rebecca is a medical administrator at Mount Sinai Hospital who—like anyone who grew up in New York City—has an intense love for the city she’ll always call home. But she did a stint in California too, and her openness to the world and all we can experience in it shines through in this interview. Come the Fall, she’ll be enrolling in a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, a commendable endeavor by any measure, but her ambition doesn’t stop there. One day, Rebecca hopes to resume writing and maybe even acting—crafts she cultivated at her high school for the arts.

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Life in 10 Tracks with Claire Rousay

May 01, 2021 in Musician

Claire Rousay is a San Antonio-based musician whose artistry and melodic music are transcendent. She’s a percussionist, but her experimental style lends to a lush sound that is imaginative beyond the limits of what you might dream. Her just-released album, a softer focus, demonstrates this. The project is a collaborative, multi-layered one, with visual artist dani toral creating the album’s floral artwork and meditative visual narrative. We’re ecstatic to enter Claire’s world and to have her share her musical inspirations.

Reality Bites with Claudia Serrato

April 18, 2021 in Culinary Anthropologist

For Claudia Serrato, food goes hand in hand with community. And her knowledge runs deep— she is a culinary anthropologist, decorated and public scholar, professor, chef, and womb ecologist. Her understanding of Indigenous cooking and cuisine across the United States informs her work as a Co-Founder of Across Our Kitchen Tables, a culinary hub for gender-non-conforming individuals and women of color. We caught up with her on how she brings intention into each day and reveled in her undying love for all that food can do.

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Meet Shino Takeda

April 03, 2021 in Ceramist

Shino is a Brooklyn based ceramicist who grew up in southern Japan and has a deep, familial history of love for her craft.

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Meet Ghada Hatem

March 20, 2021 in Obstetrician, Gynecologist

Ghada is an accomplished gynecologist and obstetrician who has spent the past 40 years devoted to women’s health. We speak to her about how her foundation, Maison des femmes de Saint-Denis, offers groundbreaking, comprehensive care to women who are victims of brutal violence, and about the little things in life (like receiving videos from her family) that keep her going each day.

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Reality Bites with Julia Turshen

March 06, 2021 in Chef

As a chef and cookbook author Julia Turshen has always been ahead of the curve when it comes to sharing ideas for home-cooking that are approachable, accessible, and delicious. Her brand new book Simply Julia, proves to be no exception. But more than that, Julia’s work actively combats the racial and gender-based discrimination that’s long riddled the food industry—she’s the founder of Equity At The Table (EATT), a digital directory that “builds a longer table” for women, non-binary individuals, and people of color working in food. Read on for a peek into the life she’s forged in the Hudson Valley.

Meet Anne Malassagne

February 20, 2021 in Winemaker

Anne has been keeping her family’s Champagne house alive as it enters its second century. She speaks to us about how she stepped in to take over the business at 28, after never thinking that she would, and how she’s revolutionizing an industry that has always been dominated by men.

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Reality Bites with Christina Crawford

February 06, 2021 in Chef

Christina Crawford has a storied history in food—from working in West Coast restaurants as a teen to cutting her teeth at Chez Pannise to leading food innovation at a coffee roaster in Kenya. Now, Christina is taking the fermentation world by storm as the founder of TART, where she ferments small batch traditional double-fermented vinegar.

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Life in 10 Tracks with Zenat Begum

January 23, 2021 in Activist, Entrepreneur

Life in 10 Tracks is a new feature series that is all about being injected into a moment in someone’s life through music. In it, passersby reminisce on the tracks that remind them of bad haircuts, breakups, and all of the joyful, poignant moments in between. Up first is Zenat Begum, activist, and founder of Playground Coffee Shop and its branches Playground Annex and Playground Youth. Together, her organizations support the community of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn by providing accessible programming geared towards tackling needs like literacy, food equity, and arts & culture. Music has always played a prominent part in Zenat’s life, and under her umbrella too, is Playground Radio, “an independent internet radio station” that provides a platform for artists for are underserved in her community.

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Camera Roll with Vere Van Gool

January 10, 2021 in Curator

Vere van Gool is an NYC and Paris based curator and writer who has curated for the likes of the New Museum, Anthology Film Archives, and the Architectural Association. She talks to us about how her training in architecture has poised her to see art and architecture as inseparable, how where you live shapes you, and how the pandemic has given her a newfound sense of time and space to think.

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Camera Roll with Zoe Cohen

January 01, 2021 in Entrepreneur, Creative Brand Strategist, Furniture Designer

If you stop into Poppy’s for a morning coffee, you’ll likely catch Zoe Cohen there doing the same before heading home to work. Along with her boyfriend Levi, Cohen runs Wiggle Room — a furniture studio the couple founded after having a hard time finding an ideal coffee table. So now, they make wiggly, colorful tables together. As day turns to evening, you might pass Zoe by while walking around Soho and the Lower East Side or dining at The Odeon, Roman’s, or The Long Island Bar (which, contrary to what you may suspect, is not on Long Island). Read on as Zoe recounts the ups and downs of throwing herself into work, her recent month-long trip to Italy, and her newfound passion for chili crisp.