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Culture: More Representation for Women in the Arts!
Among the ample works the Museum offers, it recently hosted the exhibition WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution, curated by Cornelia H. Butler, which will be traveling to P.S. 1 Contemporary Arts Center in Brooklyn in February of 2008. New York P.S. 1 was founded by Alanna Heiss in 1971, when she took a dilapidated…
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Culture: A Staycation in the San Francisco Bay Area
by Jenna D’Anna (staka’ shun) /n. / a neologism used by modern day Mrs. Mortimers and real-life Homer Simpsons who choose not to travel and prefer to unravel the mysteries of the world from the comfort of their living-room couches. –Horatio Silva – New York Times Style Magazine, Holiday 2007 ***** With the exception of…
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Culture: China: Welcome to Macau
by Natalie Bahadur Bright, blinding, flashing lights beckon you closer. There’s an energy in the air. There’s the unmistakable smell of money and the promise of unrivaled riches. Lady Luck whispers you should take a gamble. Place a bet. Roll the dice. The faint sound of slot machines wafts through the air. Thinking of Las…
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Give Her: For the World Traveler
Here’s a good gift for the person on your list who can’t be tied down: eta’s new Luggage Locator. It’s a small gadget that attaches to a bag and allows one to locate a lost bag from up to 60 feet away. The device comes with a remote control that emits a radio frequency to…
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Give Green: Tees for Change
Perfect for the eco diva! These sweatshop-free tees are made of eco-friendly, sustainable materials and are printed in water-based inks and low impact dyes with positive messages such as LAUGH OFTEN, LIVE MINDFULLY and CHOOSE HAPPINESS. Tees for Change has also partnered with Trees for the Future so that one tree is planted for each…
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“How to Wrangle yourself a Cowboy”:: or Who Wants to Join me for a Girlfriend Getaway to South Dakota?
It’s been almost 2 months since I visited South Dakota, but lately every time I get stressed about an inevitable airplane delay, meeting a story deadline, or watching the not-so-slow demise of my stock market holdings, my thoughts return to Besler’s Cadillac Ranch, located along the beautiful Redwater River in the Black Hills of South…
