21 Sep
Gilt

I honestly did not stop by Gilt (at New York’s Palace hotel) because of its role in Gossip Girl.  Promise.  That being said, if anyone watches the show, you’ll remember there’s a very scandalous scene in the first episode where the bar is used for other means than serving drinks.  BUT, right before that scene […]
30 Aug
Epistrophy

Truly, Nolita’s Epistrophy is best likened to an intellectual’s living room.

Plato and Aristotle mused that the true test of an intellectual was the ability to entertain two conflicting thoughts at the same time — Epistrophy certainly executes this.  Magazines, books and records hang amidst almost out of place remnants of Americana pieces juxtaposed with loft/factory […]
29 Aug
Banksy hits New Orleans

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18 Aug
Miro

Located at Bacara, the Central Coast’s premiere resort, Miro attempts to bring refined dining to an area better known for its amazing scenery than culinary offerings.

While Miro makes a concerted stride in the right direction, compared against restaurants of similar strata south in Los Angeles, north in San Francisco, or east in Las Vegas and […]
14 Aug
[title of show]

To be honest, I’m completely lost on how to review this show.  There’s nothing really to compare it to, and that should be your first reason to go see this show.

Imagine Shakespeare’s classic meta-play (play within a play)… times 10.  Or, imagine you’re writing in your journal, and that journal turns into a play…as you’re […]
11 Aug
A letter from Saul Williams

Dear Friends,
Although I cannot boast a lifetime of keeping my views to myself, I have seldom taken on the responsibility of trying to change someone (alright, maybe a few girlfriends, but you’ll never hold me to that). However, this year for me has been one of aggressively shifting from a reluctant pursuit of change and […]
10 Aug
Anatomy is not destiny

Freud believed gender to be the preeminent determinant of personality. Karen Horney, a Neo-Freudian, disagreed, arguing personality was determined by culture, not biology.
For Horney, there was no such thing as penis envy, rather,
“[t]he wish to be a man…may be the expression of a wish for all those qualities or privileges which in our culture […]