By Maya Phillips Published Dec. 3, 2020 Updated Dec. 17, 2020 [D]uring his life, Wilson had transformed the American stage, which until he arrived had been largely imagined as the nearly exclusive realm of white male writers such as Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams and Eugene O’Neill, all of whom explored the limitations and failures of the American dream. But where their domestic dramas…
Read More August Wilson, American BardBy Gianluca Russo Dec. 15, 2020 The art of finding the perfect fit clearly is costly, from collecting data to the process of hiring fit models. As Chan explains, there is so much that goes into high-quality clothing that is often not discussed, from materials to labor to craftsmanship. While every plus-size body is different and…
Read More Plus-Size Clothing Should Fit Women’s Bodies, So Why Is That So Often Not The Case?Global Entry Application and Interview: How Not to Screw It Up By now, you’ve learned all the differences between Global Entry and TSA PreCheck, and are ready to bite the bullet and commit to one. Since Global Entry includes TSA PreCheck—and is only $15 more than PreCheck—you decide to go with it. Smart move. But now you’ve actually…
Read More Thinking About Post-Covid Travel?We see over and over that we make resolutions at the start of the new year. Resolutions that are rarely kept, but sound good when we are struggling with them. I have goals. Here are mine for 2021. Remain financially stable and increase my savings. Read about financial goals HERE. Spend more time with family and…
Read More What are Your Goals for 2021?At the end of the year, people spend a lot of time writing lists of “the best of” so I am thinking about my “best of” list. Cooking has kept me sane when I wanted to be crazy, well, not wanted but certainly felt crazy. Here is a list of some of our favorite cookbooks…
Read More 20 Cookbooks for 2020Commentator Maisie Sparks proves that when fighting for your rights reveals something in common with your “enemy,” the outcome can be a win for both sides – and for society. Read HERE.
Read More Contesting a traffic stop leads to justice – and mercyGroup 1a is health care workers and residents and staff of nursing homes, regardless of age. Group 1b is elderly people who are 75 or older and essential frontline workers, i.e. people with jobs in grocery stores, bus drivers and other transportation workers, meat packing plant workers, teachers, people who work in prisons, postal workers,…
Read More Phase 1a, 1b or 1c? Do You Know Your Coronavirus Vaccine Group?The Founder’s Welcome Dr. Maulana Karenga As an African American and Pan-African holiday celebrated by millions throughout the world African community, Kwanzaa brings a cultural message which speaks to the best of what it means to be African and human in the fullest sense. Given the profound significance Kwanzaa has for African Americans and indeed,…
Read More KwanzaaFor those of us who wear nail polish, there is much to discuss. Some of us make that weekly or bi-weekly trip to the nail salon. Others, who don’t have $25 or more (my last mani/pedi was $75!!!! natural nails, gel on fingers, special pedi ) to shell out for cute fingertips, do it at…
Read More Nails, Nails, NailsBY KRISTIN ROMEY PHOTOGRAPHS BY SIMON NORFOLK (This is why I subscribe to Nat Geo! This story appears in the December 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine.) Scholars who study Jesus divide into two opposing camps separated by a very bright line: those who believe the wonder-working Jesus of the Gospels is the real Jesus, and those who think the real Jesus—the…
Read More Who was the real Jesus? Here’s what archaeology tells us.