About the author: It’s no secret how Jen Calonita knows the inside scoop on Hollywood. A former entertainment editor at a teen magazine, Jen started out her career chronicling backstage life at concerts with Justin Timberlake and interviewing Zac Efron on film sets. It was her work in the entertainment world that inspired her first… Read More Book Review: ‘Fairy Tale Reform School: Charmed’, by Jen Calonita
It’s been two weeks, and as promised in the first part of this post, I have an update on both the Bioré Baking Soda Scrub and Cleanser. Now I don’t know if it’s because of winter or because I have been really tired lately, but after a wonderful beginning with this product, it started irritating… Read More Product Review: Bioré Baking Soda VoxBox (Part 2 of 2)
The topic of building understanding in an increasingly multicultural world has been touched upon a couple of times on this blog (here, here, and here). But while it’s easy to agree on the importance of building understanding, it’s not as easy to come up with ways to do it. Oftentimes, the answer to such big… Read More Building Understanding in an Increasingly Multicultural World
Last June, I came across an article by John Haltiwanger in which he explained why optimists are always late. While articles such as his do help understand how people—ourselves or others—think and function, the way Haltiwanger went about excusing lateness as a natural consequence of a virtue didn’t jive well with me. I felt that… Read More Developing Virtues: Never One At the Expense of Another
From Tokyo’s Budokan to New York City’s Madison Square Garden, professional bassist Kevin Jenkins has, in his 38-year career, played many a great concert venue. He has also played with and for some great artists such as Michael Jackson, The Police, and Tina Turner. Released this month, Til the Story’s Told is Jenkins’ second album,… Read More Music Review: Kevin Jenkins – ‘Til the Story’s Told’
Happy Sunday! This blogger uses Sundays to plan and prepare for the upcoming week. I have been asked so many times about the resources that help me plan a full week that I decided to launch the “Planning the Week” feature with three concomitant components: a recommended book to make your commute easier; a healthy… Read More Planning The Week – Recipe Recommendation: Broccoli Cheddar Soup
Happy Sunday! This blogger uses Sundays to plan and prepare for the upcoming week. I have been asked so many times about the resources that help me plan a full week that I decided to launch the “Planning the Week” feature with three concomitant components: a recommended book to make your commute easier; a healthy… Read More Book Recommendation: ‘Fairy Tale Reform School: Flunked’, by Jen Calonita
I don’t know about you guys, but the six-episode revival of The X-Files has let me feeling a little out of sorts. I was elated to have Mulder and Scully back and there were some definite amazing moments in the Season 10 run. But that’s the thing: I felt that only moments were amazing. Because… Read More The M0vie Blog’s Review of The X-Files, Season 3, Episode 20: ‘’Jose Chung’s ‘From Outer Space'”
There are so many great blog posts that I get to read during the week that I took a page out of many a bloggers’ book and decided to share a round-up of my favorite ten posts each Friday, which can either be used to make this evening’s commute go by quicker, or to accompany… Read More Ten Recommended Reads: Week of 20-26 February 2016
Name: Aditi Mayer Blog Reviewed: ADIMAY Her favourite post: http://www.adimay.com/2015/06/red-velvet.html Taking a visual trip in places that seem familiar but are given a magical touch is what ADIMAY seems to excel at. Her blog is primarily a photographic one accompanied by some great, short posts. Guys, her pictures are amazing. Just check out the spread… Read More Blog Review: ‘ADIMAY’ by Aditi Mayer
