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Yesterday in Union Square, my friend walked up to me looking as luminous as ever. "Wow, I love that scent! What are you wearing?" I asked her. She told me she bought a new lotion at Whole Foods Market and that it was quite expensive, but worth every penny. Turns out, the lotion was pocket-size and cost her as much as my entire outfit. Ah, but no need for me to rethink her purchase because she reassured me that the lotion was 100% au naturale. But, what does "all natural" mean? Let's begin… Continue

Every time I see a headline on Global Warming, I sing M.I.A.'s line from Bamboo Banga "I'm knocking on the doors of your hummer hummer...." and then I get a little depressed that I am not seeing her perform this Friday with Holy Fuck at McCarren Pool. According to www.foreignpolicy.com, the more Americans know about Global Warming, the less action they take to solve the issue of humans destroying the environment through carbon emissions. Even as I type, I know many people will not have cl… Continue

The day I moved to New York was promising. It was warm, and breezy, and all the colors outside (oh my G-d); the smell of dirty barbecued meat was in the air, and oh! Even, the old prewar brick houses alongside the freeway going into Brooklyn made me want to close my eyes and dream as if I were a Mafia wife coming to back into the city to see her husband that gives her diamonds and Vera Wang dresses. ....Or, a bandanna-wearing Ricana coming back to Brooklyn to visit old family. Except, to snap ba… Continue