The Journal of Cultural Conversation

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In order to keep anything cultural, logical, or ideological, you have to reinvent the reality of it. – Ani DiFranco Do, or do not. There is no ‘try’. – Yoda in “The Empire Strikes Back” Today, I’m psyched to share next iteration of The Journal of Cultural Conversation. Thanks to so many of you who [...]

November 29, 2010 CONTINUE READING →

Poll: What Does It Mean To Be A Woman In Your World?

You don’t have to be anti-man to be pro-woman. ~ Jane Galvin Lewis Each time we fill out a form, we are first asked to check a box that says: Male or Female. At the DMV, at appointments, on job applications. On the surface, the question is not meant to judge; it’s simply a way [...]

November 25, 2010 CONTINUE READING →

There’s No End To The Girl Effect

This post is part of a collaboration with The Girl Effect Project. For every comment, I will donate $2 to The Girl Effect. “The Girl Effect is About Girls. And Boys. And Moms and Dads and Villages and Countries.” – Girl Effect Website “Because I am a woman, I must make unusual efforts to succeed. [...]

November 18, 2010 CONTINUE READING →

On TEDxEast, Early Mornings and Urban Oyster’s Coolness

These past few weeks have been a true mosaic of events, activities, chance run-ins with cool people, planned run-ins with cooler people. This past week, I met up with the folks from TEDxEast (NYC’s independent version of TED – I also attended the last TEDxEast in May). In the first 5 minutes of meeting people, [...]

November 13, 2010 CONTINUE READING →

Will There Ever Be An End To Poverty?

We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty. We must start in our own homes to remedy this kind of poverty.” – Mother Teresa This is a question a few of us were discussing a few weeks ago [...]

November 6, 2010 CONTINUE READING →

Book Review: The Other Boleyn Girl

While I usually proactively seek out historical fiction like a mad woman, this time was different. Choosing to read The Other Boleyn Girl was a result of simply being book-less and in desperate need of a quality solution. I was at the airport on my way to Grand Cayman about six years ago. Historical fiction [...]

October 30, 2010 CONTINUE READING →

Happy Birthday To Me: How Do You Celebrate Yours?

Today is my birthday. 29 and then some. I share my birthday with some other cool people: Carey Elwes of Princess Bride fame (my favorite movie), Hillary Clinton, Wheel of Fortune’s Pat Sajak and Felix the Cat. Some years, birthdays are overrated. Other years, underrated. All depends, really, on whether or not there are cupcakes. [...]

October 25, 2010 CONTINUE READING →

Where The Food Is: Interview With Tamy and Felipe at Worth Kitchen

In my never-ending quest to find tasty venues to dine – and even better, cool people to dine with – I serendipitously came upon Worth Kitchen. A distinctive cultural concept, New York City’s Worth Kitchen invites small intimate groups to dine, chat and enjoy the experience of a unique community in that special way that [...]

October 20, 2010 CONTINUE READING →