Monthly Archive:: May 2015
100+ Free or Low-Cost Events In NYC This Summer
Written on May 26, 2015
in Featured, Literary, NYC Things, Travel

Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer and is a great time to start your warm season to-do list. While most New Yorkers catch the first Friday afternoon train out of the city, New York is actually a fantastic place to visit in the summer with lots of free or low-cost events
The Empathy Exams by Leslie Jamison
Written on May 19, 2015
in Book Reviews, Nonfiction

In The Empathy Exams there’s not much that Leslie Jamison doesn’t cover on the spectrum of human suffering: disease, grief, violence, illness, wounds, pain, loss, regret. The book is not an exposition on gloom and doom, however.
Reading List: I’m Feeling Happy
Written on May 15, 2015
in Literary, Reading Lists

There have been a lot of tragedies and unrest in the news lately – earthquakes, shootings, train accidents. While I often turn to books to teach me something, I also love escaping into the pages of a well-crafted, intelligent, and uplifting story. Unfortunately, many critically-acclaimed books aren’t exactly feel-good reads. Further, happy
In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick
Written on May 14, 2015
in Book Reviews, Contemporary

True Story: In 1819, the 238-ton whaleship Essex was attacked and sunk by a sperm whale in an isolated area of the South Pacific. The 20-man crew set out in three small boats to try to reach the coast of South America (the place they deemed safest).
Three Weeks In Barbados
Written on May 8, 2015
in Travel

I’ve gone to some fantastic places with my freelance job at Oyster.com. I did most of my traveling through the fall/winter/spring of this year, therefore missing a good portion of New York’s brutal winter.
Wild by Cheryl Strayed
Written on May 5, 2015
in Book Reviews, Contemporary, Featured

Cheryl Strayed is my new girl crush. I’ve been telling everyone I know about her because she. is. awesome. First, she wrote Wild, which was made into a movie with Reese Witherspoon and is everywhere lately.