I’m excited to be contributing to brand new Restless Magazine that launched just last month. For my first piece, I got to speak with some amazing women who work for refugee organizations in Texas, Dunkirk, Nairobi and Athens. Read the …
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Piece for Here Magazine: The Dorothy Parker Guide to NYC
In my latest for Here Magazine, I spent the day living like Dorothy Parker in New York, hanging out in all her favorite places and drinking (many) cocktails before noon. Read my Dorothy Parker guide to New York City here.
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Piece for Here Magazine: Winter in Lake Como
I went to Lake Como in the beginning of winter and wrote about it for Here Magazine. My photos and guide to off-season lake-side revelry can be found here.
Reflections on 2018: the Year of the Multi-hyphen
2018 has gone on for an eternity. It was the year that I was happily pulled in all sort of different directions. It was also the year that creative pursuits officially became part of my definition of “work”, a term …
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Piece for Dame Traveler: Old World Meets New in Lisbon
Lisbon is made for vintage darlings, bookworms and old souls. I fell in love with their antiquarian shops and independent artisans and wrote about it for Dame Traveler. Read my guide for the best places to find rare books, antique …
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ROAM Magazine: How NYC Celebrates Pride
We danced and sang and hugged our neighbors in the most New York way possible. My photos and story on how we celebrated Pride are on ROAM today!
Colombia Weighs the Cost of Peace ahead of May Elections
After 52 years of war, the Western hemisphere’s longest running conflict came to an end when Colombia signed its historic Peace Accords in 2016. Now the controversial peace deal between the Colombian government and FARC rebels may be in jeopardy …
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International Development Journal: NYC vs. Big Oil
Last month, the International Development Journal published my article on New York City's recent lawsuit against five major energy companies for climate change damages. As a New Yorker, I am more than pleased that my city is tackling Climate Change …
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Year in Review: The Best and Worst Gender Stories of 2017
It’s the second week of 2018 and there’s already good news breaking on the gender equality front: the pay gap is now illegal in Iceland, the #MeToo movement has turned into the more actionable #Times Up, and the buzz is …
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Times Talk: Exposing Male Abuse of Power
Last week, I had the pleasure of attending the Exposing Male Abuse of Power Times Talk, hosted by the New York Times here in NYC. The all female panel, three New York Times investigative reporters that broke some of the …
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