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Jean-Michel Basquiat….An Artist for Today’s Uncertain Times

July 28, 2020

In the spring of 2019, I obtained tickets for the Brant Foundation’s opening of its new space in East Village NY with an inaugural exhibition of Jean-Michel Basquiat works. The Peter Brant Foundation is part of this growing number of “private collection museums” by billionaires who are given huge tax

Book Review: White Fragility …Why it’s so Hard for White People to Talk about Racism by Robin DiAngelo…a book for today’s social justice movement.

July 28, 2020

Book Reviews Serving Humanity

I do not recall during my college years or the early part of my professional career hearing much about structural or systemic racism, but that was 40+years ago. It is fair to say that the last 10-15 years this topic has been gradually surfacing in different manifestations best demonstrated by

The Cardboard Placard: An Evolved Art Form For Protesting

June 13, 2020

My Photography Serving Humanity

After ten days of witnessing a massive global reaction to George Floyd’s killing and realizing that the pandemic is no longer dominating the headlines, I wanted to experience or partake in some small and safe way in this extraordinary call for action. On a sunny Sunday morning, I checked

NYC: An All-Mighty Powerful City in Quarantined

June 12, 2020

My Photography Wanderlust

In April 2020, after 30 days of being quarantined, I was no longer able to resist my curiosity to stroll though NYC’s main attractions to see for myself the desolation of such a powerful city. A 35-minute ride into the city’s main artery —Time Square, where huge colorful LEDs billboards

Top Eight Things to Make Your Quarantine (remotely working from home) Survivable

June 11, 2020

Product Reviews Reinvent Yourself

It looks like we are in for a long haul until a vaccine for the Coronavirus is available. This means that many of you will be working most of the time remotely, especially if there is a more deadly second wave on the horizon. Let’s hope not and that through

Will Doors Ever Rule the World …. A Photographic Exploration

June 11, 2020

Arts/Culture My Photography

There is something about a door that just intrigues me enough to want to take a photo of it. In fact, to my surprise, I have over 100 photos of doors in my photo bank, and it made me stop and ponder why doors? What is it about doors that

TOP TEN LIST FOR WOMEN EMPOWERMENT

June 10, 2020

Artist Spotlight Reinvent Yourself

The Month of March celebrates all that is good about being a woman and the many contributions we have made even as society’s systemic barriers try to keep us down. This is especially true of women of color who truly are trailblazers in breaking that glass ceiling. Shout out to

Book Review: The Art of Noticing—131 Ways to Spark Creativity, Find Inspiration, and Discover Joy in the Everyday by Rob Walker

March 21, 2020

Arts/Culture Book Reviews Reinvent Yourself

Bookstores are hard to resist for me as I enjoy reading titles of books to see if any of them intrigue me enough to want to take one home. I tend to be a bit of a self-improvement nerd, so the title of this book made me think about my

Can An Arts Education Community Center Truly Inspire A City?

March 20, 2020

Art Destinations Arts/Culture

The city of Newark, New Jersey, has indeed seen worse days as it grapples with its economy in what has historically been a predominately black and brown urban center. In the last 20 years, Newark has tried to overcome its….

Attending the Best Art Fairs/Shows in 2021 or Maybe 2022

February 16, 2020

Art Destinations Arts/Culture

For the last ten years, I have been attending art fairs in many of the cities that I have visited during my travels and in New York City, about 35 minutes from where I live in New Jersey. I have listed some of the most popular art fairs both

The Splendor of Downtown Miami Skyline and the Port of Miami… so Worthy of a Visit.

February 16, 2020

Wanderlust

Back in Miami for a bit of work and my usual weekend stay stretching it through the President Day’s holiday celebrating a friend’s birthday. Got a chance to stay at a lovely apartment 50 floors up looking over…

The New York Times Travel Show

January 25, 2020

Travel Tips Wanderlust

Don’t you just love reading the travel section of the NY Times without having to rustle through the rest of the paper? I do, which is why attending its annual travel show is worthy of a visit. This is my third visit to this show and surely will not be

Jean-Michel Basquiat….An Artist for Today’s Uncertain Times

Book Review: White Fragility …Why it’s so Hard for White People to Talk about Racism by Robin DiAngelo…a book for today’s social justice movement.

The Cardboard Placard: An Evolved Art Form For Protesting

NYC: An All-Mighty Powerful City in Quarantined

Top Eight Things to Make Your Quarantine (remotely working from home) Survivable

Will Doors Ever Rule the World …. A Photographic Exploration

TOP TEN LIST FOR WOMEN EMPOWERMENT

Book Review: The Art of Noticing—131 Ways to Spark Creativity, Find Inspiration, and Discover Joy in the Everyday by Rob Walker

Can An Arts Education Community Center Truly Inspire A City?

Attending the Best Art Fairs/Shows in 2021 or Maybe 2022

The Splendor of Downtown Miami Skyline and the Port of Miami… so Worthy of a Visit.

The New York Times Travel Show

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Puerto Vallarta: A Gateway Destination of Resort Living

San Pancho and Sayulita: Truly Authentic Mexican Villages

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly about “Timeshare Resort Living”

The Splendor of Downtown Miami Skyline and the Port of Miami… so Worthy of a Visit.

The New York Times Travel Show

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