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Reality Bites with Alexis Badiyi

May 10, 2022 in Stylist

Whether it comes to food or fashion, a certain mindfulness and elegance marks all Alexis Badiyi touches — this is evidenced by the graceful photoshoots she’s styled for the likes of Marc Jacobs or Coveteur, or the thoughtfully arranged and deliciously appealing meals she’s captured for this interview. Naturally, as a stylist by trade, she’s often found on set, or otherwise, in her own space “shooting, shopping, styling, and creating decks.” To recharge and “refill [her] inspiration,” Alexis frequents museums, soaks up nature’s sun, and dines with friends. Here, she chats about slow mornings, the vibrant family for whom food was a love language, and more.

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Meet Gina Correll Aglietti

April 26, 2022 in Entrepreneur

Gina Correll Aglietti has built a life around communing with others through food and music, and her spirit for entertaining is entrenched in her life's work as a founder of Yola Mezcal. Though Gina sees it as in part "a blessing" that socializing is so central to her life and career, it also means that seeking quietude requires focus. When moments of calm do present themselves, Gina's often found passing by the Silver Lake Reservoir, where she walks her pup Donny — a companion who "doesn't want to party." On a spring afternoon, we caught up with her to hear about how she views her home as a morphing entity, what goes into making handcrafted mezcal, and her secrets on how to throw a stellar dinner party.

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Reality Bites with Anna Polonsky

April 12, 2022 in Entrepreneur, Creative Director

A true food-lover, Anna Polonsky has spent much of her life tasting everything under the sun, and her career, supporting "those who use food as a beacon for change." Right now, that's through her strategy and design consultancy, Polonsky & Friends, and platform, The Deligram, which are both run out of the creative co-working space, OSTUDIO. You're most likely to find Anna there during the day — unless she's out sampling the neighborhood's Dominican eats for lunch. Read on as the French native digs into childhood summers spent on her family's farm, why she's bored by pretentious views on food, and the lively dream dinner guests she wishes she could host (Monet included).

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Meet Mélody Thomas

March 29, 2022 in Writer, Journalist, Professor

Self-described as a “creature of habit,” fashion journalist Mélody Thomas is most often found at the neighborhood bistro down the street from her cozy home in Paris’s 18th Arrondissement.

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Camera Roll with Niki Kohandel

February 27, 2022 in Filmmaker, Student

A third-year student studying art and film in London, Niki Kohandel can routinely be found across the UCL campus editing films, making prints, or passing the time outside with friends.

Reality Bites with Mina Stone

February 13, 2022 in Chef, Entrepreneur

Chef, cookbook author, and mother Mina Stone made a name for herself as an artist and art lover's chef—first by cooking gallery dinners for Urs Fischer and others in the New York art scene.

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Meet Maryam Mortaz

January 30, 2022 in Translator, Therapist, Writer

Maryam Mortaz is a woman who sees herself as “a mother, a daughter, and a person who loves to write and help others.”

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Life in 10 Tracks with Laura Saglio

January 16, 2022 in Museum Boutique Manager

For Laura Saglio, a born and raised Parisian, music was always her first love. The lifelong relationship was kindled from a young age—in middle school, she covered Metallica with her band Redrum—but quickly sprawled over to other kinds of art.

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Meet Sara C. Flowers

December 12, 2021 in Sex Educator

Good, thoughtful sex education has been central to Dr. Sara C. Flowers’ mission over a decades-long career that fatefully began at age 16.

Camera Roll with Claire Brodka

November 28, 2021 in Publicist, Writer, Editor

German-born publicist Claire Brodka made her way to NYC to work with the iconic art book publisher, TASCHEN.

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Meet Tina Bhojwani

November 14, 2021 in Entrepreneur

At her core, Tina Bhojwani is an optimist. This spirit that her mother handed down has guided her through a storied career working at brands like Donna Karan, Theory, and Dolce & Gabbana.

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Camera Roll with Eileen Winslow

October 31, 2021 in Prop Shop Owner, Entrepreneur

Along with her husband BJ, Eileen Winslow has built a life manufacturing specialty props that run the gamut from zombie bodices to pig heads to eyeballs and tongues.

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Meet Karolyn Pho

October 17, 2021 in Stylist

Karolyn Pho has worked in fashion for a long time and has arrived at a point where she’s currently styling her dream shoots. Along the way, it’s taken experimentation and a willingness to go all-in on her creative projects. We chatted with her about the moment she felt she’d made it and how to actually achieve a work/life balance by forming boundaries. She also gets into what rebuilding her life after experiencing trauma looked like and how much her parents inspire her. Read on and learn.

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Meet Berna Bilgin

October 03, 2021 in Restauranteur

Twenty years ago, Berna Bilgin left Istanbul to visit New York City for six months, and it ended up being a permanent move. In the decades that have followed, she’s industriously built a career as a restauranteur by opening up MyMoon, with her brother. Here she speaks about luck, how to blend family and business, and the weirdness of using dating apps in your 40s.

Life in 10 Tracks with Amaal Nuux

September 19, 2021 in Musician

Growing up in Toronto, Amaal Nuux embraced the poetry of her culture and, from an early age, sought to make music inspired by the struggles those in her birthplace, Mogadishu, underwent. Here, she elaborates on her very ‘90s early inspirations—which range from DMX to S Club 7 to, of course, Destiny’s Child—to elucidate why those artists became influential in molding her sound today. In doing so, she also curates a playlist that is absolutely filled with bops.

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Meet Charlotte Lindèn Ercoli Coe

September 05, 2021 in Filmmaker, Editor

A truly multi-disciplinary artist, Charlotte Lindèn Ercoli Coe got her start at a markedly young age. But, that doesn’t mean she wants to hold on to youth or play into how society fetishizes it: the opposite is true. In this interview, she gets into the films and books that have inspired her throughout her life; what starting her new company, Simulacra Pictures, was like; and how things all fall into place when you want something badly enough.

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Camera Roll with Anne Gomez Rubin

August 22, 2021 in Teacher, School Administrator

Anne Gomez Rubin is a lifelong teacher who—for the first time in her career—is starting a role in school administration. She speaks to us about how exciting it is to watch young people learn and grow, her newfound obsession with perfume, and why her forties are her best decade yet.

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Camera Roll with Kerrilynn Pamer

August 08, 2021 in Entrepreneur

Kerrilynn Pamer invites us to scroll through images of her alongside her husband and pups settling into their new lives in California. The natural beauty behind CAP Beauty also speaks with us about her past in New York, how a Celiac diagnosis kickstarted her career in clean beauty, and what writing means to her.

Meet Lynette Nylander

July 25, 2021 in Writer, Creative Director, Editor

If there’s ever been a person who is wholly tapped into the culture, it’s Lynette Nylander. She’s a writer, editor, creative director, and so much more: the current Executive Editorial Director at Dazed simultaneously runs her own creative consultancy, imaginethat, and a publishing house called Onomatopoeia. She spoke with us about how she does it all, and we got a glimpse into how the more personal aspects of her life—like her magnificent collection of furniture—all came together.

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Reality Bites with Maria Geyman

July 11, 2021 in Naturopath, Entrepreneur

When it comes to tea, naturopathic doctor Maria Geyman is fully immersed. Her line of teas and herbs, Masha Tea, is rooted in years of study and experimentation. A lot of love goes into each hand-assembled bag, and it seems like Maria’s enjoying the ride. Her mission with Masha is to create “a fun, thoughtful, and sensual tea culture worldwide.” And it’s already begun: if you’re in Brooklyn, you can visit her new shop now.