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The warm weather is finally here, so let’s get out of hibernation and get our hearts pumping.

What Your Street Style Says About You

by Jennifer Lee

What do you do with a master’s

ing to shoot.If you’re photogra-

degree in jewelry design, a

pher Andreea Bodgan, you start

film background, and a stint as

shooting street style. It helps that

creative director of an online

Bodgan is based in a super-styl-

retail space? If you’re photogra-

ish city, London, where the “style

pher Andreea Bodgan, you start

is as diverse as its people,” she

shooting street style. It helps that

says, something reflected in her

Bodgan is based in a super-styl-

shots of guys wearing tailored

ish city, London, where the “style

clothes in every way imaginable.

is as diverse as its people,” she

Get accustomed to the surround-

says, something reflected in her

ings before the frenzy begins (es-

shots of guys wearing tailored

pecially during fashion weeks).

clothes in every way imaginable.

This might sound like a strange

We caught up with the multi-hy-

thing to say because it has noth-

phenated artist to find out more

ing to do with fashion, but when

about what makes London’s

I am photographing, I place an

suited men stand out. A well-bal-

emphasis on the background and

anced look and a good symmetric

the way my subject relates to it’s

composition is what I find pleas-

surroundings.

DO WHAT YOU LOVE WHAT YOU DO Whether it’s business or baseball, or the theater, or any field.

A Preview of Bespoke Photography

by Louie Bartfield

You know how music nerds go

away your second favorite. In

on and on about how vinyl just

other words, you get hooked

sounds better? We could do the

on film. And you don’t need a

same about film: The near in-

darkroom or a college course to

finite tonal range! The cinematic

get started. First, while you’re

grain! But the real sell is that

taking them—you’re shooting

film makes you appreciate pic-

moments you want to remem-

tures again. First, while you’re

ber, not whatever might rack

taking them—you’re shooting

up a few likes. And then there’s

moments you want to remem-

the Christmas-morning high of

ber, not whatever might rack

getting prints. You flip through;

up a few likes. And then there’s

you show them off to friends; you

the Christmas-morning high of

keep your favorite and give away

getting prints. You flip through;

your second favorite. In other

you show them off to friends;

words, you get hooked on film.

you keep your favorite and give

And you don’t need a darkroom.

You flip through; you show them off to friends; you keep your fave.

Heath Tip:

Upgrade Your Food

by Henry Anderson

You know how music nerds go on and on about how vinyl just sounds better? We could do the same about film: The near infinite tonal range! The cinematic grain! But the real sell is that film makes you appreciate pictures again. First, while you’re taking them—you’re shooting moments you want to remember, not whatever might rack up a few likes. And then there’s the Christmas-morning high of getting.

Anyone hungry? Or rather, is anyone not?

Every Little Bit Helps The warm weather is finally here, so let’s get out of hibernation and get our hearts pumping. Let’s start with a little tennis, maybe some basketball, a nice hike. Hey, where is everybody?

Studies say that 84% of us know the mental, emotional, and physical benefits of exercise, yet more than half of all adults are sedentary.

Obviously, there are barriers to exercise that need to be identified and overcome for these contradictory .

What are the barriers to exercise? According to published surveys, they fall into the following four categories: lack of time, boredom, injuries or ill health, and low self-confidence. Let’s examine each barrier and some practical solutions for overcoming them. If you don’t have time to do your full workout, do ten minutes.

The ME Time

The Wonders of Herbal Tea

by Jasmine Timothy

There’s nothing like a warm cup of tea in the winter to take the chill out and make you feel cozy.

And there’s nothing like iced tea in the summer to cool you off and refresh you. Prepackaged teas are great for when you are in a hurry, but another great way to make tea is to make your own infusions from herbs you grow yourself.

Most herbs you would want to use in tea making are very easy to grow and can even be grown in pots if you don’t have a garden space. They usually like sun for a few hours a day and regular watering, but most herbs aren’t too picky about nutrients or getting too much attention.

There’s plenty of beautiful shoreline across this country, but only a few beaches go above and beyond in blending surf and sand. Whether it’s seclusion, sight lines, or great eats you want these six waterfronts have your sun-seeking needs covered.

Folly Beach, due south of Charleston, is a moth light for beach bros: It has big waves, rowdy bars, and overpriced grub. Clued-in locals know there’s a better spot, even closer to the city, where you can go when you’re not in the mood to share your towel space with a thousand strangers: the beach at Sullivan’s Island, a quiet paradise across the Ravenel Bridge from the city proper. Rarely will you see more than ten people laid out on its dunes. Which means you can pick up a bag of boiled peanuts .

Set up camp at the edge of the receding tide, and pretend this little slice of sand is all yours

Create a designated work area As soon as I started getting

you get hooked on film. And you

changed in the morning, even

don’t need a darkroom or a col-

if that meant putting on clean

lege course to get started. First,

workout clothes, I found that I

while you’re taking them—you’re

was more productive. Staying in

shooting moments you want to

my pajamas always sounds more

remember, not whatever might

appealing than wearing just

rack up a few likes. And then

about anything else, so I make it

there’s the Christmas-morning

a point to never even give myself

high of getting prints. You flip

that option. Also, now that I work

through; you show them off to

with other people, I’m that much

friends; you keep your favor-

more inspired to change up my

ite and give away your second

hair and make-up each morning

favorite. In other words, you get

before they arrive. away your

hooked on film. And you don’t

second favorite. In other words,

need a darkroom.

Business Mode

Tips On Working From Home

by Raffie Jones

I’ve worked for myself, from home, for nearly five years. In the beginning, it wasn’t pretty. There were some days when G would come home and I’d be slumped in the couch in the same spot where I’d said goodbye to him in the morning. I hadn’t gotten up to shower or even brush my teeth, so you would have assumed that I was wildly productive. But that wasn’t the case. Most times, I wouldn’t have even written the post for the next day and would have to work late into the night.

Since then, I’ve made some pretty necessary changes, so I thought I’d share my top 10 tips for working from home.

A Show Not Written By Monkeys So, Hilberry, it’s pretty smart putting a sketch about a notorious contemporary composer in front of a reviewer who was a professional musician. For me, what is not to like as actors perform a spoken-parody of Phillip Glass’s music, an absurd bit in which the composer buys a baguette and runs into an old flame.

And that’s not even the nuttiest premise in the medley of David Ives’ one-acts now playing at the repertory company. That award might go to the dark-humored, goofy yet ultimately poignant piece about Leon Trotsky arguing with his wife and assassin over whether the axe in his head is buried there or just smashed against it.

The Journey To Nirvana

by Patrick White

One morning in late January,

Istel voted for himself and so did

Jacques-André Istel woke up at

Felicity’s other resident, Istel’s

his home in Felicity, Calif., did

wife, Felicia. The town, estab-

100 push-ups and 125 squats,

lished in 1986, consists of the Is-

swam in his elegantly lit lap pool,

tels’ home and a half-dozen other

then went back upstairs, where

buildings that the couple built on

he took a light breakfast in bed,

2,600 acres in the middle of the

as has been his custom since his

desert near Yuma, Ariz., just off

boyhood in Paris. After break-

Interstate 8. At the north end, up

fast, he dressed in a blue shirt

an imposing staircase, sits the

and ascot and walked to his office

Church on the Hill at Felicity —

at 1 Center of the World Plaza.

inspired by a little white chapel

It was Istel’s birthday; he was

in Brittany — that Istel built in

turning 85.

2007. The church is gorgeous and serene and looks eerily out

Istel is the founder of Felicity

of place, though less out of place

and the town’s longtime mayor,

than the 21-foot-tall stone-and-

having been elected, almost 30

glass pyramid on the opposite

years ago, to an apparent lifetime

end of town. The pyramid is there

term. The vote was unanimous:

to mark the center of the world.

Set realistic, manageable goals for yourself, and reward yourself when you reach them.

There is absolutely no age barrier to working out and receiving the benefits of increased fitness.