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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.