Your Magazine Vol. 3 Issue 2: October 2013

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Volume 3 Issue 2

Joanne Chang:

Leaving the Corporate world for love & the food industry

What’s black and white and stylish all over?

This month’s editorial.

the date escape A helpful guide to getting out of sticky situations.

courting carrie

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black & white

A look back on a classic horror flick getting a 1 revamp.

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from the Editors October is our favorite Autumn month. It’s the first month to pile on the layers and drink pumpkin spiced lattes, signaling that we have finally settled into the school year. We’ve gotten used to calling our new dorms and apartments home and are consistently doing our homework ahead of time… kind of. So, now that we’ve got the whole school thing down, we at Your Mag want you to use this calm zone of autumn to expand your horizons.

Emily

Listen to a new band, courtesy of our Arts & Entertainment section, browse the blog our Style writers can’t stop talking about, and definitely take a night away from the DH to try out Meyers + Chang, our cover story this month.

Or you can just read about them, say you’re gonna do all of these new things, and end up watching re-runs of the West Wing on Netflix… again. Either way cuddle up with the issue, sip your favorite warm drink and relax.

Love Always,

Emily Tannenbaum Editor-in-Chief

Claudia CLAUDIA MAK Assistant Editor-in-Chief

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YOUR MAGAZINE Volume 3 Issue 2 • October 2013 Emily Tannenbaum Editor-in-Chief ELijah Clark ginsberg Creative Director

CLAUDIA MAK Asst. Editor-in-Chief

olivia jacobini Managing Editor

BEKAH SKOPIL Design Director

STEPHANIE FISHBEIN Photo Director

Daniel lemar Romance Editor

valeria navaro Style Editor

Sienna mintz Living Editor

Cedrine streit A&E Editor

caitlyn budnick Head Copy Editor matthew mullen Asst. Managing Editor

Megan Tripp & maddie billis Blog Editors DINESH MOHNANI & TUBAO NGUYEN Head Stylist

Melanie mcfayden Marketing Director Chen xu & hannah perrin YMtv Directors

Layout Designers david galinato, madison fishman, megan tripp, elise sabbag, amber cunningham

Copyeditors devan norman, morgan metz, janella angeles, megan tripp, jacquelyn marr, madeline bilis

Marketing elise mesa, jamie iannace, manisha tolani, kinsey minschke, rebecca fluhr, kelsey johnson, tracy parco, lia brouillard, camila oriol, brianna martinielli

YMtv amanda gomez, lindsay gualtieri, ashley juranich, terrena scannell, meghin hewitt, rory mccann, william vickroy, stephanie pumilia, jaime toscano, alexanrda james, tatiana ochoa

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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ROMANCE

6 For the Love of Brunch by Danny Lemar & Hilton Dresden 8 Like a Virgin by Danny LeMar 9 The Romantic’s Dictionary by Michael Mahin 10 The Danger Zone by Brielle Sullivan 13 The Evolution of Attraction by Claudia Mak

STYLE

16 Blogger Profile by Dinesh Mohani 22 Local Treasure by Andrea Palagi 25 The Who’s Wu of Hugo Boss by Kelsey Drain 26 What We Covet 28 DIY by Emy Lacroix

LIVING

30 Gratis Grub by Victoria Hulbert 31 The Lady in Black by Madeline Bilis 38 Home Base by Joelle White 40 Restroom Roundup by Matt Mullen

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

44 YA’s You Need in Your LIfe by Emily Tannenbaum 46 New and Unknown: Lucius by Michael Mahin 48 Preview: The Weeknd by Claudia Mak 50 One Lump or Two by Cedrine Streit 52 October Playlist

FEATURED 14 The Date Escape

by Ashley Juranich

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18 Black & White 34

Joanne Chang: Not Your Cookie Cutter Chef

by Sienna Mintz

42 Carrie 1976 vs. 2013

by Rivka Herrera

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FOR THE LOVE OF BRUNCH

text by hilton dresden & danny lemar photo by kayla vanfleet

Want to know Boston’s greatest brunch spots?

Of course you do.

It’s not a breakfast, not yet a lunch. Brunch is the universally perfect meal: an excuse to stuff your face after a hangover or just order non-DH pancakes. Here at Your Mag, we believe that there is no better way to a person’s heart than through his or her stomach, especially on a Sunday morning. Here are a few spots that you might have missed that are just right for a brunch date. Who’s hungry?

Located at 439 Tremont Street in the South End, Masa is a dazzling paradise of taste-bud friendly romance. The food is an absolute dream – We went with the Santa Fe eggs Benedict and found love in a delectable dish. Delicious fresh cornbread is served complimentary and is accompanied by three different hand-crafted butters and jams. If you go with a party of less than six (which, if on a date, you will probably be doing unless you are polygamous) then a Fiesta brunch special is available for only $7.95! With the special you get unlimited coffee/tea, a first course of fruit, granola, or yogurt, and a main course! We’re talking chocolate chip pancakes, eggs Benedict, the whole shebang. In terms of a one-on-one date, though, this place would be fantastic. Even if you are single, the sexy bartender with dreadlocks has been known to give out free drinks and pay special attention to solo customers. One thing to remember – this place is on the fancier side of things so wear something nice and Gossip Girl-esque. On a scale of “we are never ever getting back together” to “I think I wanna marry you,” we give it a “kiss me hard before you go.”

If seeking something less formal and more raw and gritty, head to South Street Diner, a Boston classic found at 178 Kneeland Street. Cliché? Yes. Shitty? Some people might say so. It is hard not to love the classic diner vibe it gives off, and the fact that this place is open 24 hours means you can go there whenever you want. Those pancakes are the only things that can bring you out of the funk of

being single. Is this place a good spot for a first date for brunch? Probably not. Is it great to hit up after a night of unsuccessful interactions with the opposite sex for massive heaps of brunch food? Most definitely. Bring some equally single friends and have a good time, but don’t expect any passionate romance to come out of it. On a scale of “this date reminds of my dog’s death” to “this date reminds of winning the lottery” it’s “this date reminds of Keeping Up With the Kardashians – flawed but enjoyable.”

Classic, chummy, and crazy cute: The Friendly Toast at 1 Kendall Square has a quirky atmosphere that is perfect for the twenty-something hip-HBO-Girlsy crowd looking for a syrupy special mid-morning meal. Located at One Kendall Square in Cambridge, it’s a nice walk from the red line to get your appetite and conversation going.

The retro décor of the restaurant is reason enough to stop in on a Sunday morning. A statue of a cheeseburger man sits next to a traditional diner booth, while a lifelike Barbie watches over patrons. The thick-breaded and buttery French toast is to die for, as is the oversized spinach omelet. The portions are large, meaning that you could definitely split something between two people. They have a $35 minimum for cards, so plan to bring cash if the date is going Dutch. This is the perfect spot for a new couple looking for a new place, perhaps for the third date. Think Juno goes to Luke’s Diner.

Being monogamous can grow monotonous after a while. That’s why you have to try new things to keep it interesting, and why not at Empire Garden with dim sum?

This unorthodox brunch literally means “touch the heart,” which is exactly what bringing a date here will do. Situated at 690 Washington Street, right across from Dumpling Café in Chinatown and a block away from campus, this place is an old school theater renovated into a restaurant.

It’s huge: think Cutler Majestic sized. That being said, it’s

“there is no better way to a person’s heart than through his or her stomach, especially on a Sunday morning”

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very loud and bustling with people. But that’s what makes this the perfect date spot: large parties are more intimate.

The key to dim sum is being decisive on what you want.

The women who cruise by your table with carts filled with mouthwatering Asian cuisine from table to table need to stay on track, so impress your date by trying something you’ve never had. Definitely start out with har gow if you’re nervous to jump in; it’s four steamed shrimp dumplings.

Their pork dumplings are a sure palate pleaser, however there are also tasty vegetarian options. The don tat/egg tart is the perfect dessert to conclude a couple’s meal. This meal is all about sharing food and sampling something different. Don’t be afraid to be adventurous, at the table and in your relationship. Who knows? You might have dim sum and then get some…

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Like a Virgin

text by danny lemar

Candlelight, romance, the perfectly dim lighting… Unless you’re an unnaturally genetically blessed actor on a teen soap opera, this probably isn’t how you spent your first time. The candle falls over and sets fire to your double in Piano Row, there’s no romance because you’re in Allston, or someone walks in right when you’re about to… Needless to say, there are a number of things that can and do go wrong. But it seems like everyone is in such a rush to find an ATM to swipe his or her V-Card, as if there will be some kind of fee for having it in the first place and not using it right away. This provides for fabulous first time stories. Here are some of the most embarrassing Emersonian stories to remind you that you weren’t the only one.

Quotes:

“My first time was with a guy I met, like, second week freshman year. He was incredibly hot, the kind of guy you imagine going all the way with. After hooking up a few times, I made it clear that I was ready to go further. It was the worst, most awkward four minutes (actually, probably less than four minutes) of my life.

He couldn’t seem to figure out the best position for him to be in and kept squirming around. I almost fell off the bed. Since then, I’ve had better experiences with other guys, but what I learned from that was just because a guy is great on the outside doesn’t mean he’s good in bed.”

–Only Got Four Minutes to Save the World* “I remember that I was wearing my favorite top when I did it for the first time. [The other guy] seemed to be in a hurry to get down to it, and ripped the top right down the middle. I was kind of pissed after that and didn’t put much effort into my part. Now I take my own clothes off, fold them, and tuck them away so a guy can’t touch them.”

– Fashion Victim*

*Names have been changed

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“I wouldn’t exactly count it as my first time, because it got interrupted right in the middle. I came back to my room in LB with a guy I had class with after a party. We were making out and I took out a condom to get the ball rolling. I guess I was drunk or my mind was focused on having sex for the first time, because I didn’t notice my roommate waking up in her bed just a few feet away. The guy saw her and he got the hell out of there. It’s something my roommate and I laugh about now, but I’m still annoyed that she had to wake up at that moment.”

– Sleeping Beauty* “My girlfriend and I went camping a few summers ago and we had a plan to have sex the first night in our tent. I’m a big guy, but I have a serious fear of bugs. At night, I could hear and feel them all inside the tent. My girlfriend was fearless, but I kept freaking out. We had to keep putting off our plan until the end of the trip.”

– Un-Nature-al* “I can’t remember why I thought losing my virginity while watching The Lizzie McGuire Movie would be a good idea. I haven’t seen it since.”

– Miranda*

the romantic’s dictionary

text by michael mahin

The language of romance is a complex, varied, sloppy, and strange breed. Words have seemingly endless meanings and phrases can take on unintended (and sometimes incredibly harmful) connotations. It can be helpful, then, in a society plagued by Facebook, text messaging, and emoticons, to have a working knowledge of the Romantic’s Dictionary. These are all the words, phrases, mantras, and declarations you’ve heard on the tips of young lovers’ tongues. Many you may know, others you’ve heard in passing, while others seem to continually mean something other than what you thought or expected. Start brushing up; romance is built on communication, so the more you know, the better off you are.

Hooking up (v.) – a term oh-so-common to the college

Friends with benefits (n. pl.) - As Urban Dictionary

The bases (n.) - Probably the unluckiest baseball analogy ever, “the bases,” as they’ve been deemed by horny prepubescent boys, concern the progressing stages of sexual intimacy. First base means kissing (French is allowed but not required); second base involves groping (still clothed, mind you); and third base is when the clothes finally start to come off (oral and fingering are common). But the deal is only sealed with fourth base (also known as a “home run”) - which involves, in laymen’s terms, an all-night train to boink-town. All aboard.

No strings attached (phr.) - Besides being a cinematic waste of an hour-and-a-half of my life (and of Natalie Portman’s talent), this phrase concerns a relationship “free of conditions, restrictions, costs, or any other obstacles,” as defined by Urban Dictionary. Unlike friends with benefits, people in a NSA-relationship might connect emotionally but have simply chosen to stay un-attached (and thus non-monogamous).

Monogamy (n.) - as defined by Meriam-Webster’s

PDA (abbr.) - a common abbreviation for what is also known as the Public Display of Affection, PDA refers to kissing, fondling, or being otherwise sickeningly cute or just plain sickening in public. This kind of romantic gesture rightfully deserves hateful stares from others on the T or at the park (especially from lonely old people and young unattached college students).

set, hooking up, as defined by the Free Online Dictionary, means “to become romantically or sexually involved with someone,” which is a nice way of thinking about drunken post-party dorm-room groping. Or, as Urban Dictionary so insightfully chose to identify the term, “an incredibly ambiguous phrase that drives me absolutely insane when people use it.” Whether hooking up means making out or much more has largely been contested. The truth is, it can be either as long as it involves immediate physical contact, clothed or otherwise.

dictionary, “the state or practice of having only one sexual partner during a period of time.” Monogamy is all about commitment (philanderers and sexual opportunists need not apply). Monogamy is, for many college students, not a romance favorite. But all that stuff about love, marriage, and the baby carriage is built on the foundation of monogamy.

states: “Two friends who have a sexual relationship without being emotionally involved.” In other words, the concept behind every romantic comedy or modern sitcom to come out in the past 10 years. Friends with benefits are two sexual companions who choose to opt out of a committed, monogamous relationship. Doesn’t usually seem to work out, unless the friends in question are as beautiful and charming as Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis (let’s be honest, you’re probably not).

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Danger Zone

text by brielle sullivan photo by rory mccann models: amelia elizalde & evan vihlen

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In season one, episode seven of Friends, Joey tells Ross that he has been “friend zoned” by Rachel. Ross replies, “I am not in the friend zone” and Joey states, “You’re the mayor of the friend zone!” In 1994 the term “friend zone” became popular with the help of this American sitcom and while watching the relationship of Rachel and Ross play out, viewers can see first hand the complications and drama of this phrase. Over time this idea of being stuck in the friend zone has taken on a more negative light because some feel it is simply an excuse or cop-out. But first, let’s clarify the definition of the friend zone: a relationship between two people where one person wants to be sexual or romantic and the other does not.

On some level, the creation of the friend zone seems to have been formed from the lack of an answer to the big question of whether or not men and women – or two people – can be friends. No matter what, sex always gets in the way. At the same time, others have said they have great friendships with people of the opposite sex. Alicia Vinci, a sophomore, said, “I do have male friends who are straight but they are either already in a relationship or they have tried asking me out and I shut it down. I guess I ‘friend zoned’ them.” Alicia took a moment and then added, “It is actually really weird to think about but I don’t have one male friend whose intention when meeting me was to just be friends.” There is no obligation to be more than friends even if you are being super kind.

While discussing the friend zone with two other Emerson College girls, they both agreed it’s hard to be friends with guys. One girl said, “Girls want to be friends with guys but guys don’t want to be friends with girls. The friend zone exists for girls to use but I don’t think it goes the other way. In terms of whether or not men and women can be friends, I truly believe it is possible-- not in all circumstances but in some.” The other girl agreed in response by saying, “I have had a few experiences that make me feel as though it is challenging to just be friends with guys. I became friends with this guy a while back and then he hit on me and I rejected him hoping to just be friends. He made me way too uncomfortable to be friends. A little bit later he got a girlfriend and we were able to be friends. Then after they broke up, he was all weird again and asked me out again! Honestly, I was friend zoning him and he never took the hint.”

It seems that the friend zone may just be a result from the inability of men and women to be friends. Some friendships can only be determined after something more is attempted and either rejected or dismissed. Charlie Greenwald, a sophomore, gave us the male perspective: “I feel that whenever I am friend zoned it’s because girls aren’t attracted to me because at the end of the day sexual relations is pretty much the defining differentiation between friends and partners. Sometimes I get friend zoned because girls are set on one guy. Guys have to hit on girls and it’s seldom the other way around so that might be why straight guys feel friend zoned a lot-- because guys get rejected more as part of the game.” This is a good point: guys are usually the ones making the first move.

While it seems that people throw this term around without any thought or

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care, there are people who are hurt by the phrase. One student told us, “A guy told all of his friends that I was ‘friend zoning’ him after I asked if we could just be friends. I didn’t even know that was a thing, but now it’s like every guy I meet already thinks of me as that girl who’s going to shut him down. It’s stupid and it really hurts.” Another student, a gay male, said, “It’s like I can’t be friends with other gay guys. Every one I’ve met has thought I was flirting with him, and like, grow up and stop thinking that everybody wants you like that. I just want some friends like me.” The idea has been titled and given a negative connotation, but essentially there is truth in what occurs between two people. While it exists, it’s important to remember that it’s hurtful to someone’s

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feelings. No one should use being friendly as a reason to think they deserve sex or a relationship.

Look at Rachel and Ross-- Ross had been friend zoned for quite some time before they became a couple.

Even through their ups and downs, the friendship they built helped them grow into a couple-- a couple that actually ended up together! They went through endless cycles of being together and being just friends, both of which worked out eventually. Our advice: don’t be an asshole. If you want something more and don’t get it, don’t use the friend zone as an excuse. Keep other people’s feelings in mind the next time you use that term. As Rachel and Ross showed us, sometimes it is okay to just be friends.

THE RULES OF ATTRACTION

text by claudia mak

Since (hopefully) most college students are not trying to produce offspring with all their copious amounts of intercourse, we often forget the true goal of sex: to further our species and spread our genes! Think about a universally attractive person; take Ryan Gosling for example. He probably has an awesome taste in music, is well travelled, and is extremely intelligent. But could the key to his attractiveness actually be his… graceful gait? Healthy scent? Symmetrical face? Underneath all the romance is raw science. If you want to be a strongest alpha male or female at a social gathering, try some of these ‘evolutionarily fit tips’ to get laid.

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Maintain an open body Walk with confidence A huge factor in mate choice is posture something called bilateral symmetry.

According to a speed-dating contest on England’s Channel 4 miniseries Science of Attraction, physical accessibility while communicating can play a huge role in mate selection.

Three male actors played different roles: one played arrogant and aggressive, another played interested and suave, and the last was just his friendly ol’ self. Two of the three females who participated in the speed dating chose the interested and suave guy as their first choice. Throughout the date he stayed laid back on one elbow, with his legs open, and made intense eye contact.

This physically symmetry shows that you are healthy. It all goes back to peacocks and peahens.

Peahens are attracted to a peacock with symmetrically patterned plumage. According to livescience. com, “Experiments have found that women are more attracted to men who have features that are more symmetrical than other men. One study even found that women have more orgasms during sex with men who were more symmetrical.” If you want to appear more symmetrical walk upright with confidence, and maintain a long stride!

3 Enhance your scent

There’s something so comforting about being able to rub your nose into your mate’s clothing and take in their scent (that is, if they smell nice). But that wonderfully musty smell of your mate shows a lot more about them then you’d think. Scent connects with major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes, a type of immune system gene that protects you by identifying pathogens, and even contributing to compatibility with organ transplants. Experiments show that we often choose mates with a different MHC than our own, according to their scent. To increase this effect, spray on some of your favorite cologne or perfume; it’ll help spread those healthy pheromones throughout a room.

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the date escape

text by ashley juranich photo by rory mccann model: olivia harvey

The how-to guide on how to get outta’ there.

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We all want our romantic interactions to go smoothly, but sometimes they just go horribly wrong. Whether it’s trying to talk your way out of a crappy date or sneaking out of your one night stand’s apartment, the list is endless.

Here’s your GTFO guide.

It’s never a good morning when you wake up next to someone you cannot remember meeting. It’s even worse realizing you are not only naked in bed, but you’re not in your apartment either. The next thing you immediately think, besides noticing how hot the guy is, is “How the fuck do I get out of here?!” That’s right! Escaping from a guy or girl’s house might sound extremely easy, but it’s actually pretty nerve-racking.

Thousands of thoughts flood your mind as you try to pull a Houdini disappearance.

Where are my clothes? Do they have roommates? Do they have an attack dog? Unfortunately, Josh, a senior at Emerson, found himself trapped in the sheets of a girl’s bed.

“I woke up, saw that I was in somebody’s room and had to figure out how to get off her bed. It was complicated since I was on the side next to the wall,” Josh says. “I was moving so quietly and slowly, it was like trying to get out without waking a sleeping giant.”

Some people are lucky with getting out with no problems, but Carolyn, a junior at Emerson, had a little more trouble escaping.

“Once I woke up I knew there was going to be an issue.

I kind of panicked for a few minutes before I made any moves,” Carolyn says.

Whatever you do, do not panic! If you start to panic, remain calm and text a friend for some confidence! Cooler heads prevail! “Once I collected myself I started to move off the bed, but accidentally hit him. He started making these weird-grunting noises and I just sprinted out of there. I got out of his room and ran into his roommates in the kitchen.

I started to panic even more since I had never met them.

His roommates were shocked to see me and all I could say is ‘Hi I’m Carolyn…See you guys later,’ and walked out the door.’”

If you’re stuck in this situation just play it cool and calmly leave. There are a lot of people that are in the same situations. It’s only awkward if you make it awkward.

Besides escaping from a bedroom, there are a lot of other sticky situations that can be hard to get out of. One of the best examples of helping a friend out is Carrie from Sex and the City when she gets an SOS message from Charlotte when she’s on a horrible date. Carrie calls her up so Charlotte can pretend something bad happened to her friend to leave the date. This is the classic way to get out of any awkward romantic moment. Set up a code word with your friends and if the date is going extremely bad you

have a date escape plan to get you out of it.

If having a friend call you is too much to ask for, then there is an app on iTunes that will save the day.

This app is called Fake-A-Call. The app consists of prerecorded voices, girls and boys that will call your phone.

Each voice has a different excuse like “I need bail money” or “I’m in the hospital.” It’s extremely easy to use and you can put your friend’s names to the number when it calls you so it looks like your friend is calling and not a random number. Danielle, a junior at Emerson, uses the app occasionally when awkward moments occur.

Danielle says, “This is the best app ever! I got into the elevator about to go to class when this guy I used to hook up with got on the same elevator as me. It was awkward and I didn’t know what to do beside try to look away, but then I remembered I had the app so I used it... It’s probably one of the best inventions ever!”

The app is even good when you’re out at night at a party, a club, or a bar. It might be hard to do it without them noticing but it would work. Other than using the app or any excuses, Sarah, a junior at Emerson, explains how to be straightforward about the situation.

“I was at a bar one night with some friends and this guy approached me. We hung out the whole night at the bar and of course one thing led to another and we started

making out. By time the night was done I was over him, but he kept trying to come over to my apartment and sleep over and I did not want that. So I straight up told him no a ton of times and that I had class the next day, and he eventually stopped asking,” Sarah says.

Being upfront and honest is one way of getting away from a clingy guy, but there are always other stories that can be formed. My thing is pretending I broke something in my body. One time I was at a club with friends and I slipped and wiped out on the floor. Once I got up I thought my arm was broken and was convinced for the rest of the night that I had to go to the hospital, but before doing anything I thought I could have a broken arm and still dance. I met a guy and spent the rest of the night hanging with him and having a good time, but something clicked in my head and I wanted to get away. He kept grabbing me and when he grabbed my arm, I started yelling in pain. No, I was in no pain what so ever, but it was a good idea! He looked at me weirdly and I told him I had to go because my arm was broken and my friends were taking me to the hospital. After that I carefully ran away.

Everyone goes through these situations, but do not alarmed because in the moment you might think it’s the worst thing in the world, but one day it will be a good story to tell and useful to someone else.

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shell chic’d

text by dinesh mohani photo by enzo razon

Your Mag sits down with Emerson alum, Emily Shell Geaman, founder of her New England based lifestyle blog, shell chic’d.

After graduating from Emerson College with a degree in writing, literature, and publishing in 2010, Emily Shell Geaman landed a job in cookbook publishing, overseeing their social media efforts. However, she grew disappointed that she was no longer writing about fashion, something that was always important to her. Having never blogged before, she took it upon herself to learn HTML and Wordpress to start her own style blog, shell chic’d– formerly known as So Anthro–which has now been featured in The Boston Globe and Boston.com.

“I didn’t go into it with a plan,” she said, “It was all just for practice.” It started as a blank slate for her to write about what she wanted and was inspired by. From her first post, “Scarves for Spring” in April 2011, she now partners with big brands and has an editorial calendar: She had no idea that this would happen. She admits, however, that is not ready to quit her day job.

Emily is still trying to figure out how she got an audience. “People recognize me down the street,” she jokes.

Two years ago, a fellow blogger from Rhode Island organized a Boston Blogger Weekend, and Emily recalls that it was the first time that she met people who blogged seriously. She connected with them, found new blogs through their blogrolls, supported their work, and recognized that she could begin to get readers outside of her friend group.

Today, this group has grown into a huge community of Boston bloggers who are always supporting each other’s work. “It’s so much fun being a blogger in Boston,” she says, “I have made some real friends through doing this.

We go out to dinner, drinks, and attend events.” Although it is very casual, she loves having a group to bounce ideas

off. She remembers surveying at least half the bloggers in the city before switching from her original domain, So Anthro to shell chic’d. “It’s such a great community,” she says, “They are the best group of people.”

Beacon and Brewster, a clothing company that donates twenty-five percent of their sale to a charity that corresponds to the color of your purchase, and New England Outerwear Co. are two brands that Emily has recently partnered up with. Both are local New England businesses that boast their “Made in America” stature. Supporting local businesses and startups is something that is very important to Emily. Although she receives a variety of pitches and samples, she turns many of them down to remain authentic. She says, “I only review a product if I know that I would pay for it myself if it were not coming to me for free.” She aims to keep her style and content accessible, and relevant to her readers.

Lately she has been working on a currently unnamed series that fuses New England travel and fashion. Together with her boyfriend, she has been traveling around the area, visiting lighthouses–a personal favorite–and matching her outfits to their destinations. Throughout her posts, she loves it when people engage, share their stories or link back to her. Comments like, “Emily totally inspired us to take a day trip here!” are what make her love her work.

“You don’t really think of fashion as saving the world,” she says, “but when I can help people find cool things to do, or help them dress on a budget, that’s what feels good.”

Having a plan and spending enough time to produce high quality content is also important she says, “but I always allow myself to be inspired everyday.”

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http://shellchicd.com/ @emilygeaman

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Black

photographs: model: styling:

makeup:

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REISS Eleana printed top with frill collar, and Rosie printed shorts; Reiss, Boston.

Gold and black bangle; Bobbles & Lace, Boston. Black shoes; stylists own.

hair:

White

stephanie fishbein carina allen caroline henry dinesh mohani annie loppert marissa robinson jez insalco annie loppert

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REISS Roe snake printed dress, Delaney textured fitted coat, and Dionne twotone ankle boots; Reiss, Boston. Gold bracelets; Bobbles & Lace, Boston.

Rings; stylists own.

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REISS Anais floral print frill skirt, printed floral top, and Liza embossed croc shoulder bag; Reiss, Boston. Rose gold cuff; Bobbles & Lace, Boston. Rings and oxford shoes; stylists own.

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REISS Carter stripe jersey dress; Reiss, Boston. Geometric necklace; Bobbles & Lace, Boston. Rings and black shoes; stylists own.

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local treasure: oona’s text by andrea palagi photo by matthew park

With its door set back from the main street, sitting in a vibrantly painted nook on the part of Massachusetts Ave. in Cambridge that comes after Harvard, Panera and J.P. Licks, Oona’s is the perfect hiding place for unique vintage clothing and accessories.

The inside of the store has an “ah, home at last” feeling to it--resembling the kind of walk in closet that everyone’s mother and grandmother dreamt about when they were little girls. The walls of Oona’s are lined with small racks that showcase plaid skirts, chiffon blouses, dresses with far out prints, and glittery sequin-y pieces that need to be seen in order to be understood. These racks are clustered around cozy rugs, antique tables used to display trays of vintage jewelry and shelves and shelves of cowboy inspired boots and quality leather bags. You won’t find anything at Oona’s that won’t end up lasting you longer than most of your previous relationships. And after meandering around the store for a bit, it is easy to see that each item has a special home in Oona’s as if it were bought to fill a space made especially for it!

So many things in such a small store—where does it all come from?

Owner Eleanor Mueller (the woman to know in the world of used, vintage and consignment clothing) explains that the items in her store can really come from almost anywhere. “Estate sales, yard sales, warehouses, auctions” she says, are all plentiful sources for vintage items, if you know where to look. Mueller also goes on to explain that the way she finds the majority of the pieces currently for sale at Oona’s is through relationships that she builds with others in the business. She helps them and they help her—those in the vintage clothing world have each other’s impeccably well-dressed backs.

In addition to hunting the estate sales of Boston for

unique pieces, Oona’s also accepts consignment pieces as a way to bring unique items into the store. Mueller and each of her staff members are trained on how to examine, select and price only the best pieces to buy from customers. Unlike many consignment stores, no appointment is necessary to sell at Oona’s, but Mueller makes a point to say that when they do buy consignment, the item really has to speak loudly and stand out in order for it to be placed in the store. In other words, this isn’t a place to go if you’re itching to sell off rejects from last fall’s wardrobe, Oona’s only wants to showcase excellent quality conversation pieces that customers can brag about for years.

Despite the fact that so many of the items in Oona’s are authentic vintage or high end designer and in extremely good shape, the prices are completely reasonable for what the customers ends up taking away! Prada tops for $35, say no more.

As the owner of and buyer for Oona’s, Mueller and her personal fashion tastes play a huge role in what is carried in the store. To get a better sense of her style, we asked what her all time favorite piece from Oona’s is. Without even having to think about it, Mueller launches into a detailed description of a jacket fashioned that was from an old blanket that she actually had to take out of the store for herself because “nobody understood it.” In fact, Mueller says that the majority of her closet is made up of a lot of things that are simply “too weird for people to figure out.”

Beyond Mueller’s unique choice in product, what really sets Oona’s apart from the average vintage clothing store are the quirky customer oriented events that they hold throughout the year. For example, this past month, Oona’s set up an impromptu yard sale outside of the store where customers were able to rummage through piles of

“You won’t find anything at Oona’s that won’t end up lasting you longer than most of your previous relationships.”

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clothing and accessories that were priced at only $2.00.

There is something particularly charming about shopping a yard sale that is usually missing from the busy city scene, but Oona’s tunes right into that relaxed suburban vibe and makes customers feel right at home. In addition to events like this, Oona’s will be setting up a table of vintage goods at the 2013 Boston Oktoberfest, another great opportunity for shoppers to browse their goods in a unique setting!

Also, at the start of each new season, Oona’s holds in store parties to premiere their new seasonal items—the next

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one, Mueller says, will be sometime in November for the start of winter!

Tip: Follow Oona’s on Facebook and Twitter (@ oonasboston) to stay up to date on their spontaneous sales and special events!

So sure you can choose to get your vintage fix from places like Goodwill and Salvation Army and while you may find some interesting used items there you can only get the authentic, artsy, kind of like home atmosphere and down to earth customer service from a place like Oona’s!

Oona’s | 1210 Massachusetts Ave | Cambridge, MA 02138 | (617) 491-2654

the who’s wu of hugo boss

text by kelsey drain

Fashion designer, Jason Wu, takes on the role of Creative Director at Hugo Boss.

During the first and second inaugurations of President Obama, the first lady “wooed” America in vibrant, elegant Jason Wu dresses. Michelle Obama also sported Wu dresses on Barbara Walters Special and the cover of Vogue. With this type of endorsement, Wu, the 30-year-old Taiwanese-Canadian, quickly became a star designer.

Jason Wu has just begun his seventh year running his own brand after producing four collections annually.

Wu also recently signed a beauty collaboration with Lancôme. But the most interesting recent career move made by Wu this summer when he accepted the title of creative director for Hugo Boss.

As a living icon of the American dream, Jason Wu has signed up for numerous years with Hugo Boss. He learned to sew in China by designing for dolls and has previous experience as creative director for Integrity Toys.

Hugo Boss is a German company that was founded in a small town in 1924. It is rumored that the company began by selling uniforms to Nazi soldiers, for which the company has made public apologies. Russell Brand recently brought up this dark past when he was accepting a GQ award at an event hosted by Hugo Boss. Today, the company is a worldwide fashion empire.

In an interview with the New York Times, Jason Wu, on the subject of his new position, said, “I have never worked for another person. It’s a big commitment. I had previous interviews with other European companies, but perhaps they were not the right fit. Now I am working with a company with a very storied past. The idea is that I am not replacing someone.”

In the words of Your Magazine Style Editor, Valeria Navarro, “We know that whatever Jason Wu touches makes money.” Hugo Boss made a smart business decision. At the end of the day, the art of fashion is about generating money and there is no doubt that Wu will do this for Boss.

Hugo Boss is a classic company who is taking on an extremely modern, relevant designer as part of their design team. Fashionistas should keep on an eye on new products being produced by Boss; the change should be phenomenal.

From dressing dolls to beautiful women, Jason Wu has certainly made a dramatic decision. Hugo Boss’ brand has recently been going downhill. On top of a controversial past, Wu should prove an interesting addition to the significant company.

“We know whatever Jason Wu touches makes money.”

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WHAT WE COVET Rag & Bone’s Dunaway Hat in Eggplant

Fall is the time where the weather is most erratic, sunny one day, rain and win another. This Rag & Bone Dunaway Hat in Eggplant is the perfect hat to keep your head warm, and your hair intact and looking chic in the process. Eggplant is the perfect alternative to black, just a slight kick of color to spice up your fall outfit. Pair this hat with a dress, a pair of jeans, anything will go with this versatile hat

tUBAO NGUYEN Head Stylist

Madewell’s The Transport Tote

We all have too much stuff to carry around. textbooks, mac books, iPads, and iEverything else. Seriously, they should come out with “The Things They Carried 2: Emerson Edition.” So nothing says more about your style than what you use to lug it all around. Madewell’s monogrammed Italian leather Transport Tote is strong and only gets more luxurious with age. Give all your stuff a happy home.

Emily Tannenbaum Editor-in-Chief

ASOS’s Short Rib Knit Beanie in Burgundy

Everyone loves a good beanie; it keeps you warm as the weather gets colder, but it has a lot more value than its simple functionality. A beanie accessorized with a fall jacket can completely add edgy vibe to any outfit. Wear it with messy, tousled curls and you’ll look even more fabulous. Who said beauty has to be painful?

CLAUDIA MAK Assistant Editor-in-Chief

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Luncbox Portable Speakers

Lunchbox speakers are the perfect juxtaposition between retro and progressive. This accessory is great for everyone and can be customized to any lunchbox (check out individual dealers on etsy.) Lunchbox speakers combine two great things: lunch and music.

They are rechargeable and portable. This tech accessory is great for the fall to share new albums with friends and fellow lunch-eaters in the park.

kelsey drain Style Writer

Zara’s Synthetic Patent Leather Student Jacket

Synthetic patent has arrived and it’s taking over the fallwinter season. This shiny leather adds a chic glow to any outfit, and is definitely the sexiest fabric you’ll see around. Although there was a time when patent leather was considered a fashion faux pas, designers have come to reinvent the fabric this season creating beautiful ensembles that borderline between rocker-glam, and sporty chic.

For those who want to spice up their wardrobes, Zara’s synthetic patent leather studio jacket is the perfect fall jacket to keep you warm, and make you standout among even during those gloomy winter days.

valeria navaro Style Editor

L.L. Bean’s Silk Repp Hunting Necktie

For some reason, fall always puts me in the mood for kitschy ties. (Or, at least, it gives me an excuse to wear the kitschy ties that I’m secretly in the mood for all year). As a die-hard L.L. Bean fan, it pains me to say this, but Land’s End is killing it with their tie selection.

Sure, they don’t quite compare to the kitschy crown jewel of my collection– a tie completely covered with tiny Bean boots– but ones like the Silk Repp Hunting Necktie would still make a fine addition to anyone’s fall neckwear lineup.

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diy:KEep it cozy fall scarf

text by EMy LACROIX photos by paola camargo

Fall has the most wonderful and comfortable fashion! This time of year we can finally dig out our boots, jackets, and hats. But what’s our favorite sweaterweather accessory? Circle scarves! Nothing keeps your neck warm against that icy Boston wind like a big, wooly scarf. However, it’s still a little early for wool, and we’re a little old for those striped fifth-grade Hogwarts scarves, so we’re opting for a trendier, lighter version for autumn.

Circle scarves are one of the hottest accessories available. There is some version of this scarf on shelves year round, from thick, knitted ones for winter to light, lacy options for summer. Every major store sells them, including Saks Fifth Avenue whose version is over $200. Search for “circle scarf ” on Etsy.com, and you’ll find almost 27,000 items listed. If that many people are making and selling their own, why can’t you make one too?

This month’s DIY project is totally customizable to suit anyone’s taste. Ours will be made with a light cotton and fringe trim that can be worn on all occasions, from Friday nights to Saturday mornings. But that’s not your only option! You can make this look even sweeter by choosing a floral fabric with a lacy trim. Guys can use a heavier wool fabric with a solid trim or even no trim at all. Need a scarf to match every look? Go for a solid black, white, grey, or beige. Our favorite part of this project? It will cost you less than five dollars to complete.

So here it is, our two-step guide to your new favorite circle scarf.

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CIRCLE SCARF: WHAT YOU NEED

One three-quarters yard by one-half yard rectangle of any color of fabric One yard of your chosen trim A sewing machine, a needle and thread, or fabric glue

STEPS:

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Cut the length of trim in half, leaving one yard for each side of your rectangle of fabric. Glue or sew along the top and bottom of the fabric.

If you want a bordered look, sew directly on edge. If you just want fringe to appear from under the fabric, fold fabric over before sewing the trim on. Make sure you only sew on the long sides and leave a little space on either end. Allow the glue to dry if you opted out of sewing.

2 Sew or glue the right the rectangle together continuous trim along Allow the glue to dry right side out.

sides of the ends of to form a circle with the top and bottom. and flip the garment

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To wear, put the scarf over your head and fold the top over slightly so that both sides of trim face down, away from your face. You now have a fabulous scarf so easy to create that you can make one to match every outfit!

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Gratis grub

text by victoria hulbert

Living in Boston means you’re never short of a good place to eat, but venturing outside the dining hall or your kitchen can get expensive. Here at Your Mag, we spent a day scouring the city in search of the one thing we all love: free food.

Breakfast: Trader Joe’s usually offers free coffee samples near the back of the store.

Get your early morning fix at their Back Bay location.

Trader Joe’s 899 Boylston St Boston, MA 02115 More of a tea person? David’s Tea generally has one or two free samples of selected teas, including awesome flavors like Cocomint Crème or the Daydreamer Green Tea with bits of dried mango.

David’s Tea 298 Washington St Boston, MA 02108

Lunch: Falafel King, located pretty close to David’s Tea, hands out free falafel samples while you’re waiting in line.

We won’t tell anyone if you make a run for it before it’s your turn to order!

Falafel King 260 Washington St Boston, MA 02108 Both the South Station food court and the food court located in the Prudential Center often give out free samples including teriyaki chicken bites and mini smoothies.

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Boston, MA 02111 Prudential Center Food Court 800 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02199

Bake Shop, and more!

Faneuil Hall Marketplace 4 S Market Bldg Boston, MA 02109

Afternoon Snacks:

Sweet Treats:

Whole Foods and WilliamsSonoma have tasty samples during the weekend, including hot drink samples, coffee, or hot chocolate and different cheeses and breads.

Whole Foods Charles River Plaza 181 Cambridge St Boston, MA 02114

Kickass Cupcakes in Somerville hosts a cocktail hour on the last Monday of every month from 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. where customers can sample up to three mini cupcakes with cocktail inspired flavors.

Kickass Cupcakes 378 Highland Ave Somerville, MA 02144

Williams-Sonoma 100 Huntington Ave Boston, MA 02116

J.P. Licks, an ice cream and frozen yogurt shop with multiple locations throughout Boston, gives free samples of all of their flavors, like Oreo Cookie Dough and Apple Crisp.

J.P. Licks 1106 Boylston St Boston, MA 02215

Drinks (21+): Coolidge Corner Wine & Spirits offers free wine tastings every Thursday & Friday 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. and Saturday from 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Coolidge Corner Wine & Spirits 1300 Beacon St., Brookline, MA, 02446

Dinner: On the first Wednesday of every month, the food vendors in Faneuil Hall Marketplace offer free samples from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Choose from Boston Chowda, Carol Ann’s

Follow Georgetown Cupcakes on Twitter (@GTownCupcake). Every morning, they tweet a free cupcake flavor. Ask for it by name at the store and it’s free! (while supplies last) Recent flavors include Chocolate Salted Caramel, Vanilla Hazelnut, Coffee Cookies & Crème and many more.

Georgetown Cupcakes 83 Newbury St, Boston, MA 02116

The lady in black

text & photos by madeline bilis

Is Fort Warren haunted by the lady in black? Or something much more sinister?

A newly married lieutenant named Samuel Lanier was captured at the battle of Roanoke Island in 1862 and brought to Fort Warren as a prisoner. The lieutenant was able to contact his wife via a message sent through the Underground Railroad, in which he alerted her of his whereabouts. When Melanie Lanier received the message, she immediately set out to find her husband.

By staying with Confederate sympathizers along the way, she eventually completed the trip from North Carolina to Hull, Mass., one mile from the island’s shore. Mrs. Lanier devised a plan to dress in men’s clothing and cut her hair in order to avoid suspicion. She rowed from Hull to George’s Island with only a pistol and small pick axe.

After successfully locating the dungeons, she whistled a Southern song to signal to her husband. She found his cell upon receiving the signal back from him and was able to squeeze through the window. The couple reunited and began to make plans of an escape.

The Laniers and several other soldiers decided to dig a tunnel to break free from the dungeons. They worked on the tunnel for several weeks and were nearly free. The digging came close to one of the walls where a guard was stationed, however, and the guard was alerted by the sound of the pick. The commanding officer, Colonel Dimick,

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“Don’t be a baby!” the man said to his brother as they entered the dungeons of Fort Warren.

A second later, a rock went whizzing by their heads, nearly missing them both. Unsure of where the flying rock came from, the men decided not to stay long enough to find out.

Stories of strange goings-on have been circulated from the fort for many years. These instances are often attributed to “The Lady in Black”. She haunts Fort Warren, located on George’s Island in the Boston Harbor-- only several miles from the city streets Bostonians walk each day.

Children who visit Fort Warren have reported seeing a woman’s figure in the dark tunnels throughout George’s Island.

Jay Johnson, a snack stand employee at the fort, says that when he returns to open the stand in the morning, there are sometimes receipts in the cash register for orders that have been processed during the night.

“Things have been rung up at four in the morning,” says Johnson, “but the stand is locked up at night and only a few people have the key.”

The fort was actively used to defend the harbor from the 1860s through the end of World War II and also served as a prison for Confederates and disloyal citizens during the Civil War. It was during the Civil War when the Lady in Black came to be.

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was notified and the tunnel was quickly discovered.

Mrs. Lanier fired at the Colonel with her pistol out of desperation, but accidentally killed her husband when the gun exploded.

Melanie Lanier was sentenced to death for being a spy.

Her last request was to be hanged in women’s clothing.

Some black robes were found on the island and given to Mrs. Lanier to wear to her death. Mrs. Lanier, or the Lady in Black as she came to be known, has haunted the island since this incident.

The tale of the Lady in Black was widely circulated in the book The Islands of Boston Harbor by Edward Rowe Snow, an author and historian from Winthrop, Massachusetts. Although the excerpt about the legend of the Lady in Black is preceded with the sentence “ I herewith offer the legend without the slightest guarantee that any part of it is true”, many wonder if it is a coincidence that reported sightings arose after the book was published.

The park rangers on George’s Island, which is now a National Historic Landmark and National Recreation area, don’t think so. Both Ray Watkins and Val Wilcox have stayed overnight on the island.

“I’ve camped on George’s and I’ve never seen anything,” says Wilcox.

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who retold the story of the two men and the flying rock says she wasn’t sure if the Lady actually haunted the island, but was sure that something did.

A study done by the Worcester Paranormal Society has evidence to prove there is something supernatural at the fort.

The Worcester Paranormal Society made a trip to George’s Island in August of 2010. They did extensive research on the case and found that no one by the name of Melanie Lanier ever existed. However, Samuel Lanier and Colonel Dimick did exist. A search of the marriage index for Beaufort County, N.C. showed that Samuel Lanier was not married when he went to war. The Society believes that Edward Rowe Snow invented the tale because it was first mentioned in his books. It was reported, however, that there is reason to believe the fort is haunted.

Whoever or whatever haunts Fort Warren may not be the Lady in Black, or even a woman at all. Two members were conducting a recording in an underground storage bunker and sensed a presence. They asked the presence to reveal itself and a male whisper replied “Her eyes hurt me” in an electronic voice phenomenon. (You can listen to the recording here: http://www.dartparanormal.com/ content/casefiles/fortwarren/EVP.html) Whether the Lady in Black exists may always remain a mystery. Only a short ferry ride away lies between you and the island—and finding out for yourself.

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Joanne Chang: Not your Cookie Cutter Chef

text by sienna mintz photos by alex lau & kathy collins

Quick, what’s milk’s favorite cookie? You've got it: Oreos. There’s nothing better than the cocoa crunch of an Oreo cookie and the smooth so-sweet-it-makesyour-teeth-hurt cream filling. Nothing better, that is, until you’ve tasted Joanne Chang’s take on America’s favorite cookie. Larger than your average Oreo, her’s is the perfect combination of salty and sweet with an unbeatable chocolate flavor. The smooth butter cream inside is velvety and sticky, putting that expired Elmer’s Glue-like stuff from the original to shame. Where can you get one of these mouthwatering cookies, you ask? Flour.

Flour is Joanne Chang’s popular Boston bakery, located in Central Square, Back Bay, Fort Point, and the South End. Serving up fresh sandwiches, just-baked bread, and sweets galore, this eatery covers all the bases of a great café, and then some. After graduating from Harvard with a degree in Economics and Applied Mathematics, first generation TaiwaneseAmerican Chang entered the workforce at a highpowered consulting firm. Chang says, “I was happy and challenged. But I really love cookies. More than the average high-powered consultant, apparently.”

Chang kicked off her culinary career at Biba restaurant as a garde-manger and then moved on to Bentonwood Bakery in Newton where she was a pastry cook. Next, she became the Pastry Chef at Rialto, located in Cambridge. During a brief Boston hiatus, Chang moved to New York City where she honed her pastry crafting skills until 2000. In the new millennium, Chang found a new beginning with Flour.

Since the South End location opened in 2000, the café has expanded throughout the Boston area. Chang

has been at the forefront of everything, from the cafes’ design to PR. Aside from trying out one firm for a brief time, Chang says, “I’ve never had a PR person. We sell sandwiches and cookies. What are they going to say?”

While the field of public relations is all about press releases and pitches, Chang’s outlook on her café is much more grassroot. To her, the best part of owning a food establishment is “becoming a part of the fabric of people’s lives, day in and day out.” This outlook applies to every element of the café, not just the delicious food.

Chang says, “If Flour were merely about the recipes, it would have been a few years and done. It's about the staff, the encouragement from the neighborhoods that we thrive in, the relationship with the city.” This well-rounded approach is what has led to Chang’s culinary celebrity status.

Though she certainly has made her mark, Joanne Chang does not fit the usual celebrity chef persona. She often cooks and bakes at her restaurants right alongside her employees and happily greets customers to ask them about their experience. She participates in myriad events benefiting both her fans and her community.

In addition to hosting cooking classes and demos, she loves participating in events hosted by non-profits like Lovin’ Spoonfuls, Share our Strength, Pine Street Inn, and Project Place. She says, “If the event involves kids, or the needy, or any disenfranchised group, then it’s always worth sacrificing a night or two.”

So the question is, how does she do it all? And with a smile on her face at that! In her words, “That’s all Christopher.” Christopher Meyer is Chang’s husband and co-owner of her second culinary venture, Meyers +

“It’s about the staff, the encouragement from the neighborhoods we thrive in, the relationship with the city.”

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Chang. She says, “I talk my husband's ear off for hours and hours a day. He's the best listener on the planet.

He has a great deal of industry knowledge and I tap into it whenever I can.” Meyers and Chang first met at Rialto, where she was the Pastry Chef and he was one of the partners. Sounds like the perfect couple, huh?

Unfortunately, these two jobs operate on opposite schedules. “I was keeping baker's hours and that means rising early, absurdly early. We never saw each other,” Chang says.

Boston is lucky these two were able to find time for eachother. Meyers + Chang has been featured in Boston Magazine, Bon Appétit, The Food Network, and more for it’s innovative menu inspired by Taiwanese soul food and Southeast Asian street fare. As for the menu’s roots, the couple had a tradition of cooking dinner together on Sunday nights. Chang says, “After a few years of cooking the myriad dishes I grew up eating from my mom's kitchen, we just agreed, we should share it.”

Chang crafted the menu with her Executive Chef, Karen Akunowicz, who she describes as “an incredible collaborator and a passionate learner.” “I'm very much attracted to people that absorb as well as they effuse,” she says.

Chang truly is a valiant leader. She has mastered the ability to create, lead, and teach without the pretentiousness and ego generally attributed to these tasks. “I learn more each day than I could ever teach those around me,” Chang says.

That said, she does have some words of advice for the creatively driven, both in the kitchen and otherwise. “I'm going to sound like an immigrant grandmother here,” she says, “but work harder than the person on either elbow.

Be punctual. Work clean and smartly. Be humble. Finish your work and look to help others. Find balance! Such as--I eat the equivalent of 20 cookies a day. I better run

every day.” While working in the kitchen and managing her delicious businesses are Chang’s specialty, she is well aware of the trials and tribulations of pursuing a risky career. The trick, it seems, is finding what you love and making it your priority. Chang’s favorite part of working in the kitchen is “laughing with others of like passion and interests.”

While Chang is happiest when she’s in the kitchen, she is adamant that cookbooks are central to who she is. “If it weren’t for cookbooks, I’d be a business consultant now,” she says. Chang, who has published two cookbooks, attributes her love for cooking to the thousands of cookbooks she’s learned from. “I can't imagine life without cookbooks,” she says. “It's like imaging life without butterflies. Or music. Or love.”

Her first book, Flour: Spectacular Recipes From Boston’s Flour Baker + Café, features some of her most lauded recipes, like homemade pop tarts, Oreo cookies, and sticky buns. Her second, Flour, Too: Indispensable Recipes for the Cafe's Most Loved Sweets & Savories, includes 100 more recipes, both savory and sweet, accompanied – as with the first – by drool-worthy photographs of her creations.

While Chang admits that the cookbook market has lost some of its relevancy now that any recipe is available at the click of a button, she insists that the books themselves are a central component to her love for cooking and baking. “I hope people like them, cook from them, dog ear them, get chocolate on every page,” she says. Both of her books are, however, available on e-readers for the paper-opposed.

So how has Joanne Chang managed to open four bakeries, a top-of-the-line restaurant, and write two cookbooks? That’s a question we’ll have to answer on our own. True to her humble nature, Chang says, “I’ll let others decide if I’m successful or not.”

“I can’t imagine life without cookbooks.

It’s like imagining life without butterflies. Or music. Or love.”

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Flour | 12 Farnsworth St #1, Boston | Various Other Locations | 617-338-4333 Myers + Chang | 1145 Washington St, Boston | 617-542-5200

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Name: Chris Vo Design Style: Minimalist Piece de Resistance: Floral Printed Turntable from Urban Outfitters

digs we dig Digs We Dig is Your Mag’s newest monthly column dedicated to showcasing the best of Emerson students’ home décor and interior design, on and off campus. If you or someone you know has an amazing space, let us know!

Moving off campus is, of course, scary and overwhelming, but by sticking to a few home décor style basics, anyone on any budget can pull together a chic space. Chris Vo ’14, Marketing Communications major, pulls off his effortlessly minimalist space by drawing inspiration from the apartment’s most striking feature: its abundance of light and the view from the studio’s many windows. Located on the top floor of a beautiful brownstone on Newbury Street, Chris’s studio apartment overlooks one of Boston’s most charming skylines. “It has the green of the trees, blue of the sky, and red of the brick townhouses,” Chris says. “There’s even a skylight in the hallway.”

Multi-colored Christmas lights line the ceiling like piped icing on a cake and collect in mason jars along the side of his bed. These lights, Chris says, give the space “a cozy ambiance,” and “makes the space feel almost dreamlike.”

text by joelle white photo by kayla vanfleet

Most of the furniture in this studio and all of the bedding is a stark and neutral white, complimenting the primary colors that run through his selection of curated artwork. The contrast between the furniture and the space’s defining art piece, an original five by six page printed photo collage of Batman Kissing Robin, adds a chic feel to the apartment. The bright colors of the costumes and the off handed composition of the picture allows this space to maintain a dreamy quality that combats the sterility that is usually inherent to truly minimalist, white on white home décor. In regard to his unusual choices for the studio’s featured items, he says, “The floral-printed turntable and the larger-than-life Batmanmaking-out-with-Robin poster…I think these two items make for an interesting contrast, one being more old-school and romantic, and the other more edgy and contemporary.” When asked if he plans on bringing in more pieces to decorate his space, Chris humorously replies “Yes, even though I do like to keep it minimal.

I’m also thinking of buying a small plant or flower…”

Get the Look

• www.designsponge.com (Check out the “Living In” column that takes inspiration from films, and shows you how to style your space around them.)

• www.apartmenttherapy.com (They do really great tours of small spaces.)

• www.ikeahackers.net (Go here if you are DIY inclined.)

• www.decor8blog.com (This site will help you keep up with new trends in interior design.) october 2013

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Restroom Roundup

text by matthew mullen photos by paola camargo

The bathroom gets a bad rap. Though often ignored, a proper bathroom can serve as a sanctuary in your day, offering peace and respite. Here, we present six of the best bathrooms in Boston-- ones that go above and beyond the normal expectations and give new meaning to “taking care of business.”

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28 Degrees Club (1 Appleton St., South End):

This urbane lounge in the South End didn’t let the party atmosphere end on the dance floor— enter the bathroom and you’ll discover an underwater mini lounge. Yes, underwater. The glass ceiling is filled with colorful, shimmering water mere feet above your head. Dramatic mirrors in the center of the space above the unisex sinks amplify the psychedelic ripples. The shared sinks make for lots of conversation between the club-goers; don’t be surprised if you find yourself spending more time by the toilets than by the bar.

Mandarin Oriental Hotel (776 Boylston St., Back Bay):

Need a few moments to freshen up alone? Head into the lobby of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, turn left, then follow the hallway down to these posh bathrooms. Each stall features its own sink and mirror, mimicking the privacy of your own home That is, if your home happens to be inside a luxury hotel. The décor is refined but tranquil with wood paneled walls and dark granite countertops.

The best part of these bathrooms is the peace and quiet, but they get bonus points for the extra fluffy towels.

Church Restaurant (69 Kilmarnock St., Fenway):

Irony abounds in the bathroom at Church Restaurant, a lively eatery and music venue. How, you ask? For a place called Church, the bathroom is decorated with shockingly gothic decor, complete with neon lights, pentagram graffiti, and stickers advertising local bands. Reminiscent of an ‘80s punk club, with all the grit and spirit such a place entails, Church may make you forget where you are. While this bathroom is nothing like the relaxing environment that you dine in, it rocks in its own right.

The Beehive (541 Tremont St., South End):

It’s no surprise that the bathroom in The Beehive has as much character as the rest of the beloved South End restaurant and jazz venue. Exposed brick, vibrant pink stalls painted with a mural of flowers and vines, and a cluster of eclectic mirrors fill the tiny space. The décor choices seem a bit chaotic, but so do the hyper jazz compositions you can hear through the walls in the main room as you wash your hands.

The Institute of Contemporary Art (100 Northern Ave., Fort Point):

The bathrooms in the ICA are a work of art themselves— innovative, modern, and, most of all, beautiful, with strips of light from fixtures lining the sea blue walls. The expansive bathroom is a mellow space with minimalist charm and sharp finishes. True to the dramatic architecture featured in the entire waterfront museum, every detail is deliberate. From the geometric soap dispensers to the super-automated toilets, function and form are in harmony.

Haru (55 Huntington Ave., Back Bay)

The sleek aesthetic of Haru, a Japanese restaurant next to the Prudential Center, extends into the bathrooms.

The bathroom features a mix of classic oriental style and modern flair. Amidst walls of dizzying mirrors, spacious modern stalls, and basin sinks, the framework of the space is simple and modern. However, alongside the futuristic styling are elements of ancient Japan. Colorful murals on the walls, Ming-style vases, and pink orchids remind patrons of where they are dining. Eastern and Western aesthetics balance perfectly for a mid-meal getaway.

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Carrie: 1976 vs 2013

text by rivka herrera

Will the remake live up to the infamous name of Carrie?

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Stephen King’s novel, Carrie, adapted first in 1976, is now being brought to life again, and this time, hopefully, with a more horrifying element. The story revolves around the life of teenager Carrie White, controlled by her radically religious mother and haunted by her cruel classmates; however, Carrie does some haunting of her own using her telekinetic powers. The book, as well as the movie, explores the mind of a troubled teen who, at any moment, could seek her revenge.

The 1976 version was adapted into a screenplay by Lawrence D. Cohen and directed by critically acclaimed Brian de Palma. Mr. de Palma began his rise to director glory with his creation of Carrie, and perhaps we can expect the same praise for director Kimberly Peirce.

Brian de Palma was given the opportunity to direct the horror film as a type of experiment, trying out his split screen technique, for which he later became famous. The film proved to be his first massive success, demonstrated by the two Oscar nominations received by his two leading actresses’, Sissy Spacek (Carrie White) and Piper Laurie (Margaret White). De Palma went on to make the classic films Scarface (1983) and The Untouchables (1987), but he could not have begun this marvelous career without his Carrie “experiment.”

On Oct. 18, the theaters are sure to be packed with thrill-seeking horror fanatics and those in Halloween spirits; however, judging by the thought-provoking 1976 version of Carrie, the new film may disappoint many movie-goers.

Kimberly Peirce has already made her first critically acclaimed film, Boys Don’t Cry released in 1999, which sparked much controversy and made it one of the most talked about films of the year. We can only hope Peirce has taken the same thought provoking approach with Carrie, making it a lasting horror rather than a one-hit Halloween wonder.

The 1976 version of the film demonstrates how a young girl’s innocence and kindness can disappear very quickly at the hand of other’s cruel intentions. The

opening scene of the original version depicts the young girl’s vulnerability, a naked Carrie showering in the girl’s locker room when she receives her first period.

Spacek’s naïve character runs through the locker room in a panic, screaming for help because she believes she is bleeding to death; however, her cries are met by laughter and torment. Carrie’s naivety in this first scene certainly disappears by the end of the film when she is (spoiler alert!) drenched in pig’s blood and using her telekinesis to murder her laughing classmates and burn down her high school.

This key opening scene will certainly set the tone for the new film, forcing the ensuing audience to ask, “Does ‘the new Carrie,’ played by rising star Chloe Moretz, have what it takes?” Critics think so, placing high hopes that this film will bring Moretz to Oscarworthy levels. Peirce did turn Hilary Swank into an Oscar-winning actress, demonstrating the director’s potential to spin another evocative Oscar-worthy film. The controversial scenes depicted in the original Carrie certainly leave room for creative interpretation.

The new adaptation also seems to hold a closer connection to Stephen King’s book. King’s novel uses accounts and testimonies of the town’s people as mock documents investigating after the bizarre tragedy. The preview for the new film does a few voice overs of what seem like townsman testimonies, using past tense statements like, “We believe something supernatural happened here, that defies logic and explanation,” and “There’s something no one seems to understand, she wasn’t some monster, she was just a girl.” So the film may find favor in more Stephen King fans than the original, which only used the main story line and lacked the intriguing depth of King’s novel.

The new adapted version of Carrie is definitely worth seeing; with an all-star director, starring actress, popular novel and previously successful film behind it, it has gleaming potential. It may not be the most horrifying Halloween release but it may become a classic along side its predecessor.

Theatrical poster for Carrie (1976) starring Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie and directed by Brian de Palma.

photo from people.com

Theatrical poster for Carrie (2013) starring Chloe Grace Moretz and Julianne Moore.

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text by emily tannenbaum

Young Adult Novels that you need in your life.

In a school filled with writing, literature, & publishing majors, quidditch players, and run-of-the-mill geeks, we are bound together by a simple bond – the love for a great Young Adult book series. We at Your Mag wonder: at what age do we have to leave the worlds created by J.K. Rowling, Suzanne Collins, and J.R.R. Tolkien behind? Aren’t these the tales that taught us so much about courage and life, while at the same time introducing us to new and wondrous worlds? So in honor of the two blockbuster releases set for November, Ender’s Game and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, here are four YA novels YOU need to read before they make it to the big screen.

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The Shadow Children Series, Margaret Peterson Haddix

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The Fault in Our Stars, John Green

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The Artemis Fowl Series, Eoin Colfer

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The Maze Runner Series, James Dashner

Starting with Among The Hidden, readers are introduced to a dystopian future of an overpopulated, underfed world. This tyrannical regime, named the Population Police, brutally enforces a two child per family law. Any third child, or shadow child, found would be killed along with the family housing them. Luke, the third son of a farming family, lives blissfully in hiding until a new, wealthy, family of Barons moves in next door. His identity is threatened when he discovers a vibrant, outgoing third child resides with his new neighbors. Armed with a computer and education, Jane Talbot opens his eyes to the possibility of revolution. This seven-part series will have you questioning your lawmakers and engaging in civic duties long after you’ve flipped that last page. There has been no word on any sort of film adaptation.

The Maze Runner is very much like The Hunger Games, minus the love triangle. In this dystopian trilogy, Thomas is dropped off into “The Glade” with no memory of his previous life or how he wound up there. There, he finds a group of teenage boys who call themselves “The Gladers.”

After their arrivals, all in the same fashion as Thomas’, they built a community with jobs and purpose. The tremendous maze surrounding “The Glade” is infested with monstrous creatures, known as Grievers who roam the maze at night. Thomas uncovers the mysteries of the maze in this thrilling epic of puzzles, adventure, and friendship. You will uncover mysteries and take part in an adventure like you’ve never read before. 20th Century Fox is producing the film adaptation, set to release on Feb. 14, 2014. Wes Ball directs. october 2013

In a genre normally filled with heroes, a cold, criminal mastermind spearheads this eight-book fantasy series. In the first, Artemis Fowl, our anti-hero, Artemis Fowl II, is a teenage prodigy who earns his riches through crime and corruption. With his family fortune at stake, Artemis kidnaps the Lower Elements Police Captain Holly Short, a fairy elf. With the help of his loyal bodyguard, Butler, he ransoms her to the tune of one ton of 24-karat gold. Author Eoin Colfer’s wit and the sheer beauty of his new world will keep you enthralled throughout this tale echoing themes of greed, trust, and the difference between good and evil.

As of July 2013, it was announced that the first two books of the series will be produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Harvey Weinstein of The Weinstein Company, with the screenplay developed by Michael Goldenberg (Peter Pan, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix).

Published more recently than the first two on this list, July 2012, The Fault in Our Stars is not a fantasy. Comparable to cult favorite, Perks of Being a Wallflower, this story traces the love of two cancer patients. Hazel Grace Lancaster was diagnosed with thyroid cancer and metastasis at 13.

Thanks to an experimental drug, she survives and goes on to finish high school remarkably early and start her college career. Through a friend she meets Gus Waters, a former basketball star, who lost his leg to osteosarcoma and is in remission. Filled with a tragic sort of humor, this story manages unexpected relatability and brings about nostalgia for young love. 20th Century Fox will be adapting this film with Josh Boone signed on to direct.

Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort will star as Hazel and Gus. The film is set to be released in 2014.

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Best, new, unknown:

Lucius

text by michael mahin

Lucius has the best album you’ve never heard of.

“Cause everybody’s gotta get there somehow/And I band completed an energetic but unpretentious set, one won’t wait another day, another day.” Let’s hope so. focused solely on the music, which, in this day and age, These are the words spoken by up-and-coming musical was appealingly different, even retro. quintet Lucius, one of the best new bands you’ve probably In addition to their EP, the band has released two never heard of, on their track “Until We Get There.” And stray singles from their upcoming album, only to have the words couldn’t be more telling for such a promising fans and critics alike further chomping at the bit for the up-and-comer. Lucius is, hopefully, gonna make a big band’s forthcoming album release. The first, “Tempest,” splash when their first album Wildewoman is released in is an airy, nostalgia-tinged pop tune with a nearly October of this year. effortless composition.

Until then we have the The other, “Hey, Doreen,” promise and enchantment is a glorious soulof their 2012 EP which throwback that, true to consists of four distinctly the band’s style, remains lovely indie-pop diddies; characteristically mellow “Don’t Just Sit There,” “Turn while also energetic and It Around,” “Go Home,” pleasantly rhythmic. Both and “Genevieve.” Each has further deliver on the a laid-back, open-air feel band’s quietly surprising, (even when the composition and surprisingly assured, itself is quite particular EP and the emerging and charming, such as on style it suggested.

“Don’t Just Sit There”) that The band itself was makes for easy listening formed in Brooklyn, NY and pleasant return. Repeat in 2011 and is comprised listenings are suggested. The of five members; Jess music itself harkens back to Wolfe and Holly Laessig both the soul and folk music on vocals, Dan Moland of the 60s, but it’s influences on drums, and both Peter can even be seen in the likes Lalish and Andrew Burri photos from ilovelucius.com of Fleetwood Mac which also on guitar. While the band built emotive pop classics on the foundation of simple is only a mere two years into its musical career, Wolfe words and melodies. But Lucius’s sound is also rooted and Laessig have been writing music together since their in modern music modes, especially bands like Tegan college days shared at Berklee College of Music. Upon and Sara (which also employs harmonious female vocal graduating in 2007, Wolfe and Laessig decided to move delivery), which Lucius opened for in Boston on Friday, in together, in a large house in Brooklyn, along with July 26th at the Wang. a number of other friends and musicians. They began Watching the band open for the far more famous Tegan working on their album during this period, gradually and Sara, you realize how distinctive their sonic vision developing into the band later to be known as Lucius. truly is. Completely in-tune to their own aspirations, the Since then they’ve embarked on a U.S. summer tour october 2013

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of pop anthems, but here, on the record, it’s a killer line, wistful and deeply, almost violently sad. Elsewhere, such as on their track “Turn It Around,” the band aims for quiet ambiguity, claiming: “She can’t be bothered by the mistakes she’s made/But she’s forgetting that’s what guides you to the rightful path.”

What lies in store for Lucius’s future remains to be seen but their debut appears, at the very least, to be one worthy of celebration. Dubbed “the next Feist” by the New York Times, Lucius is no stranger to high praise, even this early in the game. Seventeen Magazine further characterized the band as “alluring and magnetic,” while the group has additionally placed on lists of Bands to Watch by both Rolling Stone magazine and the New York Times.

Recognized by critics and fans alike for their unique sound and scope, Lucius will surely be a band of interesting and promising beginnings. Because what this lovely quintet seems to promise is something new in the day-and-age of auto-tune and one-hit viral wonders: a distinctive and totally unique sound. Let’s hope that their upcoming release will deliver all and more on the promise of this band’s slow but building rise to fame.

As in their aforementioned track “Until We Get There,” I can hardly wait another day.

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which has seen them around the country, even to Boston on occasion. In addition to playing smaller venues such as the Middle East in Central Sq, the band played as part of an all-day lineup of musical guests for the Boston Calling Festival on Saturday, September 7th. They performed alongside such indie darlings as Passion Pit, Vampire Weekend, Bat for Lashes and others, confirming their status as verifiable up-and-comers of the highest order. It’s no surprise that the indie community has taken to Lucius’s unique sonic vision; the band was recently signed with Mom + Pop Music, an independent record label known for its affiliation with other well-known indie aspirers (such as Andrew Bird, Freelance Whales, and Sleigh Bells, to name a few).

But mostly, the magic of Lucius lies in the music.

Songs such as “Turn It Around” and “Genevieve” show a dual skill for evocative lyrics paired with wonderful harmonic melodies. The lyrics consist, for the most part, of simple sentiments that underscore big, and occasionally complicated, emotions. On “Go Home,” perhaps their EP’s most singular achievement, Wolfe and Laessig croon: “I don’t need you anyway/I don’t need you, go home,” a relatively simple line that the two entirely sell. The line itself could’ve been lifted from any number

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Most of us have already fallen for The Weeknd’s sultry and erotic music, and if you have yet to, now’s the perfect time. Abel Tesfaye is well known for his Trilogy, a set of three mix-tapes he successfully produced within a year and offered to the world for free. With the release of Kiss Land, which he considers his first album ever, and his tour hitting Boston’s Orpheum Theatre on Oct. 10 and 11, it’s time you got to know Abel Tesfaye.

Tesfaye has done quite a few things with The Weeknd, like sparking a desire amongst young people to want a cocaine-fueled ménage-a-trois in sleek lofts.

Less extremely speaking, he has succeeded at pioneering modern R&B and making it a genre all his own. He’s worked with many other successful hip-hop artists, but most notably is his collaboration with his fellow Canadian friend, Drake.

No musician can paint a picture of heartbreak as vividly as Tesfaye. The most chilling aspect of his songwriting is that you can hear his emotion echoing off of the wall he has built between lust and love. Always referencing his reluctance to turn his heart over to a woman; no musician has ever been able to embody the scene of an ultra successful oversexed 20-something who understands love in a deeper way than his contemporaries.

The appeal of Tesfaye is that he is also an enigma, he gives you room to create your own narrative of his love life. Was he hurt? By one woman? Was she his high school sweetheart? By giving that space for you to fill in his blanks he reels you in deeper and also makes his lyrics undeniably relateable.

With Kiss Land, Tesfaye is stepping out into the world sporting his messy stand-up dreads and bedroom eyes. He is slowly peeling apart his inscrutable image and putting himself on public view. That air of mystery was only half intentional anyway, and actually had its

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origin in his own insecurities. In his interview with Complex Magazine he reveals, “In the beginning, I was very insecure. I hated how I looked in pictures. I just fucking hated this shit, like, crop me out of this picture right now. I was very camera shy.” But it’s 2013, and “super fans” cannot just accept music without putting a face to it. It seems like with Kiss Land, Tesfaye is finally putting himself out there.

Many can agree that Tesfaye’s single “Kiss Land” displayed a whole new level of musical talent. It still sounds like The Weeknd but with much more musical

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“I’m all about evolution. I’m the first person to judge myself.”

-Abel Tesfaye

depth as well as very skillfully written lyrics. He also chooses an upbeat, anime-inspired, Asian theme for the cover art and music videos. Tesfaye admits in his first interview with Complex Magazine, “I’m all about evolution. I’m the first person to judge myself. I listen to my music and I’ll be like, ‘This is shit.’ Everyone around me is like, ‘What the fuck is wrong with you?’” He is retrospectively examining his Trilogy and picking out his flaws and working on fixing them. But after the success of his mix-tape, he is his own worse critic.

And now, he’s touring North America and England to

show everyone what he’s made of. Tesfaye has released a preview video of his tour full of flashing lights and trippy mirror cameras. He tells his stage designers that he wants the set up to be different for his Trilogy songs, because those are the ones everyone will sing along to.

When the heavy synth of “Belong to the World” kicks in, the stage lights flash accordingly. Tesfaye strongly advises fans, “…Don’t do acid at my shows.” It is clear that The Weeknd has taken a whole new sense of control of his artistic talents and music, and created something beautiful and vivid.

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One lump or two The abstract is a difficult and complex state to execute, let alone conjure. It requires a fine balance of intentionality and independence from the literal—developed through form and/or color. The New York based painter, Amy Sillman has been accredited for walking this fine line with incredible tenacity, raw emotion, and curiosity.

Having studied at Manhattan’s School of Visual Arts in 1979 and received her MFA from Bard College, Sillman speaks of painting as “physical, like an extension of my arm.” On October 3rd, Sillman will be premiering her first solo exhibition: Amy Sillman: One Lump or Two at the Institute of Contemporary Art in South Boston. The show traces the development of Sillman’s work over the past 25 years— from her use of cartoon figures and invigorating palette, through to her exploration of the diagrammatic line and abstract expressionism.

Works such as Shade and C are perfect examples of Sillman’s ability to create vibrant pulsating rhythms, which take the viewer through an electric and pleasurable journey. Sillman’s thoughtfulness and intentionally in crafting the piece allows one to be taken for a roller coaster

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ride through pastel and acid hues. Though enjoyable, not all her work consists of chaotic bursts of color. For example, Ocean 1 and Me & Ugly Mountain are soft on the viewer’s eye. Her use of negative space in conjunction with tightly controlled detailing in the foreground requires the viewer to carefully explore and dissect each one.

What is particularly interesting about Sillman is her versatility, which is primarily illustrated when juxtaposing her abstract diagrammatic lines to her cartoon figures.

Early works like Untitled 2002 are playful and sweet, allowing for the artist’s humor to be communicated and shared amongst the public. Again, the softness of the black curved lines allows the viewer to breathe and break from her wild and complex pieces, while also coming to appreciate her ability to examine problems of “physical and emotional scale.”

One Lump or Two promises to give an extraordinary glimpse of the work and evolution of the multifaceted and multi-talented Sillman. Her imagination in exploring the dichotomy of abstraction and figuration, both rioting and serene, should not go unseen this fall semester.

“Amy Sillman has been accredited for walking this fine line with incredible tenacity, raw emotion, and curiosity.”

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There is no better excuse to hide from the blooming cold than Your Mag’s October A&E playlist. Curl up with a hot cup of tea (or a steaming bowl of miso soup, whatever floats your boat) and celebrate finally settling into your room and figuring out your schedule with some carefully selected tunes. Our October playlist primarily features artists gracing the stages in Boston over the next few weeks. Be sure to keep your eyes and ears open, there are some big ones you do not want to miss out on.

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“cryin’ wolf” ZZ Ward (feat. Kendrick Lamar)

“Hey Doreen” Lucius

“Trying to be cool” Phoenix

“Beacon” Two Door Cinema Club

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“i put a spell on you” Jeff Beck (feat. Joss Stone)

“Early in the morning” Cyndi Lauper

“STATE HOSPITAL” Frightened Rabbit

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“silver and gold” Noah and the Whale

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“Werewolf” Fiona Apple

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“CALLING CARDS” Neko Case

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“the weed smoker’s dream” Hugh Laurie

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“save room” John Legend

“evenin’” Hugh Laurie

“wanderlust” The Weeknd

“Goldmine” White Lies

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“oh yeah” Foxygen

“youth” Daugther

“Get free” Major Lazer (feat. Amber Coffman)

“TOE TO TOE” Streetlight Manifesto

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“the cookie jah” The Nephrok! Allstars

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“wasting my young years” London Grammar

“Silver and Cold” AFI

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“THE HAUNTED MAN” Bat for Lashes

“Todo se transforma” Jorge Drexler

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“it was my season” Okkervil River

“Afraid” The Neighbourhood

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“Colombia” Local Natives

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