“Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine” by Gail Honeyman – Review

I recently read Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman and after flipping through the first couple of pages it was clear to me that this book was special. Eleanor is a feminist, stubborn, and troubled women in her 30's who is essentially "fine". Living alone in an apartment in Glasgow, Scotland and at …

“Beautiful Boy” Movie Review

"Beautiful Boy" Movie Review Yesterday, I went to see "Beautiful Boy" starring Steve Carrell and Timothée Chalamet. I left feeling numb. Now today, I feel the same dull pain for Nic, the 18-year-old in the film who faces an off and on battle with an addiction to meth. Based on a true story about a …

Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens: Review

Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens is one of those books that will keep me thinking for a while. Owens, a nature writer, has crafted a beautiful novel set in the 1950s and 1960s about Kya. A young girl abandoned by her mother, siblings, abusive father and left to fend for herself in the marshland …

Reflecting on “30 Before 30” by Marina Shifrin

I don't go to the library. But my dad goes religiously, while I overpay for shiny new books at Barnes & Noble and trendy bookstores with creaky staircases and colorful shelves. Even though I appreciate libraries, I rarely go and haven't been to one since graduating from college in May. My dad always picks up …

I am, I am, I am: A Review

The title of Maggie O'Farrell's memoir, I am, I am, I am: Seventeen Brushes with Death channels the author's inner Sylvia Plath, the title being a direct quote from her novel, The Bell Jar. The Irish native author captures every instance in her life where she almost died, in her words, where she "brushed" death. It's …

LUSH Review: Exfoliators

I love pampering myself with new products and Lush is one of my favorite stores to spend an hour in smelling every little goodie they have to offer. During the summer, I like to exfoliate to get dead skin off and reveal that summer glow. These are a couple of my favorite LUSH exfoliators that …

141 Women: ESPYs Courage Award

I'm so proud to be a part of this moment. The moment when the world decided to finally start listening. I can say that I've never really watched the ESPYS before, and I'm not sure exactly what inclined me to watch the second half of the award's show tonight. Maybe it was a brief clip …

A taste of Cocobeet

Cocobeet Juice Bar 57 Central Street Wellesley, MA | 781 - 772 - 1213 My friends and I were looking for a quick lunch spot in the Greater Boston Area and came across Cocobeet, the Boston based juice bar's new location in Wellesley, MA. Their philosophy goes way beyond your typical trendy juice bar. Cocobeet …

Reflecting on Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng reads like flipping through a photo album that's worn, burnt at the edges, and holds all of the sophistication of an F. Scott Fitzgerald novel, while intertwining with the racial discrimination issues and societal expectations we deal with in our world today, while at the same time redefining the beauty …

Dispatch – Movement Through Music

The venue’s already dense with heat in the middle of December. Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA. Blue and faded red lights give life to the fog as Dispatch takes the stage. It’s their second night in Boston, with another show on Tuesday. Their tour has almost come to a melancholic end. The crowd has a collective …