Last week, I wrote a post on bigotry and violence in the Ultra-Orthodox Jewish world directed towards the LGBTQ+ community. It was pretty a dismal post, which you can check out here. This week, I want to shed some optimism on the subject as well. Like I wrote last week, the fact is that Ultra-Orthodox Judaism, like many […]
What do you do in a situation where someone makes you uncomfortable? Do you speak, do you act, or do you ignore? A couple of days ago a friend and I overheard a conversation between two people regarding immigrants in the U.S. It went something like this: Man 1: “If they’re not happy with our […]
Every now and then, a news story comes along and it’s so weird that it simply has to be true because nobody could have imagined it. And no, we’re not talking about Trump this week. This one’s about a Canadian guy. No, it’s not Drake, either. This is the man who’s best known for giving you an answer […]
Are you interested in eating lobster, sipping on some bubbly and having an amazing view of Manhattan on a chic rooftop? If so, look no further than Penthouse 808 in Long Island City! Every Wednesday Penthouse 808 at the Ravel Hotel (8-08 Queens Plaza South) hosts a Lobster Bake called “Maine Squeeze” with live music, great food […]
In elementary school, most of us learned that Columbus, the renowned Italian explorer, discovered America. I remember listening in awe as my teacher explained the trials and adventures of Columbus. I also remember empathizing with him when he couldn’t find people to sponsor his trip to India before Ferdinand II and Isabella I of Spain finally agreed. […]
Ah October! The month of spooks, haunts, pumpkin spice lattes and a truck ton of candies and toothaches. While the younger generation seek to satisfy their sweet tooth this season, many older New Yorkers are looking for a way to satiate their craving for a spooky, heart stopping ordeal. If you’ve ever been to any of the […]
Anyone who knows me well knows I love a cappella music. Having been in QC’s a cappella group the iTones for 3 years and having served as president for one, I owe much of the high points of my college career to this art form. From collegiate a cappella to a solid European choir in a church […]
“A 98? Why not 100?” “Teaching? Why not do something easier, like nursing?” “When I was your age [insert overly dramatic story of childhood here]” “Why can’t you be more like [more successful cousin]?” Have you heard a statement like this before? Yes? Then you might be the child of immigrants. We listen to these […]
Drones are a lot of fun. So let’s talk drones. In fact, maybe your photog friend has already tried to have that conversation with you. Or maybe you shared some Facebook post about Amazon Prime Air, which you thought looked really cool. We should all really be paying more attention to drones, because of all the technologies […]
“Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding.” – Mahatma Gandhi Orthodox Judaism has never been accepting of non-normative sexuality and gender identities. In the majority of the orthodox world, the expectation is for cisgender* men to marry cisgender women, preferably at a young age, for them to have babies together, and for the cisgender-heterosexual […]
