Two of the most prominent elements that define traditional Mexican fashion are the use of bright colors and textiles, which are themes often reflected in grocery stores. “DE COMPRAS” celebrates this tradition while playing within the spaces of Tienda Hispana La Nueva Guadalupana LLC Mini Mart and La Superior, both local businesses carrying Mexican products. …
Where do you picture yourself in five years? What do you want to do, where do you want to do it, and how exactly are you going to get there? If you’re a college student, this bombardment of questions is all too familiar. The glossy presence of young professionals on TikTok can make it feel …
Currently, there are more individuals classified as Palestinian refugees than there are people residing in Gaza and the West Bank. Forced exile characterizes everyday life in the region as Israeli control of Palestinian borders makes returning home an impossibility. A new exhibition at the Palo Gallery in New York, Longing: In Between Homelands, showcases scenes …
Greg Goya is making us kinder people- one brush stroke at a time. The fine arts, often brimming with pretension and purposeless exclusivity, have in some ways become the very thing its creation has always moved against – inaccessible, ordinary, and impersonal. While this elitist ethos does not categorize all of the fine art world, …
Headline Photo by Warner Bros. The looming presence of the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes characterized Hollywood’s autumn, forcing a return to its old classics that embody this transitory season. Even amidst the season’s implications of change and transformation, a constant remains: Nora Ephron’s autumn. At least once in your life, you’ve encountered the imagery of …
Blue. Islands. Beaches. Mamma Mia. These are usually the first words that come to mind for people when they hear the country Greece and specifically associate it with travel. However, there is so much more to this country – and every place there is to visit. Over the summer of 2022, I took a 10-day …
i stumbled into a wooden sampan boat, struggling to keep my balance, desperately clutching onto a local’s outstretched hand for support.
Alice Walker’s 1982 groundbreaking novel “The Color Purple” holds great significance within the Black community for generations.
Walking into the Oak Brook Mall J.Crew with my mom and sister and promptly splitting to the “Crewcuts” section remains a vivid memory of mine. My mom would look for clothes for herself, while my sister and I argued over which one of us would get to wear the tweed dress with the pearl detailing …
