by Lauren Jonik “Please carry this in and give it to Nana — carefully,” my mother instructed when handing me the aluminum foil covered cherry pie she had baked. Leaves crackled beneath my feet as I walked up the stone driveway, past my grandfather’s rose bushes now dormant, to the front door of the home he built. The combined scent of turkey, pumpkin pie and coleslaw greeted me as I entered. As a child, the last Thursday in November meant…
What happens when two strangers in different career fields interview each other about the work they do? Let’s find out. Dorit Elena Konig is a New York City born and raised musician and dancer. Faith P. is an artisan and animal caretaker living in Maine. Dorit Interviews Faith Dorit: Are you happy? Is this the life and work that you want? Faith: I would say I am quite happy. There’s a rather worn old motto about blooming where you’re planted and I’ve taken that to…
by Andrea Crowley-Hughes Florence Welch of Florence + the Machine was dreamily enthusiastic when she explained how performing “Various Storms and Saints” live led her to regard the song in a different way. To a packed Barclays Center on June 14, Florence said she initially wanted the song cut from the album she was touring to promote, “How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful.” “At the time when I wrote it, I was still very much in the feeling of this…
by Claire L. Lanier It happened again. A few weeks ago, I asked a new friend who’s a dude if he watches “Orange is the New Black,” and I heard it: “Nah, I’m sure it’s great, I’ve heard good things, but, you know, it’s a chick show, so I can’t really relate.” It’s always hard not to spiral into the both logical and emotional rant we all have on the ready: about how women have had to find meaning in…
What happens when two strangers in different career fields interview each other about the work they do? Let’s find out. Christine is a therapist and pre-doctoral intern in Mississippi. Heather is a filmmaker in NYC. Christine Interviews Heather Christine James: How did you decide you wanted to make films? Heather Quinlan: Well, I started in theatre, then went into book publishing, then kinda just drifted into filmmaking. The common thread being that I’m all about telling a good story. CJ:…