things to think about
In spite of all the hype, I have yet to visit the New Museum. What’s more exciting about the impact of the New Museum is the emerging gallery scene throughout the Lower East Side. Bypass the crowds and discover who’s entreprising culture through indie art…
Miguel Abreau :: Lisa Cooley :: TemporaryGallery :: 38 Ludlow :: James Fuentes LLC :: Fruit and Flower Deli :: Thierry Goldberg :: Museum at Eldridge Street
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Isn’t it funny how even the smallest gesture of service we give to others can make us feel little bit like Jesus. Last Thursday, I was privileged to be part of Reveal, a special Valentine’s Day event to pamper 30 deserving women who’ve faced domestic violence in their past. Our hope was to show these women that they have value and are loved on a night when women across New York are being treated like princesses. Top volunteer professionals from the fashion industry provided makeovers consisting of wardrobe, hair, skin and makeup.
A personal shout-out to Robert Montagnese of McCann Erickson/L’Oreal Paris, Jennifer Moon, Tara Eisenberg and Emily Schuler of Coty Inc. and Jackson Corp. Dolce Vida Handbags for their kind generosity in donating beautiful gifts.
 
Annika Sundvik is a true Lower Lower East Side vanguard, opening Good World Bar and Grill back in 1999. Annika’s background as a photographer is telling as she’s created a place where public and private come together. From wood worn floors to rusted tin ceilings, the spatial environment seems to draw patrons into frame as people get closer to their tables and the conversations at hand. A menu of beers, swedish meatballs, burgers to die for and pickled and salted treats await you.
Good World Bar and Grill :: 212.925.9975 :: 3 Orchard Street, below Canal NOW CLOSED
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From my little cousin crying because he didn’t know his home phone to a number scribbled on a cocktail napkin, ten digits is a powerful sequence to have. For me, 813.920.1266 is a number ingrained in my mind. It’s my Grandma’s. She’s gone now. But I still dial it every so often. Today it reaches the Eagles Golf Club instead.
In our cell phone world, I wonder if numbers will become a lost memory as we default to our digital address books. And when we lose our phones in a cab, do we lose more than just a list of digits?!