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In Memoriam | Hiro, the fashion photographer dies at 90

In Memoriam | Hiro, the fashion photographer dies at 90

Hiro, Fashion Photographer Who Captured the Surreal, Dies at 90
He juxtaposed the mundane and the exotic, transforming ordinary objects into the desirable…

We Must Come Together And Kill The Spotted LanternFly (Before It Kills Us)

We Must Come Together And Kill The Spotted LanternFly (Before It Kills Us)

Be warned... the Pennsylvania Lanternfly is slowly making its way to New York City. There is no clearer way to say this, but if you see a Spotted Lanternfly, you are absolutely to destroy it.

Dave Speaks | Support Your Local Bookstores

Dave Speaks | Support Your Local Bookstores

Want to order a book but NOT from Amazon?

Here's how you can support your local bookstores and business! There are a TON of independent bookstores in Brooklyn where you can pick up your next summer read. So many hidden literary gems abound and some even have a coffee bar — doing both things you like all while supporting a local business.

Was the Astor Place Kmart Haunted?

Was the Astor Place Kmart Haunted?

And other thoughts on its closing...

If you lived in New York before the pandemic, you would have noticed walking past Astor Place the huge K-mart store on the corner of the street, right outside the Astor Place stop train station.

Move over LA, NEW YORK leads in everything — people and traffic

Move over LA, NEW YORK leads in everything — people and traffic

New York

the city that is well known for its convenient public transport and MTA subway system — is now the leading city in the U.S in terms of traffic, surpassing LA, the 'City of Cars' culture in four decades.

New York City heatwave, A/C, and trees ...

New York City heatwave, A/C, and trees ...

Oh My!

It's been a moderately hot New York City summer, to say the least. New York has been under a heat advisory in the last couple of weeks with the weather hitting record-breaking temperatures.

Dave's Picks | Tips for being a freelance creative in NYC

Dave's Picks | Tips for being a freelance creative in NYC

I'm a freelancer and haven't been paid yet? What can I do?

New York City, home to the pinnacle of creatives and advertising.

If you're a freelancer, you will know exactly what I'm talking about.

Dave's Picks | NYT | ‘Zoetrope’ Review: And You Thought Your Apartment Was Small?

Dave's Picks | NYT | ‘Zoetrope’ Review: And You Thought Your Apartment Was Small?

They say … you can start by disregarding thread count. Here’s what else the pros know that you may not.

Let’s talk about glorious sleep and the art of how we do it best. While there may be as many ways to make a bed as there are doing dishes, with myriad choices from sheets and quilts to coverlets and duvets, one secret of life is that sleep is king and rules the day and your bedding shouldn’t stress you out. In this piece experts offer suggestions for dressing our bed, not unlike dressing to express ourselves and move through life as our best self.

Dave's Picks | NYT | There’s an Art to Making Your Bed

Dave's Picks | NYT | There’s an Art to Making Your Bed

They say … you can start by disregarding thread count. Here’s what else the pros know that you may not.

Let’s talk about glorious sleep and the art of how we do it best. While there may be as many ways to make a bed as there are doing dishes, with myriad choices from sheets and quilts to coverlets and duvets, one secret of life is that sleep is king and rules the day and your bedding shouldn’t stress you out. In this piece experts offer suggestions for dressing our bed, not unlike dressing to express ourselves and move through life as our best self.

Dave's Picks | NYT | Welcome to the YOLO Economy

Dave's Picks | NYT | Welcome to the YOLO Economy

File Under: Choose happiness. Now?

Here’s a fascinating piece regarding a COVID trend, courtesy of WFH and the perils of our seemingly never ending lockdown. Perhaps you’ve made similar moves or know folks who, in the spirit of YOLO, were able to leave stable jobs in favor of postpandemic adventure? While we realize not everyone is fortunate to be so flexible as to abandon jobs or even careers in pursuit of happiness, it does beg a good look at the ways we can adapt, how perspectives shift, and how we prioritize as a society when backed into the corners of our homes, in order to simply stay alive. So this piece questions, when do we get to start living on our own terms?

Dave's Picks | NYT | How N.Y.C.’s Population Expert Says the City Will Bounce Back

Dave's Picks | NYT | How N.Y.C.’s Population Expert Says the City Will Bounce Back

Joseph J. Salvo is optimistic about New York City’s recovery after the pandemic. Recently retired after nearly 30 years as New York City’s chief demographer, Speak to Dave sends cheers and a huge thank you to Joseph!

Dave's Picks ICYMI | NPR • Housing Projects And Empty Lots. Chanell Stone Reframes Nature Photography

Dave's Picks ICYMI | NPR • Housing Projects And Empty Lots. Chanell Stone Reframes Nature Photography

California-based photographer Chanell Stone

is challenging the genre of nature photography, made popular in the 1900s by (typically white) men like Ansel Adams and Edward Weston. The idea back then being that nature was remote, wild, and untouched — environments she notes in this NPR piece have too often been off limits or inaccessible to low income Black people.

Dave's Picks | NYT Opinion | They Escaped During The Pandemic. Now They Must PAY.

Dave's Picks | NYT Opinion | They Escaped During The Pandemic. Now They Must PAY.

Ok real talk. Do you have sharp thoughts or opinions! about NYC COVID deflectors? Cheekie Mr. Luke Winkie penned an Op-Ed for the NYT — in a voice we rather dig.