Staying Happy Throughout Winter

Daria Ibn-Tamas

With winter rapidly approaching, the weather drops and skies look like they can’t hold any color beside grey – but don’t let that play a part in the way you feel this winter.  Just because it looks miserable outside does not mean that you have to be to, and it doesn’t even require a trip […]

Niche Makes The Ads People Want to See

Native advertising is the latest trend in advertising, an industry as nimble and adaptable as any other on the planet. Native advertising are ads that look, sound and feel like the unsponsored content that surrounds it, particularly on social media outlets such as Twitter and its video company Vine. As a recent write up in […]

Los Angeles Conservancy Picks Up Awareness Efforts

Daria Ibn-Tamas

Recently the LA Times sat down with Linda Dishman, Executive Director of the Los Angeles Conservancy, an organization dedicated to the preservation of historic architecture in Southern California. Dishman was speaking ahead of the kickoff for the group’s annual “Last Remaining Seats” film series which is held in historic downtown theaters. Dishman discussed a few […]

Hiking Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area in Los Angeles

Daria Ibn-Tamas

Hiking as a pass time in Los Angeles can be an unexpected pleasure if you know where to look. Looking in unlikely places can sometimes really payoff, as is the case with the Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area. The area contains some of the best elements of what the areas trails have to offer – […]

The Meaning of Beyoncé

Daria Ibn-Tamas

In a recent Tmagazine article, Jody Rosen argues that Beyoncé has risen to a prominence not seen in contemporary pop culture due to a professionalism and her ability to embody seemly opposing forces.  On top of her cultivated technical performance skills, there is also a perfectionism that stretches from her music to her business to […]

LA’s Plans for Better Earthquake Safety

Daria Ibn-Tamas

While earthquakes are a common occurrence in California, a recent effort by the Los Angeles City Council has taken a grand step to secure better earthquake safety for the area.  The City Council contacted building officials, sending them out to seek out and inventory all apartment edifices in the area that are in danger of […]

Jet Magazine Looks To The Future With New Online Format

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Jet magazine, the Chicago-based publication that has been one of these most reliable barometers of black culture for 63 years, has announced that it will be beginning a new chapter. The publication will move to an online only format beginning in June, The Washington Post reports. The switch to a digital app for tablets and […]

The Most Important Meal of the Day!

Daria Ibn-Tamas

For most professional individuals who work long hours and high-stress jobs, work can easily consume your every thought.  When you wakeup in the morning, you’re thinking about work and all that needs to be done that day.  In this sense, it is understandable that many individuals skip breakfast- they are too busy hurrying out the […]

Happy Body, Happy Relationship

Daria Ibn-Tamas

In today’s society, it is commonplace for women to be unhappy with their bodies.  For the most part, our media promotes a generally unrealistic and unattainable standard of what women should look like, and, as a result, we spend all of our time nit-picking our bodies and wishing we had a different one.  However, an […]

Shakira Gives Back

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Singer- songwriter and incredible dancer, Shakira, is a pop star from Columbia, known for all the aforementioned traits, along with her incredible voice.  But aside from managing her wildly successful career in the spotlight, Shakira spends her time giving back to kids in impoverished countries.  A recent article in Shape Magazine tells of how Shakira […]