Jeffrey Gurian: Make 'Em Laugh

Before we even start, if you don’t know who Milton Berle or Henny Youngman were, look them up on Wikipedia right now. (Or, better yet, watch this exchange between them on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTM252Zffq0 .)

Now, Jeffrey Gurian has been a fixture on the New York (and national) comedy scene long enough to know every name you can drop, from those guys on...


Pivoting to the Forgotten Men of Fashion

Forgotten Men of Fashion? Really? Aren’t there thousands of menswear companies? How could they possibly have forgotten anyone? To answer this question, let me start way back with a few business stories about what I might call “slap in the face” experiences, or “transitional moments” or better yet, the stylish term used by today’s entrepreneurs and venture capitalists, “pivots.” And how these pivot moments eventually led to forming our...


With This App, When Your City Goes to the Dogs, It’s a Good Thing

Mycity.dog is coming to yourcity.now. The site that started life two years ago as Omaha.dog, an online list of local dog-friendly businesses, places and events, has been upgraded for national use. 

“The new site has advanced filtering,” says co-founder and web developer Jeannie North. “You can search by categories and geolocation on your mobile device and it will show you the dog-friendly businesses around you.”

The...


The Golden Rule Begins PNW Voyage for a Nuclear-Free World

The Golden Rule, sailing for a nuclear-free world, successfully began her epic Pacific Northwest voyage in June. After sailing for seven days and nights from Humboldt Bay in northern California, along the rugged beauty of the Oregon coast, and up the Columbia River to the Willamette River, the Golden Rule and her intrepid crew arrived in Portland, Oregon on June 7, for five days of action and public meetings. Highlights...


Life up Here with Kaersten Cooper of MARGE Clothing

By Doris Hobbs

“I remember making my first dress design with my grandmother and feeling so transformed through the whole process,” Kaersten Cooper states as a strand from her blonde locks falls towards her brow and a smile forms while recalling the heartfelt memory.  Her ensemble consists of a sophisticated and playful deep blue silk blouse of stylized oval embroidery, paired with a tailored light-weight pintuck pant in...


New Coloring Book Ancient Runes | On Meditation

Cosmic Art Center announces a unique style of coloring book.

Artist David L. Laing takes pride in seeing his designs colored. “Ancient Runes” is the first of a ground-breaking concept that marries coloring to Nordic yoga with mantras to be intoned while standing in a meditative pose—therein lies its absolute uniqueness!

Perform the pose, pronounce its characteristic sound and/or color its hand-inked design....


It Takes Two

Wild world of fashion takes teamwork and tenacity

By Matt Robinson

Though they may not yet have the name recognition of their fellow twin fashion icons - Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen – Boston’s Ashley and Katie Hess are coming on strong with their curated fashion blog called The Party of Two. EMBED (http://thepartyof2.com).

By combining their brains and...


Tips For Shooting Good Scenics

Here is a short, direct number of tips you can use right now to improve your photographs of places you visit on vacation or just in your travels.

First, you need to decide that you want to make photographs, not just take snap shots and plan your trip accordingly. Be prepared to pull the family car over and concentrate on making a good photograph.

Plan trips with...