4 Photos from Salerno
The "4 Photos" series takes four frames and nothing else. This time it's the Italian port city most travelers rush past on the way to Positano.
Est. on the Lower East Side · Food · Culture · Photos
New York, one plate, one story, one frame at a time.
Yasmin's Blog is an independent New York journal about food, neighborhood institutions, culture and street photography. Pastrami and pole dancing, century-old coffee merchants and the dollar slice at 2 a.m.
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4 Photos from Economy Candy
Floor-to-ceiling bins, retro wrappers and halvah by the slab: a Lower East Side institution in four frames.
24 Hours in New Orleans: A Mini Mardi Gras Bender
One day, one city, one very full itinerary for Carnival season. Wear comfortable shoes.
Young Women Come Together at Photoville for "This Is 18"
A global portrait of being eighteen, made by women photographers, and a reminder of why print zines still matter.
On Pole Dancing: Strength, Artistry and Community
It's a sport, an art form and a community. It's also some of the hardest strength training you'll ever do.
More Than Skin Deep: The Hand-Poke Tattoo Revival
No machine, no buzz: just a needle, ink and a lot of patience. Why hand-poked tattoos are having a moment.
Four sections, one city
01FoodDelis, noodle shops, coffee roasters, candy stores and the dollar slice: the places that make New York taste like New York.
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02CultureSpirituality, tattoos, movement, zines and the communities that make the city more than its skyline.
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03PhotographyPhoto essays and notes on looking: subway portraits, storefronts and small details.
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04TravelShort trips out of the city, from a day in New Orleans to the Italian coast.
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Pies 'n' Thighs and All Things Nice
Fried chicken, warm biscuits and a slice of pie: Brooklyn's favorite Southern-style brunch, explained.
Defining Your Own Rules: Welcome to the New Age of Spirituality
Tarot apps, moon circles and occult bookstores: why so many young New Yorkers are writing their own spiritual rulebook.
It's More Than Just a Slice to End the Night
Cheap, hot and open late: the New York dollar slice is street food, a social equalizer and the city's unofficial nightcap.
Porto Rico Importing Co.
Burlap sacks, wooden bins and the smell of roasting beans: a Greenwich Village coffee merchant that has outlasted every trend.
Journalistic Inquiry: Notes, Quotes and Details
A food festival is a crash course in reporting: noisy, crowded and full of small details worth writing down.
Subway Photos, Trial No. 1
The subway car is the most democratic portrait studio in the world. Walker Evans knew it eighty years ago.
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