The best lobster roll for under $40 is hiding in Island Park

The best lobster roll for under $40 is hiding in Island Park

One of my favorite drama-free trips to the beach from NYC is hands-down Long Beach—if you’re not in the mood to spend $5000 for a weekend in the Hamptons and are sick of the ferry to Rockaway, consider hopping on the LIRR Long Beach Branch 

HBO’s ‘The Penguin’ has me fully invested in the war for Gotham City’s underworld

HBO’s ‘The Penguin’ has me fully invested in the war for Gotham City’s underworld

I do not remember the first time I had heard about The Penguin nor did I really know at first that this new HBO show was a continuation of the 2022 Batman movie The Batman until after starting it, but I was just coming off 

Weathering desert storms on planet Arrakis with the Freman, surprise enemy attacks by the Harkonnens, and riding on giant spice worms: lots to uncover in <i>Dune: Part 2</i>

Weathering desert storms on planet Arrakis with the Freman, surprise enemy attacks by the Harkonnens, and riding on giant spice worms: lots to uncover in Dune: Part 2

“This clear time of seeing embers—A gold-bright sun’s lost in the first dusk.What frenzied senses, desp’rate muskAre consort of rememb’ring”—from Frank Herbert’s Dune: Book Two People say they like reading the book before seeing the movie version of something, but I actually tend to prefer 

The man, the myth, the legend: an inside look into the life and songs of Bob Marley in One Love Movie

The man, the myth, the legend: an inside look into the life and songs of Bob Marley in One Love Movie

“Open your eyes / and look within / Are you satisfied / with the life you’re living?” – Bob Marley, “Exodus” Something happens when reggae music starts playing. I mean, prove me wrong: there is just this certain vibration through the innermost part of our 

Saltburn review: when an obsession takes new extremes in a funny yet crazy psychological black comedy directed by Emerald Fennell

Saltburn review: when an obsession takes new extremes in a funny yet crazy psychological black comedy directed by Emerald Fennell

“We’re all cold-blooded” Going into Saltburn, one must drop all expectations and just enjoy Saltburn—because if you are looking for a “normal” and not totally twisted dark comedy that takes place on the English countryside in the early 2000s with the coolest soundtrack ever, then 

Long Live the Emperor!: Ridley Scott’s <i>Napoleon</i> review

Long Live the Emperor!: Ridley Scott’s Napoleon review

“France. Army. Josephine.” I am not a history buff by any means nor do I claim to be some sort of expert on the French Revolution, but for one reason or another I felt compelled to go see Ridley Scott’s Napoleon and write this review. Maybe 

Cocktails at ARORA in New York City’s “Golden Triangle” on Park Ave

Cocktails at ARORA in New York City’s “Golden Triangle” on Park Ave

“So, let’s raise a toast to the times gone by, while we aspire to rebuild a better world for tomorrow, right here, together, in the world city, New York City!”  The first time I walked into ARORA – L’art Du Cocktail, a British x French 

Eighteen Restaurants you need to visit in South Beach

Eighteen Restaurants you need to visit in South Beach

Always June at Kimpton Anglers Hotel Rooftop – (South Beach) enjoy a sunset mojito (main photo) or grab some lunch near the pool with tasty apps from the signature hotel restaurant Seawell Fish and Oyster.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared 

If you are a David Lynch fan go see ‘Don’t Worry Darling’

If you are a David Lynch fan go see ‘Don’t Worry Darling’

In college I was privileged enough to take a David Lynch film class where each week we studied one of his productions, and immediately while watching Olivia Wilde’s Don’t Worry Darling, I noticed some similarities with the film’s strangely metaphoric visuals—which might even be somewhat of 

The best hot chocolate date is at Mariebelle in SoHo

The best hot chocolate date is at Mariebelle in SoHo

I love a fun date that is not the typical cliche. So when a friend suggested we meet for a hot chocolate at Mariebelle in SoHo NYC, I was excited to have a warm drink in the dead middle of winter to accompany great ambiance