I Didn't Always Like Socks

The Lower Eastside of Manhattan has changed a lot since I was a kid. We used to visit the sidewalk vendors lining Orchard Street and Grand Street who were selling socks. These were

Pumpkin Spice What?

Every year the pumpkin spice industrial complex – also known as Big Pumpkin – releases more and more new flavored items each fall. I saw pumpkin spice yogurt pretzels and pumpkin spice apple juice, which

Gender-Free Shopping

I went to a gender-free store in New York. It was unusual not to see a clothing store separated into a men’s side and a women’s side. All the clothes were

Game Controllers for All Videos

I did video yoga and something must have been wrong with my controller because every time I tried to shoot the instructor with my namaste laser, nothing happened and she continued to describe

Smells Like Winter in NY

On a cold New York City day I noticed a distinct smell of charcoal that made me turn my head. It reminded me of my childhood. It was a pretzel vendor.