Homosexuals are welcome in Russia, says Russian President Vladimir Putin, less than a month before the start of the Sochi Winter Olympics. The gesture is reportedly an effort to deflect rising international criticism that the county’s policies are anti-gay. Russia enacted controversial anti-gay legislation last year that banned non-traditional sexual activities among minors and made […]
Exclusive Q&A: British Journalist and Editor Richard Bence talks cross-platform media
British journalist and editor Richard Bence has built a career in arts, culture and lifestyle storytelling that’s defined by enduring international success. He has written for many of the world’s most preeminent publications such as Monocle, Conde Nast Traveller, United Airlines’ Rhapsody, American Express’ Departures, Centurion, Sunday Times Style and more. Bence is recognized and celebrated as an enterprising, […]
Scratch My Back and I Shall Scratch Yours. American Dream Will Come True If Your Friends Are On Hillary’s Team
There is no secret that the American political system has been nothing else but a sort of family business for a long time. The White House as well as the Department of State and other high offices of government departments see different families alternating. If you happen to be a member of such a ‘family’, […]
What the western media isn’t telling you about Ukraine
In the past several months Ukraine has risen from quasi-obscurity to the front pages of newspapers worldwide. Ever since Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych’s surprise decision to pull out of signing a free-trade agreement with the European Union in Vilnius, Lithuania last month, massive street protests have rocked the country’s capital, Kiev. Several weeks after the […]
Woodstock Comedy Festival features Cantone, Goldthwait, and Dick Cavett
“I love to laugh,” says psychology professor and former Woodstock, NY, councilman Chris Collins, who is a fan of the ancient Greek comedic playwright Aristophanes. “He was satirical, not afraid to crack on almost anybody. His life was threatened by the government several times, and he always got off—he was gutsy.” Like the Greek author […]
Contemporary French Cuisine Impossibly Elevated at Addison San Diego
As a seasoned food, wine, and travel writer (pardon the pun) with scores of restaurant stories to my credit, suffice it to say I’ve experienced my fair share of elegant, award-winning eateries. However, none compare to the experience I had at Addison—the signature restaurant of The Grand Del Mar. in San Diego, California. At this […]