Author: Sarah Baker

  • March 2018 Issue Cover

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  • Culture Corner

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      “Michelangelo: Divine Draftsman & Designer” (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, November 13, 2017 – February 12, 2018)   Bernie Langs   The Metropolitan Museum of Art recently had on view an internationally acclaimed exhibition, “Michelangelo: Divine Draftsman & Designer”, which closed on February 12th. Of the 600 drawings attributed to the great genius of…

  • Nessa Noms: Flip Sigi

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      Vanessa J. Wu   Flip Sigi has been a long time coming. This Filipino taqueria is headed by Chef Jordan Andino who was born in Canada, grew up in California. He takes inspiration from his Filipino grandmother and draws on skills from the time he spent working in fine dining.   Jordan’s first restaurant…

  • Black Magic Juice

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      Johannes Buheitel I’m confused, disoriented. The ringing from my alarm still in my ear, I’m performing the absolute minimum necessary number of tasks that prepare me to go out and join the herd of zombies slowly moving through the streets. Phasing in and out of consciousness, me and my fellow undead finally manage to…

  • Quotable Quote

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      “When all the trees have been cut down, when all the animals have been hunted, when all the waters are polluted, when all the air is unsafe to breathe, only then will you discover you cannot eat money.” (Cree Prophecy)  

  • What to do Indoors When You’ve Already Watched Everything on Netflix

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      Elisa Lazzari Winter’s gone, or has it? Even if most of the cold months are behind us, it might be too early to take out our spring trench coats. On February 2, Groundhog Day was celebrated across the United States, but this year’s forecast was dire. Contrasting predictions between Pennsylvania’s famous Punxsutawney Phil and…

  • Word of the Month

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      Dakota Blackman   Woman noun | wom·an  | ˈwu̇-mən , especially Southern ˈwō- or ˈwə- | an adult female person   The word’s primary definition is simple enough: according to Merriam-Webster, a woman is “an adult female person.” Also according to Merriam-Webster, it is in the top 10% of most-used online words. This is…

  • A Special Obituary: Günter Blobel

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      Joseph Luna Editor’s note: This article was originally published as Twenty-four visits to Stockholm: a concise history of the Rockefeller Nobel Prizes by Joseph Luna in June 2016.   Günter Blobel (May 21, 1936 – February 18, 2018) Let’s start with a fantastical scene: picture a band of Neolithic humans in a hot air…

  • New York State of Mind

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      This month Natural Selections interviews Robert Gualtieri, Plant Operations      How long have you been living in the New York area?  Practically all my life, I was born and raised in Upper West Harlem, with the exception of 4 to 5 years that I lived in Puerto Rico.   Where do you currently live?  Which is your…

  • Life on a Roll

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    In the Middle of Paris France Elodie Pauwels https://elodiepphoto.wordpress.com/ The Saint-Jacques Tower, with its flamboyant gothic style, is located in the middle of Paris. It is all that remains of a church built in the 16th century and demolished during the French Revolution. The 171-foot tower has had many functions since then (including a shot…

  • February 2018 Issue Cover

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  • Word of the Month

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      Dakota Blackman    smitten  adjective  smit·ten  \ ˈsmi-tᵊn \  deeply affected with or struck by strong feelings of attraction, affection, or infatuation  The month of February often conjures up the all too familiar images related to Valentine’s Day: heart-shaped chocolates and balloons, bouquets of flowers, and Hallmark cards passed between young children at school and between romantic partners. In…