There were a lot of holidays back in the day. To accommodate the entire Greek pantheon of gods who each had their own rites and rituals, about a third of each year was made up of holidays and observances. At the beginning of spring, Athenians would honor Dionysus and celebrate the maturing of wine stored at the previous vintage.
The Trojan war was a decade-long siege, in which the Greeks surrounded the walls of Troy, intending to bring the beautiful, rich Mediterranean city to its knees. But the catalyst of the war had little and less to do with...
It is a strongly held belief of mine that people should be given space to live authentically: that people should take time for introspection and emotional growth in order to know themselves, and, armed with this knowledge, do whatever they...
Love is nebulous. Love is so strange and delicate. It can be hot and dizzying, faithful and familiar, sweet and bubbly.
You find yourself at a psychic shop on the boardwalk. It’s starting to rain, so you step inside. Upon seeing your face, the woman behind the counter offers you a free reading.
A Roman god with no Greek counterpart, Janus was deeply entrenched in the psyche of Rome, born long before the Greek pantheon was adopted by the Romans. Strange and ancient, Janus was depicted with two, sometimes four faces. One face...
I find that when I pen these pieces I ruminate on my divergent experiences between my Australian homeland and my adopted home of New York. I suppose that this is because it’s the lens through which I view and examine...
If you’ve been following for a bit, my love for food, foraging, and the holidays should be quite clear. Hence, my love for seasonal flavors! Winter herbs and vegetables! Versatile and good for you, they bear unique, delicious flavor profiles....
Holidays are about making memories that will last a lifetime. It would be a shame to let this yearly celebration slip by because we won’t be at the family home or with all of our loved ones. Let’s all take an extra few moments to get into the spirit of the season, because it matters.
