Posts by Brenna Holland
A Need For Sleep
There are exactly 34 divots and imperfections on my bedroom ceiling. I happen to know this useless fact because many a night I lay awake counting each paint blotch and textural inconsistency with the determination of a child counting sheep for the first time. It’s not that I have a particular fondness for plaster or…
Read MoreWill They Or Won’t They: New Jersey’s Relationship with Marijuana
Just before noon on Tuesday, January 16, 2018, Philip Dunton Murphy stood on stage in the Patriots Theater at the War Memorial in Trenton, NJ and placed his hand on the Bible. Having spent the last two years on the the campaign trail, the day had finally come for Murphy to be sworn in as…
Read MoreBeoSound Shape: Off The Wall Geometric Design
In 1924, Danish engineer Peter Bang was at a crossroads. A recent college graduate and the high-hopes son of a successful Danish businessman, Bang had spent the better part of six months working in an American radio factory; but following that, the promising 24-year-old returned to Struer, the small merchant town of his youth, to…
Read MoreExploring the Virgin Islands
To your left is a lush mountain view of an evergreen coastline. To your right are the aqua-blue waters of a peaceful, Caribbean inlet. Classic sailboats float in and out of the harbor; paddle boarders and kayakers grow smaller in the distance as they make their way out to more distant waters. Across the harbor…
Read MoreThe Influencer: An Interview with @weworewhat’s Danielle Bernstein
The world of fashion is by nature in a constant state of change. Each season brings with it the birth of new trends and the deaths of others. Each year, designers arrive on the scene with fresh perspectives that challenge what may have briefly become the status quo. Style never ceases to evolve and the…
Read MoreGoing Solo: The Benefits of Traveling Alone
A little over a decade ago, a novelist named Elizabeth Gilbert set out on a one-woman journey towards self-discovery that took her through Italy, India and Indonesia. Her resulting memoir became one of the most popular beach reads of 2006, and Gilbert’s solo quest around the globe was described as emancipatory and inspirational. The world…
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