In a Soho alleyway close to the massage parlors and other establishments of ill repute and hidden behind an inconspicuous door sits a small rustic Japanese sushi (and more) Michelin-starred restaurant. Jugemu is its name, sounding not unlike the game or film Jumangi, except here characters and forms appear in the Read more
The writer’s job is to become human through the stories he / she / they tell. It is a task not meant to transcend one’s position or thought process; it is to act as a transmitter. I embody the divine through my humanness as I transmit stories, like a radio, Read more
New York: Where Service Became a Craft Ask Mark what shaped him most and he’ll take you back to New York City—where hospitality is a contact sport and excellence a daily discipline. He grew up in Glendale, Queens, a subway ride from the old-school dining rooms that taught him how Read more
Ralph Yznaga never seems to lose his sense of curiosity. When he talks about creativity, it’s with the spark of a lifelong experimenter, someone who still believes imagination is the best business plan. Sitting in his Austin office surrounded by Edible Austin back issues and glowing laptop screens, he laughs Read more
What is your nightmare? Mine is a dream come true: stepping into the 3D immersive set of Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmasat the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Thanks to Texas Performing Arts and the Wildflower Center, Austin audiences now have a chance to enter the fantastical world of Jack Read more
When Alexander and Carlotta “Loti” first locked eyes 32 years ago at a lunch on the outskirts of Mexico City, neither imagined that a decades-long love story would eventually set a table for Austinites in their own homes. “We saw each other eight times in two years,” Alexander laughs. “The Read more
Insights from Bryan Johnson’s SXSW Talk on Longevity Imagine waking up every morning feeling refreshed, full of energy, and ready to take on the world—not just in your 20s or 30s, but well into your 60s, 70s, and beyond. Sounds too good to be true? Not if you take a Read more
This was their first live podcast of the show IMO featuring Michelle Obama and her brother Craig Robinson. They will for most podcasts invite a guest. Today the special guest was Dr. Laurie Santos of Yale University Psychology department and host of The Happiness Lab. The topic was transforming despair Read more
Since the beloved Lucy in Disguise costume store closed its doors in 2022, Austinites have struggled to find unique Halloween outfits. ATX Theatre is stepping in to save locals from lackluster online shopping and overpriced pop-up Halloween stores this year. The organization brings together Austin’s eighty-plus theatre companies and hosts a two-day Read more
A common misconception amongst people, especially those of us approaching the last third of our lives, is that aloneness equals loneliness. Well, I’m here to debunk this tale; to set it to restful peace.
