Sunnie is a beautiful new singer from Willingboro, New Jersey with an engaging voice. Releasing her first body of work in 2016, she brings us a visual for new single, ‘We’re Rolling’. When listening to the song, there was some disconnect with the video. It could have been the way it was edited or maybe the artist was not comfortable in front of the camera, but it felt off. It gave a sense like, the person in the video, wasn’t singing, which made me not to listen to the song.
To try and just focus on the song, I walked away from the video to just listen; I just didn’t get it. Visually, she is stunning and her voice is dope, but the song just didn’t do it for me. There was nothing there to keep me interested. I had no clue what the song was about after listening to it four or five times. She does have the look and the voice. I would just like to see her with different writers to bring out her full potential. Check out the video above.
Kim Kardashian just wrote an essay expressing her fears about racism and her fear for raising her daughter with Kanye West in a racist world. Read her honest thoughts from her website titled “On My Mind”.
I never knew how much being a mom would change me. It’s amazing how one little person and the love I have for her has brought new meaning to every moment. What once seemed so important, now feels insignificant. It’s like I get to see the world for the first time again but through someone else’s eyes. It’s a beautiful thing to feel and experience so much more, but with that beauty comes a flip side – seeing through my daughter’s eyes the side of life that isn’t always so pretty.
To be honest, before I had North, I never really gave racism or discrimination a lot of thought. It is obviously a topic that Kanye is passionate about, but I guess it was easier for me to believe that it was someone else’s battle. But recently, I’ve read and personally experienced some incidents that have sickened me and made me take notice. I realize that racism and discrimination are still alive, and just as hateful and deadly as they ever have been.
I feel a responsibility as a mother, a public figure, a human being, to do what I can to make sure that not only my child, but all children, don’t have to grow up in a world where they are judged by the colour of their skin, or their gender, or their sexual orientation. I want my daughter growing up in a world where love for one another is the most important thing.
So the first step I’m taking is to stop pretending like this isn’t my issue or my problem, because it is, it’s everyone’s… because the California teenager who was harassed and killed by his classmates for being gay, the teenage blogger in Pakistan who was shot on her school bus for speaking out in favour of women’s rights, the boy in Florida who was wrongly accused of committing a crime and ultimately killed because of the colour of his skin, they are all someone’s son and someone’s daughter and it is our responsibility to give them a voice and speak out for those who can’t and hopefully in the process, ensure that hate is something our children never have to see.
On a rainy night in Williamsburg, I opened the unassuming door, only to stare at a red velvet curtain. I pulled the curtains to the side and was greeted with an ornate dining room in the shape of a large square. A complete tequila bar was in the foreground and the queen of the room was a massive chandelier hovering above my head. Later, I would learn that this chandelier had once belonged to Chef / Owner Julio Mora’s grandmother in Mexico. The logistics of shipping such a massive piece were unfathomable, but Mora had somehow done it. Its extravagance adds to the decor of a room that spares no design detail in achieving the authentic feel of Mexican culture. And as I got to know the man behind Cantina Royal, I understood how being deliberate is what makes him the salsa master of New York (among other things).
You see… “try all the salsas” was likely the best piece of advice a friend gave me coming into this dinner. Never have I experienced such craftwork and varying flavours of salsa. The crown jewel was the “Tamaulipeca,” made with chile pequin, tamarindo and fish stock. Fish stock in a salsa?! It totally works and is can’t miss stuff. The spread featured salsas with pistachio, cinnamon and a wide array of chiles, some of which were “marinaded in lemon, lime and spices for 2 months” according to Mora. The flavours are as complex as they sound, but the salsas are merely a delicious appetizer for the main event.
The chicken risotto, which boasted a distinct flavour of cotija cheese, just screams fine Mexican fare. The Califa steak taco was reminiscent of the classic quesadilla Suiza from San Francisco favourite taqueria El Farolito. Comfortable in its simplicity because it can be (see why in the photo below). Smooth chorizo tostadas that were perfectly smoky. But not as perfectly smoky as the Mexican BBQ pork ribs in a Hennessy BBQ sauce served with smoked rice and the most exquisite smoked cheese. The ribs pulled right off the bone and the flavours of the ribs, rice and cheese together were out of this world.
Every detail was carefully crafted. I have a friend who says “The best barometer for how good a Mexican restaurant is, is the rice and beans.” It’s a statement that speaks to being excellent while not trying too hard and it accurately describes what Cantina Royal is. “I want it to feel like it’s a secret spot,” says Mora. “You walk through the curtains and boom!” And it still feels like Williamsburg. It’s a cool spot to be at, the margaritas taste like they should (deliciously balanced and not too sweet) and it’s a slice of true Mexican food culture. Do yourself a favour and go visit the Salsa Master… if you can find him. Orale!
5 of Julio’s salsa creations. He truly is “The Salsa Master!”When you think risotto, you think Italian and the flavour of parmeggiano cheese. Cantina Royal’s Mexican variation achieves the same effect with the classically Mexican flavour of cotija cheese.Smooth and smoky chorizo atop crispy tostada shells.The Califa Royal taco is Angus rib eye and melted cheese on corn tortillas and it’s perfect.The Salsa Master has quite the sense of humour. He’s travelled the world and brings recipes inspired by both his family and his experiences all over the world.Traditional Mexican decor at Cantina Royal.Shrimp. No words. Just admire the color of the sauce.Ain’t nuthin like a well-crafted margarita (I had two!)
*Cantina Royal is located at 58 North 3rd Street in Williamsburg off of Kent. It is open from Monday to Sunday from 3 PM to midnight. The restaurant also offers cooking classes, catering, coupons, a calendar of events and a music event space in the back room called LA SALSA!
On a rainy night in Williamsburg, I opened the unassuming door, only to stare at a red velvet curtain. I pulled the curtains to the side and was greeted with an ornate dining room in the shape of a large square. A complete tequila bar was in the foreground and the queen of the room was a massive chandelier hovering above my head. Later, I would learn that this chandelier had once belonged to Chef / Owner Julio Mora’s grandmother in Mexico. The logistics of shipping such a massive piece were unfathomable, but Mora had somehow done it. Its extravagance adds to the decor of a room that spares no design detail in achieving the authentic feel of Mexican culture. And as I got to know the man behind Cantina Royal, I understood how being deliberate is what makes him the salsa master of New York (among other things).
You see… “try all the salsas” was likely the best piece of advice a friend gave me coming into this dinner. Never have I experienced such craftwork and varying flavours of salsa. The crown jewel was the “Tamaulipeca,” made with chile pequin, tamarindo and fish stock. Fish stock in a salsa?! It totally works and is can’t miss stuff. The spread featured salsas with pistachio, cinnamon and a wide array of chiles, some of which were “marinaded in lemon, lime and spices for 2 months” according to Mora. The flavours are as complex as they sound, but the salsas are merely a delicious appetizer for the main event.
The chicken risotto, which boasted a distinct flavour of cotija cheese, just screams fine Mexican fare. The Califa steak taco was reminiscent of the classic quesadilla Suiza from San Francisco favourite taqueria El Farolito. Comfortable in its simplicity because it can be (see why in the photo below). Smooth chorizo tostadas that were perfectly smoky. But not as perfectly smoky as the Mexican BBQ pork ribs in a Hennessy BBQ sauce served with smoked rice and the most exquisite smoked cheese. The ribs pulled right off the bone and the flavours of the ribs, rice and cheese together were out of this world.
Every detail was carefully crafted. I have a friend who says “The best barometer for how good a Mexican restaurant is, is the rice and beans.” It’s a statement that speaks to being excellent while not trying too hard and it accurately describes what Cantina Royal is. “I want it to feel like it’s a secret spot,” says Mora. “You walk through the curtains and boom!” And it still feels like Williamsburg. It’s a cool spot to be at, the margaritas taste like they should (deliciously balanced and not too sweet) and it’s a slice of true Mexican food culture. Do yourself a favour and go visit the Salsa Master… if you can find him. Orale!
5 of Julio’s salsa creations. He truly is “The Salsa Master!”When you think risotto, you think Italian and the flavour of parmeggiano cheese. Cantina Royal’s Mexican variation achieves the same effect with the classically Mexican flavour of cotija cheese.Smooth and smoky chorizo atop crispy tostada shells.The Califa Royal taco is Angus rib eye and melted cheese on corn tortillas and it’s perfect.The Salsa Master has quite the sense of humour. He’s travelled the world and brings recipes inspired by both his family and his experiences all over the world.Traditional Mexican decor at Cantina Royal.Shrimp. No words. Just admire the color of the sauce.Ain’t nuthin like a well-crafted margarita (I had two!)
*Cantina Royal is located at 58 North 3rd Street in Williamsburg off of Kent. It is open from Monday to Sunday from 3 PM to midnight. The restaurant also offers cooking classes, catering, coupons, a calendar of events and a music event space in the back room called LA SALSA!
With only $60 in her bank account and her grandmother’s recipes at hand, owner of Sweet Carolina Cupcakes, Holly Slayton has become the business woman she has desired to be prior to opening her shop. Holly Slayton not only has one location for her shop, but two — one resides in 1 North Forest Beach Dr. Hilton Head Island, South Carolina while the other is at 38 Whitaker St. Savannah, Georgia. You can say that Slayton has already made it to success. Not only is she busy baking and running a business, but she also does various chartable works.
Choosing Sweet Carolina Cupcakes was honestly a last minute decision, due to the fact that other shops were closed on Sunday. Although, the decision was late, I still left the shop as a happy customer. Being a fan of cupcakes and only going to a cupcake shop once did it for me. There were plenty of deserts to choose from, plus a staff member guided me on what choices to make. Let it be known that cupcakes are not the only desert items on the menu. Sweet Carolina Cupcakes also carries whoopie pies, cakes, muffins and other deserts. So come and experience a multitude of flavors ranging from classic vanilla to mocha latte. The winter menu (January 6- March 1) consists of 21 different flavors but there are four all-year long everyday cupcake flavors as well. Was it mentioned that there is also a gluten-free cupcake? For anyone who loves anything gluten-free, Sweet Carolina Cupcakes thought of you. Not only is everything freshly baked, but many of the ingredients used are bought locally; also come from the Farmer’s Market.
Three cupcakes were given a bite: Sweet Carolina, Almond Joy, and Hot Chocolate. No need to ask if all three were amazing — the answer is yes! Unlike some cupcakes, the cake alone carries moisture and the cake to frosting ratio is great as well. Not too much cake and not too much frosting, everything balances itself out. The best out of the three cupcakes that were tasted will have to be the hot chocolate, which is a brown cake with a butter crème frosting that is infused with cinnamon and a bit of cayenne pepper for a little kick to your bite. The first bite will make you want to melt; while the rest will have you begging for more. Each cupcake is priced at $3.50, so take as many as you can afford.
Let’s not limit the “pretty-ness” to the cakes, the store is another eye grabber and will have you wanting to eat because of all the pink colors that beautifully decorate the store; also the photographs of cupcakes and a full space to enjoy your sweets. The whole ambiance will put you in a mood to where you want to give everything a taste. Does it help to say that Sweet Carolina Cupcakes has a 93 percent thumbs up rate on urbanspoon.com? That surely does help a lot when it comes to convincing people to try out the desserts. Whenever anyone is in town in either location, stop by Sweet Carolina Cupcakes where your inner child will come out.
Darin Epsilon shares with us his Winter Music Conference Experience, Chats about his popular podcast “Perspectives” and his thoughts on Thom Svast efforts in alternative nightlife.
Last year, March of 2013 in the beautiful hills of San Bernardino at the San Manuel Amphitheater I had the opportunity to experience one of Darin’s live sets at Insomniac Events Beyond Wonderland. This site is located in the high hills looking down up the city filled with lush lands of trees for as far at the eye could see. Darin’s music served as the perfect soundtrack of beautiful sound to accompany the beautiful surroundings.
That year has come and gone and now we are here again with the music man himself. Darin Epsilon or known to most as “King of Progressive House” has a lot in store for us in 2014. From dropping new music to traveling for his world tour, Darin lets us in on what’s on the up and up.
It has been quite a while since we last spoke, touching on right around a year to be exact. What has this past year been like for you?
The last few months have been super productive. I have never felt so focused and driven in my life. Some of my highlights included finishing an exciting tour in India and playing three Insomniac festivals in a row. Now I’ve got six new releases to look forward to.
We see that you were in Florida for Winter Music Conference. How was WMC in Miami?
Each day was filled with exciting activities and things to do! I met so many amazing people down in Miami. My favorite events that I attended this year were the Sudbeat & Hope Recordings party at Mokai and Sasha’s Last Night on Earth Sunset Cruise.
On March 17th, you released the WMC Sampler on your label Perspectives Digital. Can you tell us a little more about the package?
The WMC sampler comes with five new tracks from seven different artists around the world. Last October, we released an ADE Sampler the week before Amsterdam Dance Event, and it turned out to be one of the label’s most successful releases, peaking at #4 on Beatport’s Top 100 Progressive House Releases. We hope to capture the same buzz and excitement with this new release.
Your radio show and podcast “Perspectives” is steadily gaining fans from all music genres. How do you prepare before each recording?
My radio show gives me the freedom to play whatever I want without limitations or constraints. It’s basically an hour of music that I find inspiring or worth sharing to a mass audience. What people don’t realize is how much time and energy I actually spend on each show. Sometimes, it can take me two whole days just to put together one episode!
When choosing artist to feature as guest on an episode of “Perspectives”, what makes someone stick out to you? What do you look for?
Well, when I’m not promoting one of my own artists from the record label, I usually go for someone who is relevant and doing great things at the moment. For example, the last person I featured on the show was Sandra Collins. She’s been a driving force in the scene for over a decade and recently starred in a documentary film titled ‘Girl’, which is about the challenges of being female in a male dominated industry.
Any favorites that you have worked with?
Asides from Sandra Collins, I’m particularly proud to have featured some high profile guests such as Darren Emerson from Underworld, Max Graham, Christian Smith, Max Cooper, Guy J, Robert Babicz, and more.
I’m looking forward to your set here in Las Vegas at the new late night spot “After” in May. How do you feel about what Thom Svast and his team are offering with their alternative to the mainstream night life in Las Vegas?
I think it’s absolutely fantastic and I would be there every week if I lived in Vegas! It’s sort of a dream come true to see Sin City finally embrace underground Dance music. Now let’s keep our fingers crossed that its success will become the new trend and other establishments start to follow the same format.
In addition to your music sampler release coming up, what should we be on the lookout for from you?
This Summer, I’ll have a new release on Hernan Cattaneo’s label Sudbeat. He’s also going to be remixing my track on my label Perspectives Digital. Then my first ever vocal track will also be released on Moonbeam’s label with Matt Lange and Andre Sobota remixes. Finally, you can look forward to my collaborations with Kastis Torrau & Arnas D (the winners of Sasha’s remix contest) and Cid Inc.
Darin Epsilon shares with us his Winter Music Conference Experience, Chats about his popular podcast “Perspectives” and his thoughts on Thom Svast efforts in alternative nightlife.
Last year, March of 2013 in the beautiful hills of San Bernardino at the San Manuel Amphitheater I had the opportunity to experience one of Darin’s live sets at Insomniac Events Beyond Wonderland. This site is located in the high hills looking down up the city filled with lush lands of trees for as far at the eye could see. Darin’s music served as the perfect soundtrack of beautiful sound to accompany the beautiful surroundings.
That year has come and gone and now we are here again with the music man himself. Darin Epsilon or known to most as “King of Progressive House” has a lot in store for us in 2014. From dropping new music to traveling for his world tour, Darin lets us in on what’s on the up and up.
It has been quite a while since we last spoke, touching on right around a year to be exact. What has this past year been like for you?
The last few months have been super productive. I have never felt so focused and driven in my life. Some of my highlights included finishing an exciting tour in India and playing three Insomniac festivals in a row. Now I’ve got six new releases to look forward to.
We see that you were in Florida for Winter Music Conference. How was WMC in Miami?
Each day was filled with exciting activities and things to do! I met so many amazing people down in Miami. My favorite events that I attended this year were the Sudbeat & Hope Recordings party at Mokai and Sasha’s Last Night on Earth Sunset Cruise.
On March 17th, you released the WMC Sampler on your label Perspectives Digital. Can you tell us a little more about the package?
The WMC sampler comes with five new tracks from seven different artists around the world. Last October, we released an ADE Sampler the week before Amsterdam Dance Event, and it turned out to be one of the label’s most successful releases, peaking at #4 on Beatport’s Top 100 Progressive House Releases. We hope to capture the same buzz and excitement with this new release.
Your radio show and podcast “Perspectives” is steadily gaining fans from all music genres. How do you prepare before each recording?
My radio show gives me the freedom to play whatever I want without limitations or constraints. It’s basically an hour of music that I find inspiring or worth sharing to a mass audience. What people don’t realize is how much time and energy I actually spend on each show. Sometimes, it can take me two whole days just to put together one episode!
When choosing artist to feature as guest on an episode of “Perspectives”, what makes someone stick out to you? What do you look for?
Well, when I’m not promoting one of my own artists from the record label, I usually go for someone who is relevant and doing great things at the moment. For example, the last person I featured on the show was Sandra Collins. She’s been a driving force in the scene for over a decade and recently starred in a documentary film titled ‘Girl’, which is about the challenges of being female in a male dominated industry.
Any favorites that you have worked with?
Asides from Sandra Collins, I’m particularly proud to have featured some high profile guests such as Darren Emerson from Underworld, Max Graham, Christian Smith, Max Cooper, Guy J, Robert Babicz, and more.
I’m looking forward to your set here in Las Vegas at the new late night spot “After” in May. How do you feel about what Thom Svast and his team are offering with their alternative to the mainstream night life in Las Vegas?
I think it’s absolutely fantastic and I would be there every week if I lived in Vegas! It’s sort of a dream come true to see Sin City finally embrace underground Dance music. Now let’s keep our fingers crossed that its success will become the new trend and other establishments start to follow the same format.
In addition to your music sampler release coming up, what should we be on the lookout for from you?
This Summer, I’ll have a new release on Hernan Cattaneo’s label Sudbeat. He’s also going to be remixing my track on my label Perspectives Digital. Then my first ever vocal track will also be released on Moonbeam’s label with Matt Lange and Andre Sobota remixes. Finally, you can look forward to my collaborations with Kastis Torrau & Arnas D (the winners of Sasha’s remix contest) and Cid Inc.
Rihanna joins Kate Moss in the line-up of celebrities who have posed nude for Lui [He] Magazine, and the images are hot! Rihanna is on fire with her recent conquests in fashion (River Island and Balmain campaigns), in her personal life with unconfirmed reports of her relationship with Drake, and upcoming in August, Rihanna and Eminem will be co-headlining a series of stadium shows for their Monster Tour. Not to be outdone by any other female artist of the moment, she’s following up with fierce appearances on covers guaranteed to heat up our Summer.
Take it off, again
Rihanna has teased and taken it off for a slew of magazines including but not limited to V magazine with Supermodel Kate Moss, British and American GQ, Esquire, and a recent topless wet-n-wild Vogue Brazil shoot.
Although the bad gal is uninhibited most of the time, none of the images found in her prior magazine appearances or taken by paparazzi holds a candle to the images from the French magazine. The cover is NSFW with a prominent image of her pierced nipple, and gone are the Janet-Jackson-wardrobe-malfunction-excuses and income the welcome full monty nudes. Rihanna can be seen bottomless in a child’s pose Yoga position, and seen sunbathing while being partially covered. In short, get ready for tan lines galore, a shameless pierced nipple, boss bitch tats, and her own brand of IDGAF.
Check out the bad gal below:
Afterthought
Is it me or does she have one nipple pierced? I’ve heard that it’s a painful thing to do, but go ahead Rih. Get the other one pierced and send us a selfie! What are your thoughts on Rihanna’s Lui Magazine cover?
“Authentic”, “unique” and “beautiful” are the first words that came to mind after listening to Kes’ EP “Audio Justice”. The lyrics and creativity brought forth is deeply moving and unique. Audio Justice provides the perfect soundtrack for mellowing out after a long day, preparing for a night out at the trendiest new age spot, or if you just want to hear a dope new sound. After the first listen, I was sold and found myself wanting more and hopefully you will too!
Redemption: This was by far my favorite track of the EP. This track was so honest and pays homage to all of us who rise above criticisms. “Excuse my expression, but don’t tell me how I should be talking”…that’s all I needed to hear and it became somewhat of a personal anthem.’’
Horses: The word play in this song is incredible and puts a new spin on what turns women on. This song has the roots of Cameo and The Gap Band infused with The Dream and Frank Ocean all in one impressive new age sound.
Gimme Your Luv: “Something changed the day you walked into my life, and now I can’t believe you’re mine”… that is all!
Carry On: The vocal effort put forth in this track is amazing and I feel the emotion behind each lyric. It was almost as if you could imagine the girl he sang this about and could almost picture who you would dedicate this to as well.
Arabian Paradise: The last track of the EP brings the whole project full circle. I would have loved to see a feature or collaborative effort on this one but nonetheless the true gem of Arabian Paradise is the clever tempo and how it changed in between hooks to really create an amazing signature sound!
Audio Justice painted a picture that displayed the caliber of artist Kes is and why he’s on his way to being one of the most prominent fresh faces of the game. It is rare that I hear an EP that brings forth anticipation for more songs, and Audio Justice did that for me.
ver ten years ago, I was a design student commuting from Downtown Jamaica (Queens) to Canal Street Station in preparation of earning a college degree as a Graphic Designer to work for the very media conglomerates I’m working with now, as a Journalist. Before that milestone, I was an Art & Design major at a high school located in East Elmhurst who lived in Jamaica where we (who were interested in art) were without a local art supply store to purchase items from (and we are still without one), so Pearl Paint was the only sensible option for me. Pearl Paint seemed to have everything but as much as I like to travel and as much as I loved to ride the E train from its first stop to a stop short of its last stop, in recollection, I didn’t really enjoy my experiences at Pearl Paint, in-store and online.
*Whilst many others will view this article and see it as a negative subjectivity about one of New York City’s most legendary art meccas or landmarks much like the 5 Pointz, I can only tell this story through my personal encounters. Stay with me and hear me out, if you have tough skin and you know what a flying buttress is.
Here’s why I believe Pearl Paint is no longer with us:
As much as I would have liked to check-in on Foursquare, or I would have liked to text a fellow artist to brag about that amazing stretched gesso I just purchased from Pearl Paint at half price, I didn’t. Painstakingly, our beloved art store (once with a few offshoot nearby locations on Lispenard Street) did not truly join the rest of us in our new world of Digital Media, (Online) Direct Sales Marketing and Crowdfunding.
Website:
From what I remember, Pearl’s website (like most art store websites) was really hard to navigate because its menu and site fonts being microscopic. As the site loaded, there wasn’t a real sense of focus either. I couldn’t be tricked into impulse buying even if I wanted to and in my opinion, that’s a grand failure for a retail business. As an online customer and someone who has a trained eye for good design, I didn’t want or feel the need to return to their website, so I didn’t. And in time, the same happened with being a walk-in at their flagship location on Canal Street.
For crying out loud, pearlpaint.com still has a moving marquee at the bottom of its homepage! (Kindly see your browser’s status bar or the image below)
Can you see the marquee?
Location:
Aside from having to ignore the groups of African men who will inevitably try to sell miscellaneous things to you and if all doesn’t go well, asking for your hand in marriage is the next best business venue, you might have to ignore middle-aged Asian women who will walk up close to you and halfway whisper the name of a designer bag, in hopes of fetching your interests — if interested — this might require your presence and your money in a scary underground passageway somewhere off of Canal and Broadway to get the goods.
For the times, it’s in a weird location. The truth is most of the cool kids who like to party and socialize, musicians, artists and college kids don’t stay in TriBeCa or really have the need to come to Canal Street. They’re all across the water in Brooklyn: Bushwick, Bedford-Stuyvesant or Williamsburg. And to add to that disappointment, tourists aren’t really looking to purchase art supplies when they’re on vacation.
During the early 2000s, when I was in there like I worked there, it was welcoming. At times, there was a sense of perfunctory and irritation. I wish I was certain as to why, but I chalked it up to being a young student. Wanna know why? Because a large percentage of my peers stole at least 25% of their art supplies from Pearl Paint. They just couldn’t afford it.
In all fairness to the business as a business person, I’m not sure Pearl Paint could cut down the prices on art supplies for many reasons (shipping, customs, etc.), but from what I remember, items were expensive for the average art student at that time. We were coming out of a recession that began two years prior.
In hindsight, as an adult and a previous consumer, I can say that I wish there was more of a ‘community’ for all art students that shopped at Pearl. Perhaps, students would have felt like they belonged to something and they would think twice about stealing art supplies from one of the most well-stocked locations in Manhattan. A location that the young artist in us will have to now be without.
Education, Internet Phenomena:
As we’ve progressed into the future during the mid-’00s, our academic interests as creative humans have changed, especially in Entertainment and so did the necessary tools to execute. So unless you’re majoring in a field that requires fundamental ideas such as design elements and principles, unfortunately, a place like Pearl Paint is not really a necessity to you.
Over the years, I’ve seen ads on my Twitter timeline and my Facebook newsfeed from Pearl’s competitors (Blicks, Michael’s and Utrecht) but none from Pearl. Pearl didn’t truly change with the times. It remained traditional without a plan to compete in a new world.
Hearing the creaks in the wooden floors.
Reading those interesting squares of information pinned to the bulletin near the elevator.
Riding the elevator and looking at myself in that old security camera.
Walking through the back door on Lispenard Street.
Testing various Staedtler pencils to find the right one before drafting a portrait of someone who (or something) I fell in love with that week.
You should also know that Pearl Paint, as of today, only has 877 Twitter followers — I’m not one of them — and their last Tweet reads:
