Citizen Brooklyn

Burlesque can just be stripping, but when it’s done expertly, it can be about so much more.

It is most striking is that every single woman photographed looks so comfortable in her own skin radiating confidence.

So I was alone again in Mongolia… This time summiting a mountain.

Burning Man is overwhelming and impossible to describe in one post. This is the first in a series many about this past year’s gathering in the middle of the desert.

I’ve eaten all over Turkey, everything from Mama Zeynep’s home cooked lamb to the best wood-fire cooked kebab in Istanbul, but this was the first time I’d ever tasted traditional Turkish mezzes with an international twist.

Jazz and blues have had a deep history in this city, which was once host to pioneering joints like Cotton Club, Lenox Lounge and the original Birdland. And though a lot of the old-school spots have since bitten the dust—with some others devolving into tourist traps—there are still plenty of clubs around town where you can go to immerse yourself in the real stuff. Here are a few of our favorites; we expect you’ll leave yours in the comments.

Spoken by: Shay Neary by: Carlos Cesar Valle
There is a strange and long skin which likens my weenie to a very erotic fish kiss, or the drawing of a chicken…

J.D. Ojeikere showcases these stunning and intricate works of art in a series of gorgeous black and white photos.

The band’s energy seemed limitless since with every minute of the show, the spins grew in amplitude, the jumps in height and the pelvic thrusts in intensity.

“How did we end up here?” Through a series of fortunate and unfortunate events, we had ended up in a gold miners camp in a remote part of Siberia four hundred kilometers outside of Krasnoyarsk, Russia.

It’s really incredible how the artist can take a piece of cold, solid material and turn it into warm- and comfy-looking fabric with subtle folds and creases.

No explanation is necessary!