If you are applying to art school or art programs at college and need to create a portfolio, this post has portfolio advice from a number of admissions officers at various art colleges: MassArt, SAIC, and RISD. While art schools have different requirements for the art portfolio, the advice given here is applicable to most…
My family has a Father’s Day tradition of strawberry picking. It doesn’t always work out. Some years, there are no strawberries left by Father’s Day. On other Father’s Days, the weather is poor. Still, extreme heat or rain doesn’t stop us. We tried a new farm this year. Cider Hill Farm is on Boston’s North…
My son was introduced to boxing by my trainer Marc Gargaro when he was eight years old. Now he’s fourteen years old. Back then, I would take whatever kid had a free week during the summer and bring him or her to my morning boxing training session. My son was too young to object and…
It’s hard not to fall in love with Georgetown University because the college is spectacularly beautiful. For anyone interested in studying government or international relations, it’s a no-brainer to aspire to study here. But if you are NOT interested in politics or foreign affairs, then this school might feel like a wasted opportunity akin to…
This is Andrea Wang’s and my fifth installment of our Asian Culture Series. Today, we are talking about Asians and sports. We are exploring our connections to sumo, Nissin Sports, and keeping girls in sports! And, as karma would have it, all of this points towards the 2020 Tokyo Olympics… We are also giving away…
Great little book – just nails it in terms of content – no fluff. If you are a coach of Girls you should read this and if you are a male coach of girls read this twice. Frank J. Kelly Alison and I are releasing an eBook version of How To Coach Girls with three…
For Mother’s Day, I wanted my family to try Ethiopian food again because we all really enjoyed it when I made everyone try it for my birthday in January. Addis Red Sea was our first Ethiopian restaurant. My husband and I used to live in the South End in Boston and it was walking distance…