In 2013 the LGBT community in Georgia decided to host Gay Pride in the country for the first time. It resulted in massive fights and confrontation with conservatives and Christian activists. A symbol of it has become a black-frocked priest with a stool — those were among people dispersing the crowd. Later, to show solidarity …
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Co-founder of Transforma theater, Creator of The Female Role Model Project, and Actress, Tjasa Ferme, talks about her first show in New York and her experience in overcoming pain and turning it into fuel. When I moved to NYC twelve years ago, the biggest challenge was finding my sense of belonging. Planting roots is never …
After earning an MBA from one of the world’s most prestigious business schools, and striving to build a global company in New York, Konstantin returned to Moscow deeply depressed. In 2018, I suddenly found myself struggling to figure out what to do with my life and my business. I experienced thundering pressure and was faced …
Anastasia Chernikova elaborates on the idea and impact behind The Vivid Minds When the war with Ukraine broke out in 2014, I was working as a business journalist in Moscow. I saw firsthand how families were torn apart simply by living on opposite sides of the conflict. As a journalist, I would often interview entrepreneurs, …
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Arthur’s intense and darkly comic work, which includes The Fuck-Up, Chinese Takeout, and Unlubricated, is often set in his native New York City. In this interview, he shares the identity challenges he faces as a creative who has witnessed deep changes in an iconic location. I was born in New York, moved out to Oregon …
Authentic New York Writer on the Disappearing City Читать полностью »
In the era of Instagram, it’s tough for pictures to be so valuable and unique as they were a hundred years ago. Anastasia started business to bring back the perception of real photography. We started our photo agency, Shipr, by going back in time. We use a technique that was popular in the U.S. following the …
33 Buckets is a nonprofit organization that provides access to clean water. So far it has reached over 6,700 people in Bangladesh, Dominican Republic, and Peru. Over 844 million people worldwide lack access to clean water. This is a staggering number. My colleagues and I from Arizona State University’s Community Service Program were determined to …
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Nikita and Anastasia gave up corporate careers in Russia in 2010 to kick-start their digital nomadic lifestyle. We spent over 5 years traveling across the globe, getting to know the local traditions, residents, and nature of Morocco, Taiwan, Hawaii, Japan, USA, and Russia. We collected bits and pieces of information, ideas, and inspiration and put …
Giving Up Corporate Jobs for Digital Nomadism Читать полностью »
I’ve never pursued challenges in the way that many people do. I simply overcame them. When I was only 20 and a rather rebellious kid, my dad died in an accident. At that time, I had piercings in my nose, lips and ears, and I didn’t care about my work at all. I studied at …
Jiahong works at a tech startup ClassPass and shares his coming out story. The speech has been edited for better flow and readability. I was born in Manchuria, in the northeastern part of China. My mom was obsessed with the idea of me studying in America and making a better life for both of us. …
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