By PenTales Pundit Elise Nardin, Zurich, Switzerland Refreshing blog, Advanced Style, features ‘advanced’ fashionistas and celebrates the love of fashion and great taste encountered on the streets of NYC, Paris or Milan. All the ladies and gentlemen photographed by Ari Seth Cohen prove to have the uttermost taste in fashion. […]
By PenTales Pundit Elise Nardin, Zurich, Switzerland August 6 2011, riots devastated Eastern London. Watching the news was like watching a strange mix of ‘V for Vendetta’, ‘25 days later’, and other similar end-of-the-world blockbuster movies. These riots were different, it was real. It affected local businesses, the lives of […]
PenTales Storytellers gathered in Vienna to share their perspectives on Crime and Punishment. The stories shared included “A Fabulous Opportunity” by Phillip Hutten, and “1,2,3” by Sebastian Waechter.
By PenTales Pundit Elise Nardin, Zurich, Switzerland There are hundreds of questions you can ask your old neighbor, parents or grandparents. It always depends on the situation, the relationship you have with one another. If I put myself in the shoes of a 80 year-old woman, I would want to […]
By PenTales Pundit Elise Nardin Caption: “The Harvest”, featuring, among others, my great grandad Louis, my mother Martine and my uncle Patrick, 1959, Switzerland. This project all started with this old picture. I found it in a photo album at my grandparents’ place while visiting them a few years back. […]
If the “Seasonal” aisle in our local supermarket is any indication, holiday season is upon us! One thing at the heart of the Triple Threat of Christmas, Hannukah and Kwanza, is family.Whether you will be celebrating a holiday in a few weeks with family, alone or not at all, we […]
Fred Gutzeit did his share of traveling before he finally settled in New York like he always wanted to. Living in the Lower East and watching it change over the years helped Fred share some great stories with us! Can you imagine a time when rents were $54 a month […]
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Imagine starting your life in one place. And pretty much staying there for the rest of it. You think it’d be boring? Think again. Laurie may have been born on the Upper East Side, but she’s a Lower East Side “Lifer”! And she lives among other such “Lifers”! And boy, […]