The Incredible Effects of a Digital Detox

Kate Unsworth, creator of the connected jewelry line Kovert Designs, recently held a five-day digital detox to examine how time away from smartphones affects the human body and psyche. 35 CEOs and influencers gathered in the Moroccan desert to mix and mingle completely unplugged. After just a few days, participants’ posture straightened, their memory and sleep improved and some were even moved to make major …

Yours Truly

Telling slow stories, led by the musicians themselves, through more than just words and photos

Lately, music journalism feels like it’s been replaced by a cycle of press release paraphrasing, tracklist postings and lifestyle commentary, with the occasional interview peppered in between. The same background information, recycled adjectives and name-dropping of influences bubble at the surface. Newly reshaped editorial platform Yours Truly (YT)—which originated as a music blog and later developed into a creative studio—has taken up the challenge to …

On Site at NYC’s Full Moon Fest

Previewing the annual all night music and arts extravaganza

Festival season is in full bloom and while it often calls to mind massive fields full of frolicking party people, sometimes smaller festivals deliver a more powerful, potent experience. This certainly holds true for Brooklyn’s Full Moon Fest—which maxes out at 6000 attendees—taking place from 3PM on 1 August 2015 until sunrise the next morning. Now in its fifth year, the ever-growing event has shifted …