Brooklyn Wellness Studio: Treatment by Lanshin

Understanding facial Gua Sha's acupuncture and massage components

Lying down and adorned with acupuncture needles in the quiet of Sandra Lanshin‘s Brooklyn wellness studio, those receiving her signature facial Gua Sha treatment soon experience an unexpected next step. Lanshin slowly massages the face and neck with a small jade tool, working with precision along the neck, scalp and under-eye. The resulting sensation feels at first cold, smooth and strong. This yields to a …

The Viral Success of “In a Heartbeat”

Same-gender love stories occupy a very small portion of the content out there and that’s what makes the viral success of “In a Heartbeat” so important. Surely many individuals have watched it more than once, but with over a million likes and almost 15 million views (at time of publish), the Pixar-like short film and its story of a boy who is outed to his …

Motörhead: Heroes (David Bowie Cover)

While David Bowie, Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister, and Phil Taylor aren’t on Earth, and Motörhead is no more, a video of the influential British metal band covering Bowie’s 1997 song “Heroes” has just been released. It remains faithful to the original version in many ways, though the band plays the song in their classic style: heavy, fast and loud. Recorded during sessions for Bad Magic, this …