Freelance lifestyle and entertainment journalist
News coverage for Global-Indian section of India.com Canadian provincial politician Kathleen Wynne found herself in the middle of cultural controversy last week when she visited the Golden Temple in Amritsar during a 10-day tour of India. Wynne was warmly welcomed and received a siropa despite a report from the Hindustan Times that this traditional robe of honor […]
Breaking news coverage including an interview with the key subjects for Allergic Living. When Mandy Cortes got the call on January 19, 2016 that her son, Anthony Ruelas, was being suspended for walking out of class, she was disappointed – it wasn’t the first time, and he knew better. But when she arrived at her son’s […]
Breaking news coverage for Global-Indian section of India.com NAFS—the 10-person band created by Oscar-winning musician, A. R. Rahman—is creating quite a splash with their latest video: a catchy cover of “Ghanan Ghanan” from “Lagaan.” The video begins in a dried out desert with the musical group in their trademark white face paint and florescent costumes. The one […]
Breaking news covered for Allergic Living. Two Massachusetts children were barred from a youth production of William Shakespeare’s The Tempest, due to what their lawyer describes as discrimination related to one of the kids’ severe food allergies. Through their parents, the children have made a formal complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice and the Massachusetts […]
Written for Allergic Living‘s website. A lawsuit in the death of an Alabama boy, who suffered fatal anaphylaxis from eating a cookie, could have broad implications for supermarket bakeries and food-allergic consumers. The family of 11-year-old Derek “Landon” Wood filed the lawsuit, in which a crucial aspect is whether a grocery store’s bakery should be required […]
Appeared online and in print for Allergic Living magazine, June, 2015. Multiple medical organizations from around the world have come together to create new interim guidelines for infant peanut consumption following a landmark study that showed early, rather than delayed introduction of peanuts can protect against the development of allergy. The British LEAP (Learning Early About Peanut Allergy) study, published earlier […]
Appeared online for ANOKHI Media, Jan. 27, 2014 “1, 2, 3…Smile!” In the past, these instructions were usually said to a posed cluster of people but last year, social-media lovers increasingly turned the camera around. Armed with smartphones, and at times, a well-practiced duck face, “selfies” became a social media staple in 2013. With platforms like […]
Appeared on ANOKHI Media, Oct. 24, 2013 Though the outdoor gardening season is winding down, continuing to grow plants in your home can benefit your health as well as your décor. Paul Saunders, a naturopathic doctor with a PhD in botany, says that there are numerous houseplants that can help with a variety of ailments […]
Appeared on ANOKHI Media, Oct. 15, 2013 Twitter may have taken over your computer, your cell phone and possibly your social life but soon, this 140-character social network will be infiltrating your living room as well. Earlier this week, Twitter announced its new partnership with Comcast, the leading pay-TV provider in the U.S., bring tweeting […]
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