IN MY PERSONAL OPINION

It seemed like a dream: a gym where luxury meets status. But for many members, this PR-promoted Eastside NYC facility has become a cautionary tale. While the branding evokes exclusivity and wellness, member experiences suggest a disconnect between promise and delivery. Concerns about broken infrastructure, inaccessible amenities, and unresponsive management have surfaced repeatedly, raising questions […]

It’s a quiet epidemic in modern workplaces: companies are hiring managers who lack the experience, decisiveness, and strategic thinking required to lead. These individuals, often in their 30s and 40s, are placed in operational roles where they’re expected to drive outcomes, yet they consistently defer decisions, check with higher-ups for even minor calls, and avoid […]

When Life Gives You Lemons…and Rosé Picture this: You’re hot, sweaty, and thirsty. You crave something refreshing: lemonade, wine, sparkling water, something sweet but not too sweet; tart but not pucker-up tart. What’s in the beach cooler or refrigerator that meets (and maybe even exceeds) your wants, needs, and expectations? Roseade.In the ever-evolving world of […]

Sommeliers, wine industry professionals, and consumers have a range of opinions about Italy’s wine classification categories—DOCG, DOC, IGT, and VdT, and their usefulness depends on experience, expectations, and context. Sommeliers and Industry Professionals: Most professionals consider the classification system both necessary and useful as a framework for understanding regional identity, quality standards, and winemaking traditions. […]

Inside the Vision Behind World Trade Center Yerevan, Armenia In the heart of the South Caucasus, Armenia is setting the stage for a transformation that could redefine its economic destiny and cultural influence. The World Trade Center Yerevan (WTCY), a future-facing megaproject blending innovative urban development with centuries-old heritage, is poised to steer this shift. […]

Italy has a national wine classification system (VdT → IGT → DOC → DOCG), each of Italy’s 20 wine-producing regions also has its own hierarchy of wine styles and regional rules within that national framework. These regional classifications often function as microcosms, with local DOCs and DOCGs, unique native grape varieties, and distinct aging styles, […]

Italy’s wine classification system is like its opera: passionate, complex, and liable to leave you teary-eyed, either from emotion or frustration. What began as a noble effort to preserve tradition, celebrate terroir, and ensure quality has, over time, morphed into a Byzantine labyrinth of acronyms, subzones, and stylistic footnotes that even seasoned sommeliers sometimes pretend […]

👤 Who Supports the Cuts. Why? The mixed messaging among Americans who support cuts to the safety net, despite often relying on it, is not rooted in ignorance or incapacity, rather it is a byproduct of a relentless drumbeat of cultural mythmaking, partisan loyalty and economic vulnerability.At its core is economic individualism, a deeply rooted […]

When hate is met with silence, it grows in the shadows. Italy must choose: confront the darkness, or become complicit in its spread.“It happened; therefore, it can happen again.” In 2025, Italy stands at a dangerous crossroads. On one side stands the legacy of Renaissance humanism which taught people to value human life and individual […]