Category: Life Stuff

NYC Mental Health Pilot Program Creates More Space For Criminal Justice Change

NYC piloted a program that sends behavioral health specialists to respond to mental health calls. Early data shows these non-police teams were more successful at getting patients medical assistance. The data also shows that these behavioral health teams turned to hospitals for treatment less often.

HUD Secretary’s First Report: Americans Are Too Poor To Afford Rents, Nationwide Housing Crisis reaches critical mass in wake of Covid-19

This link will take you to a map that shows how many hours needed to work and the wage to afford one month’s rent. Read the full 291 page report here:

5 Summer Accessories That Will Take Your Style to the Next Level

Summer is the time for bold fashion choices, experimenting with different looks, and expressing your individuality! Even if you’re not in the market for a whole new wardrobe, you can give your style a refresh with some fun new accessories. Here are five great options, ranging from footwear to phone cases! R0AM Pillar Sandals ($121-132)…

24 and Single With No Desire to Mingle

Unless you are a book boyfriend from any of the books I am reading, or Manny Montana or William Levy or Sebastian Stan or Jay Ellis or any of the hot men from HBO’s “Insecure,” please do not enter my vicinity. My department is closed, this mansion is unavailable. No, sir. No, thank you. Not…

Bloomberg Opinion: Why Millennials and Gen z Shouldn’t Practice Working the Weekends, Is It An Unpopular Opinion Tho?

Writer, Sarah Green Carmichael, challenged her young readers about the real plight of capitalism is allowing a lot of woman (man) hours to be clocked. “She wasn’t talking about the kind of jobs that often require weekend shifts as well as night work. She was talking about the kind of professional jobs where people who…

This NKOTB Merch Drop Will Help You Have the Coolest House on the Block

If you had New Kids on the Block’s signature Blockhead bedsheets back in the day, or if you missed out on getting them, you’ll love the group’s new merch line inspired by them! The collection of homewares features the same pattern as the iconic bedsheets, and all products are $50 or less, making them a…

Stash Invests Creates LGBTQ+ Content On Its App, Are We Too Take All These New Found Advocates Seriously

We caught a glipse of a story about how the pandemic had affected LGBTQ+ respondents more than those who are just straight. The article then goes on the restate the same issue, poor and at risk communities have suffered more than rich white suburbans communities. Isn’t that why the majority voted for a new Commander…

MindTravel Brings an Immersive Musical Experience to Central Park

If you’re looking for something to do in New York City this week, MindTravel has just the thing: a relaxing evening in Central Park accompanied by gentle piano music. Musician Murray Hidary founded MindTravel after music helped him heal from witnessing his sister’s death, and aims to help others through his meditative piano pieces. A…

Situationship #2

I’ve been trying to write something that further defines the waves of the bay. But I’m unable to make it clever, to make it mean something to the desirable and the undesirable, and get an applause. I’m too honest for my own good… I’m sitting here in the room, in front of the water, watching…

5 Father’s Day Presents He’ll Be “Dadly” in Love With

Father’s Day is coming up on June 20th, and it can be stressful trying to find a gift that conveys how much a dad brings to their child’s life. Here are five options that will make his day and then some! Love Cork Screw “We Go High” Rosé, $18 Perfect for your Father’s Day dinner,…

Immersive La Ferme Pop-Up Market Opens in East Hampton

Now that New York City is reopening as summer excitement comes to a peak, there are countless adventures to explore in the coming months. In East Hampton, lifestyle brands Alimentari Flâneur, Dada Daily, and Ruby are teaming up to curate La Ferme, a pop-up market that opened June 10th and aims to bring the Mediterranean…

Finding My Home: Chapter 2

“I think that should be the last of it,” mom said. She placed the box she carried up to my new room on the floor. The corners were starting to bend on each side from being pushed around the back of the moving van. “Wow, that wasn’t so bad,” I said trying to catch my…

7 Products Under $30 to Inspire Your Summer Glow-Up

With summer quickly approaching, now’s the time to try out new products and stock up on your favorite essentials, whether it’s a hair treatment, journaling activity, or beauty product. Here are seven of our suggestions for shoppers on a budget! Bali Body Watermelon Tanning Oil, $22.95 Bali Body’s fun tanning oil will give you the…

The Endgame

I’m sitting on the couch with my legs spread wide open, arching my back, biting my lip, drawing his eyes to that area between my legs, the one he can’t resist. He bites down on his tongue from moaning, beads of sweat appearing just above his brow. I watch his Adam’s apple move as he…

I Did It Again

I did it again. One of the things I can’t seem to forgive myself for is how easy it is for men to fall romantically out of love for me. I use to believe that I was easy to love, harder to leave. But I was lied to. The truth is harder to hear. I…

Finding My Home: Chapter 1

“For god’s sake Joce, what did I do now, huh?” my dad said. His voice could be heard throughout the house no matter what room you were in. His footsteps got closer as they slammed against the floor. His dirty white socks showed underneath the crack of my door as they cleaned up the remnants…

PopSockets and TikTok’s New Collaboration Makes Filming Videos Easier Than Ever

It’s undeniable that PopSockets’ fun phone grips and TikTok’s short, creative videos have taken the mobile world by storm in the past few years. Now, the two brands have teamed up to create a limited-edition collection of phone grips and the PopMount 2 Flex, a flexible tripod that connects to PopSockets grips to give creators…

The Child in Need

I’m restless. I’m breathing. I’m crying. I’m restless. I’m breathing. I’m dying. I’m restless. Uncomfortable. I think being alone…this alone…forces me to grieve. It forces me to dive into darkness, confront the fears, the irrevocable silence. I’ve been staring at this white screen for hours, days, weeks…and I’ll begin to write something, type a letter,…

Mark Rober: Please Reconsider Where You’re Donating

On April 30, YouTuber Mark Rober and Jimmy Kimmel will be hosting a livestreamed fundraiser event for NEXT for Autism, called Color the Spectrum, which will be accompanied by A-list celebrities like Chris Rock and John Oliver. It is a kind and noble gesture for celebrities to be supporting autistic people, but the cause they’re…

Meet TREMG Writer Charlene: “Can I Be Vulnerable to You?”

Can I be vulnerable to you? Do you know when you are beginning to lack inspiration, that suddenly you can’t help but become vulnerable within your own writing, even when you don’t want to be? It becomes inevitable almost, your fingers itching to write what needs to be written. Lately, if my readers haven’t noticed…

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