James Cameron has left an indelible mark on our culture, breaking his own record with two of the top grossing films of all time. Pioneering special effects technology in Avatar and manning extensive expeditions into the wreckage of Titanic at the bottom of the Atlantic. His films are often discussed as massive technological undertakings, but I would argue that, even more than his gift for theatric visuals, his greatest strength as an auteur is his uncanny ability to write with empathy, and creat

Washington D.C.: the cherry blossoms, the landmarks, over 70 museums, culture and diversity, hundreds of years of history and history in the making. There are many draws as Washington D.C. has long been a destination city for tourists, but if you’re thinking about a permanent move there, you’re in more than good company. It’s become a popular city for the culture and nightlife, but also for the many parks, nature, and outdoor activities, not to mention the diversity and career opportunities. A v

• I felt love for my newborn, but not the bond everyone talks about having immediately after birth. • The lack of bonding I felt with my newborn sometimes made me feel numb. • The bond with your child is built gradually, which is easy to forget once you pass the newborn days. When I was pregnant with my first baby, I used to imagine what kind of mother I would be: fun and cultured — taking my baby everywhere, never ordering from the kids' menu (I was a little naive). Most importantly, I would

When interior designer Hali Epstein of HJE Interiors and her husband were getting ready to settle down with their family and move to the suburbs, they had trouble finding a burrow that suited them. They stayed with friends to visit and sample many different neighborhoods. “We realized, we love Jersey City,” so they decided to find a space there that fit their family’s taste. “I wanted to see the front door from the back and all the greenery coming in through the windows.” They ended up convert

I’m a mom. In 2020. Which means the pressure to be perfect is a year-round overwhelming self-destructive carousel of guilt for me. And why should Christmas be any different? It starts the second Halloween ends; you’re still picking Heath bars out of your teeth when the plans for the Christmas card photo shoot begin: location, wardrobe, optimal time of day. Then it’s off to the jolly races, baking millions of cookies, attending Zoom parties, finding the perfect matching Christmas pajamas, hiding

I tell them there’s going to come a moment in this process where we’re so excited that we get chills. For those searching for storage solutions in Hoboken, there’s good news, you can think beyond a classic white built-in. Alexander Mauro of Home by Alexander told us about his business creating custom furniture, built-ins, and more. He says he gets calls to do a standard built-in, but “usually we end up co-designing something out of the ordinary, better suited for the people’s use.” Alexande

The online breastfeeding community supports you through thrush, nursing strikes, mastitis, I even saw a local community band together to lend a woman a pump part at work. They have tips and tricks, suggestions for positions to try for different issues, there are constant words of encouragement. But what I never seemed to see was much discussion around wanting to quit. When I was pregnant and spoke about my plans to nurse, a seasoned mom friend let me in on a secret, “breastfeeding is the hardes

Halloween — every year, but perhaps particularly this year, what with the petitions to move the holiday from October 31 — seems to inevitably make parents nostalgic. We recount Halloween misadventures of our youths, back when we didn’t adhere to a curfew or let the weather slow us down. We’d run wild at all hours, equipped (handily) with vision-inhibiting masks, toy weapons — and zero reflective tape, jackets, or often even flashlights. And I, for one, think it’s high time we brought this free-r