Category: Writing

#ModelPerspective – Larissa Drekonja by Brana Dane (YRB)

Is life easier for the most beautiful among us? This is the assumption many of us make. Larissa Drekonja founder of Neoncoat, has a different story to tell… From sexual harassment to exploitative binding contracts and unreliable paychecks, models admittedly face their fair share of challenges – often in a new and unfamiliar city. Read more at …

BELLA SITS DOWN WITH SPINOZA FOUNDER SILJA By Brana Dane (Bella)

I was lucky enough to sit down with Silja Kim, founder of growing female-led business, Spinoza Eyewear. With an interest in art and fashion, Silja combines work ethic with vision. What makes Spinoza unique, however, is their dedication to giving back to underserved communities by donating 10% of their profits to help put an end …

ART TALK: KEITH KATTNER By Brana Dane (Bella)

Dr. Keith Kattner returns to his first love, fine art, after many decades in a prestigious career as a neurosurgeon. After many years of lecturing, operating and teaching in a high-stakes, high-pressure field that saw many of his colleagues to an early grave, Dr. Kattner is happy to be starting his second career in a …

An Evening with the Crown Prince of Italy by Brana Dane (YRB)

The VIP preview was a family reunion including many nobles with the House of Savoia, such as Marcello Tallarigo. Even a few Knights showed up, including Nicola Tegoni, a prominent member of the order of the Knights of Malta. Read more at YRB

Interview of Mark Kostabi for Beautiful Savage

Pop-Surrealist artist Mark Kostabi talks art and controversy. One of the best known artists of the last quarter century, a “pop-surrealist” as he would prefer to be called, Mark Kostabi is no stranger to controversy. Forever connected in the zeitgeist to Andy Warhol, the images we have grown up with have been informed by his …

My interview with Tutan Reyes Beyond the Boroughs (YRB)

YRB: So, what do you attribute your twitter success to, compared with other NFL stars? Tutan Reyes:  I don’t know. I guess just being a former athlete, and of course, the nonprofit sector with Beyond the Boroughs.What I’m doing now has opened up so many doors for me. I have a broad reach in terms of my followers …