Stephanie Nikolopoulos's Blog, page 57
August 23, 2012
Road Trip with Kevin Russ
I stumbled down the rabbit hole of the Internet into some incredible road-trip photography by Kevin Russ, via Miss Moss. Looking at his photographs of grazing buffalo and wild horses that can’t be broken is like looking into the great American West of the past—and yet his photographs were taken with an iphone. Kevin Russ’ [...]

Published on August 23, 2012 03:00
August 22, 2012
3 Takeaways on Blogging Advice from A Cup of Jo
It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything about social media, but when I ran across this article, “Blogging As a Career,” with A Cup of Jo’s Joanna Goddard, I knew I had to share it with you. You’ll want to read the whole article because there’s a tenderness to it, touching on heartbreak and [...]

Published on August 22, 2012 03:00
August 21, 2012
Evening of David Amram’s Chamber Music and Readings from Jack Kerouac’s On the Road
This promises to be an unforgettable evening: An Evening of David Amram’s Chamber Music and Readings From Jack Kerouac’s On The Road with music Friday, September 7, 8:00 pm Symphony Space, Peter Jay Sharp Theatre 2537 Broadway @ 95th A tribute concert to celebrate the chamber music of composer David Amram as a part of [...]

Published on August 21, 2012 03:00
August 20, 2012
Ramblin’ Jack: Just Because You Don’t Like a Book, Doesn’t Mean It Isn’t Well Written
Over the years, many readers have criticized Jack Kerouac’s work for its rambling prose and sounding too colloquial. Everyone is certainly welcome to his or her own opinions. The world would be a pretty boring place if we all liked exactly the same thing. The literary arts are, to a certain degree, subjective. One doesn’t [...]

Published on August 20, 2012 03:00
August 17, 2012
14 Road Trip Movies for Every Personality
When I was an arts & entertainment editor for an indie paper in LA county, I used to work a lot with the big Hollywood studios to promote their films. At the time, the American Pie franchise was all the rage, and the PR execs in Hollywood contacted me about coordinating a free screening for [...]

Published on August 17, 2012 03:00
August 16, 2012
Clip: On the Highway of Love, Jack Kerouac Divides Men and Women
The Millions published my essay “On the Highway of Love, Jack Kerouac Divides Men and Women.” The article made the headline in the Page-Turner section of The New Yorker. It also made it into the On the Shelf section of The Paris Review. The article was mentioned in The Atlantic Wire. Poets & Writers [...]

Published on August 16, 2012 03:00
August 15, 2012
Photos from Reading at Sidewalk Cafe
I had so much fun reading at poet RA Araya’s birthday bash at the Sidewalk Cafe this past Sunday!! RA was such a great host and is so encouraging. There were so many amazingly talented poets and musicians there. I felt so honored to get to read with them. I started off reading the beginning [...]

Published on August 15, 2012 03:00
August 14, 2012
Tasty Tuesday: Corn on the Cob as Street Food
In Greece a popular street food is grilled corn on the cob. But unlike here in the States, the husk is left on while the corn grills. Then it’s doused with a heavy portion of salt. I found these ears of corn at a market along the side of the road in the Hamptons. [...]

Published on August 14, 2012 03:00
August 13, 2012
Bullies and Beauty and Beatitudes
“Bullied teen gets plastic surgery” ran the headline on Yahoo. The accompanying photo showed a typical teen girl. I clicked on the link to hear her story. What had she looked like before the surgery? As it turned out, that photo was the before photo. My heart broke. No, she didn’t look like a supermodel—but [...]

Published on August 13, 2012 03:00
August 10, 2012
God Has a Sense of Humor — Either That or Everything I Think I Know about Myself Is Wrong
My mother always told me God has a sense of humor. I believe her. Growing up, I was terribly shy. Perhaps because I felt so uncomfortable speaking, I turned to writing. There, in the safety of my Hello Kitty journal, I could express my innermost fears, my hurts, and also my dreams and loves [...]

Published on August 10, 2012 03:00