Author Archives: Shelly Gabay

Make no bones about it: Americans are unhealthily overweight. According to the Centers for Disease Control, 66 percent of Americans are overweight or obese. Couple this with the U.S.’s contribution to the detriment of the environment, which gained publicity recently largely because of former Vice President Al Gore’s film “An Inconvenient Truth,” and you’ve got […]

After over thousands of years of life, could theater be facing its death? It’s easy to imagine. With cable television the norm and multimillion-dollar film blockbusters packed with special effects and high-powered movie stars dominating the box office, theater has had a lot of competition. Nevertheless, the art form remains a force to be reckoned […]

This winter’s hottest trend might also be its cruelest. This season, fur has been infiltrating the fashion industry like never before, showing up on bags, sweaters, dresses, hats, scarves and even shoes. But the arrival of such an infamous trend is inspiring a surplus of controversy, causing an even wider gap between fur lovers and […]

“Skin + Bones: Parallel Practices in Fashion and Architecture” Museum of Contemporary Art Nov. 19, 2006 – March 5, 2007 Upon stepping through the doors of the Museum of Contemporary Art’s “Skin and Bones: Parallel Practices in Fashion and Architecture,” the exhibition’s message is immediately clear: Contemporary fashion and architecture mirror and influence one another […]