January 31st, 2008 by Maria Varmazis | 2 Comments
As my bio says, I’m just a newbie reporter. So perhaps it’s presumptuous of me to opine on the State of Journalism with only a few years of experience under my belt.
But something—okay, everything—bothered me when I read this post on Poynter.
“…But nothing journalists do will reverse the dark tides of popular cynicism. The [...]
August 14th, 2007 by Maria Varmazis | No Comments
Anybody who knows me moderately well also knows that my favorite artist/musician of all time is the Japanese rock/pop star Gackt (yes, whose name sounds a lot like my cat Patches when she’s struggling with a hairball. )
The usual praise for any major artist certainly apply with this guy: he’s talented, charismatic, and entertainment-biz gold. [...]
June 22nd, 2007 by Maria Varmazis | 1 Comment
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Five days until I cross over from east coast to west for my long-anticipated vacation.
In the meantime, I’m gearing up for a fun weekend with friends and family. Tomorrow, I’ll be at a barbeque in Gloucester (pronounced “Glaw-stuh” for those [...]
June 15th, 2007 by Maria Varmazis | No Comments
[edit] My cell-phone snapshot of Faces was the featured picture on Universal Hub yesterday. Hurrah! [/edit]
Oh boy, this WSJ article on the East/West fashion dichotomy is going to hit home for a lot of people. I’m headed west to Long Beach and San Francisco in about two weeks and am already anxious of [...]
June 5th, 2007 by Maria Varmazis | No Comments
Living in Davis Square—the pros.
1) Aside from all the awesomeness in Davis Square itself, I’m within easy walking distance of all the awesomeness at Porter Square and a 15-minute bike ride to Harvard Square.
2) I’m about 1 minute from the Minuteman Bikeway.
3) The smell of sweet BBQ sauce wafts through my windows early mornings and [...]
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