All images by Matias Alvial Pride weekend in New York is packed with parties, but F*G at H0l0 managed to carve out its own lane. Produced by CHLOMOSEXUAL PRESENTS, the six-hour event on June 27th took over both the Main Room and The Yard from 4-10 p.m., bringing together DJs, dancers, performers, and a crowd that clearly came ready to celebrate. A Party in … [Read more...] about Chlomosexual Turned H0l0 Into a Full-Volume Pride Takeover with F*G
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Staying Sharp While You Spark: Weed and Brain Fog
Photo by GoldenDayz A thought slips away mid-sentence. Someone walks into a room and forgets why they went in there. Or maybe the brain just feels like it’s moving slower than it should be. For a regular cannabis user, this feeling might be familiar. Brain fog has become a cannabis-user cliché. It's the hallmark of the couch-potato stoner stereotype that has … [Read more...] about Staying Sharp While You Spark: Weed and Brain Fog
The Quiet Collapse of the “Stoner Aesthetic”
Photo by mstandret For decades, cannabis culture was visually loud. Tie-dye, pot leaves, lava lamps, shag rugs, neon colors, giggling mascots, ironic laziness, and an almost aggressive unseriousness defined what it meant to be “weed adjacent.” The stoner aesthetic was not just a look, it was a defensive posture: if cannabis was going to be marginalized, criminalized, and … [Read more...] about The Quiet Collapse of the “Stoner Aesthetic”
Emerald’s 2026 Guide to 4/20 in NYC
4/20 events in New York are scattered across the city. Some of it’s organized, most of it isn’t. People show up to parks, drift between plans, or keep it contained to a smaller circle. There’s no real center to it, which is part of the point. Here are a few places it’s happening this year. The Classic Meet Up at Washington Square Park Washington Square Park remains … [Read more...] about Emerald’s 2026 Guide to 4/20 in NYC
RESET: A New Frequency with NAR x Immaculate
Photos courtesy of Rita Thompson On Saturday, March 21, I attended RESET: A New Frequency, a two-hour neurosensory wellness experience at SHiFT in Midtown Manhattan, presented by NAR and Immaculate NYC. The concept was simple, but not something you come across every day. RESET wasn’t framed as a workout, a workshop, or even a traditional meditation. Instead, it was … [Read more...] about RESET: A New Frequency with NAR x Immaculate