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Issue 06 - Floral
July 2023
Featuring: The Starbenders


Editors Note: Issue 06
“When I think of July I think of lavender, roses, hydrangeas, and herbs. Flowers are used for every occasion, from weddings to funerals, through good and bad times. This is why we thought it was a perfect time for The Floral Edition, a flowery representation of summer realness. This issue is special for several reasons but is especially different as we separated this issue into sections: Floral summer, Traveling summer, and Nostalgic summer. Through floral, we can express 47’
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Starbenders: Blooming in Rock N’ Roll
This band is taking the rock scene by storm and blossoming in the music industry.

Grace Bugin
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Wild Blue Yonder: A Jam Band with the Jam, Man
Wild Blue Yonder finished up on its second leg of a tour, so we wanted to get the rundown with the band about all things summer related!

Mark Bluemle
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The Issue 06 Shoot: A Very Trippy Picnic
Creative Direction and Vision by Sophia Querrazzi Casting, Production Management, CD by Ka'enaaloha Watson Shot by Domenick Fini Editing by Mark Bluemle Featuring Outfits from @lanas.antics BTS/PA by Diamond Ashley Models (From L to R on cover): Jadé Porciatti Alexis Ramos, Gill Schiffer, Awura Aba Kufuor, Ka'enaaloaha Watson, Sophia Querrazzi
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The Best Places to Tan in NYC
A New York City summer! If you’re still feeling your winter/spring paleness - have no fear! You can easily get your tan on without ever leaving the city. Here are your 5 must-go to’s to get your summer tan in action! Sheeps Meadow in Central Park Not a surprise to most, but to those new to New York, seeing the girls in their bikinis is a new sight. Central Park is where you will find the girls in their bikinis, guys in their board shorts, and everyone in between playing frisb

Ka'enaaloha Watson
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Current Summer Fashion Trends
Many of us can safely say that summer is the most anticipated season of the year. Longer days, warmer nights, catching flights, and an all-around unspoken sense of calm all contribute to making summer feel the way it does. With that comes a whole new ball game of seasonal fashion, with the heat it’s harder to layer and create looks that express something, but who wants to risk looking ‘regular’ just because it’s hot? No one! Thankfully the current summer fashion trends I’ll b

Davianna Prescott
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The White Jean in the Summertime
Wearing white jeans in the summer has been a staple in the fashion world for as long as I can remember.

Sofia Destefano
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Flowers and Fresh Starts Day
When summer arrives this sense of freedom comes with it. This freedom I've experienced for so long is changing right in front of my eyes, this is the first summer after my freshman year, and this will be my only first summer after freshman year, how wild a thing to only have once, of course, there will be other summers, other holidays, and other months. But it is the solidness of this one that frightens me the most, how will I spend it? Will I mess it up? Will this freedom f

Toni Desiree
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A Nostalgic Summer
When I was younger, summer break consisted of playing outside all day, dripping red ice pops down my shirts, and drawing my dream house.

Sophia Querrazzi
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Fashion Through the Decades
From Mary Quants London boutique in the early 1960s to Jean Paul Gaultier’s self-titled clothing line in the late 1980s.

Liadin Stewart
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What to Watch: Your Summer Movie Guide
For your convenience, here are my recommendations for eight must-watch films to look out for this summer!

Lindsay Paul
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Top 10 Movies That Feel Like Summer
Here on the east coast, the weather is taking its time to get moving. As we currently linger on the beaches in sweats dreaming of tan lines, 90 degrees, a cold drink, and praying to find someone with a boat by the time the weather gets nice. If you are already at the point of boredom and have run out of things to do, getting together with friends to watch these Top Ten Movies That Feel Like Summer could be the cure. Movies are a perfect way to ease into summer and get yoursel

Andie Serrao
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47Magazines Hot Girl Summer Must Haves
Sunscreen - Everyone at every price range, activity level, skin color, and texture needs sunscreen. Not trying to start this list with a bummer, but skin cancer is the fifth most common type of cancer worldwide. So, why not take this list as a reminder to take care of the #1 most important thing? Sunscreen! Sunscreen doesn’t need to be expensive, and at any SPF or any skin type, there is a wide variety of sunscreen available. My faves are Supergoop Unseen Sunscreen (that goes

Lucy Anderson
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23 for Your Summer 2023
If you’re in NYC for the summer and are on a budget here are 23 fabulous activities going on right now:
Olivia Vella
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The Best Spots at The Jersey Shore
With this evaluation of New Jersey’s most popular shore towns, choose your next summer house destination.

Madi Milchman
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Best Nature Spots in NYC
As summer starts, many New York residents want to leave the city and experience nature. From wildlife conservations to botanical gardens, here are the best spots to experience nature in NYC. Snug Harbor Botanical Garden (Staten Island): Snug Harbor Botanical Garden contains some of the five boroughs' oldest and most unique architecture and gardens. Originally a retirement home for sailors during the 1800s, Snug Harbor is now used as a cultural center and a way to experience
Carla Paz
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Editor in Chief, Executive Editor, Director of Photography
Mark Bluemle
Editorial Director, Executive Director, PR Manager
Sophia Querrazzi
Editor at Large, Copy Chief
Grace Bugin
Entertainment Editor, Editorial Assistant
Ashley Murphy
Talent Wrangler
Gabby Sirianni
Social Media and Content Manager
Jake Pranian
“Floral” Creative Directors
Sophia Querrazzi, Kaenaaloha Watson
"Floral" MUA
Kindra Kirsh
Graphic Art Director
Chloe Amen
Covers by Khameron (Khami) Auerbach
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