In Tel Aviv, there seems to be two necessary components for the existence of life: oxygen and art. This cultural hub of Israel is overflowing with galleries that exhibit the vivacious artistic spirit of the Jewish country, Tel Aviv in particular, and the international world. A great way to dive into the art scene is to begin at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. This museum is the heart of the local art scene, boasting the largest collection of Israeli artwork found anywhere. From its modernist transformation in the …More

Heat in Miami doesn't just apply to the city's basketball team, but it might be the best way to describe the glue that holds together the melting pot of the Miami cultural scene. Drawing together everyone from international celebrities to cigar-smoking domino players, Miami's cultural festivals exude a sense of the tropics, and are a great way to get a sense of local flavor. In other cities, art deco is identified with raw steel and skyscrapers. In Miami, art deco is airy three-story hotels on the beach, …More

In the heart of the artistically brimming U Street Corridor of northwest D.C., Busboys and Poets on 14th and V is an oasis where the collision and subsequent conversation between art, poetry, and politics occurs in one of our capitol’s chief cultural centers. Self described as “a community where racial and cultural connections are conspicuously uplifted,” the aura of this one-of-a-kind restaurant/bar/bookstore is one where political and social movement can be discussed over vegan food and organic …More

Any visitor to Montreal cannot help but end up on Blvd Saint-Laurent eventually. It has been the central north-south artery for the city since the 1600s and has been the main boundary between the east and west halves of the city ever since, adopting the nickname “the Main” in the process. Traditionally, it has also marked the divide between Anglo and Franco Montreal, with the English community (including a sizeable Jewish community) settling to the west of Saint-Laurent and the French community to the …More

What defines youth culture at any given moment can be at best nebulous. What can be pinpointed with a greater degree of precision, however, is from where it emanates. In Brooklyn, it’s from hipster-slash-Hasidic Williamsburg, spilling over the neighborhood’s borders into Greenpoint, Bushwick and Bedford-Stuyvesant, the latter two in particular known for their burgeoning artist communities—and the subsequent gentrification. Across the pond is another artist enclave-slash gentrification …More

If you're bored in sensational San Francisco, you have no one to blame but yourself. This cosmopolitan city offers more museums, theaters, live music, performing arts, dance and comedy clubs than you can shake a schtick at.  The Asian Art Museum: You wake up one morning, and after slowly sipping some green tea, decide that you want to visit the Asian Art Museum. This amazing museum showcases more than 16,000 works. They also offer classes and even host tea ceremonies—so you can learn how to properly …More