Listen: 03.27.2020: A Playlist by Cutler Station
The darlings of the backwoods of Appalachian Ohio tell us how their families are living with social distance. Music Curation: Cutler Station (@cutlerstation / @middle.american)Words & Images: Cutler Station & Paul Costianes Editor’s Note: Last month, I wrote about the origins of the “Listen” series and expanding its reach to become a platform for introducing … Continue reading Listen: 03.27.2020: A Playlist by Cutler Station
Elio Petri: Remembering a Forgotten Genius
Unearthing the groundbreaking life and work of the greatest Italian political filmmaker Author: Paul CostianesImages: Various as credited Who was he? Elio Petri was an Italian auteur who studied with the neorealist greats, but whose work explores the psychology of the individual when confronted by various idiosyncrasies of modern society, particularly within social, political and … Continue reading Elio Petri: Remembering a Forgotten Genius
Listen: 02.26.2020: A Playlist by Josh Harden
Predawn songs for frozen February mornings Music Curation: Josh Harden (@baptistsandbootleggers)Words & Images: Josh Harden & Paul Costianes Editor’s Note: I’ve been a “playlist” fan since the days of the mixtape. With the introduction of streaming music services, it’s become a habit of mine to save songs that catch my ear and build out monthly … Continue reading Listen: 02.26.2020: A Playlist by Josh Harden
Discovery at Fort Sandusky
Unlocking the secret history of a 272-year-old mystery on the shores of Lake Erie Author: Joe BoroiImages: Joe Boroi (unless otherwise noted) As a young boy, my brothers and I sailed the Portage River and Sandusky Bay in northern Ohio seeking adventure and discovery. Years later, I would learn that the first man to document … Continue reading Discovery at Fort Sandusky
Field Notes: Montreal
Notes & musings from a short weekend in Canada’s “Sin City.” Vive le Montreal. Author: Paul CostianesImages: Paul Costianes & Anastasia Prokofyeva (unless otherwise noted) Editor’s Note: We love to travel at 55 Cities and that results in finding various places that we like, love or loathe. The “Field Notes” series is an effort to … Continue reading Field Notes: Montreal
Listen: 12.23.2019: Holiday Edition
We’ve combed the archives for obscurities, absurdities and re-interpretations of classics that explore the outer limits of the Holiday song institution. Author: Paul CostianesPlaylist created by the 55 Cities team Well, here we are, friends. Once more into the fray that is the end of year holiday cycle, being blasted by a nonstop barrage of … Continue reading Listen: 12.23.2019: Holiday Edition
Respecting Sacred Ground
A tale of friendship, survival and reverence for the powers of nature on the Appalachian Trail Author: Joe Boroi Editor’s Note: This long form story shares the life-or-death adventures of three friends in the wilderness around Hawk Mountain Sanctuary and the Appalachian Trail network in Pennsylvania. It interweaves Native American legend and parables into a … Continue reading Respecting Sacred Ground
Waking Up Is Hard To Do
What I learned from a 5 year old about the wisdom of calming the f*ck down Author: Paul Costianes Twinkling pianos form a rising crescendo of sound that swirls around me as I recline on a pillowy cloud carried on the wings of angels, lifting me towards a beautiful sunrise. It’s interesting that there are … Continue reading Waking Up Is Hard To Do
Listen: 11.20.2019
A playlist for cold nights, warm fires and early sunsets. The weather is changing in our particular corner of the world, transitioning from the mild coolness of autumn to the chill of winter with a rapidity that feels unlike years past. What is this feeling that every season is somehow worse than the last, hurtling … Continue reading Listen: 11.20.2019
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