Sandy Lo

When I first learned about Sebastien Ryan, I was told he was 12 years old, lived in Miami, and had just recorded his debut EP, Vida Mia. I expected something lighthearted and fun — maybe a catchy beat or two, some kid-friendly lyrics. What I didn’t expect was a young artist who already understood the power of music as both expression and connection. In our interview, Sebastien spoke with the kind of clarity and confidence that made me pause. He wasn’t trying to be anyone else.

There are low-budget movies that can surprise you by making it big with so little, but at the same time there are movies that can create some discomfort in the viewer by wasting their time worse than the resources used in the plot. Reed’s Point is one of those films that doesn’t even come close to damaged goods. It somehow tries to tell the story of a girl searching for her cousin that went missing in the woods after a terrible (and somehow laughable) RV crash. How did she disappear?

I’m very much the unplanned cook.  I don’t purchase ingredients with recipes in mind, I create recipes from what I have on-hand.  This system can fail, but often, I enjoy the challenge and come up with some pretty creative ways to incorporate things from my pantry.