PILOT is a digest dedicated to all things creative, experimental, and authentic. Lovers of art, music, fashion, film, literature, honest lifestyle content, or existential chronicles by sleep deprived twenty-somethings that don’t fit into any of those categories are invited to discover something new or simply find some comfort in PILOT’s narratives.

Caliray is a sustainable wellness and cosmetics brand built by the founder of Urban Decay, Wende Zomir. Caliray serves up freedom, taco tuesday energy, and golden hour magic that’s open to all. As a blog writer for Caliray, I write short vignettes on all thing lifestyle.

Inc. Magazine, published by Mansueto Ventures, focuses on providing insights regarding entrepreneurship and privately-owned businesses. From startups, technology, market and industry trends, Inc. provides ideas, resources, advice, strategies, real stories, and real business examples.

As a guest writer for The Forward, an American Jewish press, I covered Northwestern’s president’s response to Abolish Northwestern Police Department protestors, in which he claimed their use of antisemitic speech outside of his home.

As a digital and print writer for STITCH, Northwestern’s fashion and culture magazine, I investigate trends and style from an anthropological viewpoint, using student and teacher interviews as well as external research for my stories. You can find my stories hyperlinked here.

As a Life & Style writer for Northwestern’s digital magazine, I have written stories ranging from event coverage to student startup profiles and listicles all with a focus on the Northwestern and Chicago community. You can find my stories hyperlinked here.

Black artist Bryant Lamont paints narratives of the Black experience in America. While he works on his art and participates in exhibitions at local galleries, he also runs a co-op space in Chicago exclusively for Black business owners. He leaves his mark on the city with his vibrant character and critical paintings.

From his religious identity to sorority recruitment, first-year Northwestern student Daniel Goldberg challenges the systems in place that restrain his gender non-conforming identity. This story uncovers Daniel’s intrepid navigation through his identity as a young adult and college student.

With a smaller kitchen size and new type of customers at Time Out Market, the famous Chicago restaurant The Purple Pig reinvented its meat and cheese classics. Adapting to Time Out was not a simple fraction conversion. That being said, the market offers an ideal space for manager Nicholas Berggren to expand his exploration in the the culinary world.

Does a neighborhood of mostly immigrants indicate a cultural utopia where everyone lives harmoniously? Exploring Chicago’s Albany Park, a community with a large immigrant population, begins to answer this question. With multicultural restaurants lined up along the main drag, expression of one’s identity thrives. More intermingling between the residents and their businesses, however, could perhaps spur even more local entrepreneurship and strengthen neighborhood ties and business success.