Stories that follow the tried, true and typical format where Left quarrels with Right put me off. Usually, those voices poised spar, ignore the subtleties that are revelant to most stories.

I am a digital journalist with five years of part-time experience. I believe that, to steal a line from an artist friend, art should never be boring. My stories reflect that sensibility; one reported on an Arab American street art installation at the 2013 Northern Spark arts festival in Minnesota, and another reported on a national musical competition that confronted youth sexual violence.

While 75% Americans speak only English, I also speak French.

During my off-hours, I catch-up with my offline social circles (both proven and new), read books, go to the theater or work on my French. The last great play I saw was Neal Simon's "Lost in Yonkers" in May 2012. (It's been too long!)