LGBTQ+ winter travel in the Hudson Valley and Catskills has shed its “quiet season” reputation, emerging instead as a vibrant, high-design playground for the community. Forget the predictable city circuits—this winter is about the “Queer Zen” of a frost-dusted forest, the architectural thrill of a glass-walled sanctuary, and the unapologetic joy of a crisp […]
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Let me paint you a picture, honey. It’s a balmy New Rochelle night, my friend and I are bar-hopping in our best spring fits, ready to call it a night, when—BAM!—we hear the unmistakable sound of someone belting Whitney Houston with the passion of a thousand glitter bombs. The source? Ava Ava, doors wide […]
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The Hudson Valley and Catskill Mountains have quietly become the new frontier for queer creative expression. Far from the clichés of rugged masculinity and sanitized nostalgia, a different vision of Americana is emerging—one that centers the nude male body, erotic intelligence, and self-possession as cultural force. At the center of this shift stands Cocky […]
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Mental health remains one of the most overlooked pillars of modern wellness, often treated as an optional add-on rather than a core requirement. True wellness cannot exist without mental clarity, emotional regulation, and nervous system stability. At Aláry Health Spa, mental health receives the same clinical attention, personalization, and respect as physical health, hormones, […]
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Modern masculinity has been sold as a costume: stoic, armored, heterosexual by default, and terrified of tenderness. My work exists to break that costume open from the inside—using the male form, desire, and beauty as proof that strength has always had a wider vocabulary than patriarchy allowed. Across my writing for Hudson Valley Style […]
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We live in a world defined by acceleration. Our screens buzz, our calendars overflow, and the sheer volume of information often leaves us feeling stressed, fractured, and anxious. We seek relief in sophisticated apps, specialized diets, and elaborate wellness regimens. Yet, one of the most powerful, evidence-based tools for stabilizing our minds and bolstering […]
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It’s that time of year, Hudson Valley dwellers and NYC weekend escape artists! The twinkle lights are up, the cocoa is hot, and your sanity? Well, that might be on thin ice. Forget passive-aggressive charades and sad, droopy tinsel. This holiday season, we’re talking about a luxury vacation rental so chic, so cozy, and […]
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There’s something utterly magical about winter in the Catskill Mountains—especially when you’re sipping something fabulous inside a glass-walled luxury villa, perched atop a snow-dusted peak. As the snowflakes pirouetted outside and the fireplace crackled with enviable enthusiasm, I did what any self-respecting mixologist (who also happens to be a bodybuilding and sports nutrition coach) […]
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Winter in the Hudson Valley has a way of drawing you inward. The days soften, the light warms, and every corner of your home begins asking for intention. A wellness space grows from that instinct — the desire to soothe your nervous system, elevate your surroundings, and create emotional spaciousness during the coldest season. […]
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Liberation grows stronger when we, the people, reclaim our bodies, our beauty, and our joy on our own terms. Homoerotic art has always carried that truth. It is more than provocation. It is evidence. It shows that queer bodies hold beauty worth honoring, that queer joy refuses to be regulated by fragile moralities or […]
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The sun melts behind the Catskills like it’s posing for me—because honestly, it is. There’s something delicious about leaning on a wooden deck in my white denim and black leather gloves while the mountains glow as if they know they’re part of a fashion set. I’ve explored this terrain before in our Saddle Up […]
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Producing Hudson Valley Style Magazine has always been art to me—art of living, art of expression, and art of seeing beauty in the everyday. But it’s also performance art. Every edition becomes an act of storytelling, a ritual that connects what’s happening inside of us with what we create, cook, or photograph on the […]
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American culture has developed a remarkable talent for sedation. Beige interiors, flattened masculinity, and algorithm-approved personalities have replaced risk, appetite, and imagination. The result feels less like a civilization and more like a waiting room—polite, airless, and afraid of its own pulse. Queer art has always been the antidote to that condition, and my […]
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Wellness begins at home, in the subtle poetry of space and light. The air we breathe, the colors that surround us, the art we choose to live with—all of it shapes our emotional landscape. The Art Therapy Collection by artist, activist, and mental health advocate Maxwell Alexander, created in collaboration with BAYSYL, transforms that […]
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When you think “med spa,” do you picture fluorescent lights and clinical jargon? Vivash Med Spa is here to tell you: hard pass. Tucked in the cultural nexus of Beacon, NY, Vivash isn’t just about erasing lines; it’s about establishing a new standard for total wellness. This space, co-founded by clinical powerhouse Dr. Elaine […]
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Hudson Valley, last time we opened this series with a simple promise: to look at mental health and ketamine therapy through a kinder, more hopeful lens. Today, let’s talk about PTSD. If the first article was a handshake, think of this one as a quiet place to sit down together. PTSD – Quieting the […]
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The first thing I felt was the sun. It slipped between the curtains of my cabin like a slow, deliberate lover, its golden fingers brushing my bare chest, tracing the ridges of muscle, pausing—just so—over the thrum of my heart. There’s a certain way morning light touches you when the mountains are your only […]
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The Shawangunks don’t exactly scrape the sky—let’s be real, they’re flat as a cowboy’s first pancake, but when that golden Hudson Valley sunset hits them just right, it’ll make you swear you’re looking at Olympus. That’s exactly where I was, up at the Shawangunk Mountains Cabin, when the evening light dared me to craft […]
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