by Darrin Johnson | Jan 6, 2024 | Lifestyle, Ruelon
My love of YouTube is strong and well-documented. I lose myself most weekends gouging on travel vlogs, creative lifestyle brands, and documentaries just to name a few. I have, however, become frustrated at the lack of representation of content from black male...
by Darrin Johnson | Sep 13, 2023 | Events, Lifestyle, Ruelon, Travel
Your vacation has been approved. You’ve packed a luggage full of fits, toiletries, and a pair of crisp, non-creased Jordans. Your direct flight from JFK was on time and chartered a seamless journey from New York City to the shores of Bavaro, a beach in Punta Cana...
by Darrin Johnson | Sep 7, 2021 | Lifestyle, Ruelon
You have no control over the family you’re born into. I was fortunate to have an amazing childhood with loving and supportive parents. My sister, to this day, is one of my best friends. We’re cut from the same cloth and our similarities are uncanny right...
by Darrin Johnson | Jun 21, 2021 | Health and Wellness, Lifestyle, Ruelon
The world is slowly reopening. I’m fully vaccinated and the mid-Atlantic states have already experienced their first heatwave of 2021. Now that Covid-19 and her oppressive hold on how we live and connect appear to be lifting, everyone I know is breathing out a...
by Darrin Johnson | Feb 24, 2021 | Fashion, Lifestyle, Ruelon
Twitter isn’t the most forgiving place. Whenever I see some poor soul getting dragged over the proverbial coals on the fickle platform, I ask two questions. Is the dragging warranted? If yes then proceed with popcorn and sit back and enjoy the show. Is it...
by Darrin Johnson | Feb 15, 2021 | Lifestyle, Ruelon
To be or not to be husband material, that is the question. As a child, I can recall hearing my mother, and aunties talk about what constitutes a good man but I must admit, I never quite understood what it meant to them, nor its connection to potential marital bliss....
by Darrin Johnson | Dec 15, 2020 | Ruelon, Fashion, Lifestyle
I’ve been told on numerous occasions that clothes make the man. Before there existed a world of style influencers on social media, it was my father who inspired me to always put my best fashion foot forward and maintain an air of individuality....
by Darrin Johnson | Jul 9, 2020 | Ruelon, Events, Lifestyle, News, Sports/Entertainment
I did it in secrecy every Wednesday night. It was my thing. I made myself a drink, got my favorite snack, closed the blinds, and turned off all of the lights in my apartment. Although I lived alone, the fear and shame I felt in 2005 by tuning in to watch Logo tv’s...
by Darrin Johnson | Jun 23, 2020 | Ruelon, Events, Health and Wellness, Lifestyle
Some like it hot! I certainly do. I love the overbearing heat of the Caribbean, and, when accompanied by a few of my favorite people on the planet, the experience is a recipe for vibrant and colorful conversations on Bavaro Beach in the Dominican Republic. ...
