In 2009, the French photographer JR turned the favelas of Brazil and the slums of Nairobi, Kenya into public art galleries celebrating its female residents, pasting enormous photographs of winking eyes and toothy...

There is a new kid on the block in Las Vegas, “The Entertainment Capital of the World,” and it has introduced an interesting cultural twist to town; one that brings in exceptional performers from around the...

This is the ninth full season of Bard Summerscape, a compendium of the Bard Music Festival (now in its 23rd year) and related theater, dance, and film festivities that take place on the Bard College...

For subway commuters in New York City and other cities around the world, subterranean musicians are a near-constant presence. These performers range in age, race, and talent. They play everything from the classical...

No more than four days after moving into Williamsburg in Brooklyn, New York this past February I started noticing it, and within my first week, I realized it was undeniable. It seemed that inevitably everywhere I...

One cold morning in 2007, a man stood inside the entrance of a Washington, D.C. subway station and played the violin. Occasionally, the people walking by tossed money into his violin case or, in extremely rare...

Race — such a small word for a myriad of meanings and histories. In the wake of the Trayvon Martin tragedy, the country has begun to speak again about racial ethics and how we view others. Is an honest...

“Science testifies to us that nature herself flourishes through diversity – the combining of new and previously foreign elements to create stronger and more dynamic biological...

By the time February rolls around, the bright-eyed longing for a winter wonderland has faded with the tangled string of Christmas lights, now stuffed away in a closet.

The holidays are a special time for most. Ornaments and lights decorate the neighboring streets, stockings are hung, dreidels are spun, and the smell of freshly baked cookies fills the...