Bringing Joplin Back: A Little Piece of Janis’ Heart

The ’60s were raw, urgent years, indicting form in favor of free expression, and with independent cultural eruptions on every corner, from bucolic college campuses to the dark depths of inner cities. Trying to...

When in Rome: A Film Review of ‘The Great Beauty’

Rome. It has an undeniable aura of the eternal, its ancient monuments springing from the city’s foundation like headstones trumpeting the glory of a past golden age. It’s a place of historical richness and...

Artist of the Week 11/6-11/12: A Photographer Apart: Ben Marcin Captures What Might Be the Last Documentation of Lone Structures across the North East

Riding the Emotional Rollercoaster: In Conversation with Felix van Groeningen, Director and Co-writer of ‘Broken Circle Breakdown’

“Making a film is never a picnic for Felix. It’s more like ploughing a field, and then ploughing it all over again, and again — only to end up pulling up the potatoes with your bare hands. In other words,...

Directing Life with Tiffany Shlain

I met Tiffany Shlain, acclaimed filmmaker, founder of The Webby Awards and constant pusher of boundaries, on a breezy morning in SoHo in New York City. She looked stylish and authentic in her black and sunny...

Back to the Island: Nadine Christian Returns with New Series

Every author dreams of the perfect place to write, a place where the creative juices flow while putting pen to paper or fingers to keyboard. Maybe it’s a cozy café in the middle of a bustling downtown metropolis....

Artist of the Week 10/30-11/05: The Curious Stories of Scott Smith’s Handmade Treasures

For most of us Halloween comes once a year, but for artist Scott Smith, Halloween is an everyday event.

Artist of the Week 10/30-11/5: The Many Faces of Scott Cummins

Pumpkin carving has been a longtime Halloween tradition for many, but there is one artist who takes this art form to completely new heights.

‘This Time I’ve Got It’: 2014 Songwriters Hall of Fame Nominee Denny Randell on the Campiest Halloween Video Ever

A mad scientist desperately works on a new formula, trying and failing time and time again, all in an effort to woo his love interest who just doesn’t seem to understand him. Sounds like the plot for a campy...

Never Hold Back: Avril Lavigne Keeps Going Deeper and Pushing Forward Through Music