‘Herman’s House’ Is an Unsettled Case Against Solitary Confinement

In the opening days of 1967, Herman Wallace robbed a bank. A few days later, he found himself locked away in Louisiana State Penitentiary — known informally, and for many years infamously, as Angola. In 1972,...

2013 James Beard Awards Spotlight: Chef Jonathon Sawyer Protects, Preserves and Pours Life into the Verdant Environment

Much of the legendary James Beard Foundation and their equally impressive annual awards gala draw attention to maverick chefs — those culinary artists that create wondrous fare that are both accessible and...

Tribeca Talks — ‘Floating Skyscrapers’: Filmmaker Tomasz Wasilewski Speaks About the Presence of Rawness in His Cinema and the Importance of Capturing the Truth of Human Emotion

Tribeca Talks — Catching Up with JR & the Inside Out Project in NY’s Times Square

It’s been a whirlwind few years for French artist, JR . In 2011 he received the prestigious TED Prize and a million dollars to change the world. JR’s wish: to connect people through a global art project he calls...

Tribeca Talks — Just A Sigh: Romance At First Glance

Infatuation is often unexplainable. It comes and goes as it pleases, often clutching an individual within its powerful grasp without warning, like a spider capturing its prey in its intricately fashioned web. And it...

Looking through a “Gloss” Darkly: Edna O’Brien Walks a Long Blue Road in Black Suede Shoes

“That is the mystery about writing: it comes out of afflictions, out of the gouged times, when the heart is cut open,” reflects Edna O’Brien in her much-anticipated new memoir, Country Girl. Since her 1960...

Tribeca Reviews — ‘The Genius of Marian’: The Love of One Family

When Banker White’s mother was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease, he did something unexpected: He decided to make a movie about it. Along with his co-director and now-wife Anna Fitch, he observed and...

Tribeca Talks — Bringing the North Star to Sparkle: An Interview with Filmmaker and Ephron Prize Recipient, Meera Menon

Musical Fads Come and Go, But Rock Withstands Decades: Jay Jay French Talks about Respecting One’s Fans and the Fads of Today’s Music Industry

In the 21st century’s instantaneous world of social networks, fads can come and go within a single afternoon. The same applies to celebrity; no matter what your claim to fame, no one is...

David Sedaris’ ‘Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls’ Is Hilarity Punctuated by Stirring Honesty

Without the inevitable march through banality and absurdity, life’s most valuable moments wouldn’t make much sense. Nor would they be as easy to savor. Elementary school swim meets and childhood songs about...