It’s a simple question: how does one build on success? That was the question facing designers and organizers at New York Fashion Week, who were assigned the daunting task of following up what had been four fabulous...

With over two million people -- young, old, women, men, poor (and some rich) -- of all skin colors serving out sentences behind the bars of United States correctional institutions, it isn’t a wonder that their lives...

Making music with the shadow of a Beatle dancing in your wake is a double-edged sword. But it seems preposterous that any critic would question Julian Lennon’s ingenious songwriting skills, uniquely attuned ear, and...

Hip-hop not only seems to set trends, but notoriously follows them into the ground. When a unique musician or song makes it big, it is immediately followed up by clones and attempts at recreating the same result....

“In vino veritas” means “there is truth in wine.” And sometimes, there is. The rest of the time, wine -- or any alcohol, for that matter -- leads to bluster, empty impulsivity, and posturing. The wine in the...

Eight years ago, artists Jeroen Koolhaas and Dre Urhahn (collectively known as Haas & Hahn) traveled to Brazil, specifically to Rio de Janeiro’s slums, to shoot a film about its hip-hop culture. Stacked high...

I may be a history buff, but even I find this a little much: Knights, Prussians, Soviets, and Quentin Tarantino; palaces, parks, and salami sandwiches; gates, trains and the Bridge of Spies — sacrosanct, yet...

Weather in New York City in February can be unpredictable at best. It can be in the teens Fahrenheit and snowing amidst a blizzard worthy of such a moniker as “Snowmageddon,” or 70 and sunny — sometimes...

Are you a fan of The Blacklist, Homeland, Girls or American Horror Story? Did you happen to spend over three months binge-watching all 14 seasons of Law and Order: SVU in a darkened basement covered in a light dusting...

Who is Mercedes Sosa? For starters, she is the subject of Rodrigo H. Vila’s biographical documentary, Mercedes Sosa: The Voice of Latin America. Her remarkable voice gave rise to the Nueva Canción (New Song)...