In the five decades since the Stonewall uprising in New York City in 1969, a new emphasis on inclusivity has changed the public face of the LGBTQ movement, highlighting the diversity of communities who, through a mélange of parties and politics, have been fighting for equal rights all along.

Rafael Barrios has been recognized as one of the most innovative contemporary Latin American artists. Since the 1970's he has continued to perfect his unique concept of Virtualism, a movement that he describes as "the creation of visually [participatory] pieces by dislocating events in our perceptio

In Loving Memory. Helen Maxine Reddy (October 25, 1941- September 29, 2020) was an Australian singer, actress, and activist. Born in Melbourne, Victoria to a show-business family, Reddy started her career as an entertainer at age four. She sang on radio and television, and won a talent contest on a ...

Oliver Sacks, the famed neurologist and author who was called the “poet laureate of medicine” died in his New York City home Sunday. He was 82. “The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour” spoke with Sacks in 1989. Joanna Simon asked him how he would like to be remembered in 100 years: “I would like it to be thou

This is a time lapse video of Hurricane Sandy in real time hitting New York City

Fleet weeks annual ship parade in new york city from the hudson river. The Parade featured the following ships that were caught on camera: -Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), from Norfolk, Virginia • USCGC Katherine Walker (WLM 552), from Bayonne, New Jersey • Arleigh Burke-clas

When America was back to work and New York City was growing up into the sky someone had to document the work that was happening, no matter how dangerous, and that photographer was Charles C. Ebbets. Most well known for taking the 1932 photo “Men on a Beam” of 11 steelworkers eating lunch high above

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The $500 million Perelman Performing Arts Center, opening later this month, is the final major piece of redevelopment at the World Trade Center site in New York City. Former mayor and major benefactor Mike Bloomberg gives correspondent Mo Rocca a tour of The PAC, and discusses the arts' power to tra...

As we prepare to ring in 2016, Mode is showcasing 11 dapper decades of gentlemanly New Year's Eve style, from 1915 to today. Raise your glass as 100 years of men's party attire evolves before your eyes. Now that's toast-worthy