Fire Island, three miles off the shore of New York's Long Island, has long been a haven for the Northeast's LGBTQ community. The Pines were developed in the 1950s, making the enclave one of the youngest on the island. In the '60s, The Pines quickly went from a clothing-optional beach with a few coas...

Set in the iconic Pines, Andrew Ahn's FIRE ISLAND is an unapologetic, modern day rom-com showcasing a diverse, multicultural examination of queerness and romance. Inspired by the timeless pursuits from Jane Austen's classic Pride and Prejudice, the story centers around two best friends (Joel Kim Boo

The Florida Reef Tract is the third largest coral reef in the world and a vastly important ecosystem for sustaining underwater life. Scientists are working to combat the crisis in the world’s coral reefs—that is, that human beings have lost 25 to 40 percent of the world’s corals in recent decades du

Scientists have tested a bionic hand which is capable of restoring a sense of touch to amputees. The test was carried out on Dennis Sorensen, from Denmark, who lost his left hand in a firework accident 9 years ago.

Fire Island Dance Festival celebrated its 20th anniversary edition July 18-20, 2014, with artistry, gravity-defying movement, romance and remembrance, raising a record-shattering $533,860 for Dancers Responding to AIDS, a program of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.The festival, performed outdoors

Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics by Tim Rice Directed by Jason Dottley Choreography by Luis Villabon Drone Photography by Isaac Namdar Boat-ography by Bobby Tortora Dancers: Luis Villabon, Jake Vacanti, Nick Towns, Jordy Castillo Cast: Coleman Annison, Nathan Strauss, Karl Krumholz, C...

The 12 boys and their coach who were rescued from a cave complex in Thailand honored the diver who died in the operation to save them. Meanwhile doctors, who are set to release the boys, are warning parents to protect them from the pressures of fame as talk swirls about a Hollywood movie in the work...

In what may be the most powerful speech of his presidency, Joe Biden commemorated the one-year anniversary of the January 6 riot in the U.S. Capitol not just by condemning the violence and defending democracy, but by calling Donald Trump a loser. “He’s not just a former president. He’s a defeated fo

Pietro Boselli is an engineer and model born in Italy in 1988. He moved to London in 2007, where he pursued his academic career at UCL, with a degree in Mechanical engineering obtained in 2010 with first class honours, followed by a PhD in computational design of steam turbines, a project sponsored

et upon a picture-perfect sky on the Fire Island Pines’ glistening Great South Bay, the 25th anniversary edition of Fire Island Dance Festival brought together a diverse, captivating program of world premieres, dance legends and stirring storytelling. The festival on July 19-21 raised a record-shatt