“Community, unity and nudity” was the theme of this past Sunday’s Broadway Bares. Dancers dazzled with the help of Broadway special guests Bonnie Milligan and Jason Tam. The cheeky opening number was a delightful blast through the milestones and mission of Broadway Bares choreographed by Laya Barak

Billionaire activist George Soros is one of the most influential and controversial figures of our time. Famous for betting against the Bank of England in 1992 and making a billion dollars in one day, he is maligned by ideologues on both the left and the right for daring to tackle the world’s problem

The Singing Ringing Tree is aptly named. A 3-meter-tall, wind-powered musical sculpture made of galvanized steel pipes, it stands high above the English town of Burnley. The pipes swirl to form the shape of a tree bent and blown by the wind, and produce an eerie, melodious hum as the constant wind o...

On a picturesque waterfront stage overlooking the Great South Bay, this year’s Fire Island Dance Festival welcomed ballet, modern and contemporary dance powerhouses on July 15-17, 2016. The 22nd annual edition of the summer’s most talked-about cultural and charitable event in Fire Island Pines raise

Matzo Tacos: A blend of culture and flavors with a sense of sensuality: As I remember the story related to my dad starting a new life in a new home at at the age of 10, I am reminded that I also had to make major adjustments to my life when I lost my dad at the same age of 10. In the same way hi

Annie Lennox has come a long way since fronting the Grammy Award-winning Eurythmics in the 1980s. Since then she has become a successful solo artist, sold more than 80 million records, and become renowned for her charity work with organizations such as Amnesty International, Greenpeace, and Nelson M

In his recent remarks to congress, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke of his countrymen and women, and of his land, in loving terms. I immediately remembered the poetry of Hayim Nahman Bialik (1873-1934) set by David Nowakowsky (1848-1921), of the Brodsky Synagogue in Odessa, which evokes ...

In 2009 the US sank the Vandenberg to make an artificial reef in Key West, Florida. Aerial, on-board and underwater video of the sinking of the 2nd largest artificial reef just off the coast of Key West. This 13-year project to create a new artificial reef in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctua...

Britney Spears accepts GLAAD’s Vanguard Award at the 29th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles on April 12. In her speech, Spears sent a message of acceptance saying: "To be accepted unconditionally and to be able to express yourself as an individual through art is such a blessing. Events like t

16 climate activists teens and children are petitioning the United Nations with claims that the boy is violating children's rights by not taking action on climate change and global warming. Global climate strike leader Greta Thunberg is among the activists taking climate action against the UN. Thunb...