Education
Lanisha's last chance after Sandy
Lanisha Jessie, 17, had high hopes before Hurricane Sandy hit, flooding her home and throwing her off course academically.
High school choice: Like choosing college
Eighth graders need a lot of help navigating the maze of city high school applications.
Fit kids: Working out with Parkour at a Brooklyn charter
Parkour, a young and trendy fitness discipline, is brought to the classroom at Williamsburg Collegiate Charter School.
Out in the world: García Lorca in New York
-
Thanks to Lorca in New York (April 5-July 21 2013), a celebration of Lorca’s American sojourn, the Spanish poet is receiving renewed interest in the city he once described as the “vomiting multitude
The living dead are evolving: The Zombie apocalypse takes over media
-
Zombie research experts – yes, they exist -- debate the validity of zombie films based on an expanding definition of the undead.
For religious actors, a clash of cultures
-
Mona Shaikh must balance a dedication both to the theater and to religious observance.
Playing the fool: An interview with Broadway “Cinderella” star Greg Hildreth
-
Hildreth plays the fool for a living, and wouldn’t have it any other way.
A prized Italian painting makes its American debut
-
A painting by Diego Velázquez is the lone artwork in a new exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum.
The second coming: Christian dubstep in the digital age
-
The music known as Christian dubstep is an unlikely pairing of two worlds.
