Art expression

An empty classroom, 1971. (Photo by Lambert / Getty Images) In the first years of my life, when my parents worked full time, I was taken care of by my Lolo (Tagalog for "grandfather"). Handsome and charming, Lolo had immigrated from…

For most New Yorkers, most of the time, Times Square is a challenge. Walking among the crowds of tourists, vendors, break dance teams, and several Elmos and Iron Mans can be intimidating when you're just trying to get it to work.But it is…

Mumbai: Vazirani Automotive, one of India's innovative startups, is about to launch Ekonk, a one-of-a-kind art expression. Ekonk in Indian scriptures means the beginning of divine light. The Big Bang. “For us, Ekonk signifies our true…

Knowledge of Nillin Nillin Lore (they / them), a 35-year-old woman living in Saskatoon (Treaty 6), feels safer attending one of the city's queer and transgender hair salons…

The "Tower of silence" of Anju DodiyaThe pandemic has acted as a catalyst for Anju Dodiya whose work is closely linked to issues of isolation and its social vestiges. Tower of Silence (featured image) is a magnum opus of different images…

Before getting his vanity plate, Robert Heppler and his friends would send photos of nifty plates they had seen around town into their group chat. It got him thinking about what he would say. “You want to wow the world,” he said. “You…

When Darin Valdez was working as a sobriety counselor a few years ago, a young man walked into his downtown Denver office crying and screaming. Then he asked Valdez for a sheet of paper.The man disappeared into the basement of the Sobriety…

The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo has been held at Edinburgh Castle since 1950. Photo: Ian GeorgesonMajor General Buster Howes, who was appointed general manager last year, has revealed his intention to light up the castle plaza for the…

By Dee McKinsey— MUNCIE, Ind.. - Not content to rest on its laurels, Cornerstone Center for the Arts, 520 E. Main St., has added a Halloween variety show to its October lineup. The show is scheduled from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday,…

As Lebanon enters another month of darkness thanks to constant power cuts, a new exhibition in Paris instead focuses on the decades of artists who put the country in the spotlight.“Artists often say that Lebanon has an exceptional light.…