Nov 04 Weekly Poem: Dexter L. Booth reads ‘The Body’ By Ellen Rolfes The Body By Dexter L. Booth They split the hog down the middle. It was cold and raining, I remember the steam and the knife and the squeal and how they all left the body like a ghost. They lasted… Continue reading
Nov 04 New Jersey and Virginia: a tale of two elections By Terence Burlij President Obama delivers remarks at a McAuliffe campaign event at Washington-Lee High School in Arlington, Virginia on Sunday. Photo by Pete Marovich/Bloomberg via Getty Images When voters in New Jersey and Virginia went to the polls in 2009, the… Continue reading
Nov 03 The wide world of street art Steven P. Harrington: Editor in Chief and Co-founder BrooklynStreetArt.com and Jaime Rojo, Editor of Photography and Co-founder are contributing writers for The Huffington Post Arts & Culture. They've been documenting street art around the world for years and… Continue reading
Nov 03 Watch As street art grows more popular, is it losing its edge? It’s been around for several decades, but street art got a jolt of publicity when famed British street artist Banksy took up residency in NYC during the month of October and produced a piece a day. Brooklynstreetart.com expert Steven Harrington… Continue watching
Nov 02 Standing 23rd on the list of 136 countries: American women EmbedVideo(7888); In an extended interview Kathleen Gerson, a Sociology professor at New York University and the author The Unfinished Revolution sheds light on the findings of a new World Economic Report on the gender gap around the… Continue reading
Nov 02 Watch Where do American women stand in gender equality? In an extended interview Kathleen Gerson sheds light on the findings of a new report. Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch Where do American women stand in gender equality? The World Economic Forum published a report recently that says the United States finishes far from the top of a list when it comes to gender equality. American women finished 23rd on the list of 136 countries. Kathleen Gerson, a… Continue watching
Nov 02 Beyond Banksy: Two street art experts take you on a world tour By Kristin Miller Steven P. Harrington: Editor in Chief and Co-founder BrooklynStreetArt.com and Jaime Rojo, Editor of Photography and Co-founder are contributing writers for The Huffington Post Arts & Culture. They've been documenting street art around the world for years and have witnessed… Continue reading
Nov 01 Banksy’s final NYC art piece seized as police evidence The NYPD has seized the final piece of Banksy's NYC art show "Better Out Than In" as evidence after two men were arrested attempting to take the art. Continue reading
Nov 01 Charles Randolph-Wright looks beyond the headlines to find ‘Love in Afghanistan’ By Victoria Fleischer Afghan interpreter Roya, played by Melis Aker, and American Hip-Hop artist Duke, played by Khris Davis, poke fun at each other on a 'non-date' in a scene from Charles Randolph-Wright's play "Love in Afghanistan." "Love in Afghanistan," written and… Continue reading