Humans are natural puzzle solvers. Our entire existence has hinged on our ability to solve problems and create innovative solutions that placed us at the top of the food chain. After all, without the...
xIn January I had the pleasure of attending the truly unique DocPoint Helsinki as this year’s Critic’s Choice critic. (And I mean truly unique. How many documentary film festivals feature a sauna...
Country music is a much-maligned genre which doesn’t get the credit it deserves for being utterly brilliant. For those of you who, like me, grew up thinking country music was all John Denver and...
As saddening and tragic as any suicide is, the news that 21 reality TV stars have ended their own lives over the past decade isn't entirely shocking. Of all the genres to have ever graced or...
Stephen Chow’s movie, The Mermaid, has reached rather mythic box office proportions. As of Saturday, March 5th, this weird and whimsical rom-com eco-parable (don’t forget slapstick physical...
“Filmmaking really messes with your space-time continuum”: Van Neistat on “A Space Program” Matt Damon’s space-stranded botanist ain’t got nothing on world-renowned artist Tom...
Indian poet Prerna Bakshi writes searing, stark, powerful political poetry and in her collection Burnt rotis, with love, she tackles a huge range of social, political, and personal issues. Her...
This week we're digging in deep on topics from all around the world from Obama's Middle East policy to death care in Britain and its implications for the rest of the globe. Join us for our...
“I have always liked men of strong contrasts”, a friend told me once under the frescoed ceiling of a Renaissance villa outside Rome. The place was hosting a contemporary art fair and we were...
If you’re like a lot of pop culture fans these days, you probably have heard that television has reached its creative peak. But even if you’re all caught up on your favorites—and/or are working...
