And the Walls that Imprison

 On 5 August 1962, an otherwise ordinary piece of road along the R103, roughly three kilometres outside Howick in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal...

Grace & Beauty

Africa’s Legendary Leaders

For me as a New Yorker, the greatest compensation for the passing of summer and long days spent outside are the new art shows that draw me into...

Panchoran Retreat

Back in the ’90s, when I was traveling frequently to Bali, I met and became friends with the inimitable Linda Garland.  Hailing from Ireland,...

An Encounter with AIDS in Africa

In 1990, I was traveling through Tanzania with my family.  On a long drive up from Ruaha National Park in the Southern part of the country,...

Leonardo’s Last Supper

Visionary artist and filmmaker Peter Greenaway brings new insight into one of the world’s most celebrated masterpieces in his multimedia reverie...