Escaping Time Proves Pruno’s Not the Only thing Handcrafted with Pride in Prison
(Flyer via “Escaping Time”) Governors Island is more than just another out-of-the-way-ish New York City nook. After years of abandonment, the island’s only recently embarked on a steady climb towards...
View ArticleFolks Got Lit in Support of Literacy, One of Many Obstacles Facing...
From left: Robert Galinsky, Andy Rourke, Cynthia Malaran (aka DJ CherishTheLuv), and Keith Shocklee (Photo: Shaun Mader) Last week Friday, a West Village photo studio was transformed into a hub of...
View ArticleWeek in Film: a Handmaiden’s S&M Tale and Prison Twelve Ways
The Prison in Twelve Landscapes Friday November 4, 7 pm and 9:15 pm and through Wednesday November 9 at Anthology Film Archives: $11 This documentary explores the far-reaching consequences of...
View ArticleIncarcerated LGBTQ Artists Get a Gallery Show Curated By Diane Von...
Jim S, “Cynosure” The obstacles faced by the more than 2.3 million incarcerated people in the United States today are enormous, and the consequences of the prison system are felt by whole communities,...
View ArticleFor Over a Century, a Home For Women Who’ve ‘Sunk So Low’
This week, we present a series of longer pieces unraveling the histories of storied buildings. Exterior of 110 Second Avenue, when it was home to the Isaac Hopper Home, 1930 (Courtesy of Women’s Prison...
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