At the Eyebeam Gallery in Chelsea, performance artist Joseph DeLappe walked 240 miles on a treadmill hooked up to his Second Life character, “MGandhi” to re-enact the real Gandhi’s 1930 salt march protesting British rule of India.
Former Squats Suffer Debt, Possible Mismanagment
The story chronicles the problems that 11 former Lower East Sides Squats have enountered with their new landlord, the Urban Homesteading Assistance Board, since the squatters, the city and UHAB cut a deal in 2002.
Medievalists revive dead crafts and virtue
The Society for Creative Anachronism, an international nonprofit dedicated to medieval reenactment, continues to grow as its New York branch approaches its 40th anniversary.
AcroYoga flies off the mat and into the air
The piece explains a new past time, AcroYoga, which is a combination of acrobatics, yoga and thai massage. Multimedia: text, video and audio slideshow.
Healthy food elusive as diabetes sweeps Mott Haven, Bronx
Diabetes, exacerbated by lack of access to healthy food, exercise facilities and adequate medical care plagues Mott Haven in the Bronx.