In a high school gymnasium, the bouncing basketballs filled the air as the teams went through their ritual warm-ups. Among the players was my 14-year-old nephew, a young athlete with a determination ...

Albany painter Brian Cirmo reflects on the human condition; animator/podcaster Evens Angulo-Duvil shares “The Aura of Upstate”; and Reality Distortion performs. AHA! A House for Arts is available to ...

The phrase "the human condition" has always fascinated me. It was coined in 1958 by the political thinker Hanna Arendt, and summarizes for me the complexities, and both the rewarding and difficult ...

My mother didn’t go in for charity work, said she didn’t have time. She would bake a cake or make a donation when asked, but she didn’t want to be the one asking. Yet she had a strong sense of ...