Albany Bill Would Bar Condoms as Prostitution Evidence
Yvette Gonzales, a former prostitute who now works for a nonprofit group, counsels prostitutes on healthy practices. (Click photo to read.)
Game Change
Nearly a year in, Trevor Noah is making The Daily Show his own. (Click photo to read.)
New Roots
Although Roots was a massive hit and cultural milestone when it was first broadcast in 1977, the saga of an African-American family from slavery to modern times was ready for a more contemporary treatment by a new generation of directors. (Click photo to read.)
Skipping the Gas Pump, and Getting Fuel From a Deep Fryer
The owner of a business in Red Hook, Brooklyn makes diesel fuel from leftover cooking oil from a fish and chips restaurant in the Bronx. (Click photo to read.)
When Racial Injustice Hits Home: It’s Not Just the Kids Who Are at Risk
Women lawyers of color explain to their kids how to avoid racial bias incidents. (Click photo to read.)
About-Face
Meet the SNL makeup ace behind one of the season’s most startling transformations – actress/comedian, Melissa McCarthy, portraying White House Communications Director Sean Spicer. (Click photo to read.)
Retired, Needing Oxygen and Trying to Pay His Bills
“When I want to satisfy myself, I play my guitar,” Emmanuel Morantus said. Pulmonary arterial hypertension damaged his lungs. (Click photo to read.)
The Sumi-E Brush Painting School Closes
At the end of the month, the only school in New York teaching a rare form of Japanese brush painting will close. The owner, Koho Yamamoto, learned her craft while confined in a Japanese internment camp during WWII. (Click photo to read.)
Ten Out of 10
For twelve years, Matt LeBlanc lodged himself in viewers’ consciousness as Joey, the lovable, if not-too-bright, struggling actor on NBC’s Friends and its Joey spinoff. Now he’s pulled the rug out on that. (Click photo to read.)
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