Lauren Hardie

Admit it: Even as an adult, you sometimes long for the kind of fun that involves balloons and parades and lights, a place where you can unleash your childlike wonderment while still totally being a grownup about it, the kind of event where you and all your coolest friends can...

Maybe you've seen an Indian classical dance performance, and maybe you've heard Afro-Caribbean poetry spoken or read aloud. But there's a really good chance you've never seen the two together, on the same stage. That's because it's never been done before. "I haven't seen anything like this either, " says...

The holiday season is a time long considered to be for family. With all the awkward gatherings, fattening food, and tireless fielding of inappropriate questions from people we're obligated to see once a year, Christmastime can be overwhelming and far from funny. But this year, when Santa leaves and takes...