Gorillas Breathe Easier When Humans Take Pandemic Precautions

Divided between national parks in Rwanda, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, more than 1,000 mountain gorillas remain in the wild. Many gorillas are deliberately humanized to help facilitate both research and eco-tourism. Monkeys face a variety of threats, including poaching and habitat loss, but respiratory disease is also a major concern and is …

Interactive Shadow Boxes Breathe Life into Village Legacies

Bowery’s St. Mark’s Church hangs a shadow box – a square, three-dimensional display case – containing a black and white photograph of Charlie Parker. His lips are pursed, his fingers balanced, and he plays the saxophone with deep concentration. There is an orange QR code in the upper right corner. Tara and the voice of …

‘1, 2, 3 … Breathe Together’: Broadway Families Finally Reunited

The “Waiter” staff and crew hugged. They embraced. They squeezed. They swayed. And at their first face-to-face rehearsal on Wednesday, August 4th, they paid their respects. Nick Cordero, the actor who died last summer from complications of the coronavirus. It was in the original Broadway production, and the show’s book writer Jessie Nelson had an …