Hell House at St. Ann's: Dear Jerry Falwell, Meet N.Y.'s Sinners!

The pretty brunette in the tortoiseshell glasses and the keffiyeh wanted to know if she was going to be scared.

“There are some pretty shocking things in there, some pretty startling things,” the usher told her, smiling. “But probably no.” From behind the curtain, and above the spooky synthesizer washes, came screams for help, howls Read More

Starchild Abraham: His Trip to Tijuana For Chemo-Refusal

Have you been following the “Starchild” chemo-refusal court battle? It’s one of the most vexing ethical, political and philosophical controversies you can imagine. One that involves ambiguities and gray areas galore.

And one that brings back to me a memorably strange moment in Tijuana, in one of the questionable “cancer cure” clinics clustered below the Read More