Culture Inside the Making of the New Red Pine Documentary An interview with Dancing with the Dead director Ward Serrill Alison Spiegel in conversation with Ward Serrill Feb 02, 2025
News Vesak Celebrated Around the World Buddhists gathered at temples and even the White House to observe the holiday that commemorates the Buddha’s birth, death, and enlightenment. By Alison Spiegel May 29, 2024
Culture The Rubin Will Close Its Physical Space and Become a ‘Museum Without Walls’ After twenty years, the New York City institution is rethinking what it means to be a museum in today’s world. By Alison Spiegel Feb 06, 2024
Culture The Buddhist Chef Wants You to Start Where You Are With a just-released cookbook, Jean-Philippe Cyr talks about how Buddhism informs the way he cooks, eats, and deals with the doubters. By Alison Spiegel Nov 19, 2023
Culture Inside Asia Society’s ‘Buddha, Sage of the Shakya Clan’ Exhibit Immaculate works of art from the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection capture the life of the Buddha. By Alison Spiegel Aug 16, 2023
IdeasMagazine | Openings Facing a Virtual Reality A contemplative practice behind the headset aims to help terminally ill patients and their loved ones transcend physical limitations. By Alison Spiegel Fall 2023
Ideas Landed, a New Social Media App Based on Gratitude, Fosters Personal Connection No profile required By Alison Spiegel Aug 22, 2022
Culture ‘Beats and Buddhas’: A New Exhibit Features Art from Allen Ginsberg and Gonkar Gyatso Both artists use humor and irony to explore the intersection of the mundane and the spiritual. By Alison Spiegel Aug 03, 2022
IdeasMagazine | Openings The Myth of Separation Tara Brach and Konda Mason on plant-based eating Interview with Tara Brach and Konda Mason by Alison Spiegel Fall 2022