Photographer Alec Soth takes you to places you’ve never been. Alec Soth is one of today’s most high-regarded photographers.  His talent became widely recognized in 2004 when he was included in the Whitney Museum’s Biennial 2004 (the Biennial strives to showcase the state of art at… read more

I’ve been honored and thrilled to be getting my culture fix with you during Mom Culture Online’s first 8 weeks of interviews. Thank you for being such a great community! For reading, for submitting work for the Gallery, for passing Mom Culture along to friends.… read more

Ballerina, New York City Ballet Insight directly from the Sugarplum Fairy herself… Kaitlyn Gilliland danced the role of the Sugarplum Fairy in the New York City Ballet’s “Nutcracker” last year — a role that every ballerina dreams of as a little girl.  As the New York… read more

Illustrator There’s so much buzz about Sophie Blackall’s “Missed Connections” work that I felt compelled to find out more about her.  How hilarious and brilliant to concept illustration around those “Missed Connections” ads on Craigslist (ads placed by someone seeking the person they’ve seen in passing… read more

Author Stories from Candyland found a coveted spot on the best-seller lists of the New York Times and Los Angeles Times. You’ve seen her on “20/20,” “Good Morning America” and countless talk shows. Now author Candy Spelling shares some stories with Mom Culture.    A few weeks… read more

“For their sanity, they find time for themselves – making them great moms.”  That’s photographer Gail Albert Halaban talking about women she admires.  That’s the kind of permission we all need, right?  Her art is informed by this very compassionate view. Gail is a highly accomplished photographer represented… read more

Musician Ellis won! She was awarded the Best Female Singer Songwriter Album of 2009 by one of the world’s largest independent music awards, presented by Just Plain Folks. When you hear her music you’ll get why they picked her. In our conversation, she talks about… read more

Filmmaker You know that game where you say what you’d be if you could be anything? With the exception of my pre-teen years when I wanted to be Julie McCoy, cruise director on “Love Boat,” my answer has long been “rock star.” And now, along… read more

artist/composer/architect What do Mikhail Baryshnikov, the 34th St N-R Subway stop in New York and Jack Johnson have in common? An encounter with Christopher Janney’s amazing art! The multi-gifted Janney has composed music from Baryshnikov’s own heartbeat to which the celebrated dancer performed; he created… read more

I realize there’s hardly enough time to get through “Star Tracks” in People (and that doesn’t even entail reading), but if you happened to be lucky enough to get through the Travel section of the New York Times back on 4.19.09 you’ll be familiar… read more