Greg Emerson Bocquet

A Matter of Life and Death

Forget the politicians; the real debate about the end of life happens every day in hospitals and homes around the country.

Vipassana - 10 days in silence

As the pace of life quickens, the number of applications for ten-day silent meditation retreats has gone through the roof.

Hassanatou Diallo, 21

At only 21 years old, Diallo had been battling sickle-cell anemia for most of her life. She turned to the palliative care team at Jamaica Hospital to manage her chronic pain as her condition deteriorated.

Frantz Dugué, 59

Admitted to Jamaica Hospital with advanced lung cancer, Dugué relied on the palliative care team to help him through his last months of life.

Mourning Tradition

Cobbler Roman Vaingauz laments the decline of his craft.

Handmade Music

The secret to a good violin is in luthier Nathaniel Rowan's hands

Chile High: Biting the Heat

Chile novices take on the Orange Habanero pepper, to mixed results.

Legacy of Steel

Bikemaker Johnny Coast carries on a family tradition.

Puppet Renaissance

Bringing art out of the closet

At the Painted Boy Erotic Art Fair in Chelsea, gay artists confront the stigma of revealing a different side of male sexuality. By Greg Emerson Bocquet and Michele Faye Hoos