Michael May

An Egyptian-American is on trial in Boston charged with supporting terrorism. But the case of Tarek Mehanna is a complicated one. Michael May of Latitude News spoke with friends and associates to find out just who Tarek Mehanna really is.

The Israeli writer Gadi Taub is doing his best to bring the spirit of James Ellroy to the Middle East. Taub’s edgy crime novel, Allenby Street, is set in a seedy Tel Aviv nightclub, and it shocked and disturbed Israeli readers when it came out last year. Produced by Michael May.

Indie band Shearwater plays the South by Southwest festival this week. Lead singer Jonathan Meiburg – an ornithologist by training ? explains how his passion for birds and islands shaped the band’s new record: The Golden Archipelago. Produced by Michael May.

Last fall, Dallas unveiled a world-class performing arts campus to rival New York’s Lincoln Center. At the same time, a new Dallas Cowboys stadium opened up that that showcases giant sculptures by some of the world’s greatest artists. We sent Michael May to check them both out.