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The Early History of Faking War on Film

Early filmmakers faced a dilemma: how to capture the drama of war without getting themselves killed in the process. Their solution: fake the footage

PHOTOS: The History of Abraham Lincoln on Film

The 16th president has been a Hollywood star and box office attraction since the earliest days of Hollywood

Esperanza Spalding Took on Bieber, Now Takes on Jazz

The innovative bassist and winner of the Smithsonian American Ingenuity Award for performing arts is taking jazz to a whole new place

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As the father of the electric guitar and grandfather of two members of Arcade Fire, Rey was a major influence on rock for decades
December 03, 2010 | By Anne Miller

In compiling the latest anthology in the famed Norton series, professor Ilan Stavans researched the themes explored by Latino authors
December 02, 2010 | By Chloë Schama

The legendary dancer talks about starting his career in Harlem and his upcoming Sammy Davis Jr. project
November 01, 2010 | By Lucinda Moore

A stellar roster of African-American singers, dancers and comedians got their start at the venue, celebrating its 75-year history
November 2010 | By Lucinda Moore

October 13, 2010 | By Patience Worth

Brazil’s music scene may be known for beats such as bossa nova, but newer sounds are making waves on the streets of Rio
August 18, 2010 | By Jess Righthand

Pearl Curran, a St. Louis housewife, channeled a 17th-century spirit to the heights of 20th-century literary stardom
September 2010 | By Gioia Diliberto

Porgy and Bess debuted 75 years ago this fall, but it was a summer visit to South Carolina the year before that gave life to George Gershwin’s operatic masterpiece
August 09, 2010 | By David Zax

Tom Swift is turning 100—and he still doesn’t look a day over 18
July 01, 2010 | By Danny Heitman

The inventor and MIT professor talks about where music and technology will intersect over the course of the next 40 years
August 2010 | By Erica R. Hendry

The satirist talks about the "curve of human weirdness" and the need for public outrage in the political arena
August 2010 | By T. A. Frail

The Pulitzer-Prize winning poet discusses how new technologies will affect the creative process
August 2010 | By Lucinda Moore

With To Kill a Mockingbird, published 50 years ago, Lee gave America a story for the ages. Just don't ask her about it
June 2010 | By Charles Leerhsen

The famous beat poet's photographs reveal an American counterculture at work and play
June 2010 | By Mark Feeney

For more than 75 years, some of the world’s greatest entertainers have performed at the famous Harlem theater
May 10, 2010 | By Lucinda Moore

In an essay published posthumously in 1912, Mark Twain recounts his dreams of a long-lost love
April 19, 2010 | By Mark Twain

A chance encounter on a New Orleans dock in 1858 haunted the writer for the rest of his life
May 2010 | By Ron Powers

Classic writers reached the masses when Penguin paperbacks began publishing great novels for the cost of a pack of cigarettes
March 31, 2010 | By Anne Trubek

Featuring acts such as the Beach Boys, James Brown and the Rolling Stones, The T.A.M.I. Show defined popular music for a generation
March 19, 2010 | By Daniel Eagan

August 20, 2010 | By Megan Gambino

Why has popular opinion of the author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland undergone such a dramatic reversal?
April 2010 | By Jenny Woolf

More than 40 years after the celebrated folk singer's death, a trove of 3,000 unrecorded songs is inspiring musicians to lay new tracks
January 05, 2010 | By Jim Morrison

Written in the 1950s, The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond was forgotten until it was recently adapted into a major motion picture
January 04, 2010 | By Chloë Schama

As the detective stalks movie theaters, our reporter tracks down the favorite haunts of Arthur Conan Doyle and his famous sleuth
January 2010 | By Joshua Hammer

Our annual list of children's books highlights the most fascinating titles published in the past year
December 17, 2009 | By Kathleen Burke

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