Arts & Culture

Charting One School's Challenging Course

As the principal of Montpelier High, Charlie Phillips has worked to make his school a place where teachers and administrators listen to kids

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Sculpture Blossoms in a New Garden on the Mall

The National Gallery of Art has given the people a park for all seasons and all ages

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Tantalizing Turquoise

The brilliant blue-green gemstone, prized by admirers from ancient times to our own, commands a booming, billion-dollar market

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The Many Faces of Gustave Moreau

The 19th-century French painter infused his diverse works with exoticism and poetic imagination

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Review of 'Great Feuds in Science and Portraits of Discovery'

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What Good Is a List If You Can't Read It?

Cadmus Sowing the Dragon's Teeth (1908)

Beyond the Blue: The Art of Maxfield Parrish

A master of make-believe, he enchanted millions with his own vision of paradise

Designing Women

The Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt Museum continues to expand the mission of the sisters who founded it

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Reds versus Whites

A masterpiece in porcelain replays old struggles between Bolshevik and Czarist opponents

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Review of 'Earth Odyssey: Around the World in Search of Our Environmental Future'

Being Superstitious Can Drive You Crazy

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The Incredible Lightness of Being Renzo Piano

The maverick Genoese architect has built an international reputation with daring projects that span the globe

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Hot Dogs Are Us

It's no stretch to say they're more American than apple pie because they link us all together

A farmers' market in Lansing, Michigan

Farmers' Markets

Americans love them, and that means big business for small farmers—and a mouth-watering harvest for customers

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In Praise of Modern Art

With a growing collection and innovative programs, the Hirshhorn museum celebrates its first 25 years

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Review of 'Leonardo's Nephew, Three Worlds of Michaelangelo and What Painting Is'

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Review of 'Summer at Little Lava: A Season at the Edge of the World'

A Young Actor Will Do Anything to Get Work

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Seeking Mona Lisa

Temptress or icon of innocence, cult figure or cultural archetype, Leonardo's mysterious madonna has intrigued us for 500 years

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Review of 'The Cambridge Quintet and A Beautiful Mind'

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