Arts & Culture

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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

Eames: The Best Seat in the House

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Training to Slay the Dragon

Tucson recruits learn there's a lot more to fighting fire than just "putting the wet stuff on the red stuff"

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Out of Africa and Onto The Mall–and Beyond

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Review of 'The Cambridge Quintet and A Beautiful Mind'

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Don't Call Me Gerald

Inventor Bradford Reed playing his pencilina

Concerto for Pencilina and Sewer Flute

Wacky instruments often resemble bad plumbing, but all are welcome in the eclectic light orchestra of experimental music

Thayer contended that even brilliantly plumaged birds like the peacock can blend into, and thus be camouflaged by, their habitats. To illustrate his theory, he and his young assistant Richard Meryman painted Peacock in the Woods for Thayer's coloration book.

A Painter of Angels Became the Father of Camouflage

Turn-of-the-century artist Abbott Thayer created images of timeless beauty and a radical theory of concealing coloration

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Review of 'Fall of the Phantom Lord'

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Review of 'North Alaska Chronicle'

Madame de Meuron, a Swiss eccentric, with her characteristic ear trumpet and hat

Crazy? No, Just One Card Shy of a Full Deck

I had become what every New Yorker secretly longs to be, a harmless, amusing eccentric

Emily Carr

Canada's National Treasure

Artist Emily Carr captured the spirit of the northwest coast

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In the Land of Milk and Money

Yes, we've got milk and plenty of it, from a venerable business that is high-tech, ultra-efficient and, for many, still offers a rewarding way of life

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Making Art Accessible

Roslyn Walker plans to extend the African museum into the classroom and send exhibits on the road

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