Arts & Culture

Excerpt from Homer's Odyssey

At every chance the gods throw up mighty obstacles to prevent him from getting home even as the Lady Circe gives him the advice he needs to survive

August 2001

The Trade Show of Shows

In the $12 billion business expo industry, Las Vegas Comdex is the premier attraction

July 31, 2001

Dueling Banners

Proverbs in the asafo flags of Ghana

July 31, 2001

The Painter and the President

Gilbert Stuart and the Creation of an Icon

July 31, 2001

The Divine Sarah

Bewitching her admirers around the world, Sarah Bernhardt dazzled audiences as she pioneered the cult of celebrity

July 31, 2001

Drive In, Conk Out

July 2001

Lost Labyrinth

Versailles' labyrinth, which we've reconstructed for your virtual pleasure.

June 30, 2001

Chez Chanel

Couturiere and courtesan, Coco made her own rules as she freed women from old fussy, frilly fashions

June 30, 2001

The Ascent of Glass

Advances in production, energy efficiency and methods of construction have enabled glass to rise to new heights and assume unexpected forms

June 30, 2001

Book Reviews: River Run Cookbook: Southern Comfort from Vermont

May 31, 2001

Women Athletes Put On Their Game Face

There was a time when the term "female athlete" was an oxymoron

May 31, 2001

S. Dillon Ripley 1913 - 2001

April 30, 2001

Preacher on the Go

Tiny Smith Island has three churches but only one pastor, who gets around by boat and Golf Cart

April 30, 2001

Uphill with Archie: A Son's Journey

April 30, 2001

Bedtime Horrors

April 30, 2001

Photo Tips and Tricks

Put a ghost in your ghost town photographs...and other easy tips to create cool pictures

May 2001

A Lavish Legacy

Heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post's Washington, D.C. estate, the Hillwood Museum and Gardens, is a showcase for her stately collection of decorative arts

April 30, 2001

Le Bocuse d'Or

When the American chef Tracy O'Grady showed up at the grand summit of haute cuisine this year, she had one thing on her mind: winning

April 30, 2001

Calder's Playful Genius

With paper and paint, wire and wood, the renowned sculptor created a new vocabulary for modern art

April 30, 2001

The Pleasure of the Rare Book

Treasures from the Smithsonian Libraries—a Wright brothers bio, a repoussé prayer book—can be savored in a new show

April 30, 2001