The Hidden History of a Rock ’n’ Roll Hitmaker
Bassist Carol Kaye blazed her own trail, as the only female studio musician to record some of the greatest songs of the ’60s and ’70s
February 28, 2012 |
By Kent Hartman
Vivian Maier: The Unheralded Street Photographer
A chance find has rescued the work of the camera-toting baby sitter, and gallery owners are taking notice
December 2011 |
By David Zax
Building the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial
For those working behind the scenes on the King memorial, its meaning runs deep
August 19, 2011 |
By Megan Gambino
Ken Kesey’s Pranksters Take to the Big Screen
It took an Oscar-winning director to make sense of the drug-addled footage shot by the author and his Merry Pranksters
August 05, 2011 |
By Daniel Eagan
Levon Helm’s Rocking Rambles
The '60s rock great died today. Last July, our writer visited Helm for one of his famous Saturday night music throwdowns
July 19, 2011 |
By Anne Miller
At Suffolk Downs, an Unintended Spectator
Photographer Henry Carfagna was in the perfect position to catch the moment when a horse race took a bizarre turn
May 2011 |
By Robert Temple
Harper Lee's Novel Achievement
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
Sign of the Times: Bob Dylan
Milton Glaser's 1966 poster of a folk-rock icon captured the psychadelic dazzle of the flower-power era
June 2010 |
By Owen Edwards
A Civil Rights Watershed in Biloxi, Mississippi
Frustrated by the segregated shoreline, black residents stormed the beaches and survived brutal attacks on "Bloody Sunday"
April 20, 2010 |
By Matthew Pitt
The Rock Concert That Captured an Era
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
Courage at the Greensboro Lunch Counter
Fifty years ago, four college students sat down to request lunch service at a North Carolina Woolworth's and ignited a struggle
February 2010 |
By Owen Edwards
The American Football League's Foolish Club
Succeeding where previous leagues had failed, the AFL introduced an exciting brand of football forcing the NFL to change its entrenched ways
January 14, 2010 |
By Jim Morrison
A Woodstock Moment – 40 Years Later
On a whim, a young duo went to the legendary festival only to be captured in a memorable image by photographer Burk Uzzle
August 2009 |
By Timothy Dumas
Apollo 11's Giant Leap for Mankind
40 years ago, the lunar module landed on the moon, providing an unforgettable moment for the millions watching back on Earth
August 2009 |
By Owen Edwards
Arlo Guthrie Reminisces About Woodstock
The folk musician talks about his new album – a lost recording of a solo concert held days before the legendary music festival
July 31, 2009 |
By Jeff Campagna
Thornton Wilder's Desert Oasis
For the Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, Douglas, Arizona was a place to "refresh the wells" and drive into the sunset
July 2009 |
By Tom Miller
Moonwalk Launch Party
The launch 40 years ago of Apollo 11, which put a man on the moon, brought Americans together during a time of nationwide unrest
July 2009 |
By David Burnett
After Space, Saving Suits, Boots and Gloves
The spacesuits that kept U.S. astronauts alive now owe their survival to one woman
May 2009 |
By Megan Gambino
Celebrity Portraitist Gerard Malanga
An associate of Andy Warhol, Gerard Malanga reflects on his subjects and his career as a photographer
April 14, 2009 |
By Jeff Campagna
A Jazzed-Up Langston Hughes
A long-forgotten poem about the African-American experience is given new life in a multimedia performance
March 13, 2009 |
By Laban Carrick Hill
