Amanda Fiegl

Wish They All Could Be California Chicks...

Californian voters just approved a proposition that could make your omelette more expensive

November 21, 2008

It's a Blog!

November 21, 2008

Sarah Vowell on the Puritans' Legacy

The author and 'This American Life' correspondent talks about her book on the colonies' early religious leaders

November 4, 2008

Feeling Blue: Expressionist Art on Display in Munich

Visitors catch a glimpse of the groundbreaking, abstract art created bypreeminent 20th century expressionists

October 31, 2008

Adventures of a Portuguese Poet

Wild-hearted Luis Vaz de Camoes’ years abroad are not well-known, but that hasn’t lessened his legend

August 31, 2008

Digging Up George Washington

Archaeologists continue to uncover more about the nation's first president

August 31, 2008

Tainted Tomatoes

A food-poisoning scare spurs debate

August 2008

Times of Trouble

Flashpoints in Modern Lebanese History

July 2008

Sense and Sensitivity

Great whites have tiny brains but powerful sensory organs

June 2008

“No More Long Faces”

Did Winslow Homer have a broken heart?

May 2008

Tomatoes in the Bullpen

Surprising trivia about America's beloved baseball fields

March 31, 2008

Doug Fine, Journalist, New Mexico

How an ambitious experiment in ecological living led to a goat pen

March 2008

A Brief History of Chocolate

Uncover the bittersweet story of this ancient treat and watch a video

March 1, 2008

Cixi: The Woman Behind the Throne

The concubine who became China’s last empress

March 1, 2008