A Tranquil Oasis in the Big Apple

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When Movies Best Books

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Zaha Hadid’s Splendor in the Grass

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The Artist’s Lifestyle

Saarinen working with a model of the arch in 1957

A Humble Vote for the Eighth Wonder of the World

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The Fairest of Them All

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The Celebrated Dabbler

Nighthawks, 1942.

Hopper: The Supreme American Realist of the 20th-Century

Mystery. Longing. A whole new way of seeing. A stunning retrospective reminds us why the enigmatic American artist retains his power

Cherry Orchard, 1965: "She was playful with the camera," the photographer says.

Behind the Veil

Photographer Alen MacWeeney wanted to see Ireland’s Travellers as they were

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What’s Up

Tiffany diamonds, Portugal and “Great Britons”

A DEC hard disk drive c. 1980. The invention let users jump directly to data they wanted without scrolling through a tape; when later installed in PCs, the hard disk brought real computing power to the people.

Reboot

A photojournalist enchanted by computers takes another look at the soul of some old machines

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Hopper Happenings

Computer History Museum

Digital Attic

Dag Spicer, senior curator at the Computer History Museum, discusses 1950s mainframes, an original Apple One and Steve Wozniak’s baby shoes

Bruce Willis donates John McClane's undershirt to the National Museum of American History, as museum director Brent Glass looks on.

Die Hard Donation

Bruce Willis gives John McClane’s blood-smeared undershirt to the Smithsonian. Yippee-ki-yay…

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Sip ‘n’ Swirl, Y’all

In the heart of the Lone Star state, wineries are giving Texans reason to toast

At an "Antiques Roadshow" taping in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 2006, Nan Chisholm appraises a landscape of Glacier Park by the American artist, John Fery. The estimated value: $15,000-$20,000.

FOR HIRE: Fine Art Appraiser

Former Sotheby’s paintings appraiser Nan Chisholm evaluates her work

From Vienna to Vegas

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To Return Priceless Artifacts, or Not

High Art for 41 Cents

A Boy and His Lifesaver

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