Arts & Culture

Meet Me at the Automat

Horn & Hardart gave big city Americans a taste of good fast food in its chrome-and-glass restaurants

August 2001

Verbal Shorthand

August 2001

Finding the Eye of the Whirlpool

Adventure photographer Peter McBride tells what it was like to shoot whirlpools while hanging from a ship’s radio antenna.

July 31, 2001

Narrow Escapes in Literature

Curl up under a blanket and enjoy these whirlpool-inspired excerpts from works by Poe, Verne, Homer and others. Hot chocolate is recommended.

July 31, 2001

A Descent Into the Maelström

August 2001

The Ballad of the Corrievreckan

August 2001

Excerpt from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

August 2001

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