Speeding Through the Great Books on the Road to Higher Learning
Speeding through the Great Books on the road to higher learning
The Art Treasures of China Are on the Road Once More
For years they were shuttled from one hiding place to another to escape the Japanese and then the Communists - now they’re coming here
Giving Money Away Wisely Ought to Be a Piece of Cake
It’s harder than you think, but even more rewarding, as the Stocker family foundation shows in Lorain, Ohio, and points West
How to Succeed in Business: Follow the Choctaws’ Lead
Within a generation, the rural Mississippi tribe has created thousands of jobs and transformed itself into an economic dynamo
When France Was Home to African-American Artists
Everything was open to them in postwar Paris, as a new exhibit in New York proves
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Fabergé’s Labor of Love: A Case of Cherchez la Femme
After a spectacular collection was given to a Paris museum, the story emerged of how a princess kept the flame of love burning
What’s In a Name? Just Ask King Fisher, Robin Banks and Minnie Vann
What’s in a name? Just ask King Fisher, Robin Banks and Minnie Vann
Around the Mall & Beyond
Protecting museum treasures - paintings by the masters, the delicate wings of a tropical beetle - requires the strictest climate control, right?
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Bark Grinders and Fly Minders Tell a Tale of Appalachia
At his Tennessee museum, John Rice Irwin’s love for his mountain upbringing puts people in touch with a fast-disappearing way of life
Farewell Do-si-do, Hello “Scoot and Counter…Percolate!”
In modern Western square dancing, you still see lots of petticoats and legs, but there are new calls, new steps and new rules
Walk This Trail to See What Inspired the American Impressionist Painters
Bought on a whim for the price of a painting, J. Alden Weir’s farm, now a National Historic Site, became a place to redefine American art
Rediscovering an Idaho Photographer
From 1895 to 1912 in her Pocatello studio, Benedicte Wrensted produced telling portraits of Northern Shoshone and Bannock Indians
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Mom is Going to Stay Lutheran, So Does It Mean She’ll End Up In Hell?
The religious life was a lot more rigid back in Detroit in the 1940s
They’re Holding On: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives
Long ago, they found a talent or a cause, a way of life or a way of work, then stuck with it—and said to hell with what other people think
Itchiku Kubota’s Fascination With an Ancient Textile Art
The Japanese master has devoted his life to reviving a long-lost technique of fabric design and to creating handcrafted kimonos of lasting beauty
Without Garlic, Life Would Be Just Plain Tasteless
Sliced or chopped, sauteed or roasted, this bold little bulb has Americans clamoring for cloves to add sizzle to supper or to cure what ails us
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