The Great War, Paris, and the Founding of the American Legion
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The Great War, Paris, and the Founding of the American Legion

In ‘This Week in History,’ several WWI officers, after the war, suggested creating a veterans organization. It became America’s largest and most powerful.
Register Now for a Worldwide Photography Competition
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Register Now for a Worldwide Photography Competition

An international photography competition inspires positivity and preserves tradition.
‘True-Blue Grasser’: Remembering Dierks Bentley’s ‘Up on the Ridge’
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‘True-Blue Grasser’: Remembering Dierks Bentley’s ‘Up on the Ridge’

With his surprise bluegrass album, the country artist honored those who made Nashville feel like home.
‘The Wind in the Willows’: Torn Between Home and Abroad
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‘The Wind in the Willows’: Torn Between Home and Abroad

Kenneth Grahame’s ‘The Wind in the Willows’ relies on simple animal characters to depict the human desires for adventure and home.
Rediscovering Childhood With ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer’
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Rediscovering Childhood With ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer’

Writer Mark Twain was speaking to adults when he wrote about Tom Sawyer’s childhood adventures.
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Cimabue Renewed at the Louvre

Cimabue Renewed at the Louvre

Three panels of Cimabue’s diptych are reunited and displayed for the first time.
Leonardo’s Portraits of Beloved Ladies

Leonardo’s Portraits of Beloved Ladies

The three known women from Leonardo’s oeuvre reflect the Renaissance artist’s pioneering techniques.
Notre-Dame: Modern Art to Replace 6 Traditional Stained Glass Windows

Notre-Dame: Modern Art to Replace 6 Traditional Stained Glass Windows

A Los Angeles-based, French artist’s designs are set to replace 19th-century stained glass windows in the French Gothic masterpiece.
‘Caspar David Friedrich: The Soul of Nature’ at The Met

‘Caspar David Friedrich: The Soul of Nature’ at The Met

Caspar David Friedrich’s paintings encapsulate the sublime with themes of solitude, mystery, and spirituality.
Weaving the Allegory of ‘The Lady and the Unicorn’

Weaving the Allegory of ‘The Lady and the Unicorn’

Art historians believe that the six unicorn tapestries are individual representations of the senses.
Piero della Francesca: Poetic Paintings of Madonna and Child

Piero della Francesca: Poetic Paintings of Madonna and Child

Piero della Francesca’s sublime altarpieces feature the Madonna and Child in a genre known as ’sacred conversations.’
Registration for International Figure Painting Competition Opens

Registration for International Figure Painting Competition Opens

An uplifting oil painting competition that celebrates the best of humanity and its traditions opens for entrants.
Nate McClellan Offers a Comedy Club for All

Nate McClellan Offers a Comedy Club for All

The Utah-based Angel Studios comedy club Dry Bar is a cut above the rest.
‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’

‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’

This classic and colorful Bible-based musical is undergoing a revival in a town near Chicago this spring.
‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ for Kids

‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ for Kids

The plot-focused adaptation provides plenty of entertainment for youngsters and an introduction to the joys of Shakespeare’s plays.
‘Queen of the Ring’: Women’s Wrestling’s First World Champion

‘Queen of the Ring’: Women’s Wrestling’s First World Champion

“Queen of the Ring” utilizes the standard biopic formula to give credit to the force of nature who changed women’s wrestling forever.
‘Meeting With Pol Pot’: The Danger of Talking With a Dictator

‘Meeting With Pol Pot’: The Danger of Talking With a Dictator

A film about a journalist’s disappearance is a thinly disguised documentary of Pol Pot’s genocide of the Cambodian people.
Register Now for a Worldwide Photography Competition

Register Now for a Worldwide Photography Competition

An international photography competition inspires positivity and preserves tradition.
Thomas Hobbes on the Importance of History

Thomas Hobbes on the Importance of History

Why did the ’most radical political philosophers’ start out as a lover of ancient works?
Santa Barbara Courthouse: Simple Exterior, Vibrant Interior

Santa Barbara Courthouse: Simple Exterior, Vibrant Interior

In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit a courthouse that expresses Spanish Andalusian style.
Augustusburg Palace: A Rococo Masterpiece

Augustusburg Palace: A Rococo Masterpiece

In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit Germany’s finest example of rococo architecture.
Go Gaily in the Dark: The Laughter of the Saints

Go Gaily in the Dark: The Laughter of the Saints

We might think of saints as somber and austere, but many of them were known for their good spirits and sense of humor.
Ciudad Cayala: Guatemala’s Paradise City

Ciudad Cayala: Guatemala’s Paradise City

In this series of ‘Return to Beautiful Architecture,’ we visit Guatemala’s newly built city based on classical and traditional Latin American architecture.
Château de Beynac: A French Castle Preserved for the Ages

Château de Beynac: A French Castle Preserved for the Ages

In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit a French Romanesque castle from the 12th century.
It’s Not Just Presidents’ Day

It’s Not Just Presidents’ Day

George Washington’s birthday is a special day to celebrate a man of great character.
‘Holy Grace’ Played by Tang Hsing Lien, Winner of Bronze Award at 7th NTD International Piano Competition

‘Holy Grace’ Played by Tang Hsing Lien, Winner of Bronze Award at 7th NTD International Piano Competition

‘Holy Grace’ is the commissioned composition arranged specially for the 7th NTD International Piano Competition.
‘Holy Grace’ Played by Shih-Yeh Lu, Winner of Silver & Best Rendition Award at 7th NTD International Piano Competition

‘Holy Grace’ Played by Shih-Yeh Lu, Winner of Silver & Best Rendition Award at 7th NTD International Piano Competition

‘Holy Grace’ is the commissioned composition arranged specially for the 7th NTD International Piano Competition.
‘Holy Grace’ Played by Robert Neumann, Winner of Gold & Best Rendition Award of the Commissioned Composition at 2024 NIPC

‘Holy Grace’ Played by Robert Neumann, Winner of Gold & Best Rendition Award of the Commissioned Composition at 2024 NIPC

‘Holy Grace’ is the commissioned composition arranged specially for the 7th NTD International Piano Competition (NIPC).
Winners Announced in NTD’s 7th International Piano Competition

Winners Announced in NTD’s 7th International Piano Competition

The mission of the competition is to promote traditional arts of pure authenticity, pure goodness, and pure beauty.
Love and Nature: ‘Annie’s Song’

Love and Nature: ‘Annie’s Song’

John Denver’s loving ode to his wife is the epitome of his songwriting mastery.
The Spiritual Anthem ‘Rise Again’ as a New Single

The Spiritual Anthem ‘Rise Again’ as a New Single

The latest rendition honors the song’s legacy and gives its message renewed life.
‘True-Blue Grasser’: Remembering Dierks Bentley’s ‘Up on the Ridge’

‘True-Blue Grasser’: Remembering Dierks Bentley’s ‘Up on the Ridge’

With his surprise bluegrass album, the country artist honored those who made Nashville feel like home.
Emma Abbott: The People’s Prima Donna

Emma Abbott: The People’s Prima Donna

The opera singer never forgot her humble beginnings and made opera accessible to average Americans.
Kenny Chesney and ‘The Joy Of Being Unabashedly Alive’

Kenny Chesney and ‘The Joy Of Being Unabashedly Alive’

Revealing entertaining stories that shaped his career, the country musician’s memoir may be a new fan favorite.
The Magic of Nashville’s Songwriting Tradition

The Magic of Nashville’s Songwriting Tradition

For the first time, a show featuring the biggest hits in country music comes to a movie theater near you.
The Essence of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony

The Essence of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony

Follow along in this detailed analysis of the great composer’s famous masterpiece—from its distinctive first four notes to its grand finale.
The Great War, Paris, and the Founding of the American Legion

The Great War, Paris, and the Founding of the American Legion

In ‘This Week in History,’ several WWI officers, after the war, suggested creating a veterans organization. It became America’s largest and most powerful.
Founding Father’s Early Life Shaped in an Unlikely Place

Founding Father’s Early Life Shaped in an Unlikely Place

Alexander Hamilton’s boyhood island of St. Croix was a place of challenge, intellectual curiosity, and possibility.
Smoky: War Hero and World’s First Therapy Dog

Smoky: War Hero and World’s First Therapy Dog

A dog saves the day in wartime and after the war brings comfort to those who suffered.
The Ellicott Family and Their Gift to America

The Ellicott Family and Their Gift to America

They were called ‘dreamers and half-hearted fools’ at the time, but yet they changed the course of American history.
The Great Raid: A Dangerous, Successful WWII Rescue Mission

The Great Raid: A Dangerous, Successful WWII Rescue Mission

The American raid on Japanese forces to save hundreds of POWs captured in the Philippines was one of the greatest rescue missions of World War II.
The Slave Who Challenged Napoleon

The Slave Who Challenged Napoleon

Toussaint Louverture was born into slavery, but rose beyond his circumstances to fight Napoleon and lay the groundwork for Haitian freedom.
An Absorbing Account of the Pacific War’s Most Famous Battle

An Absorbing Account of the Pacific War’s Most Famous Battle

Insightful and highly readable, Mark Stille’s ‘Midway’ is a detailed analysis of the naval battle and is certain to become an authoritative work.
‘The Wind in the Willows’: Torn Between Home and Abroad

‘The Wind in the Willows’: Torn Between Home and Abroad

Kenneth Grahame’s ‘The Wind in the Willows’ relies on simple animal characters to depict the human desires for adventure and home.
Rediscovering Childhood With ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer’

Rediscovering Childhood With ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer’

Writer Mark Twain was speaking to adults when he wrote about Tom Sawyer’s childhood adventures.