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Enter Schumann’s wildly creative year with this tragic song-story about a poet’s unrequited love.
This ancient lighthouse issued light into dark seas for 35 miles, guarded thousands of scrolls, and emphasized Hellenistic dominance.
Myrna Loy and Melvyn Douglas show how marriage can indeed be a romcom.
The real crime here isn’t what you expect.
Independence Day 2026 may have passed, but these patriotic poems will make you want to celebrate America year-round.
How Thomas Bewick used detailed wood engravings of animals and birds to inspire in young people a lifelong appreciation for the natural world.
Johann Christian Neuber crafted fascinating and collectible Saxon hardstone treasures.
In this installment of ‘The Art of Liberty,’ we meet the last painter of the prodigiously artistic Peale family.
In this installment of ‘The Art of Liberty,' we meet an artistically inclined member of the Peale family who made his name in scientific illustration.
Traditional Cowboy Arts Association members exhibit their masterworks in the Craft in America Center.
Our original first lady’s patriotic fancy quilt still intrigues us today.
The emperor Augustus’s pose has inspired portraits of subsequent leaders.
Why a human-led production shows we don’t need AI-narrated classics.
Strong performances and creative lighting and sets provide a timeless journey to the Emerald City.
‘A General’s Prayer’ challenges audiences to live up to the Founding Father’s vision.
AstonRep’s excellent revival of Chekhov’s classic highlights the funny side of everyday misery and family drama.
Myrna Loy and Melvyn Douglas show how marriage can indeed be a romcom.
Live-action “Moana” stays pedantically true to its animated origins: A young heir-to-the-throne, Moana, seeks to save her island from a dearth of fish.
Two sisters face freezing water, failing gear, running out of oxygen, and unfinished business.
This installment of ‘Movies for Young Adults’ demonstrates how even the journey of 1,000 miles begins, always, with a single step.
In this ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit a fortress where seven centuries of architectural change can still be followed room by room.
In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ a castle-like dwelling in Death Valley National Park fascinates visitors.
The Greek hero demonstrates his victory over death, not through destruction and disorder, but by courage and refinement of the soul.
Through reinvention and perseverance, Chinatown evolved into an important cultural and commercial hub in San Francisco’s city center.
The exact location of these mythical gardens may have eluded historians.
In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we view a 19th-century skyscraper distinct in its Flemish Renaissance Revival style.
Living room concerts are currently seeing a nationwide resurgence.
In his final and darkest Labor, the hero must relinquish his weapons to face death itself, transforming a physical quest into a spiritual initiation.
The NTD piano competition honors the beauty of traditional and classical works.
Professional photographer Renee Luo shares the fundamentals of great photography, according to traditional aesthetics.
This unique international photography competition highlights the best of humanity.
The Gold Award winner said he wants to share a message through his photography, which is that the world needs truthfulness, compassion, and forbearance.
Enter Schumann’s wildly creative year with this tragic song-story about a poet’s unrequited love.
Rachmaninoff’s most popular work reveals his staunch dedication to the musical style as its last great figure.
How the Polish maestro revolutionized the piano by fusing classical rigor with romantic drama.
In this installment of ‘The Art of Movie Music,’ this film composer thrilled moviegoers through his brilliant scores during Hollywood’s Golden Age.
The classic country artist shaped the genre with poignant ballads and good-time anthems.
This full-time Russian chemist managed to become a world-famous composer.
A father-daughter pair of amateur musicians requested an unconventional piece from Mozart, but circumstances prevented them from performing it.
This week, we put the question of “which American symphony was first” to the test.
This ancient lighthouse issued light into dark seas for 35 miles, guarded thousands of scrolls, and emphasized Hellenistic dominance.
In ‘This Week in History,’ the federal government and private industry collaborated to build the world’s largest pipeline to help win WWII.
Remembering the ‘Queen of Crime’ on the 50th anniversary of her death.
A free exhibition at New South Wales Parliament House reveals the food, sport, and social habits of politicians through rarely seen artefacts.
Thousands of religious texts as well as writings on philosophy, ethics, and history were preserved by monks, thanks to Cassiodorus.
This installment of ‘When Character Counted’ heads to New York’s slums and the man who rescued children from poverty and crime.
A photographic pioneer, Henry Hamilton Bennett captured the wild spirit of Wisconsin and launched an enduring American tourist empire.
The real crime here isn’t what you expect.
Independence Day 2026 may have passed, but these patriotic poems will make you want to celebrate America year-round.
In this installment of ‘The Reissue,’ a look at the University of Chicago Press’ labor of love for the works of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides.
Faith, perseverance, appreciation, and so much more can be strengthened during the dreaded, unavoidable activity of waiting.
