Palazzo Davanzati: Florentine Medieval Mansion
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Palazzo Davanzati: Florentine Medieval Mansion

In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit a Medieval-turned-Renaissance palace in Florence.
A New Generation of Settlers: Revitalizing Rural America
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A New Generation of Settlers: Revitalizing Rural America

Vision, community building, and entrepreneurial grit are key to successful small towns.
Herakles and the Cretan Bull: The Burden of Unmastered Power
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Herakles and the Cretan Bull: The Burden of Unmastered Power

The Seventh Labor of Herakles reveals that true strength lies not in domination but in mastering and carrying out power responsibly.
Handkerchiefs Required: Why ‘Our Town’ Still Moves Audiences to Tears
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Handkerchiefs Required: Why ‘Our Town’ Still Moves Audiences to Tears

Playwright Thornton Wilder takes audiences from voyeurs of fiction to the participants in the wonder of existence.
In Praise of Admiration: The Attitude That Makes Life Happier
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In Praise of Admiration: The Attitude That Makes Life Happier

Art, compassion, and happiness all begin with pausing, noticing, and praising goodness.

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Palazzo Davanzati: Florentine Medieval Mansion

Palazzo Davanzati: Florentine Medieval Mansion

In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit a Medieval-turned-Renaissance palace in Florence.
A New Generation of Settlers: Revitalizing Rural America

A New Generation of Settlers: Revitalizing Rural America

Vision, community building, and entrepreneurial grit are key to successful small towns.
McFaddin-Ward House: Gulf Coast Grand

McFaddin-Ward House: Gulf Coast Grand

In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit a palatial, oil-boom-era mansion in Beaumont, Texas.
Herakles and the Cretan Bull: The Burden of Unmastered Power

Herakles and the Cretan Bull: The Burden of Unmastered Power

The Seventh Labor of Herakles reveals that true strength lies not in domination but in mastering and carrying out power responsibly.
Handkerchiefs Required: Why ‘Our Town’ Still Moves Audiences to Tears

Handkerchiefs Required: Why ‘Our Town’ Still Moves Audiences to Tears

Playwright Thornton Wilder takes audiences from voyeurs of fiction to the participants in the wonder of existence.
In Praise of Admiration: The Attitude That Makes Life Happier

In Praise of Admiration: The Attitude That Makes Life Happier

Art, compassion, and happiness all begin with pausing, noticing, and praising goodness.
Queen Mary: A Streamline Moderne Ocean Liner

Queen Mary: A Streamline Moderne Ocean Liner

In this installment of ‘Voyage en Vogue: Aboard Historic Travel,' we board a notable British-built ship given a renewed purpose in a California harbor.
Anne Bradstreet: Stirring Poems of a Puritan Wife

Anne Bradstreet: Stirring Poems of a Puritan Wife

In the first installment of ‘The Art of Liberty,’ we meet an educated Englishwoman who wrote early American poetry.
Gardens and Grandeur: Georgia’s Hills and Dales Estate

Gardens and Grandeur: Georgia’s Hills and Dales Estate

In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit an Italian Renaissance villa-style estate in the Georgian Piedmont foothills.
Sherwood Forest: The Tyler Family’s Generational Residence

Sherwood Forest: The Tyler Family’s Generational Residence

In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we peruse America’s oldest continuously family-owned and occupied presidential home.
Palazzo Davanzati: Florentine Medieval Mansion

Palazzo Davanzati: Florentine Medieval Mansion

In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit a Medieval-turned-Renaissance palace in Florence.
A New Generation of Settlers: Revitalizing Rural America

A New Generation of Settlers: Revitalizing Rural America

Vision, community building, and entrepreneurial grit are key to successful small towns.
McFaddin-Ward House: Gulf Coast Grand

McFaddin-Ward House: Gulf Coast Grand

In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit a palatial, oil-boom-era mansion in Beaumont, Texas.
Herakles and the Cretan Bull: The Burden of Unmastered Power

Herakles and the Cretan Bull: The Burden of Unmastered Power

The Seventh Labor of Herakles reveals that true strength lies not in domination but in mastering and carrying out power responsibly.
Handkerchiefs Required: Why ‘Our Town’ Still Moves Audiences to Tears

Handkerchiefs Required: Why ‘Our Town’ Still Moves Audiences to Tears

Playwright Thornton Wilder takes audiences from voyeurs of fiction to the participants in the wonder of existence.
In Praise of Admiration: The Attitude That Makes Life Happier

In Praise of Admiration: The Attitude That Makes Life Happier

Art, compassion, and happiness all begin with pausing, noticing, and praising goodness.
Queen Mary: A Streamline Moderne Ocean Liner

Queen Mary: A Streamline Moderne Ocean Liner

In this installment of ‘Voyage en Vogue: Aboard Historic Travel,' we board a notable British-built ship given a renewed purpose in a California harbor.
Anne Bradstreet: Stirring Poems of a Puritan Wife

Anne Bradstreet: Stirring Poems of a Puritan Wife

In the first installment of ‘The Art of Liberty,’ we meet an educated Englishwoman who wrote early American poetry.
Gardens and Grandeur: Georgia’s Hills and Dales Estate

Gardens and Grandeur: Georgia’s Hills and Dales Estate

In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit an Italian Renaissance villa-style estate in the Georgian Piedmont foothills.
Sherwood Forest: The Tyler Family’s Generational Residence

Sherwood Forest: The Tyler Family’s Generational Residence

In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we peruse America’s oldest continuously family-owned and occupied presidential home.