Arts & Culture

Chinese Empress Dowager Cixi’s fascination with ‘pink jade’ triggered gem fever.

In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit a medieval revival castle in California’s Napa Valley wine country.

Fred Sottile brings a philosophical perspective to the show, while Rudy Ruiz is a filmmaker with a background in cinematography and editing.

He was bishop of Myra, noted for his generosity to the poor.

Family, life, and life’s little blessings loom large as Americans prepare for their national day of gratitude.

Lucy Cui said art in the past was developed for portraying divine beings.

Artist John Hood said realist paintings draw you in with a three-dimensional quality.

The vessel was returned to the United States after the war and sunk during Navy exercises in 1946. The wreck was discovered northwest of San Francisco.

Guests were encouraged to seek out 12 pianos placed at different locations in the park’s Botanical Garden.

The artifacts are organized into four different sections: daily life, afterlife, religion, and rulers.

The California Republic existed for several weeks in 1846 during the Bear Flag Revolt.

The essence of traditional martial arts is ‘martial virtue,’ says the competition’s founder.

The iron vessel is over 160 years old and has traveled around the world 21 times.

Peter Kreeft’s latest book is an introduction to philosophy; it also offers a methodology for discussing life’s big questions: the Socratic dialogue.