Remembering John Glenn!
Remembering Astronaut John Glenn today — one day after his death at age 95. I had a glorious brief encounter with Astronaut-U.S. Sen. John Glenn when I staged the National […]
Holiday Books 2016 Photography
Diane Arbus: Portrait of a Photographer, Arthur Lubow (Ecco). “My favorite thing is to go where I’ve never been.” It’s safe to say that Diane Arbus went places most of […]
Cuba: Yesterday Today Tomorrow
Cuba and its people mark a milestone today with the death of Fidel Castro. Travel with us to the island nation of 11 million to see the cities, historic buildings, […]
Books for the Holidays: Coming Up!
Coming up! Books to give or get for the holidays — we will bring you a selection of our picks in the arts, design, natural history and more for 2016. […]
Elephants: Do they have souls?
Don’t miss the opportunity to read Caitrin Nicol’s Do Elephants Have Souls? in The New Atlantis. It’s a lengthy but beautiful read about elephant life and behavior. Nicol says, “One […]
Museums are Booming: Coming Soon!
Museums are booming – with lofty aspirations and some great successes. There’s an unprecedented drive by world-class institutions –the Louvre, Pompidou Center, Tate Modern, Hermitage, Guggenheim and Smithsonian to […]
Florence Reborn: 50th Anniversary after the Flood
It’s been 50 years since the Arno River’s banks overflowed, bringing a raging torrent of water, mud, abandoned vehicles, and dead animals rushing through the narrow streets of Florence’s […]
Our Darkest Day: USA
Darkness has descended on us. Democracy is at risk.
Cuba’s Underwater Splendors
Gardens of the Queen Marine Reserve — Jardines de la reina — Cuba’s 850-square-mile reserve of mangroves and coral reefs — has been called “a liquid time capsule” for the […]
DiCaprio’s Before the Flood: See It Nov 5
The National Geographic has released Before the Flood, a documentary by Oscar Award-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio for free on You Tube and other venues. See it now — it will […]
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