Arts & Culture

We Followed Odysseus

September 2001

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Thrill to Samuel Taylor Coleridge's chilling tale of betrayal, redemption and the albatross, illustrated with Gustave Doré's astonishing engravings.

September 2002

Virtue and Beauty

The Renaissance Image of the Ideal Woman

August 31, 2001

A Lens on the Land

Twelve noted photographers respond in images to areas designated by the Nature Conservancy as Last Great Places

August 31, 2001

Don Foster Has a Way With Words

Uncovered a Shakespeare elegy, confirmed Ted Kaczynski wrote the Unabomb Manifesto and identified Eric Rudolph as a suspect in the 1996 bombing

August 31, 2001

Meet Me at the Automat

Horn & Hardart gave big city Americans a taste of good fast food in its chrome-and-glass restaurants

August 2001

Verbal Shorthand

August 2001

Finding the Eye of the Whirlpool

Adventure photographer Peter McBride tells what it was like to shoot whirlpools while hanging from a ship's radio antenna.

July 31, 2001

Narrow Escapes in Literature

Curl up under a blanket and enjoy these whirlpool-inspired excerpts from works by Poe, Verne, Homer and others. Hot chocolate is recommended.

July 31, 2001

A Descent Into the Maelström

August 2001

The Ballad of the Corrievreckan

August 2001

Excerpt from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

August 2001

Excerpt from Homer's Odyssey

At every chance the gods throw up mighty obstacles to prevent him from getting home even as the Lady Circe gives him the advice he needs to survive

August 2001

The Trade Show of Shows

In the $12 billion business expo industry, Las Vegas Comdex is the premier attraction

July 31, 2001

Dueling Banners

Proverbs in the asafo flags of Ghana

July 31, 2001

The Painter and the President

Gilbert Stuart and the Creation of an Icon

July 31, 2001

The Divine Sarah

Bewitching her admirers around the world, Sarah Bernhardt dazzled audiences as she pioneered the cult of celebrity

July 31, 2001

Drive In, Conk Out

July 2001

Lost Labyrinth

Versailles' labyrinth, which we've reconstructed for your virtual pleasure.

June 30, 2001

Chez Chanel

Couturiere and courtesan, Coco made her own rules as she freed women from old fussy, frilly fashions

June 30, 2001