Arts & Culture

Andrew Carroll

Andrew Carroll: Man of Letters

From poetry to war correspondence, this 31-year-old has been spreading words with a missionary's zeal

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Libba Cotten's Guitar

Left-handed, she taught herself to play, wrote the folk classic "Freight Train" and sang into her 90s

Faster: The Acceleration of Just About Everything

Book Reviews: Faster

Faster by James Gleick

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The Book That Tells Stories About You

At the Moulin Rouge (1895), a painting by Henri Toulouse-Lautrec that captures the vibrant and decadent spirit of society during the fin de siècle.

Art Nouveau

The exuberant fin de siècle style is celebrated in a sweeping exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in Washington

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The Judge Who Ruled Baseball

For nearly 25 years, Kenesaw Mountain Landis imposed his iron will on every facet of the game

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The Jitterbug Met R&B

And the shag, a stylish Southern dance, was born and reborn along the Carolina coast

The Renwick

A Storied Gallery

With its colorful history and a touch of whimsy, the Renwick is a singular experience

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Imagining the Orient

A new exhibition explores the potent mystique of the Near East and its sway on American Art and Culture

Dancing on Air

With nylon ropes and steely nerves, Project Bandaloop performs high above the crowds

"The Stormy Petrel of American Art"

Rockwell Kent was a master of bucolic landscapes, but his contentious politics earned him the nickname

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Tickling the Sky

Israeli designer Doron Gazit has harnessed the wind to create immense visual surprises — and a whole new form of art

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Renaissance of the Longrifle

In masterpieces of metal and wood, modern craftsmen revive a straight-shooting icon of the old frontier

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Vinnie Ream

The "Prairie Cinderella" who sculpted Lincoln and Farragut — and set tongues wagging

Basset Hound puppy

Every Dog Wants to Have Its Day in Court

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The Poetic Vision of Eduardo Chillida

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Rescue and Restoration

Saving major works of art from decay

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The Mad Hatter

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The Talking Drums

A Swoopy, Funky Fun House of Rock

Seattle's new Experience Music Project is a $100 million, technology-enhanced repository of American pop music where anyone can be a rock star

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