Arts & Culture

Paris by Brassai, Postcard

Brassaà: The Eye of Paris

From mist-shrouded monuments to gritty street scenes, the 20th-century photographer Brassaà created a compelling portrait of cosmopolitan life

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The Gang's All Here!

A new show hails Edward Sorel, whose caricatures have spoofed or skewered celebrities of every stripe

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Finding a Knight in Shining Armor

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Review of 'A Home in the Heart of a City'

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This is My Grandfather's Oldsmobile

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A Masterpiece Born of Saint Anthony's Fire

Matthias Grünewald's 16th-century Isenheim Altarpiece glorified suffering and offered comfort to those afflicted with a dread disease

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Strawmen and Beastie Boys

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Review of 'All You Need Is Love: The Peace Corps and the Spirit of the 1960s'

Review of 'All You Need Is Love: The Peace Corps and the Spirit of the 1960s'

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Review of 'Teller of Tales: The Life of Arthur Conan Doyle'

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What's One Bad Fig in A Bag of Nice Fruit?

Charting One School's Challenging Course

As the principal of Montpelier High, Charlie Phillips has worked to make his school a place where teachers and administrators listen to kids

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Sculpture Blossoms in a New Garden on the Mall

The National Gallery of Art has given the people a park for all seasons and all ages

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Tantalizing Turquoise

The brilliant blue-green gemstone, prized by admirers from ancient times to our own, commands a booming, billion-dollar market

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The Many Faces of Gustave Moreau

The 19th-century French painter infused his diverse works with exoticism and poetic imagination

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Review of 'Great Feuds in Science and Portraits of Discovery'

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What Good Is a List If You Can't Read It?

Cadmus Sowing the Dragon's Teeth (1908)

Beyond the Blue: The Art of Maxfield Parrish

A master of make-believe, he enchanted millions with his own vision of paradise

Designing Women

The Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt Museum continues to expand the mission of the sisters who founded it

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Reds versus Whites

A masterpiece in porcelain replays old struggles between Bolshevik and Czarist opponents

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Review of 'Earth Odyssey: Around the World in Search of Our Environmental Future'

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