Tune in Today: Luigi Denza’s ‘Funiculi, Funicula’
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Tune in Today: Luigi Denza’s ‘Funiculi, Funicula’

From a volcano’s devastation to a song’s enduring fame, how a lost railway inspired Italy’s most infectious melody.
Rock Solid Patriotism: This Artist Doesn’t Take America for Granite
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Rock Solid Patriotism: This Artist Doesn’t Take America for Granite

In this installment of ‘History Off the Beaten Path,’ we take a look at one man’s American spirit expressed artistically in towns all over the United States.
Sight & Sound Theatre Brings Down the Walls With ‘Joshua’
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Sight & Sound Theatre Brings Down the Walls With ‘Joshua’

The company presents another big and bold production, a tradition they have cultivated for 50 years and counting.
First Lady Taft and the Near-Disastrous Arrival of the Cherry Tree
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First Lady Taft and the Near-Disastrous Arrival of the Cherry Tree

In ‘This Week in History,’ Japanese officials resend cherry trees to America after narrowly avoiding a political and ecological disaster.
Why the Number 8 Points Us Beyond Completion
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Why the Number 8 Points Us Beyond Completion

After completing tasks and goals, why do we still feel empty? This fortuitous number points to what comes next.
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Philadelphia’s Independence Seaport Museum Celebrates America’s Semiquincentennial

Philadelphia’s Independence Seaport Museum Celebrates America’s Semiquincentennial

‘Seeking Profit and Power’ exhibition takes visitors on an extraordinary voyage through the history of America’s commercial and diplomatic exchange with China.
Behold the Beauty: Remington’s West in ‘The Broncho Buster’

Behold the Beauty: Remington’s West in ‘The Broncho Buster’

Frederic Remington’s first bronze sculpture cast the Old West into the hearts and minds of everyday Americans—and into those of its presidents.
‘The Optimist’: A Holocaust History That Helps Heal

‘The Optimist’: A Holocaust History That Helps Heal

In stark, ironic contrast with the infamous Auschwitz sign “Arbeit Macht Frei” (Work Sets You Free), here, telling the truth about Auschwitz creates freedom.
Houdon’s Remarkable Marble Bust of Benjamin Franklin

Houdon’s Remarkable Marble Bust of Benjamin Franklin

The French sculptor’s likeness of many American luminaries honor their personalities and achievements.
Behold the Beauty: Hail Italy’s Glorious St. Patrick

Behold the Beauty: Hail Italy’s Glorious St. Patrick

Tiepolo’s monumental altarpiece represents St. Patrick preaching and exorcising evil wherever he roamed.
Avenging Artemisia: Heroine of Baroque Masters

Avenging Artemisia: Heroine of Baroque Masters

Artemisia Gentileschi rose to become one of the most powerful painters of the baroque era.
Albert Bierstadt’s Westward Dreams on Canvas

Albert Bierstadt’s Westward Dreams on Canvas

Bierstadt translated the lived realities of the Oregon Trail into a narrative of hope and national expansion.
Circles of Genius: Math and Art Across 6 Centuries

Circles of Genius: Math and Art Across 6 Centuries

In Western art, the circle evolved from a theological symbol to a perceptual experiment.
Sight & Sound Theatre Brings Down the Walls With ‘Joshua’

Sight & Sound Theatre Brings Down the Walls With ‘Joshua’

The company presents another big and bold production, a tradition they have cultivated for 50 years and counting.
‘About Time’: Pros Showing What They Do Best

‘About Time’: Pros Showing What They Do Best

The ensemble in this off-Broadway play shows there’s still much to give in the third act of their lives.
‘U-Boat 29:’ Spy Work in Hostile Waters

‘U-Boat 29:’ Spy Work in Hostile Waters

The first pairing of acclaimed filmmakers Powell and Pressburger produces a tight story of a WWII German U-boat in British waters.
‘Reminders of Him’: A Quintessential Knight-in-Shining-Armor Story

‘Reminders of Him’: A Quintessential Knight-in-Shining-Armor Story

As generic as it is, any time you see a plot twist coming like a slow-motion haymaker, you’ll cheerfully lean in and allow yourself to get knocked out.
‘Tow’: A Modern-Day David Versus Goliath Parable in the US Northwest

‘Tow’: A Modern-Day David Versus Goliath Parable in the US Northwest

Rose Byrne delivers a spectacular turn as a woman fighting a stacked legal system.
Two Irish Movies: Winning Boys for God

Two Irish Movies: Winning Boys for God

‘Angels With Dirty Faces’ and ‘Going My Way’ celebrate the positive influence of Irish priests on wayward boys.
Rock Solid Patriotism: This Artist Doesn’t Take America for Granite

Rock Solid Patriotism: This Artist Doesn’t Take America for Granite

In this installment of ‘History Off the Beaten Path,’ we take a look at one man’s American spirit expressed artistically in towns all over the United States.
Why the Number 8 Points Us Beyond Completion

Why the Number 8 Points Us Beyond Completion

After completing tasks and goals, why do we still feel empty? This fortuitous number points to what comes next.
Prometheus Bound: Living Within Limits

Prometheus Bound: Living Within Limits

Through the plight of a defiant Titan, this ancient Greek play reminded theatergoers to embrace their mortality.
Marble House: Gilded Age Grandeur

Marble House: Gilded Age Grandeur

In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit a beaux arts summer ‘cottage’ in Newport, Rhode Island.
James Merritt Ives: Producing Picture Prints of Americana

James Merritt Ives: Producing Picture Prints of Americana

In this installment of ‘Art of Liberty,’ we meet the partner who made Currier & Ives prints popular in 19th-century American homes.
Chicago Cultural Center: Dramatic Domes Dominate

Chicago Cultural Center: Dramatic Domes Dominate

In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit a neoclassical structure in the Windy City with extravagant art-glass domes.
Herakles and the Mares of Diomedes: When Appetite Turns Against Itself

Herakles and the Mares of Diomedes: When Appetite Turns Against Itself

In the eighth Labor, Herakles confronts a deeper evil: appetites twisted by human cruelty, embodied in the man-eating Mares of Diomedes.
Nathaniel Currier: Illustrating American News

Nathaniel Currier: Illustrating American News

In this installment of ‘The Art of Liberty,’ we meet one half of the artistic team responsible for America’s iconic 19th-century print media.
Winners of NTD’s 5th International Photography Competition Announced

Winners of NTD’s 5th International Photography Competition Announced

The Gold Award winner said he wants to share a message through his photography, which is that the world needs truthfulness, compassion, and forbearance.
NTD’s Art Competition Withholds Its Gold Award

NTD’s Art Competition Withholds Its Gold Award

The 7th NTD International Figure Painting Competition asks artists to elevate conscience over virtuosity.
NTD Seventh International Figure Painting Competition Winners Announced

NTD Seventh International Figure Painting Competition Winners Announced

This week, the works of 60 finalists are on display in New York City, and two painters demonstrated their skills in a live painting event.
Tune in Today: Luigi Denza’s ‘Funiculi, Funicula’

Tune in Today: Luigi Denza’s ‘Funiculi, Funicula’

From a volcano’s devastation to a song’s enduring fame, how a lost railway inspired Italy’s most infectious melody.
Tune in Today: Mysterious Measures From a French Master

Tune in Today: Mysterious Measures From a French Master

What are the mysterious barricades alluded to in the tune’s title?
Rediscover the Beauty of Classical Music

Rediscover the Beauty of Classical Music

Hilldale College’s free, online course features lessons on the pivotal Romantic era, along with select American composers.
Tune in Today: Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony for the Love of Composing

Tune in Today: Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony for the Love of Composing

Mozart’s final symphony, “Jupiter,” blends technical brilliance with soaring beauty—offering a powerful glimpse into the composer’s genius at its peak.
‘Two Pianos’: When a Child Prodigy Comes to Terms With Adulthood

‘Two Pianos’: When a Child Prodigy Comes to Terms With Adulthood

This French drama observes what happens when someone’s personal and professional lives clash.
Katharine Lee Bates: Penning America’s Hymn

Katharine Lee Bates: Penning America’s Hymn

In part 2 of a great song in this installment of ‘The Art of Liberty,’ we meet Katherine Lee Bates, the lady who wrote the lyrics for ‘America the Beautiful.’
‘God Bless America’: The Words and Music of a Prayer

‘God Bless America’: The Words and Music of a Prayer

In the first of two articles celebrating this patriotic song, this installment of “The Art of Liberty” brings out the beauty of Irving Berlin’s anthem.
First Lady Taft and the Near-Disastrous Arrival of the Cherry Tree

First Lady Taft and the Near-Disastrous Arrival of the Cherry Tree

In ‘This Week in History,’ Japanese officials resend cherry trees to America after narrowly avoiding a political and ecological disaster.
Thomas Jefferson and the Snub Heard Round the World

Thomas Jefferson and the Snub Heard Round the World

The ‘Merry Affair’ became a diplomatic faux pas when Jefferson instituted a ‘pell-mell’ approach to etiquette.
Arland Williams: The Man Who ‘Passed the Rope’ to Others

Arland Williams: The Man Who ‘Passed the Rope’ to Others

The Citadel alum and bank executive gave up his chance to survive a horrible plane crash so that others might live.
‘Don’t Waste Sympathy on Me, I’m the Happiest Person Alive’

‘Don’t Waste Sympathy on Me, I’m the Happiest Person Alive’

This installment of ‘When Character Counted’ brings us to Fanny Crosby, a blind lyricist, composer, and poet whose hymns have touched and transformed millions.
Screams in the Night, a Toddler’s Ear, and 12 Words

Screams in the Night, a Toddler’s Ear, and 12 Words

This installment of ‘When Character Counted’ brings us to Whittaker Chambers, who risked everything to leave Marxism and totalitarianism.
Washington, Knox, and the Guns That Drove the British From Boston

Washington, Knox, and the Guns That Drove the British From Boston

How Henry Knox’s ‘Noble Train of Artillery’ broke the siege of Boston in March 1776.
Rocket Man: How Robert Goddard Turned Science Fiction Into Reality

Rocket Man: How Robert Goddard Turned Science Fiction Into Reality

In ‘This Week in History,’ facing ridicule and minimal support, a lone physicist’s technological breakthrough created the foundation for space travel.
‘Mother Is a Verb’: Motherhood as a Performative Act

‘Mother Is a Verb’: Motherhood as a Performative Act

Three women with different perspectives on what it means to be a mother will cross paths. Will all of them survive?
‘America’s Founding Son’: A Curious Riff on John Quincy Adams

‘America’s Founding Son’: A Curious Riff on John Quincy Adams

Bassist-turned-historian Bob Crawford recalls the sixth U.S. President in a well-researched but eccentric writing style.
‘Look Twice, Live Fully': Staying Safe Without Living in Fear

‘Look Twice, Live Fully': Staying Safe Without Living in Fear

Former intelligence officer Tim Beard suggests ways to keep safe in our everyday lives.