In these Light Comments About Interesting Art, we see how the pure heart of a lowly brother calls to celestial beings who gladly do his work.

This provocative film takes a scientific look at what happens when the lights go out.

Though she only ‘died’ on the table for a matter of seconds, the NDE lasted long and she had a ‘life review.’

The right kind of music has been proven to alleviate stress and scientists have used it to heal a young girl’s brain.

M.K. “Kathy” McDaniel had about a 38 percent chance of surviving.

What if our thoughts or observations could change the way something moves? Imagine if your consciousness could change the outcome of events.

Timothy Olmsted’s lifelong dedication to music made him one of the country’s earliest influential musicians.

In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we learn that a noble family calls this 600-year old castle home.

A 19th-century author reminds us of the radiating warmth of spring.

This one-man play celebrates the life and music of one great composer.

The Broadway version carries more than water for Sara Gruen’s bestselling novel.

Opera divas who brought the dramatic works to the masses.

Neal Stephenson explores the challenge of extinction in this sci-fi novel.

Magicians Penn Jillette and Teller lend their talents to a documentary that reveals a few centuries-old secrets.

Burt Lancaster plays a rogue in this ‘save the damsel in distress’ feature.

Jason Bourne was a CIA patriot with a dangerous mission. Knox is a morally questionable hitman. Both have no memory. Top-shelf storytelling by Michael Keaton.

Fourteen-year-old painter Lin Yu Hsuan’s inspiring art shows wisdom that belies her age.

Introducing Taiwanese artist Shi-Ju Chiang’s award-winning work.

Figure and portrait painter Alessandra Marrucchi shares her passion for creating realist art.

The rare woodwind instrument, once popular among early colonists, was key to winning America’s Revolutionary War.

Now considered a classical masterpiece, Vivaldi’s concerto existed in obscurity until it was revived by a 20th-century violinist.

Franz Schubert’s Symphony No. 8 makes its mark with only two completed movements, but attempts have been made to write a final movement.

Inspired by nature, an Anglican priest penned the 20th-century, signature Easter hymn “Now the Green Blade Riseth.”

The secrets of traditional violin-making by Cremona luthiers are slowly being revealed.

Since the late 19th-century, Steinway & Sons has been recognized as a world-renowned piano company.

William Billings, America’s foremost professional composer of hymns and ‘psalm-tunes,’ was integral to the American folk tradition.

Marx’s unbalanced Life and unbalanced philosophy has had deadly implications for millions.

This entrepreneur called on his ethic of hard work to build a successful fast food franchise.

The general stores encapsulates a bygone era for travelers in North Carolina.

A new novel about the Cuban Missile Crisis offers some lessons for today’s world leaders.

In ‘This Week in History,’ the Dutch and English battled for land, a revolution broke out, and a headstrong statesman became the first U.S. ambassador.