A brief history of the WPIX TV’s Yule Log. And where you can watch it this holiday season.
The big idea: Let’s put a television camera in front of a fireplace and show logs burning …
Documentary
I once went to a Young Republicans party in LA’s tony Hancock Park. It was a lesson learned.
In the 1970s and ’80s, I had a friend named Ken—a rabid Republican and a bank VP. His politics tested …
A Dog Day Afternoon, a blog post, an mp3 file, and AI … What an intriguing exploration.
To me, AI is at the same time wonderfully promising and dreadfully frightening …
Here’s the first known motion picture of a solar eclipse—shot by a British magician in 1900.
Sabrina Imbler writes that the British magician successfully captured the first-ever footage …
Here’s how to watch The Sondheim Legacy, a new episode of All the Moving Parts.
His titanic legacy recalls the story of Georges Seurat’s masterpiece, “Sunday in the Park . . .
“How do you get to Carnegie Hall?” (Without practice, through their digital archives.)
The library provided wide-open windows for me to see and explore other lands, and …
For sale: NASA Voyager’s Golden Record master tape. Video with Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan.
When I saw this lot, my eyes grew as big as saucers. I was too young to read when …
You—yes, you—can nominate your favorite films to be added to the National Film Registry.
You can nominate films of any genre. The films should be aesthetically, culturally, or …
Central Park: The red-tailed hawk that captivated millions of people has died at age 33.
Pale Male and his mates were darlings of social media and popular culture, as shown …
As a Kansas family, watching I Love Lucy was together time; decades later, I directed Desi Arnaz.
He challenged me. I felt my scrotum shrink to the size of a raisin as I called, “take ten, everyone” …
This woman is the director of photography behind the movie ELVIS—Meet the amazing Mandy Walker.
I received an invitation from ASC to learn more about the woman behind the camera …
Trump’s tax returns are revealing. They tell me he must have studied under Leona at HU.
It sure looks as though Trump took classes at the school of Only Little People Pay Taxes …
At New York’s Rockefeller Center, details are everywhere, even the door handles.
Architect Adam Rolston takes us on a walking tour of Rockefeller Center, exploring the …
“Over my cold, dead body!” Holdouts in New York City buildings, a video explainer.
I found this video on Viewing NYC. If you love NYC as I do, you’ll enjoy it. Let’s say you …
It’s nice to be wanted, but when Andy Warhol’s team came to court me I took a step back.
Bob Colacello recruited me to work for Warhol’s Interview magazine. After drinks at the Polo Lounge and in their suite …
Larry the Cat of 10 Downing Street on Liz Truss’ resignation as Great Britain’s Prime Minister.
Cats decide when to wake you up, when petting is permitted—and when they’ve had enough.
Little Italy’s 96th annual Feast of San Gennaro opens today—sadly, Vinny Peanuts won’t be there.
He was a true character and a fixture in Little Italy for more than half a century. There was a …
Never forget. Listen to the magnitude of our 9/ll loss, hour by tragic hour. 1010 WINS Archive.
This weekend marks the 21st anniversary of September 11, 2001—a miserable day that forever changed America. Today, as part of …
Smithsonian Museum and Getty Research acquire the archive of Ebony and Jet’s historic photos.
This news is huge— A philanthropic consortium comprising the Ford Foundation, the J. Paul Getty Trust, the MacArthur Foundation, the …
Remote Volunteering: It’s a thing! Fun, interesting, and highly rewarding—it also looks great on a resume.
In the early 2000s, I began to hear about a business concept called crowdsourcing and the hair on the back …