Video: On restoring Alexander Calder’s mobile, Red Lily Pads (1956), at the Guggenheim.
The Guggenheim’s Nathan Otterson, Senior Conservator, Objects, and Tracey Bashkoff, Director of Collections and Senior Curator, describe the demanding process …
Education
Dulé Hill reads “As Fast As Words Could Fly.” A wonderful, thoughtful, & teachable 16 minutes.
I joined Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists—now, SAG-AFTRA—in 1972. For the past 48 …
Explainer videos are exceptional or awful. 1950s explainers were films and usually pretty great.
Today, corporations make short explainer videos fast and on the cheap. And, most of them look it. While popular data …
A new Library of Congress exhibition showcases Rosa Parks through her own words and rare documents.
Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words opens December 5 and showcases rarely seen materials that offer an intimate view of Rosa …
Happy 40th birthday to NPR’s Morning Edition. We came close to never hearing the show.
Above, original staff member, Jay Kernis edits tape for Morning Edition in the late 1970s. George Geesey/NPR When I received an …
Is it too soon for more royalty-free, use-as-you-like photos from the Library of Congress? Certainly not.
Last month, I shared information about the Library of Congress’ Free to Use and Reuse program, and it seemed to …
University of Chicago Press offers you 12 free eBooks per year. No strings at all, just some great reads.
I first shared this tip about 5 years ago. It’s a valuable one for readers and learners and worth repeating: …
It’s graduation season. Here’s sage advice—midcentury style—for the ambitious young man in the family.
So, Mr. Wiley, the hiring manager says: “How can a man expect to improve on a job if he won’t …
A new musical is coming to off-Broadway during PRIDE Month: With a title like this, it’s bound to be fun.
Camp Morning Wood is billed as Rocky Horror meets Naked Boys Singing. Directed by Marc Eardley and choreographed by Ian Coulter-Buford and Jay Falzone, …
The Lavender Scare: Documentary details results of Pres. Eisenhower’s Executive Order 10450.
Most Americans of a certain age are familiar with the Red Scare of the ’50s and Senator Joseph R. McCarthy’s …
REVOLVER Gallery in West Hollywood has released its 2019 Andy Warhol Market Report. It’s impressive.
“Being good in business is the most fascinating kind of art. Making money is art, and working is art, and …
THE MET celebrates International Women’s Day with a Heilbrunn Timeline of Women artists.
New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art created a timeline of women artists and their work as part of their …
A discussion with Marvin Kalb and Ted Koppel around Kalb’s new book, Enemy of the People.
This afternoon, I watched an insightful conversation hosted by Carnegie President William J. Burns It was an hour of discussion …
Cleveland Museum of Art makes 30,000 works of art available for download, remix, and reuse.
The Cleveland Museum of Art announced on Wednesday, January 23, that it is now an Open Access institution, using the …
Super Blood Wolf Moon lunar eclipse—don’t let the frigid temperatures keep you from seeing it.
According to ace weatherman, Justin Berk, CBM, the wind chill in Baltimore at midnight tonight—the time of the Super Blood Wolf …
Ed Asner performing in Baltimore this weekend at the Gordon Center for the Performing Arts.
Did the Nazis make soap from the bodies of murdered Jews? That thought creates the central question that Baltimore native, …
“And, then Trump says…” The ultimate crossword puzzle of not-so presidential sayings and tweets.
I’ve always been a fan of learning through gamification, so I’ve created a BrockelPuzzle™ to share some of the astounding …
Not all Christmas gifts are wrapped in shiny holiday paper and tied up with fancy bows.
This video is wonderful. I so admire @rosiestheatrekids—an organization that gets results that matter—results that change lives. RTKids was launched …
Two extraordinary actors—husband and wife—Bonnie Bartlett and William Daniels read you a story.
I ask that you please carve out 11 minutes from your busy life and watch Bartlett and Daniels read the …
