What Shouldn’t Be Seen
Hovering somewhere between oral history and crafted nonfiction, "Last Witnesses" by Svetlana Alexievich packs a devastating emotional punch
Walt Whitman Celebrated Himself, and Made Sure the Public Knew It
Obscure poet ginned up fake reviews, posed for sexy photos, and used a private Emerson quote as a blurb
Renaissance Birdman: Sculptor Greg Woodard
Woodard blends a fascination with birds, other wildlife and history with his skills as a master sculptor
Tucson’s Medicine Man: Dr. Mark Sublette
The former physician runs an art gallery, hosts a podcast and writes—most recently a biography of painter Maynard Dixon
Book Review: True Grit
Colorado's Ridgway Western Heritage Society offers John Wayne fans a wide-format, photo-laden 50th anniversary look at the filming of True Grit
Appomattox Apple Tree Yields Prize for Winner’s Wife
Exquisite jewelry carved in the shape of acorns presented to Julia Dent Grant
Glenna Goodacre Leaves a Legacy in Bronze
The retired master sculptor's gifts to the art world include the Sacagawea dollar and many other beautiful works
Field Notes: National Gallery of Art Acquires Rare Collection of Gardner Images
"Sketch Book of the War" considered one of the 19th century's most important photographic works
Artist Howard Cook’s Brush With Death in the South Pacific
An artist’s foxhole-level view of war during World War II.
12 Movies With Airplanes in Starring Roles
Before computer-generated images, aviation films had real airplanes and real aviators at the controls.
This Academy Award-Winning War Film Enraged the Nazis
"All Quiet on the Western Front" highlighted the futility of war, whereas the Nazis revered violent struggle
Top 10 Best and Worst Aviation Movies
Aviation History's Top 10 Best Aviation Movies include Those Magnificent Men and Their Flying Machines, Hell's Angels, The Dam Busters, and The Bridges at Toko-Ri; the Top 10 Worst include Top Gun, Snakes on a Plane, and Pearl Harbor.
David Jonason Roams and Renders the American West
The painter depicts wherever he roams out West—from the mountains to the deserts to geysers white with foam
Selling Scandalous Sex as Sober Cinema
Howard W. "Kroger" Babb made a bundle hawking a movie melodrama about a girl who gets in trouble
A Fresh Take on Familiar Landings
Author Giles Milton focuses on Operation Overlord's overlooked.
Hulu’s ‘Catch-22’ Reboot is a Theater of the Absurd
Joseph Heller's famous war novel is vividly recreated over the course of six episodes in a new streaming miniseries.
