Van Cliburn died yesterday. A reluctant cold warrior, the pianist beat the commies at their own game, winning first place + more
Van Cliburn died yesterday. A reluctant cold warrior, the pianist beat the commies at their own game, winning first place + more
Hard to believe that, in just three days, SPOMa will finally be opened to the public. Some folks have been waiting for + more
Perhaps you’ve heard of the Modern architecture exhibit we’re guest curating at the MAC. No? Well, then. You can read + more
It’s the High Priestess of Soul’s birthday today. Nina Simone, the devilishly hard-to-categorize singer, songwriter, and arranger who died in + more
A few millennia of music history boiled down to a seven-minute video? I wouldn’t have thought it possible. But apart + more
Ah, Valentine’s Day. A holy day of obligation for attached men; weeping, wailing, and gnashing of teeth for single women. + more
Smackdown! Montana State University paleontologist Jack Horner and Yale Institute for Biospherics postdoctoral fellow Nick Longrich debate the burning question: “Is Torosaurus a + more
So it’s February 2013 already, and I just realized that I neglected to share my top 10 albums from 2012. + more
Florence, New Jersey, population 12,109, is home to one of the more unusual artifacts from World War II: Hitler’s toilet. + more
In 1978, a helicopter pilot spotted something deep in the Siberian wilderness that shouldn’t have been there: a large garden. + more
Want to succeed in life? An academic at the University of Virginia recommends expanding your vocabulary. But don’t just grab + more
Squee! Shetland ponies wearing cardigans made of Shetland wool! (And a video of them getting dressed for their photo shoot.) + more
It’s been nearly a month now, but I can’t let another day go by without acknowledging the great Charles Durning, + more
Along with all that re-branding and name-changing and whatnot (you may have heard about it—if not, go here), it seems + more
So. It’s my first time posting on the new site. I think I’m finally ready. Just…please be gentle with me. + more