Arts & Entertainment
Downstream: Death of the Mighty Colorado
The once-indomitable Colorado River has been reduced to a trickle of its former self.
Published 08/08/2010
Thomas Eakins
Thomas Eakins painted with his legacy in mind. So while financial success and critical acclaim largely eluded him during his lifetime, he achieved Old Master status, just as he hoped.
Published 07/30/2010
Contested Will
In the following Failure Interview, Shakespeare scholar James Shapiro explains the arguments of Shakespeare doubters, and what’s at stake in a dispute that has been re-energized by the rise of the Internet.
Published 07/29/2010
Age of the Castrato
In sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Italy, countless pre-pubescent boys were castrated to preserve their high-pitched voices and allow them to pursue singing careers. Why the “cruelest cut” wasn't as cruel as it seems.
Published 05/01/2010
The Stand Still Parade
The Stand Still Parade put Whalan on the map. But can the parade survive the town’s population decline?
Published 05/01/2010
Smile ’Til It Hurts
Did you know that Up With People was funded by corporate America, supported by the government, and a propaganda tool of the religious right?
Published 03/05/2010
Making Change
The Calorie Restriction Diet
No News is Good News?
Colonel Sanders (May/12)
To Forgive Design (May/12)
A Visitor’s Guide to the Ancient Olympics (May/12)
