Featured

‘Macbeth’: A Play About Nothing

Shakespeare’s play follows St. Augustine’s understanding of the nature of evil: It is the absence of goodness.
Featured

‘A Novel Murder’: A Page-Turning Delight

A timid writer unexpectedly finds herself at the center of a real-life murder during a crime fiction festival.
Featured

Gene Sarazen: The Life of ‘The Squire’

An immigrant’s son taught himself the game of golf to become one of the sport’s most colorful, dynamic personalities.
Featured

Theodore Roosevelt: Architect of America’s Navy

The Rough Rider paved the way for the country’s expansion of the Navy to be first in the world.
Featured

How a View From Pikes Peak Inspired America’s Most Famous Poem

In ‘This Week in History,’ a Massachusetts professor, visiting Colorado to teach a summer course, pens her famous poem after summiting Pikes Peak.

Not Just Halloween Leftovers: The Holy Origins of Gargoyles

Gargoyles weren’t just scary—they were sacred plumbing with a message

Peter Paul Rubens: Loves in Art and Matrimony

Paintings of Rubens’s beloved wife Isabella and, later, Helena, are among the artist’s most intimate works.
Artist Glenn Vilppu: Fine Art, Animation, and the Old Masters

Artist Glenn Vilppu: Fine Art, Animation, and the Old Masters

The world-renowned teaching by award-winning artist Glenn Vilppu inspires some of the world’s top animators, illustrators, and painters.
The Hudson River School: Kindred Spirits in Life and Art

The Hudson River School: Kindred Spirits in Life and Art

Asher Brown Durand’s idealized painting encapsulates the principles of the art movement while paying tribute to friends Thomas Cole and William Cullen Bryant.
The Naturalist-Artists of the Victorian Era

The Naturalist-Artists of the Victorian Era

The Victorian era was known for its proliferation of naturalists, observational science, and creative writing.
Competition Winners: The Best Western Art

Competition Winners: The Best Western Art

The award-winning works of ‘Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition & Sale’ are in.
‘Testament’: The Early Church in Another World

‘Testament’: The Early Church in Another World

‘The Acts of the Apostles’ is reprised in a dystopian setting with all the familiar biblical figures.
Frans Hals’s ‘The Laughing Cavalier’

Frans Hals’s ‘The Laughing Cavalier’

The life-size sitter has been called the ’most handsome man in art history.’
Chicago Celebrates Broadway Show Tunes Outdoors

Chicago Celebrates Broadway Show Tunes Outdoors

‘Broadway in your Backyard’ showcases four singers hitting all the right notes in some of your Broadway favorites.
‘Love’s Labour’s Lost’: Shakespeare’s Hidden Gem

‘Love’s Labour’s Lost’: Shakespeare’s Hidden Gem

From zany characters to clear direction, Midsommer Flight puts on a stellar performance of one of Shakespeare’s funniest works.
‘Twelfth Night, or What You Will’: A Stellar Summer Production

‘Twelfth Night, or What You Will’: A Stellar Summer Production

The Chicago-based production company that presents Shakespeare’s classic cross-dressing comedy has done a fantastic job.
‘Fly Away Home’: Love of Nature Isn’t Quite Love

‘Fly Away Home’: Love of Nature Isn’t Quite Love

This installment of ‘Movies for Teens and Young Adults’ suggests that spontaneous concern for pets may be a call to studied concern for people.
‘Untamed’: Murder, Mayhem, and More at Yosemite

‘Untamed’: Murder, Mayhem, and More at Yosemite

The new 6-part western would have probably worked out better as a shorter feature film.
‘Everything’s Going to Be Great’: Fun Little Showbiz-Family Film

‘Everything’s Going to Be Great’: Fun Little Showbiz-Family Film

Both Bryan Cranston and Allison Janney know they’re above this quaint movie, but as consummate showbiz pros, they admirably don’t phone in their performance.
Pericles’s Funeral Oration

Pericles’s Funeral Oration

The statesman’s speech illustrates the importance of articulating higher principles in dire times.
‘Their Chief Claim to Fame Is Fame Itself’: Heroes and Celebrities

‘Their Chief Claim to Fame Is Fame Itself’: Heroes and Celebrities

Historian Daniel Boorstin makes the distinction between heroes and celebrities as defined in this modern age of technology and social media platforms.
Wordsworth’s ‘Among All Lovely Things My Love Had Been’

Wordsworth’s ‘Among All Lovely Things My Love Had Been’

The Romantic poet celebrates how the simple things in life can show true love.
Thomas Jefferson Building: Large-Scale Grandeur

Thomas Jefferson Building: Large-Scale Grandeur

In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we look at one of America’s most majestic and impressive federal structures.
How Art Comes to Life: The Myth of Pygmalion

How Art Comes to Life: The Myth of Pygmalion

When something is created with love, the resulting products are imbued with vibrant life.
The Golestan Palace: Qajar Dynasty Opulence

The Golestan Palace: Qajar Dynasty Opulence

In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit a historic, royal complex that blends Persian and European architecture.
The Bonnet House: Colorful Opulence in Florida

The Bonnet House: Colorful Opulence in Florida

In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we look at the eclectic grandeur of a historic, Caribbean, plantation-style villa.
Leon Krier: Modern Architect of Traditional Architecture

Leon Krier: Modern Architect of Traditional Architecture

In this series of ‘Return to Beautiful Architecture,’ we honor a contemporary leader of architectural classicism.
Reviving Divinely Inspired Classical Art, Guarding the Light of Human Civilization

Reviving Divinely Inspired Classical Art, Guarding the Light of Human Civilization

The NTD Figure Painting Competition is a cultural event with the mission of promoting time-tested traditions.
NTD Invites Photographers to Celebrate America’s Birth

NTD Invites Photographers to Celebrate America’s Birth

A new international photography competition award commemorates the 250th anniversary of America’s independence.
Rise and Shine: The ‘Dawn Chorus’

Rise and Shine: The ‘Dawn Chorus’

The early morning symphony of birds is about more than melody.
Soul Music: The Essence of What Makes a Song Uplifting

Soul Music: The Essence of What Makes a Song Uplifting

Music masters like Bach, Schubert, Schumann, and Strauss infused this esoteric ingredient to create their profound musical works.
Bastion of Scottish Culture: Lady Carolina Nairne

Bastion of Scottish Culture: Lady Carolina Nairne

Nairne’s poetic songs helped preserve the traditions of Scotland’s folk music.
Dan Dean’s Solo Album: ‘More’

Dan Dean’s Solo Album: ‘More’

Dan Dean, from the award-winning trio, Phillips, Craig, and Dean, wants to encourage people with his latest spiritually uplifting record.
A Case for Reviving Folk Music Jam Sessions

A Case for Reviving Folk Music Jam Sessions

Creating music together is one of the oldest—and best—ways to build community.
4 Great Musical Compositions Inspired by Classic Literature

4 Great Musical Compositions Inspired by Classic Literature

Composers find inspiration in the stories and tales that capture their imaginations; luckily we listeners have the opportunity to be inspired too.
Jimmy Fortune: ‘Songs of an American Dreamer’

Jimmy Fortune: ‘Songs of an American Dreamer’

The former Statler Brothers bandmember releases his latest solo album.
‘Hall of Fame’: A Song for Everyday Heroes

‘Hall of Fame’: A Song for Everyday Heroes

Country singer Karissa Ella’s latest song honors her Ohio hometown community.

Gene Sarazen: The Life of ‘The Squire’

An immigrant’s son taught himself the game of golf to become one of the sport’s most colorful, dynamic personalities.

Theodore Roosevelt: Architect of America’s Navy

The Rough Rider paved the way for the country’s expansion of the Navy to be first in the world.

How a View From Pikes Peak Inspired America’s Most Famous Poem

In ‘This Week in History,’ a Massachusetts professor, visiting Colorado to teach a summer course, pens her famous poem after summiting Pikes Peak.
Operation Halyard: A Daring World War II Rescue

Operation Halyard: A Daring World War II Rescue

Serbian patriots gave everything they had to rescue American airmen in 1944.
William F. Albright: The Father of Biblical Archaeology

William F. Albright: The Father of Biblical Archaeology

In this installment of ‘Profiles in History,’ we meet a brilliant missionary’s son who becomes one of the most important scholars on Near East studies.
Building Morale, Helping Families: 80-Plus Years of the USO

Building Morale, Helping Families: 80-Plus Years of the USO

Founded during World War II, the USO was staffed by volunteers: Entertainers, mothers, sisters, and sweethearts supported and encouraged soldiers.
James Swan: The Financier of Revolutions

James Swan: The Financier of Revolutions

In this installment of ‘Profiles in History,’ we meet a Scottish immigrant who helped two revolutions and single-handedly paid off America’s debt.

‘Macbeth’: A Play About Nothing

Shakespeare’s play follows St. Augustine’s understanding of the nature of evil: It is the absence of goodness.

‘A Novel Murder’: A Page-Turning Delight

A timid writer unexpectedly finds herself at the center of a real-life murder during a crime fiction festival.
Who Was Aesop?

Who Was Aesop?

We may not know much about this ancient storyteller, but we do know that his stories have imparted lasting moral lessons for centuries.
The Lesser-Known Poems of Alfred, Lord Tennyson

The Lesser-Known Poems of Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s poetic genius extended far beyond a handful of his most popular poems.