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Laying the Groundwork: Women in American Architecture, Spring 1977
June 18, 2024

The 1977 transformational exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum focusing on the under-told stories of American women architects, which laid the groundwork for social change, scholarship, and recognition o

A Floating City Vision - Mirabeau Water Garden, New Orleans
June 04, 2024

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina the Sisters of St. Joseph convent in New Orleans was under eight feet of water. A year later, on a clear blue day, the building was struck by lightning. The Siste

Dissident Kitchens
May 21, 2024

On February 16, 2024 Russian dissident Alexei Navalny died under unexplained circumstances in a penal colony in the Russian Arctic just weeks before the election that enthroned Vladimir Putin for another six years of near-absolute power. Within days of Na

Eleanor Coppola: Notes on a Life
May 07, 2024

On April 12, 2024, Eleanor Coppola, artist, filmmaker, mother and wife of director Francis Ford Coppola, died at her home in the Napa Valley surrounded by family. She was 87 years old and had lived a most remarkable life.Shortly before her death, Eleanor

Cool Hair, Great Smile: Remembering Knox Phillips
April 16, 2024

A tribute to music producer Knox Phillips, Memphis Music Ambassador, son of Sam Phillips creator of Sun Records, and Keeper of his Family's legacy. During more than 50 years in the industry, Knox prod

The Romance and Sex Life of the Date
April 02, 2024

In 1898, the United States Department of Agriculture created a special department of men, called Agriculture Explorers to travel the globe in search of new food crops to bring back and grow in the U

Parsi New Year—First Day of Spring
March 19, 2024

Niloufer Ichaporia Kinga kitchen botanist, a one-of-a-kind cook, a Parsi from Bombay living in San Francisco, and author of "My Bombay Kitchen," prepares an elaborate ceremonial meal for Parsi New Ye

Buildings Speak: Stories of Pioneering Women Architects hosted by Frances McDormand
March 05, 2024

Trailblazers, codebreakers, skyscraper visionaries. Julia Morgan, Natalie de Blois, Amaza Lee Meredithwomen who changed the skyline and the built environment that surrounds us today.

Black Chef, White House—African American Chefs in the President's Kitchen
February 20, 2024

Cooking for the founding fathersthe story of Hercules and Hemings, the enslaved chefs of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. And an interview with Zephyr Wright, President Lyndon Johnson's cook w

The Mardi Gras Indians—Stories from New Orleans
February 06, 2024

A collection of stories in honor of the Black Mardi Gras Indian tradition, its rituals and deep-rooted significance to New Orleans culture, featuring Jelly Roll Morton, Tootie Montana and more.