Edward Hopper started his well-known painting Nighthawks with a sketch. Seated at a restaurant counter are a man and woman, looking at each other, about to speak. When he transferred them to canvas, Hopper made a change—in the painting... Read More

The man who invented it hated it and wouldn’t have one in his house; alarmists predicted it would ruin our eyes, corrupt our morals, and probably rot our teeth. The great educator and philosopher Robert Hutchins, tongue firmly in... Read More

“What we call History, considered as giving a record of notable events, or transactions, under names and dates,” said the American pastor, Horace Bushnell, “I conceive to be commonly very much of a fiction.” Our historical... Read More

Nearly five years ago, Hurricane Katrina swept through New Orleans, subjecting one of North America’s most beloved cities to tremendous water damage. The architecture of New Orleans is a unique reflection of the city’s rich and... Read More

The title of Jimmy Heath’s autobiography is a bit misleading. He didn’t just walk with giants, he was, and remains, a giant. The influence of Heath’s musical arrangements alone would put him on that stroll with the greats, but his... Read More

"Tipping Guide for Gratuitous Folks" goes a long way toward meeting its goal of helping readers develop a “tipping persona.” Whether generous or stingy each tipping decision should be based on reason but is often spur-of-the moment... Read More

Marriage: A challenging rewarding state of love commitment and most important of all: trust. But what happens when one of the people in the relationship begins to stray…must the other either suffer in silent doubt or furious certain... Read More

“Xerophilia” is not an unnatural affection for copy machines. Bioregionalist ecocritic Tom Lynch uses the word to indicate an embrace of deserts—their biotic elements and their inhabitants. Under discussion here are those located... Read More