When toddlers don mini skirts, platform shoes, and eyeshadow on Halloween and declare they are dressed like their favorite doll, perhaps it is time to look at the ways that sexuality is presented to impressionable minds. Durham, a... Read More

The Revolution of 1949, which installed into power the Communist Party of China, also combined China’s five time zones into one—Beijing’s time: Central Time. “This collapsing of multiple time zones into one was no pragmatic... Read More

Provocative Performer. In 1919, thirteen-year-old Freda Josephine McDonald ran away from home to become a Vaudeville player. When she left the country several years later, she would become one of the most famous entertainers of the early... Read More

Pioneering Painter: In the early and mid-twentieth century, amid depression, war, and the Holocaust, painters seeking transcendence developed the surrealist and cubist movements. A student of both, the sensitive Marc Chagall created... Read More

Colorful Creator.While some may see a beautifully sewn quilt as an invitation for a cozy nap, for others it is a painstaking art form that combines the traditional with the contemporary. The eponymous "Nancy Crow" Breckling Press, 10 x... Read More

Miraculous Mother: Immortalized in countless works of art, worshipped in prayer around the world, the Virgin Mary has remained an enigma and object of fascination for 2,000 years. In "Mary in Western Art" Hudson Hills Press, 10 x 13, 238... Read More

Good rule of thumb: if the title you’ve come up with sounds more explanatory than catchy (and more importantly, is more than four or five words, max), it’s probably a better subtitle,“ advises Peter Bowerman. In his third offering,... Read More

Conquering Coeds: After World War II, young veterans returned home to the United States eager to help reestablish peace in the world. Known as the “G.I. Bill Generation,” these soldiers became students at universities across the... Read More