Edward Hopper stands as a mythical figure in American art. As a new exhibition at the Cape Ann Museum reveals,…
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Hip-hop is celebrating its 50th birthday. It started with a back-to-school party on August 11, 1973, in The Bronx. Clive…
Barbie. The one name conjures up feelings for many generations of women and men across the world. The plastic wonder…
Robert Oppenheimer was one of this country's greatest scientists, the father of the atomic bomb and a victim of the…
Founded in 1934, the Academy of American Poets is one of the nation's leading literary organizations and the largest funder…
Mark Ellison, the author of the new book "Building," is a carpenter who knows his way around tools. But rather…
SAG-AFTRA, the union representing 160,000 television and film actors, will go on strike after four weeks of failed negotiations with…
What is poetry and what does it offer us? Carl Phillips has some answers. He's known for the beauty of…
It's another summer of movies, with big blockbusters returning to theaters and some comedy and horror indie films too. But…
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