The story of Handel's “Messiah” December 22, 2024 Since its premiere in 1742, George Frideric Handel’s “Messiah,” a 3.5-hour work for chorus, soloists and orchestra that …
Fall foliage season: Time for “Larch Madness” October 20, 2024 Washington is the Evergreen State, but for a few brief weeks each fall, there’s a gold rush in …
From the archives: Dame Maggie Smith on her brilliant career September 28, 2024 Two-time Oscar-winning actress Dame Maggie Smith died on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, at age 89. In this “Sunday …
Fallout of Israel's reported attack using Hezbollah pagers September 22, 2024 This past week’s attacks in Lebanon involving electronic devices used by Hezbollah (a group designated by the U.S. …
2024 Eclipse: What to expect, from the awe-inspiring to the "very strange" April 7, 2024 On Monday, April 8, a rare total eclipse of the sun will be viewable across a swath of …
Jacob Collier: The multi-instrumentalist, musical maximalist talks collaboration March 3, 2024 To follow his 2016 debut album “In My Room,” in which he played every instrument, and recorded every …
Paul Giamatti jokingly recalls his "troublemaker" days #shorts February 14, 2024 #entertainment #paulgiamatti #movie source
Candice Bergen on Truman Capote's storied Black and White Ball February 4, 2024 In November of 1966, author Truman Capote invited 540 of his high society friends to wear only black …
Charles Osgood: Baltimore boy January 28, 2024 Veteran broadcaster and longtime “Sunday Morning” host Charles Osgood, who died January 23, 2024 at age 91, was …
The James Webb Space Telescope's remarkable gifts December 24, 2023 On Christmas Day 2021 the James Webb Space Telescope was blasted into orbit. In the two years since …
"All aboard!" Alaska Railroad turns 100 December 3, 2023 Stretching from Seward in the south and Fairbanks in the north, the rails of the Alaska Railroad treat …
Bayard Rustin: The man who transformed the civil rights movement October 29, 2023 It was strategist Bayard Rustin – a pacifist and gay Black man – who organized the 1963 March …
Fans of "Muffler Men" to the rescue August 27, 2023 Back in the 1960s, 20-foot-tall fiberglass statues were considered the height of outdoor advertising. But while these giants …
Kintsugi, the ancient art of making shattered dishes whole August 20, 2023 In “kintsugi,” broken dishes and pottery are not simply made whole, but their breaks and chips are adorned …
The music of Depeche Mode August 13, 2023 Formed more than 40 years ago, the English electronic group Depeche Mode likes to call itself “the biggest …