The story of Marie-Josèphe-Rose Tascher de la Pagerie, later Empress Joséphine Bonaparte, reads like an epic screenplay: She was born in 1763 to an affluent sugar planting family on the French island of Martinique. At 16, Joséphine was sent across the ocean to France to marry the aristocratic son of ... More

If there’s one educational attraction in New York City that nostalgic American Museum of Natural History visitors hold dear, it’s the institution’s dazzling collection of rocks and minerals. Following an extended closure for a complete renovation, the Allison and Roberto Mignone Halls ... More

When working as a line cook, Ellen Bennett started chic-yet-durable apron and workwear company, Hedley & Bennett, in 2012 after not finding the traditional kitchen offerings so inspired. The Los Angeles-bred entrepreneur has since outfitted chefs and tastemakers from all over the ... More

One of the most remarkable new exhibitions on display in Dallas can be found at Dallas Contemporary. Birds is the first North American exhibition of Italian fashion photographer Paolo Roversi, featuring over 40 photographs. The work shines a spotlight on Roversi’s four decade-long collaboration with fashion ... More

The new book, A Summer Place (Rizzoli), by lifestyle and design author Tricia Foley, shines a light on the charming and understated community of Bellport, Long Island. The book highlights a mix of modern residences in Bellport that have been designed around water views, 19th-century shingle-style ... More

A new book, Her Dior: Maria Grazia Chiuri's New Voice (Rizzoli), celebrates the vision of Dior’s celebrated creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri through a collection of photographs and essays. Since her appointment in 2016 as the first female creative director of Dior, the house founded by ... More

Cleo Wade has cultivated a community of change makers through her shareable poems and messages of love. From her growing Instagram following to the success of her first two books, Heart Talk and Where to Begin, Wade is unwavering in her efforts to not only spread ... More

An excerpt from the new biography Lady Bird Johnson: Hiding in Plain Sight (Random House) by Julia Sweig explores the first lady’s immense success at celebrating the visual and performing arts in the White House and the groundwork she laid for the Smithsonian Institution to acquire ... More

The Menil Drawing Institute: The Menil Drawing Institute is showcasing the first large-scale survey of 20th-century Italian drawings organized in the United States. Presenting artworks selected mainly from the Collezione Ramo in Milan, Silent Revolutions: Italian Drawings from the Twentieth Century features 70 drawings rooted in futurism, spatialism, arte povera and ... More

In the contemporary art world, Julie Mehretu is undoubtedly one of the strongest female forces. Beloved by artists and activists alike, she’s a master of composition and brushwork most recognized for her high-profile, large-scale abstract landscapes, as well as her use of multilayered mediums. Since bursting ... More