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Commemorating The Year of Napoléon
Empress Joséphine Bonaparte's jewelry appears in French house Chaumet’s spring exhibitionThe 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 -
Inside Elizabeth & Margaret: The Intimate World of the Windsor Sisters
A closer look at the very different, very complicated lives of Britain’s Windsor sisters: Queen Elizabeth II and the late Princess Margaret -
An Englishman in New York
A new biography of Robert Maxwell by John Preston chronicles the rise and fall of the notorious British media tycoonA new biography of media tycoon Robert Maxwell, Fall: The Mysterious Life and Death of Robert Maxwell, Britain’s Most Notorious Media Baron (Harper) by John Preston, documents a life riddled with ups and downs. These days, he’s more famous for being the father of Ghislaine Maxwell, ... More -
Lady Bird Johnson’s Artistic Achievements
The first lady did more for the arts in this country than most people knowAn 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 -
Our Top 10 Favorite Books Right Now
From juicy murder mysteries to political nonfiction, 10 great reads to cuddle up with this year -
Inside The New Art Exhibit, First Ladies of the United States
The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has unveiled one of the first major art exhibitions dedicated to America’s first ladiesEvery Eye Is Upon Me: First Ladies of the United States at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery explores 250 years of first ladies, showcasing 60 portraits from Martha Washington to Laura Bush. Curated by Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw, the exhibition sheds light on the stories, personalities, hardships ... More -
Inside The New Art Exhibit, First Ladies of the United States
The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has unveiled one of the first major art exhibitions dedicated to America’s first ladies -
The Ultimate List of What to Watch This Fall
The series, documentaries and films to add to your tv and streaming watchlists now -
Capturing Africa’s Antelope Valley
Global Wildlife Conservation tracks the movements of the dwindling hirola species in KenyaWildlife photographer Dr. Robin Moore knows when to get the perfect shot of skittish, evasive animals that are hard to photograph. For him, time is measured in sunrises and sunsets. Those are the golden hours when soft, filtered light can bring out the gleam in an animal’s eye and the ... More -
Islands In The Firestorm
Global Wildlife Conservation joins alliance to protect the great forests of MesoamericaThe 25th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP25), held in Madrid this past December, was not the galvanizing call to action its organizers hoped for. Despite the gleaming spotlight on such events as the appearance of 16-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, whose riveting, urgent speech at the U.N. Climate Action ... More
