Arts & Entertainment

Finding Frankenstein: On the trail of a monster across Europe

Source: CNN

This article describes a Frankenstein-themed tour across Europe. How would you like to visit the sites that may have inspired Mary Shelley to write her famous tale?

War dead commemorated by Birmingham ice installation

Source: BBC

Like Andy Goldsworthy, the Brazilian artist Néle Azevedo creates works designed to be temporary. Watch a time-lapse video and read a news article on her installations made of ice.

At 81, Mary Oliver shares her spiritual journey in ‘Upstream: Selected Essays’

Source: The Washington Post

Read about the influences on the poet who wrote “The Journey” and her quest for a fuller understanding of what it means to be alive.

Philip Freneau

Source: Poetry Foundation

Philip Freneau is known as the poet of the American Revolution, having written poems and other works about that time in American history. Learn more about this prolific writer in this biography.

How the West Was Won . . . By Waitresses

Source: Smithsonian

In 1878, Fred Harvey began building restaurants along the Santa Fe railway. After a fight broke out among male staff, he fired them and hired young women to take their place. These waitress jobs were a small step toward women’s independence.

Devices That Know How We Really Feel

Source: The New York Times

Can you imagine a video game that can tell if you are happy or frustrated? Computers, smartphones, even cars may someday be able to identify our emotions and adjust accordingly.

Philippe Petit

Source: Biography

Meet Philippe Petit, a man who said, “To me, it’s so simple that life should be lived on the edge of life.” Read his biography to learn about the risks this man is renowned for taking.