H.P. Lovecraft, author of “The Outsider,” was fascinated by geology and paleontology. This article explains that his story “At the Mountains of Madness” was based in part on scientific observations from expeditions to Antarctica.
Movies can be more than just entertainment. One recent documentary shines a light on state-sanctioned oppression and murder in Indonesia.
The years just before World War I marked a turning point in the arts, a shift from the romantic to the modern. Learn how a groundbreaking ballet’s modernity shocked and angered the audience at its premier.
Designer David Habben analyzes and explains the visual techniques he used in creating the poster for a children’s production of Hamlet.
Read why Russians connect with one of America’s most respected writer’s work.
All writers suffer “writer’s block” at some time. Two psychologists have developed an intervention to get writers back to telling their tales.
Art is the medium that Christo Javacheff uses to make his voice heard. It took 46 years for his floating piers to be realized on a lake in Italy, but Christo was determined. Read his story.
View the slideshow to examine images that show musicians providing moments of peace, even in the midst of extreme conflict.
Read about the growing market for environmental art.
Read and view this slideshow to find out about some adaptations of W.W. Jacobs’ well-known horror story, “The Monkey’s Paw.”
