Long-playing records ushered in the era of the soundtrack, but they also made room for something else—the concept album.

Produced by the master entertainer P. T. Barnum, a melodrama about the dangers of alcohol was the first show to run for a hundred performances in New York City.

When we examine the subject, foreground, and background of an image separately, the nuances of the scene emerge.

With a captive audience of millions and a relaxed atmosphere, the late-night talk show offers a good opportunity to make policy discussions more memorable.

Though vidding is now generally a part of online culture, it originated in the grassroots editing efforts of female television fans.

The French existentialist got more than he bargained for when he went in search of drug-induced inspiration for his philosophical writings.

The men and women who tracked down looted art after WWII didn’t just go after stuff stolen by the Nazis. They also searched for treasures stolen by the Japanese. Sort of.

While some viewed photography as a competitor for their customers, Dutch portrait painters reaped the benefits of the emerging medium.

Working with her sister, Cassandra, the teenaged Austen composed a satirical send-up of England's monarchs.

Revolving around student life, campus novels present a microcosm of the outside world, staged far from the humdrum of middle-class realities.