Excusing bad behavior from actors viewed as exceptional has led to supremely destructive moments in history. How'd we get from da Vinci to Hitler?

Splurges for that scholarly curmudgeon in your life who has a critique of capitalism but still likes to have nice things.

Woodman's imagery engaged with architectural and natural landscapes that were themselves in a state of change and decay.

Cozy up to autumn with verse from Dylan Thomas, Rainer Maria Rilke, Robert Frost, Rita Dove, and more.

French filmmaker Alice Guy-Blaché was the first female film director, and renowned as an innovator in the field. Then she moved to Hollywood.